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Stand Up Paddling

Postby Hang11 » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:58 am

What does everybody think of it? Pictures like this scare me a bit - I wonder if it's about to become like goat boats, a way for people that can't surf to try to get some waves.

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Postby smallwavegrovellerchick » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:46 am

my husband walked by the computer, saw this photo, and said "whoa sh**! where is that at?!" LOL. in his words, "it's fun but i hope everyone doesn't start doing it."

to be honest, most of the standup paddle guys at my break sit so far out that they aren't really an issue where i'm sitting. i get more frustrated with the longboarders who are sitting right outside from me.
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Postby jackiebadger » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:35 pm

Laid Hamilton turned up at a Devon break I surf last May. He was stand up paddling in juts board shorts...the water was fricking cold...i guess he is just hard as nails!
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Postby O_Danny_Boy » Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:21 pm

i tihnk it looks cool but not in my back yard
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Re: Stand Up Paddling

Postby joem » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:13 pm

Hang11 wrote:- I wonder if it's about to become like goat boats, a way for people that can't surf to try to get some waves.



to be fare it must take a lot of skill to stand on a board when your paddleing it longboarding sounds easier to me
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Postby teaweed » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:10 am

looks like just something new to try out.

I like the physical part of surfing though, so I'll stick to the old-fashioned style of surfing
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Postby pkbum » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:40 am

i wonder how stand up paddler paddle out? Don't they get pushed by the white waters? duck or turtle roll is not available!
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Postby thaya » Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:22 pm

i couldn't believe how popular it was in oahu. i've even seen someone paddle surfing here in BRIGHTON :shock: It doesn't make sense to me, but then I've never tried it...
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Postby joem » Fri Dec 21, 2007 6:39 pm

it's suposed to make surfing bad waves easir to catch
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Postby RJD » Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:33 am

that pic is so a photoshop...
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Postby greg@hoodatsurfco » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:57 am

well, i don't think paddle boarding is quite as cool as longboarding.
and i personally don't think you can compare longboarding to shortboarding. just cause they are different vibes.

i don't understand why so many surfers rag on paddle boarding. ive never done it, but it certainly looks peaceful.
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Postby crepuscular » Tue Dec 25, 2007 12:23 pm

it may look easy, trust me, it's harder than you think...
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Postby greg@hoodatsurfco » Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:33 am

^^it looks really peaceful to me.
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Postby Hang11 » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:35 am

A guy bailed one yesterday right in front of me - didn't look like so much fun in 4 - 5 foot waves, he was getting nailed trying to paddle the thing out.
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:14 am

I was up at the northern beaches today, and Curl Curl was packed with surfboards, goatboats, kneeboards, and stand ups... everyone got what they wanted from Santa... :wink:

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