Let's see pics of your favorite flatwater places

[madmax]

Silver River, FL.  Crystal clear with beaucoup wildlife.  10 min from the house.

My buddy's boy wants a real SUP.  LOL.

Man, was I really that big back then?

[adler]

Straddling the United States/Canadian Border on the Detroit River.

[flathead]

Tasmania, Australia

[madmax]

Ocklawaha River, FL.  3 days with my best friend.

[mrbig]

Long Pond!

[UKRiverSurfers]

River Usk   

[supthecreek]

Nice UKRS

[headmount]

We have nothing like this in Hawaii.  Even when it's glassy it's lumpy bumpy.  And if it's glassy and you go out for a stroll, the wind can roar into the picture in a blink and put you in dire straits.  This is the caffeinated version of SUP.  Seeing these pics is revealing a whole other side of SUP that's serene.  I'd enjoy going out somewhere like that and if I did I'd make PBill turn off his AC/DC he always plays at top volume.  When it's roaring wind I can't hear him.

[pdxmike]

River Usk   

UK--I can't find the wales in your photo.

[kayadogg]

Flat water paddling is something I really miss from New England. Haven't found anything even close to what New England (specifically RI and the Cape) offers here in SoCal. Two of my favorites from back home...

1st pic:  North Kingstown, RI. Looking out at Fox Island (small island) and Jamestown in the background.  Rome Point and Jamestown bridge to the right, out of the picture.  Behind, Bissel Cove, an amazing tidal cove that has two entries/exits, has abundant oysters and clams and even allows you to paddle right up to the old Hamilton Mill which is now condos. I popped the question to my better half in this exact spot, in the water on our boards, last summer. I never even thought about dropping the ring until she brought it up. I actually opened the box upside down but luckily it made it to her finger.

2nd pic: Snug Harbor, RI. Port of Galilee behind. This is another amazing place. There are salt marshes behind the land that are very narrow and can only be paddled in during a mid to high tide. Timing it right can allow you to literally ride the outgoing tide through the maze of the marshes. Tons of blue crabs, many birds and some of the best sunsets. That lighthouse in the center of the picture is a stone lighthouse that was hand built by the guy who owns the house it's attached to. Fun fact: he was the brains behind NFL coaches using headsets to communicate with QBs and upstairs. Took him 5 years to build the lighthouse (it's 100% working). Once it was finished, the Coast Guard told him sorry but you can't light it up, it's not an official/regulated lighthouse. Fun fact #2: he does light it up from time to time and once he turned it on as I was leading a group of folks back from a full moon SUP tour. Told them it was planned even though it wasn't.

[mrbig]

UKRivSurf - There is Zen Pure  Land Meditation and then there is Zen Pure Flatwater Meditation..Mists of Avalon..Beautiful!

[bat paddler]

gFlat water paddling is something I really miss from New England. Haven't found anything even close to what New England (specifically RI and the Cape) offers here in SoCal. Two of my favorites from back home...



Kayadog,

Yup.  Been a captive against my will in SoCal for a bit now.  Nice, but...........not all the coolaid drinkers want to have you believe.  I so long for the Mass coast and Conn River Valley.   

Mea culpa, mea culpa.  deliver us our dear lord

[supthecreek]

kayadogg & bat paddler.... here's a little New England winter flat-water fix.... from the last month

[Bulky]

pa·cif·ic
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adjective

    1.  peaceful in character or intent


Love it when a good swell hits, but also not that hard to make the best of it otherwise.

[Luc Benac]

Beautiful places and runs in the last posts. Make you feel like leaving work and go paddling (except for the wind and rain warnings that we had lately here).

Cheers,

Luc