{"id":200556,"date":"2025-07-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200556"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:10:16","slug":"surfing-the-great-lakes-with-robin-pacquing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/surfing-the-great-lakes-with-robin-pacquing","title":{"rendered":"Surfing The Great Lakes with Robin Pacquing"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/41eeca27-fffc-4a34-91db-de324582c3e4?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/surfing-the-great-lakes-with-robin-pacquing\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Pacquing is a seasoned surfer based near Toronto, Canada, who has spent nearly two decades mastering the waves of the Great Lakes. Braving frigid temperatures and unpredictable swells, she\u2019s become an expert in navigating one of the most unconventional surf scenes in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin is also the founder of Lake Surfistas, a grassroots organization that connects and supports women of all abilities who surf, SUP, and SUP surf on the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Robin:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakesurfistas.org\/robin-pacquing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robinsue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakesurfistas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lake Surfistas\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/terns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Terns<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 used code \u201cWILD\u201d at checkout to receive 25% off your first order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Robin Pacquing is a seasoned surfer based near Toronto, Canada, who has spent nearly two decades mastering the waves of the Great Lakes. 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