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Attaining Rapids On The Broad River On A SUP
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Attaining On The Saluda For The First Time After Helene
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First Time Canoeing After Helene
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Bowron Lakes: messin around in "The Chute" on the Isaac River
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Paddle Boarding In High Wind After Tropical Storm
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Paddling Outrigger Canoe To An Island On Lake Hartwell
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5-Day Canoe Camping Trip | Killarney (Lake Huron), Ontario, Canada
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Attaining Rapids On The Saluda From Dolly Cooper
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SUP Attaining On The French Broad
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Awesome Youtube series that just finished up. Paddling the entirety of the Mississippi with a 5 minute video of each day. Great and easy watch with very few subscribers. These guys deserve some love for accomplishing this epic trail.
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Three Different Section Of The Reedy River With Three Different Canoes
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My 3 Favorite Moves On The Green
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SUP River Surfing Crazy High River With Tons Of Trash (Vlog)
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SC Upstate Group SUP Paddle And Surfing Boat Wakes
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What stroke should I used?
I have trained my black lab, Groot, to launch herself off a paddleboard into the water to retrieve a frisbee after I throw it. (We are really practicing getting on the paddleboard in deeper water and increasing her overall comfort with SUPping.)
I have to be sitting down to do this because of the downward and sideways force she creates when she launches off the board.
My goal is to progress to being on my knees and eventually standing.
I cannot figure out the stroke to use to keep myself from flipping over. I have tried leaning out in the direction she is leaping toward and doing a draw, but I have had no success. I have also tried learning out in the opposite direction she is leaping toward and doing a draw, but I have had no success.
(This could simply be due to a lack of practice, but I know that both strategies cannot be correct). I am also wondering if the dynamics (stroke and weight shifting) will change the higher my center of gravity goes. In other words, the compensation strategy I use when kneeling will be different than the compensation strategy I use when standing).
Thanks!
Scott
Here is a video of us practicing with me sitting down:
13:32 UTC
I Finally Got A Outrigger Canoe
11:32 UTC
Thoughts on high pressure drop stitch kayaks vs canoes please!
I'm torn between getting a 3 man inflatable kayak (full drop-stitch) or a full drop-stitch canoe. I'm a canoer at heart and have done this most and prefer that style.
I basically want as close to a 'do everything' experience as I can get. Yes, I understand that this really isn't fully possible, but I'm happy to make compromises.
The boat would be used by me soloing, but also with family (2 kids), and would also be used on rivers, lakes, canals, and if possible calm seas (close coast).
I'm torn between the aqua marina air canoe, or the aqua marina air kayak (3 person).
My key question is: what would it be like using a canie paddle on the kayak version?
Or/and: If I got the canoe version, would that rule out any sea use?
Any thoughts or experience with these things?
(For context, I used to be an OC 3 star and Level 2 instructor)
10:12 UTC
Circumnavigating Boyd Mill Pond On A SUP
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Paddling Downriver Then Attaining The Log Shoals Run {Low Water}
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