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Downwind and Racing / Josh Riccio downwind

« on: May 13, 2016, 06:01:48 PM »

Just 'cause this needs to be seen...  who needs an unlimited?    14' Rogue

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Downwind and Racing / Working back across the wind

« on: August 07, 2014, 06:21:08 PM »

I'm still pretty new to downwinding, so I'm hoping some you pros can give me some advice.

The past couple of days I've done downwinders on Lake Wenatchee in Washington state.  Winds have been in the 15-20 range, and the lake is 5 miles long, so you can get a good 4 miles of catchable bumps.  The problem is the wind doesn't blow straight down the long axis of the lake, it's maybe 30 degrees or so crossing so you are always getting pushed toward the north shore.  Since I'm launching from the north shore, that means I'm  always having to work back out into the middle of the lake at lot.

It seems the bumps are all going pretty much lined up the same way, so when I catch a glide, I'm only going in one direction.  I end up paddling left side a lot to work out, then a few quick ones on the right side to get on glide, which takes me back toward shore.

So far my tactic has been to paddle as far out at the start as I can before turning downwind, but that means a lot of cross or up wind paddling.

I'm on a fixed fin board, so a rudder isn't an option.

Do you have any tips on the best way to work back across the wind? 

When on one of these small bumps, how far left or right of center should I be able to point and stay on it?

How often do you have to resort to just slogging or knee paddling back out?  I remember DJp saying something about they have to knee paddle sometimes at the end of their run.

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SUP General / Big River Run

« on: July 11, 2013, 08:22:35 PM »

Matt Honor of Wenatchee, WA is stand up paddling the length of the Columbia River this summer - 1243 miles (2000 km) - from Columbia Lake in British Columbia to the Pacific at Astoria, OR.   He's been going for about a month now, and just passed through Wenatchee.

He's portaged 7 dams so far... and sounds like he's taking a couple days off at home.  Once he get going again and paddling another week or so he's going to start hitting some serious headwinds and swells.  Probably wishing he was going up river at that point.  Maybe he'll get some nice hot calm days.

Wenatchee World Article

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Random / Danny MacAskill's Imaginate

« on: June 18, 2013, 05:43:50 PM »

This is so beyond...

http://imaginate.redbull.com/videos/riding_film

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SUP General / How far do you go to SUP?

« on: April 29, 2013, 07:01:03 PM »

How long does it take you to get to your usual paddle spot?  From home, work, or wherever your usual routine takes you.  If you only paddle on overnight trips away from home, use the travel time from your home to your destination.  By 'drive/ride' I mean driving in a car or public transit.

One of the reasons I like stand-up paddling is that it is so quick and easy for me to get out on the water.   I know this group is made up of pretty dedicated paddlers, and I’m curious what level of commitment it takes for most of you to get out.

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Random / Magnetic Putty

« on: April 15, 2013, 07:32:36 PM »

Okay zoners, how are you going to use this?