Because we have such an incredible local paddling community, the Yeti Lean Against the Wind video really struck me. And it is free to watch on YouTube. This slice-of-life story is about open ocean world champion outrigger canoe paddler and Olympic kayaker Lauren Spalding. “I know my distances and the pain that is going to come with the distance and you kind of just embrace it and push through it, on a good day,” she says.