Reviews

Surf Ski Paddles, The New Jantex Gamma Rio by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com

Nothing excites me more than a new paddle other than a new ski.  My new Jantex Gamma Rio arrived in the mail from Elite Ocean Sports.  For the past two months I have almost exclusively used the Rio in both a short race of four miles, the Snow Row, and [...]

Surf Ski Paddles, The New Jantex Gamma Rio by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com2025-12-28T23:55:49-05:00

Epic V14 Ultra, My First Impressions by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com

I spent many years running road races and I rarely talked to my training partners about anything other than "training". The topic of conversations were how many miles did you do this week? Did you do interval training? How is your recovery? Are you at optimal weight? How many long [...]

Epic V14 Ultra, My First Impressions by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com2026-05-18T16:32:03-04:00

2014 Surf Ski Reviews and Comparison Chart by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com

This is a comparison and review chart based on 12 years of paddling surf skis with GPS recorded time trials with all the 25 skis listed on the chart over the same four courses since 2002 as explained below. I added 10 new skis to the comparison chart since last time [...]

2014 Surf Ski Reviews and Comparison Chart by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com2025-12-28T09:43:18-05:00

Epic V10 Ultra Review by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com, “The Wow Moment”

In marketing terms, I would be referred to as an "early adopter".  This is someone who looks forward to trying the newest products as they become available to the market. However, in regards to the newest V10, I was late to the game. Like most surf skiers trying to find [...]

Epic V10 Ultra Review by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com, “The Wow Moment”2025-12-28T23:49:15-05:00

Uno Max Surf Ski Review by Wesley Echols

I have had a long history of paddling Think surf skis including many Evo's, Evo 2, Legends, Uno, and now the Uno Max. The original Uno fit me well and was extremely fast but I found unpredictable in ocean conditions. It took me many months to get where I could [...]

Uno Max Surf Ski Review by Wesley Echols2025-12-28T09:43:17-05:00
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