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Downwind and Racing / What to you do after work?

« on: January 21, 2016, 11:06:07 AM »

Its summer in New Zealand so we go racing.  In Auckland we are blessed with two great weekly events. They've both just posted some promo videos

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SUP Advocacy / Whats so bad about PFDs?

« on: February 01, 2015, 03:40:06 PM »

OK so I'm not the most safety conscious paddler, I only take one on long solo training runs or on races that require them. And my leash tends to only go on the race board when  I'm out by myself..... personally I find the things uncomfortable and annoying, but that is an excuse

A few things like recent conversations here and our bad summer for water safety have got me thinking.

Whats the big deal with having to wear a PFD? And I do mean wear, not stick it on your board.

Sure leashes attach us to a much better form of floation and should also be legally required. But the do break/slip off (DJ had a scarey post a couple of years back involving a broken leash, flying board and a channel bouy). 

How many of us end up in situations where  a broken leash could mean some serious trouble. And anyone on this forum is likely to be pretty competent on the water.

I'm not talking about the surf zone here. Just general use.

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Gear Talk / Stopping Bootie Stink

« on: August 30, 2011, 11:22:56 AM »

Down here on the bottom of the world it's that chiller time of the year. That means the booties are out on every paddle, with my routine it also means they are permanently wet. As a result they are starting to smell really bad.

 I've been putting them through a rinse cycle after every paddle, which also gets them half dry.
 I've even cracked out my 6.5 mm dive boots (nice and warm), so they are starting to smell as well.

Any ideas other than having a pair for every day of the week?

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SUP General / How do you deal with a SUP addiction?

« on: July 17, 2011, 03:37:27 AM »

Today has convinced me I have a bad SUP habit

My wife and kids flew to the other side of the world today for a month. Instead of wanting to spend time with them I was focused on getting out to the local race.........

 .......and I could hardly walk cause I've damaged my archillies. 

 Theres a good swell forecast for Friday.... Trying to workout how to ditch work, hopefully I'll be walking ok by then

 Has anyone else got it this bad?