Clinic Information and Bios

Race clinics are held Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Sandy Point State Park East Beach*.
SUP Race Clinic on 8/24 at 10:00am at Cape St. Claire Main Beach
SUP Clinic is at 8:30am – 10:00am
Surfski clinic is at 9:30am – 11:00am
Outrigger Canoe Clinic is at 10:00am – 11:30am

SUP Race Clinic • Level up your race performance in open water

Led by Pro Eri Tenorio

For intermediate to experienced paddlers

FOCUS:

Board maneuvering and foot steering in open water conditions (wind/chop)
Buoy turn techniques
Beach race starts
Body position and stroke corrections in upwind, downwind and side chop
Board drafting technique and etiquette

Board is not included. Please have your board and gear ready before clinic starts

Stand Up Paddle Race Clinic • Optimize Your Race Stroke for Speed, Endurance & Efficiency

Led by Pro Kim Barnes

All Levels Welcome • Beginner to experienced

FOCUS:

Foundational elements to the stroke for efficiency and fluid speed
Core activation during the stroke
How to improve upper body rotation
Hip drive and how to optimize timing to increase your cadence during the stroke
Race strategy and your mental game

Board is not included. Please have your board and gear ready before the clinic starts.

Surfski Race Clinic • Sharpen Your Stroke Technique, Performance and Efficiency
Led by Jules Gismondi

ACA L2 SUP, Kayak and Surfski Instructor

All Levels Welcome • Beginner to experienced

On Land

We’ll discuss boat and blade fitting. Posture. Injury prevention.
Forward Stroke Tuning. Focusing on timing and efficient muscle recruitment.
Discuss footboard set-up, gentle bend in knees to keep center of gravity low with room to still rotate fully.

On the Water

We’ll practice timing, force appliance, recovery. We’ll also go over remounts and bracing and use of your boat to control it in addition to rudder.
Surfski is not included. Please have your boat and gear ready before clinic starts.
Contact Jules if you need a boat for the clinic.

Outrigger Canoe Race Clinic • Improve your stroke, power and speed

Led by April Zilg

All Levels Welcome • Beginner to experienced

FOCUS:

Getting a great catch
Effective Body Position
Using your big Muscles
The Tahitian Hinge
On-water paddling feedback
Question/Answer session

Paddlers should bring their paddle, gear, and canoe for water skills coaching, and have all equipment set up prior to class. If you don’t have a a canoe, please contact your instructor to coordinate gear for the clinic.

INSTRUCTOR BIOS

Eri Tenorio

Born in Brazil, Eri began paddling in his homeland in 2015, quickly rising to the top of his country. In 2017, he competed in his first international competition — Pacific Paddle Games in California. Currently based in St Augustine, Florida, Eri is a pro rider for Flying Fish Board Co, competing in regional to international competitions throughout the year.

Top 5 in the World in 2022 by ISA (International Surf Association)
Silver Medal in European Championship in Bordeaux, France, 2023
Bay Bridge Paddle Champion, ‘23
10+ Countries paddled all over the globe.
Surfer, Mountain Biker, Runner among other hobbies

Kim Barnes

Pro Team RIder for Flying Fish Board Co., Physical Education Teacher, SUP Racer, 100 Ton Motor Yacht Captain, Ocean Athlete (surfer, kiteboarder, wakeboarder, scuba diver), avid runner and mom

Carolina Cup Champion ‘23; Runner up ‘22 & ‘21
Chattajack Champion ‘22 & ‘21
Bay Bridge Paddle Champion ‘22 & ‘21
ICF Stand Up Paddling World Cup Champion Long Distance ‘22
Crossing for CF Team Champion ‘21-‘23
Canadian East Coast Championship Champion ‘22
Belle Isle Champion ‘22 & ‘23
*Key West Paddle Classic Champion ‘20-‘22
*Treasure Coast Paddle Battle Champion ‘21-‘23

Jules Gismondi

Jules has been a surfski, SUP and sea kayak coach, instructor and guide for over 20 years. She also races a lot, she likes to go fast! Some of her favorite places to paddle are under the Golden Gate Bridge, when there is surf and lots of wind, on her home rivers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the ocean. Any ocean. She loves open water paddling. She has also done some unsupported expeditions on a paddleboard: A solo circumnavigation of Long Island and later she and 2 friends paddled from NYC to Miami in 2016. Since then, one of her crazy, sufferfest ideas has been to podium Chattajack in ALL categories. The latest on the bucket list is to paddle from Annapolis to Baltimore. To read more about her, click here.

Sea Trek Regatta Fastest Woman ’17, ’19, ’23
Chattajack podiums on various crafts ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19 and Five Year Buckle 😉
Seventy48 in under 15 hours ’21
Double Tahoe Crossing ’21
Tahoe Crossing ’17, ’18
Battle of The Bay ’17, ’23
Around The Cape Paddle ’23

April Zilg

April Zilg is a 4x gold medalist, winning the Va’a World Championships with her Women’s OC6 team Aug ‘23, then collecting two separate sprint titles in the SUP World Championships hosted by both the International Surfing Association and the International Canoe Federation, and a gold in the Pan American Surfing Games SUP technical race. April also holds a World Championship Title for the Association of Paddlesurf Professionals world tour. She is an International Va’a Federation V1 Sprint Silver Medalist, Gorge Downwind OC1 Champion, WPA SUP World Champion. After training and competing for the better part of the last decade, all of her hard work learning how to train and properly fuel finally paid off and now she wishes to share all she’s learned on her route to success through her businesses PaddleTraining.com and TheAthleteAgenda.com. aprilzilg.com/about-april