Advanced OC1 Downwind Workshop

Advanced OC1 Downwind Workshop

Advanced, two-day or three-day workshop

During this workshop, Anna will teach you skills to help you link waves better, stall less, and surf left and right confidently. These skills will not only improve your downwind paddling but also enhance your overall OC1 performance. 

Next Available:

  • Oct – Nov 2025  Interested in being notified when registration opens for this workshop? Sign up below to hear about it first.

Are you falling off waves or struggling to link waves together? Or maybe you experience being stuck in the trough or not knowing how to connect from one wave to the next. If you want to improve these skills (wave linking, stalling less, and being able to surf left and right in any conditions), and more, you’re in the right place!

What You’ll Learn

You’ll improve your balance, technique, and posture to support your stability and acceleration onto waves.  You’ll become a more efficient and powerful downwind paddler. You’ll do 3-4 downwind runs* with Coach Anna to practice, refine, and reinforce what you’ve learned.

After completing this workshop, you’ll:

  • Lean left less and sit centered instead. (use your brace stroke more.)
  • Catch waves while paddling on your right side. 
  • Stay on waves for longer, linking efficiently.
  • Get better at going hard and backing off at the right moments.
  • Have a faster average speed downwind.

The Advanced OC1 Downwind Workshop could be for you if…

  • You regularly complete Hawaii Kai runs (or similar) and consider OC1 a primary sport for you. 
  • You have already raced OC1, or you’re planning on racing this season.
  • No matter how hard you paddle, people are getting away from you when conditions get bigger.
  • You like being out in big conditions but aren’t getting any faster.
  • You want your downwind paddling to reflect your OC1 fitness.

Are you ready for the Advanced OC1 Downwind Workshop?

  • Can you paddle two sessions of up to nine miles each per day for three days? (This is a physical requirement for the workshop.)
  • Are you not afraid to huli and able to recover from a huli in rough water and waves?
  • Have you been going downwind at least monthly in the past year?

If you answered yes to all of the questions above, then you are ready for the Advanced OC1 Downwind Workshop

Interested in joining an Advanced OC1 Workshop?

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Not quite ready?

If you aren’t quite at the advanced level yet, don’t worry. Coach Anna has a range of resources to help you progress.

Check out the Upcoming Events page for a schedule of Advanced OC1 Downwind workshops and registration information. 

*Depending on conditions, three-day workshops will include up to four downwind (point-to-point) runs, and two-day workshops will include at least one.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

“I’m not falling off the back of waves as much anymore. I’m also paddling WAY more on the right and feeling more solid by not leaning left. I am reading the water better and getting great glides the whole way!”- HEIDI

“Thank you again for an amazing experience! Totally exceeded my expectations. The clinic I did with you in Hawaii has helped me so much. I feel so much more confident. I hear your voice telling me to hunt for that next wave!” – BONNIE

“I went out for my first time since the workshop with you. I wanted you to know that I have a new PR. I cut my time by 45 seconds. You rock chica, thank you so much!  I have really made huge strides in my stroke due to what you taught me.” – HEATHER

“The weekend clinic gave me a boost of confidence to go out there and use my OC1 more. Practice the drills and get better! Thank you so much for having me.” – JACKIE

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