Today’s Paddle

[XTski]

I liken paddle boarding to standing on a closet door
But that looks like fun

yeah the inflatables can handle 330 to 400 lb person so it’s like that
mine handles up to 225lbs so you feel the sense of being in the water as compared to being on a raft.
The paddle like ski poles helps with balance, moving you forward/backwards, dragging to sense where you are when angling over a turn even helps with recoveries
we practice on a flat lake trying different maneuvers, paddle the board facing forward and then turn yourself 180 on the board and paddle standing backwards and continue doing 180’s in both directions, after a while you jump turn 180 on the board.
catcing waves and padding back out over the surf is a great way to keep your balance skills and it’s fun!
1st time catching a wave was on an SUP behind a boat designed to make big wakes on a friends NSP stand up paddle board, it was awesome but gets expensive.

 

[Brownski]

Look at this guy

 

[Sick Bird Rider]

Seal or your dog?

 

[Brownski]

Seal.

 

[Brownski]

I thought about just posting this one and pretending it Was a sea monster

I have seen seals before but this was the first time I saw any while paddling

 

[Brownski]

edit: Now that I think of it I did see a couple out in the surf while I was here a few years ago so I guess this wasn’t the first one I saw from a kayak. This one was in Orleans Cove.

 

[Brownski]

Danger boy got into it today. Junior is in the Bombpop. Back on some freshwater here

 

[Brownski]

From two days ago but I thought it was neat. I’ve always wondered why more dories don’t sink.

From this morning on Pleasant Bay. Easy peasy calm conditions.

 

[Brownski]

Back in the upstates- Rondout Creek to be exact

 

[Sick Bird Rider]

Kind of a cross post from the dog thread but we did go for a nice paddle yesterday. It was both my birthday and our new dog's first outing in a canoe.

Getting ready to launch:

Out on the big lake: