Jackson English- Singapore Training

Jackson English-Singapore

Jackson English one of the top paddleboaders in the world dropped us a line about how his 2011 Molokai World Championship training was panning. Needless to say, Jacko is back on the grind even as he works full-time as a professor at the United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) in Singapore.

“That’s because of the 5 knot current that was running with the outgoing tide. We’re all in close to get out of it. There is one spot where the incoming current moves so fast that you can be on a stationary bump with half of the nose buried in the water like you are on an actual bump but not really move anywhere. In that spot, on a bad day, it can take 10 minutes to move 500 meters.”-Jacko

“It’s also important to stay close the shore when possible because of all the moving traffic in the water. There are fast ferries heading over to the closest Indonesian Islands, Bum Boats heading out to the container ships and the Police Water Patrol who are ready to pounce on you if you paddle into a restricted area.”-Jacko