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Stand Up Paddle => Flatwater and Touring => Topic started by: deepmud on April 12, 2015, 06:12:02 PM
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I found very few online accounts of even day long adventure type trips. I think this is in part due to sups not being the best long distances boat. I hope to put the few I find in this thread.
Nick Healey paddling in Prince William Sound Alaska
http://www.supthemag.com/videos/alaskan-sup-adventure/
Interesting he is paddling thru icy basin shorts. Also his first inflatable board repair is a serious one. Makes me think about what I would do before a trip like his.... Deliberately puncture and repair? Scary.
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Raw Oregon: A SUP Adventure
https://youtu.be/aPwvycQcHmo
This kind of cove poking and beach camping looks like fun.
There are four parts.
Next I need to find the story of a race down the Yukon I saw once and didn't bookmark...
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Hi deepmud,
I think expedition and day trip adventure sup paddling is a lot more common than you realize. You will find dozens of camping expeditions and full day trips right here on the zone, and many more from other cites and blog spots.
http://www.normhann.com/sup-expeditions/
http://linaaugaitis.blogspot.ca/p/expeditions.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/an-adventure-close-to-home-what-its-like-to-paddle-from-vancouver-to-victoria/article17618948/
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Maybe I am using the wrong search terms. I have enjoyed a few on this forum to be sure. It just seems rather surf and downwind heavy. Nothing wrong with that, I am just looking for more of what I have around here. I will read your links! Thanks!
Another vid.....Mississippi from the source to the sea! He started in a little more than a ditch!
https://youtu.be/dOtdOSxRavw
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This team did 9 days on the River Severn in the UK - source to sea in 2013. I think they had a support vehicle though.
http://youtu.be/hb1tqwBO6lo
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And then there's another Zoner:
EXPEDITION: Canada to Mexico PADDLER: Will Schmidt
I forget his Zone name.... help?
http://vimeo.com/115825745
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Awesome! I'm going to be busy catching up. I'd read "Baidarka" where it was explained the Aleut had made it to Baja (forced by Russian fur traders) - I'm looking forward to the journey on SUP.
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In the summer of 2013, Matt Honor paddled 1250 miles (2000 km) solo down the Columbia River (that's upwind through the Gorge), and portaged all the dams. https://www.facebook.com/TheBigRiverRun
Also, there was The Big SUP....paddling Big Sur from Carmel to Cayucos https://www.facebook.com/SupBigSur
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Cool thread.
deepmud, that southern OR coast video is really cool. I've only done one downwinder off of OR, Otter Rock to Nye Beach, off Newport. It is deep, dark, cold and heavy. And, for some reason, knowing that there is huge sea life in there, probably seeing you even though you don't see it, worked on my mind. Can't imagine doing southern OR coast, especially on displacement, fixed fin, Barks, with a heavy load. What a trip! Looked like all the paddlers in that vid knew what they were doing and did a great job, especially considering their equipment and the conditions, which I am sure the video significantly understates.
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Deepmud, long distance paddle adventures are great. I think you will find many of them if you look a bit.
My friend Jeff Chang and I paddled around the island of Oahu, 124 miles, that was a good adventure, there are some pictures form our adventure posted here:
http://zenwaterman.blogspot.com/2013/03/paddling-around-oahu-124-miles-in-3-days.html
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Wow, BPS, very cool adventure and some amazing distance too.
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this one, from a few posts down below, was great :D
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,26075.0.html
Thanks for the link Robert - your paddle board looks like my sea kayak - makes me wonder if I could stand in it! lol
covesurfer - I think that Oregon coast type cove exploring would be great up here in Kachemak Bay, out of Seldovia - I have a friend with a plane, maybe I can try some of that this summer :D I've been there on kayak.
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Here's a couple:
Lake Powell, end to end:
https://miketavaressup.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/lake-powell-a-self-support-adventure-with-mike-tavares-and-zack-hughes/
A link here on the zone here somewhere to this guy, entire Missouri River:
http://www.missouririversup.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Missouri-River-SUP-Adventure/220377701442430?fref=ts
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Great links posted here, and thanks for starting this thread since overnighters and long-distance trips are something that I'm more and more interested in. I posted a short recap of my first overnighter in late '13..
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,22600.msg226865.html#msg226865 (http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,22600.msg226865.html#msg226865)
Since then I've been dreaming up on various ways to travel by SUP and have started to experiment with carrying my bike on my inflatable, and then the reverse, so I can travel long distances by both water and road/trail. I posted my first attempt here 2 weeks ago
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,26877.msg278763.html#msg278763 (http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,26877.msg278763.html#msg278763)
I went again last weekend to continue to hone in my setup and am editing a video of it that I hope to post soon. My goal is to do a longer trip, preferably overnight, that links up a water/road combo of travel.
These vids and stories are getting me more stoked to do an epic trip, there's some dudes out there really going for it! Keep 'em coming!
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Have to include Levity & Mrs. Levity's adventures in the canyons:
Stillwater Canyon
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,25251.0.html
Labyrinth Canyon
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,20607.0.html
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,20959.0.html
Black Canyon
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,20179.0.html
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,22362.0.html
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I really enjoy the Levity's canyon trips. I had not seen several of them :D It's nice having them in one place .
Can't leave out Bart De Zwart. That guy is awesome. Sleeping at sea? He does trips that few people do solo in any craft at all.
French Polynesian Solo Crossing
https://vimeo.com/114800147
Solo around Maui
https://vimeo.com/4936982
Greenland on iSup
http://www.supracer.com/bart-de-zwart-greenland-adventure/
I bet he has more.
On iSup - I think I'll be bringing a Clamseal when I go "out" a bit on my board - http://www.amazon.com/Barton-Marine-60001-ClamSeal-Inflatable/dp/B004VSVPB0
On the very first video, in Alaska, the guy gets a hole about 5 minutes into the video - stuff happens.
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http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php?topic=27128.msg282250;topicseen#new
Owyhee Trip Oregon
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Double post
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I actually find SUP to be near-perfect for long distance paddling, including multi-day excursions.
Generally speaking, a SUP board will be lighter than a sea kayak.
A French woman paddled from Marseille to Rome - solo.
She then proceeded to paddle in the Canary Islands.
I know of quite a few people who are using their SUP for touring.
It seems as though the market for touring has not yet reached its peak though - and far from it.
Perhaps there is just too little money to advertise such excursions - so we just don't hear much about them, even though they are very present.
(I personally love multi-day trips on my SUP)
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I actually find SUP to be near-perfect for long distance paddling, including multi-day excursions.
Generally speaking, a SUP board will be lighter than a sea kayak.
A French woman paddled from Marseille to Rome - solo.
She then proceeded to paddle in the Canary Islands.
I know of quite a few people who are using their SUP for touring.
It seems as though the market for touring has not yet reached its peak though - and far from it.
Perhaps there is just too little money to advertise such excursions - so we just don't hear much about them, even though they are very present.
(I personally love multi-day trips on my SUP)
I definitely agree the market has yet to hit it's peak for Touring. Especially inland. Touring boards are still evolving as well with more companies starting to include serious long distance/expedition models in their lineups. I like what outfits such as Boardworks (Great Bear), Lakeshore paddle board company (River Rover), and Tahoe (Tallac & Zephyr) have done by including boards that are specifically designed for long distance paddling with multiple inserts and load bearing capacity in mind. I was looking forward to checking out Starboards inclusion into this market, but they pulled the expedition model for this year. It was the same or similar to what Bart de Swart was using for his latest expeditions. The new Touring models from SB look good but the 14' doesn't seem to have that much volume. At least on paper.
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Hey Deepmud...
Thanks for this thread and consolidating all these great tours in one place. i hadn't seen this when I posted my Owyhee trip report, so Thanx for including it. I enjoy your Alaska photos , as that is a part of the world I have yet to explore... keep 'em coming!
As far as boards for touring, I'm sure we'll see more options very soon. I built a 14' Kaholo a couple years ago and inserted leash plugs in the deck for my tie downs, works great. I weigh about 180 and carried about 60lbs of gear on my recent trip, with 15lbs of that being 2 gals water. This seemed like max capacity for my board. Talked my traveling partner into buying a 14' x 6" thick ULI (based on zoner recommendations) and we added a dozen glue on d-rings along the rails to accommodate gear...this is the ticket! Board handled great and seemed tough to overload...I hope to get one in the future, if Capobeachboy will swing me a deal ;) Cheers, Chuck
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Hey Deepmud...
Thanks for this thread and consolidating all these great tours in one place. i hadn't seen this when I posted my Owyhee trip report, so Thanx for including it. I enjoy your Alaska photos , as that is a part of the world I have yet to explore... keep 'em coming!
As far as boards for touring, I'm sure we'll see more options very soon. I built a 14' Kaholo a couple years ago and inserted leash plugs in the deck for my tie downs, works great. I weigh about 180 and carried about 60lbs of gear on my recent trip, with 15lbs of that being 2 gals water. This seemed like max capacity for my board. Talked my traveling partner into buying a 14' x 6" thick ULI (based on zoner recommendations) and we added a dozen glue on d-rings along the rails to accommodate gear...this is the ticket! Board handled great and seemed tough to overload...I hope to get one in the future, if Capobeachboy will swing me a deal ;) Cheers, Chuck
Your wooden board is beautiful. Reminds me of the Pygmy brand wooden kayak kits.
Where did you go for glue-on D-rings? They are rather expensive - the best price I've found is Tower.
http://www.towerpaddleboards.com/D-ring-attachment-for-iSUP-p/acc-inf-dring.htm
At 4 bucks plus shipping each, just 4 of them for basic tie-down is about $30 with shipping. I got 4 for a kayak seat my wife bought me - I should have spent $50 :(
Erik
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Thanx Deepmud...It's built from a Chesapeake Light Craft kit... they make a lot of kayak kits as well.
My bud bought them direct from ULi and yeah, wow, they were expensive. Sounds like you found a good source as they are twice that at NRS, which has a nice selection, and were the cheapest ones I found.
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Adding OnionMan's 6-day trip on the Missouri
Good advice on packing and new questions about critters chewing your Isup while you sleep (eek!!)
http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,28143.msg295694.html#msg295694
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An epic trip circumnavigating Lake Superior that I picked up from the Advocacy section here on the zone. Pictures and video from the entire trip are on the Facebook link.
http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S3866262.shtml?cat=10335
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/3807253-munch-completes-epic-stand-paddleboard-journey-around-lake-superior
https://www.facebook.com/more.asuperioradventure
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http://www.salmonbaypaddle.com
Found this....... Looks good. Overnight guided trips in Puget Sound and comes with gear like wetsuit as well as the board.
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105 miles - the Current River.
http://wheresmalko.com/2015/10/07/standing-on-the-current/
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We had this guy paddle past gisborne a few weeks back.....he paddled from Cape Palliser at the bottom of the East Coast North Island to East Cape to protest against seabed mining........funny vid once you get past the first minute or so :)
https://vimeo.com/157259093
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This guy is a veteran who is paddling from Texas to New York City. He's doing this right now! It'll be a world record paddle.
https://youtu.be/oj_faf9DgWM
https://www.facebook.com/veteranvoyage360/
He's got a terrific story and is being sponsored by Bote.
http://www.veteranvoyage360.com
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http://www.northamericanpaddle.com
Ketchikan to Mexico.... In 5 months? ???
Should be fun to watch.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/destinations/an-adventure-close-to-home-what-its-like-to-paddle-from-vancouver-to-victoria/article17618948/?page=1
Vancouver to Vicoria
Tinfoil baseball cap? Seriously! :D
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Norman Hahn
Standup4GreatBear
youtube - documentary - 400km to raise awareness of oil tankers path into Canadian fjords
As an Alaskan, I can appreciate being concerned about the consequences of trying to weave huge tankers in narrow fjords.
It's more documentary of the oil tankers and the politics than about the paddling - but it's easy to fast forward on youtube :D
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Amazon
pt 1
http://www.supthemag.com/travel/field-notes/field-notes-amazon-undertaking/#7T7eeh01gotKO8TR.97
pt 2
http://www.supthemag.com/features/field-notes-amazon-undertaking-ii/#qADCOewYDD8lLkHm.97
pt 3
http://www.supthemag.com/features/field-notes-amazon-undertaking-part-iii/#r2x3bT8Hl0ppCCOB.97
pt 4
http://www.supthemag.com/features/field-notes-amazon-undertaking-part-iv/#l59fZZyFUVWUb5tw.97
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Tinfoil baseball cap? Seriously! :D
Thanks for the G&M article. In the comments:
JeffreyJamesColin 737 days ago
For a look at Bruce's journey, see the award-winning short film, "The Questions We Ask" by Kalum Ko:
http://vimeo.com/78451097
Don't blink or you will miss the radar reflector.
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Hope I didn't offend. "Seriously" was with "!" Not a"? " to indicate that there was tin foil put to good use and it was a" hook" to get people to look inside.
Took me a lot of pondering to figure out G&M. I never heard of Globe and Mail before and only found the article from Google.
I guess I can't see the comments either. Thanks for sharing that I am always glad to see more links for adventure :)
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Anyone wearing a tinfoil hat can't/shouldn't be easily offended. I was pointing out that you can see it in the video very briefly.
The Globe's comments must be clicked upon to open them up - weird and annoying.
Totally appreciate your touring finds - I had missed the Globe article.
Another Vancouver to Victoria Run was this one:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1383255/elite-athletes-to-paddle-board-from-vancouver-to-victoria-for-mens-health/
http://linaaugaitis.blogspot.ca/2014/06/sup-4-mens-health-expedition-vancouver.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE4Q3zzvNH8
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http://www.northamericanpaddle.com
Ketchikan to Mexico.... In 5 months? ???
Should be fun to watch.
I meant to point out these two look to be doing it prone/kneeling - I don't see paddles. Every time I watch that type of paddling my knees hurt.
I should try it up wind :D
These boys need to get going - it's Spring - enough - in Alaska and our summers are short.
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I forgot this one - I've seen it elsewhere - adding to this thread - Atlantic Supergirls travel the East coast for 1500 miles:
before completed:
http://www.supthemag.com/sup-women/atlantic_supergirls/#SZ4cxG5BWYkBoPcY.97
after completed:
http://www.supthemag.com/news/community/atlantic-supergirls-complete-epic-journey/?sf23417651=1#DvpA88o1HLmKhkYi.97
their Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/atlanticsupergirls?fref=ts
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Supthemag has all the good ariticles :D
Paul Clark - Southeast Alaska, Inside Passage - bears, USCG visits I like it that the paddler has the sense to know when to stop - not such a bad lesson....
http://www.supthemag.com/travel/field-notes/field-notes-sup-touring-alaskas-inside-passage/#AbGeEppGil5c6D8o.97
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Yukon River race is on. Should see the first Sups across the finish line tomorrow morning.
http://www.supracer.com/2016-yukon-river-quest-update/
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This is a good post on long distance adventure races:
http://www.supracer.com/worlds-longest-stand-up-paddle-races/
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http://www.supracer.com/stand-up-paddle-boarding-greenland-arctic/
eh...wow. Paddling "the Arctic" (2200km)on an iSup.
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Great writeup on the Yukon River Quest by Norman Hahn (same site in previous link but new update). Great for late night winter read as it is one page and easy on a smart phone :).
https://www.normhann.com/recent-news/sup-race-midnight-sun-yukon-river-quest/
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55 hours of non-stop paddling, at competitive speeds.... amazing!
Shows what is possible. I wonder what kind of a toll it takes on the body.
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I've read 3 versions of this race - the 2016 race - and this was the best, most-blow-by-blow - tho' it didn't mention one of the female finishers was pregnant - wonder if he knew?
Bart deZwart taking off at the end for the win - that dude is a beastman! - but to only be 15 minutes behind him at 55 hours is amazing too. Respect to all the competitors.
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I've read 3 versions of this race - the 2016 race - and this was the best, most-blow-by-blow - tho' it didn't mention one of the female finishers was pregnant - wonder if he knew?
Bart deZwart taking off at the end for the win - that dude is a beastman! - but to only be 15 minutes behind him at 55 hours is amazing too. Respect to all the competitors.
Hey deepmud,
If you are referring to Lina Augaitis, she already had her baby prior to the race. Amazing accomplishment regardless as she was still nursing during the race and was the first female finisher of the Yukon race. Lina was also the first person to ever paddle the route on the Yukon via SUP. Former world champ too. Norm knows her very well.
http://linaaugaitis.blogspot.ca/2016/07/river-of-dreams-my-experiences-of-yukon.html
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Doh! Yes - Nursing - How'd I mix that up in my head? Amazing enough as a new mom nursing :D I had myself envisioning 8 mo' pregnant woman paddling along even tho' I'd read it correctly the first time.
Thanks for the link to her blog I'll read it next :D
I've daydreamed of floating from Whitehorse to the ocean - should only take a week right? ::) :o
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San Juan River Trip - needs pics of the mudflats going into Lake Powell ... I think they paddled the muck ...not walked/waded from the description.
http://www.supthemag.com/features/self-supported-southwest-pt-3-san-juan-river/?sm_id=organic_fb_social_SUPMG_161216_sf47071924%23sf47071924#xEw2vPwkd5aoEyjh.97
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Cool series of 3 articles on Supthemag about a trip to Boundry Waters Canoe Area - LOTS of portage hinted at. Quick to read, a few pics. For such a long trip, the report is Lite.
http://www.supthemag.com/features/border-lines/
part 1 contains the link to part 2 but:
http://www.supthemag.com/features/border-lines-boundary-waters-expedition-part-2/
and part 3:
http://www.supthemag.com/features/border-lines-boundary-waters-part-3/
Copied from last page:
General Stats
10 days
51 bodies of water traversed
(lakes, rivers, bogs)
22 miles portaged
(7,021 rods)
140+ miles paddled
2 countries visited
12 leeches removed
25 mosquito bites received
2 moose spotted
23 bald eagles seen
31 beavers encountered
106 loons sighted
2 Northern Lights witnessed
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A guy named Kev Brady - Solo on a Red Paddle Co Isup - Facebook isn't the easiest blog to read but it's cool, inspirational read. Crocodiles, lost fins - somewhere he loses his fin, makes one out of wood - I have to read about that - I'm a total McGyver myself :D
https://www.facebook.com/kevbradyadventures/
tracker thingy:
http://z6z.co/supsrilanka (bummer we are at the end it looks like - too bad didn't catch this a month ago)
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A guy named Kev Brady - Solo on a Red Paddle Co Isup - Facebook isn't the easiest blog to read but it's cool, inspirational read. Crocodiles, lost fins - somewhere he loses his fin, makes one out of wood - I have to read about that - I'm a total McGyver myself :D
https://www.facebook.com/kevbradyadventures/
tracker thingy:
http://z6z.co/supsrilanka (bummer we are at the end it looks like - too bad didn't catch this a month ago)
Forgot to put - he's solo down a river in Sri Lanka - for sure a first on sup :D
Wow - stayed up to past midnight catching up on his Facebook - Kev is the reincarnation of John McGregor (1000 Miles on the Rob Roy canoe) - both of them tell a great story, and a lot of it is the amazing hospitality of the people they meet.
Read this one - it's worth the time.
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kev's blog - lots more detail - easier to read - only updated to day 4 :( but I would suspect eventually will get all the updates - and has his other adventures on it. I may read paddling the Mississippi next - even if he used a canoe - blecch :D
http://www.kevbrady.com
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Seriously - last update was "I'm going up another river with a friend" - another saltwater-croc infested river :(
I was trying to figure how to search Sri Lanka news for "UK guy disappears on crazy trip" -- but my internet savvy wife found his Twitter
https://twitter.com/kevbrady8?lang=en
Nothing there for a long time either - but 22 hours ago, he posted up on Twitter and Not Facebook. Phew.
He's avoided the salties again, for now.
If you haven't read his posts - take the time. It's great. :D
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update: a 2017 Yukon Quest blog.
http://jasonbennett.ca/p/46813205-the-2017-yukon-river-quest
Re: Kev Brady - he is alive, not eaten by a croc, but totally stopped his updates without any finish, like when/why he stopped paddling or where - sort of like telling a story and stopping before it ends :(
Still an amazing story.
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Video of an 800 mile Danube River SUP
https://www.supthemag.com/videos/800-mile-sup-expedition-germany-serbia/
Ha!! SPEEDILY I add this edit:
He stops for a beer on the river :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltenburg_Abbey
And John MacGregor stopped there in his Rob Roy around 1860 - ultimate cool.
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what an adventure was so good to watch!
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Jeg, yes, totally awesome story.
The Rob Roy connection really gets to me - perhaps growing up in a place with only oral and archaeological history makes a hundred or so years seem like ancient history.
Chapter 4 of "1000 miles in a Rob Roy Canoe" - he stays at the same place, and the description of the abbey on the bend of the river....I imagined this very trip on sup as I read the story - and now I can watch the video....so cool.
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This is old (2011) news, but I was a little surprised that this man's name does not show up on a search of the 'Zone:
Alex Linnell
http://www.supconnect.com/journeys/alex-linnell-first-to-stand-up-paddle-the-mississippi (http://www.supconnect.com/journeys/alex-linnell-first-to-stand-up-paddle-the-mississippi)
http://www.theblackoar.com/ (http://www.theblackoar.com/)
We met a couple years ago at his shop. I was impressed by him and by his generosity (advice and free demos), even though he knew I made my own boards and was not a prime potential customer.
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Thanks for posting those Deep. Those are great adventures. Here are a few more from a Zoner here (Egosmitty) Will Schimdt. https://vimeo.com/willschmidtsup .
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Check out this interview with Atlantic SUPergirls LouAnne and Jules who paddled from New York to Miami, unassisted, in the middle of winter. I fond it SUPer impressive:
https://youtu.be/TWsDh00Rp-c
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Sup paddling BC Coast - multi day, and they brought a spare "surfing" Isup along :D
https://kokatat.com/blog/sup-paddling-bc-coasts-juan-de-fuca-trail
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Bruce Peninsula, Lake Ontario
Multi day paddling - Clear blue waters, and rock climbing days away from help if you fall :D
Great photos and the writer qualifies as "hot chicks on paddle boards" even in a dry suit IMHO.
https://kokatat.com/blog/sup-paddling-bc-coasts-juan-de-fuca-trail
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Florida - and no drysuit :D
https://kokatat.com/blog/sup-adventures-in-florida
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Olympic Peninsula - La Push - beach camping, surfing - amazing photos
https://kokatat.com/blog/a-self-propelled-sup-surf-exploration-of-the-olympic-peninsula
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I once paddled 83km in two days around Brittany (Golfe du Morbihan near the city of Vannes). I carried everything: food, clothing, camping gear, and huge camera.
Must admit: it was one of the top reasons as to "why I got into SUP" - this sport is super versatile for sure.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-X2g8Zzs/2/0f7123e8/XL/i-X2g8Zzs-XL.jpg) (https://photofr.smugmug.com/FindYourPhotos-1/2014-images/2014-Jul-02-Bono-to-Ile-dArz/n-xwwt6/i-X2g8Zzs/A)
The current there can be crazy fun (or crazy dangerous) depending on how you look at it.
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The setup for the night:
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Motivation to get started:
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Looks like a nice trip. Great photos too. I would expect no less:)
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Those are some great trips. I got bit by the cruising/adventure bug. I'm planning at least one good trip this summer, maybe in the Adirondack Park.
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Motivation to get started:
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Greenland kayak style sup paddle? I actually have thought about this and searched on the web with no success. Can you tell me about it? Or is for sitting and "canoeing" the board?
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Page 3 has a different link for Bart De Zwart's attempt to paddle to Greenland - this one has some of his gear list and prep before he left.
http://www.supracer.com/bart-de-zwart-arctic-crossing/
It also mentions a front fin for dealing with side winds.
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Not sure this is really worthy of the list, but a local group does this and it's one I would like to do. While it is primarily kayaks, you can see in the first picture that SUPs also make the trip.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2355638797990406/2355650241322595
It's the Neuse River in NC from the last dam to the sea. 6 overnights along the way, but what makes me unsure about whether it is worthy is that the Neuse flows through a lot of towns along the way and they have some meals in restaurants and can resupply at stores. But they camp every night. The river is 275 miles long and forms less than 10 miles above where they start (the Flat and the Eno flow into Fall Res and only the Neuse flows out). I am not sure if they go as far as where it stops being called a river. They are a little ridiculous about that here. The Neuse and Pamlico are called rivers for miles past where they basically have become sounds. You have probably seen this river on the news a few times; when named storms come ashore it sometimes over flows its banks and devastates communities.
I paddled with a few people last summer who do this trip with just SUPs.
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It's worthy! :D 6 nights - awesome!!
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Page 3 has a different link for Bart De Zwart's attempt to paddle to Greenland - this one has some of his gear list and prep before he left.
http://www.supracer.com/bart-de-zwart-arctic-crossing/
It also mentions a front fin for dealing with side winds.
Shoot - I was going to edit this and fix .
Page 3 is not Bart - it's Antonio de le Rosa . More on him soon.
Bart's Greenland attempt didn't get in this thread yet - not sure how I missed that.
http://www.supracer.com/bart-de-zwart-greenland-adventure/
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Next Ocean Crossing by Sup - San Francisco to Hawaii - Antonio de le Rosa.
http://www.supracer.com/brekkie-bites-004/
http://www.antoniodelarosa.net
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Sorta' like Chris Bertish but farther!
If I could edit I'd add links to this later :D
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Reallly tough to find a real article on Antonio's trip in Greenland - I went to facebook and spent 40 minutes scrolling back in time (facebooks sucks at this) to find earlier posts on his trip - so here's a link to some of his photos and it gets you around his Greenland timeline on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/aventurasdelcali2/photos/pcb.1177389065639697/1177362912308979/?type=3&theater
EDIT: This spot is where you can scroll down and get his adventure "in reverse" - catch the videos, translate the updates. Pretty serious trip. No, not sufficient. Really very serious trip, on his own. Another iSup too. Take the time to scroll back, watch the vids. If someone has a "real" website, please post it up. I can imagine it's just not easy in the nonSpanish internet to find.
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Karl Kruger, 2019 Northwest Passage SUP Expedition
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Another "regular people" trip I would love to do someday. I may do part of it this summer. This map is from a kayak magazine, but pretty much the same for SUP. Under the right conditions, it is also done outside. If the weather starts to turn , portaging across the island is not too bad, especially if you can pinpoint one of the skinny spots. All the camping is primitive and it is a self supported trip. The lighthouse hides a channels; Shackleford Banks (on the left) is a separate island. You can add more days continuing up the next barrier island, also wild with camping. and cross part or all of Pamlico Sound or follow the barrier islands and cross to Ocracoke to get back to civilization.
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^ That looks like a really good trip Glide.
Here are a couple "regular people" trips from Adventure Kayak magazine on Kootenay lake. There was a good write up in a kayak magazine that I posted several years ago, but it's not longer available online. I also posted the 4 day trip I did on the lake, but the pictures are no longer available because photobucket deleting free online pics. These articles are quite well done and give good insight on the culture in the area and different trip options.
https://www.rapidmedia.com/adventurekayak/categories/departments/5956-kootenay-lake-bc-hippies-huckleberries-and-beer.html
https://rapidmedia.com/adventurekayak/categories/trips/5957-kootenay-karma-4-day-trip-guide-to-kootenay-lake-bc
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Yeah, CLO is pretty popular. There are a few barrier islands you can paddle to and camp - Bear Island, Masonboro and I think a small one south of Topsail, but they aren't long adventure paddles.
One more popular multiple night trip from NC and I will back off from filling the thread with these. This one is kind of cool because most of the campsites are platforms on the river. The Roanoke gets kind of swampy on the coastal plain. One downside is that since you can't bury stuff, you have to pack out a bucket of "organic matter"...
https://roanokeriverpartners.com/pf-home.aspx
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The Erie Canal would also be a great trip. Easy narrow passage across New York State. Lots of lochs to go through.
https://eriecanalway.org/explore/boating/paddling
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This one is kind of interesting - Mike Simpson circumnavigating Puerto Rico. It's 275 miles. What's interesting is if you first read this article:
https://www.supthemag.com/travel/field-notes/circumnavigating-puerto-rico/
You will get the low down on how much he prepared and had a special UL SUP made and they talk about his experience with some other long paddles (Key West to Maine!) and it sounds like it this is going to really challenge him.
Then watch the video, which is mostly interview after with a lot of footage that's just him paddling around plus a little that may be actual trip footage. Then in the last minute or so he mentions this local signed on almost last minute and did it all on a production board. Sounds like an awesome trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXtANolpvow
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@TALLDUDE
Thanks - :)
Yes, it was spectacular enough to let me know that this was going to be a sport I was really going to enjoy... and invest myself in (after just one trip).
@DEEP MUD
That was a Greenland canoe paddle - it’s super versatile, and I would highly recommend it on any long trip. It’s ideal when you want to take a break and sit down... but especially ideal when you want to maneuver around with a camera to get somewhat cool photos.
After trying the paddle out from https://www.advanced-paddles.fr/pagaies/pagaies-traditionnelles/ - I was told that he will now make SUP paddles as well. BTW: they are super light, super durable, and they slide nicely under or atop your gear while traveling.
Here’s an example of tight maneuvering: getting the shot wasn’t so easy, but I’d like to believe that the Greenland paddle made it that much easier.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-H6DH5sR/2/1ecdd0f2/X2/i-H6DH5sR-X2.jpg) (https://photofr.smugmug.com/FindYourPhotos-1/2014-images/2014-Jul-02-Bono-to-Ile-dArz/n-xwwt6/i-H6DH5sR/A)
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OK, here is a really odd one. He apparently was the first to do this trip, but lucky to make it. He really didn't know what he was doing (see the featured picture and look for details):
https://matadornetwork.com/read/adventure-almost-kills-terrifying-record-breaking-sup-trip-malaysia/
At times miles offshore in a second hand iSUP alone with no rescue gear. He didn't seem to know what weather to expect in the season. But he has stories to tell that most of us never will.
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Wow = gutsy or crazy? He didn't say where he was getting more fresh water as he went along - I know they do make small desalinization units. I could see he was paddling a Red - must have had good glue on that batch or he'd not be telling the tales.
Ichabod - Erie Canal - funny, my in-laws are in the Rome NY area, and I've driven over some sections of the Erie - but it must be "old Erie" - some not-active sections. I'd been wishing there were intact canals to check out I thought it was abandoned!! If it hadn't been -20 last weekend, I could have checked it out then! I was just there on the way for some business in Ottawa (detoured to visit). Looks like a cool trip - with access to beer! :D
Photofr - I have some cedar I was thinking of making into a Greenland kayak paddle - I think I could use it has both a standup single blade and a sitting double-blade paddle. It looks like it's good to brace in one arm and scull for support? Is that what you are indicating with your photos? One had on the paddle, the other on the camera?
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This one is kind of interesting - Mike Simpson circumnavigating Puerto Rico. It's 275 miles. What's interesting is if you first read this article:
https://www.supthemag.com/travel/field-notes/circumnavigating-puerto-rico/
You will get the low down on how much he prepared and had a special UL SUP made and they talk about his experience with some other long paddles (Key West to Maine!) and it sounds like it this is going to really challenge him.
Then watch the video, which is mostly interview after with a lot of footage that's just him paddling around plus a little that may be actual trip footage. Then in the last minute or so he mentions this local signed on almost last minute and did it all on a production board. Sounds like an awesome trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXtANolpvow
"the kid is a monster" - lol, damn youth! wasted on the young!
Too bad there weren't more stills and vids from the trip. He needs a Kook Hat from Bill :D
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Wow = gutsy or crazy? He didn't say where he was getting more fresh water as he went along - I know they do make small desalinization units. I could see he was paddling a Red - must have had good glue on that batch or he'd not be telling the tales.
Ichabod - Erie Canal - funny, my in-laws are in the Rome NY area, and I've driven over some sections of the Erie - but it must be "old Erie" - some not-active sections. I'd been wishing there were intact canals to check out I thought it was abandoned!! If it hadn't been -20 last weekend, I could have checked it out then! I was just there on the way for some business in Ottawa (detoured to visit). Looks like a cool trip - with access to beer! :D
Photofr - I have some cedar I was thinking of making into a Greenland kayak paddle - I think I could use it has both a standup single blade and a sitting double-blade paddle. It looks like it's good to brace in one arm and scull for support? Is that what you are indicating with your photos? One had on the paddle, the other on the camera?
Deepmud, there's a long and extensive series of canals there. You can literally paddle from the Great Lakes to NYC — just like those old canal boats of yore. I don't think a standup paddler has done the whole distance yet. A pair of them tried it a few years ago in late autumn, but they got stopped by the ice.
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Wow = gutsy or crazy? He didn't say where he was getting more fresh water as he went along - I know they do make small desalinization units. I could see he was paddling a Red - must have had good glue on that batch or he'd not be telling the tales.
Ichabod - Erie Canal - funny, my in-laws are in the Rome NY area, and I've driven over some sections of the Erie - but it must be "old Erie" - some not-active sections. I'd been wishing there were intact canals to check out I thought it was abandoned!! If it hadn't been -20 last weekend, I could have checked it out then! I was just there on the way for some business in Ottawa (detoured to visit). Looks like a cool trip - with access to beer! :D
Photofr - I have some cedar I was thinking of making into a Greenland kayak paddle - I think I could use it has both a standup single blade and a sitting double-blade paddle. It looks like it's good to brace in one arm and scull for support? Is that what you are indicating with your photos? One had on the paddle, the other on the camera?
Deepmud, there's a long and extensive series of canals there. You can literally paddle from the Great Lakes to NYC — just like those old canal boats of yore. I don't think a standup paddler has done the whole distance yet. A pair of them tried it a few years ago in late autumn, but they got stopped by the ice.
Yeah, my brother is a yacht delivery skipper and he has some deliveries between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast. Goes through NYC. Locks and canals take you more places than I realized. He has taken boats up from the Gulf to Knoxville, TN. That's practically in the Smoky Mountains. This time of year he works full time for a retired couple that winters in the Keys. Rough life.
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That would be a great trip. Three weeks (about) through the canals and lochs. The whole time never more than 50 feet from shore.
I'm dreaming! (I have a mule, and her name Sal. Fifty miles on the Erie Canal!)
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@DEEP:
I enjoyed the simplicity of the short paddle, for the following reasons:
- Encountered super strong wind, and I had to get my knees for about 10 minutes - the shorter blade made it so much easier.
- Encountered moments where I wanted to reposition my board for the photo - the shorter blade made it again, much easier.
- I can manage holding the camera in one hand, and with the simple shorter paddle, I can hold it in the other hand and brace it against my neck - for couple of strokes... just long enough to reposition my board for a better photo (without putting the camera gear away).
- The shorter paddle can be stored away with ease (under the gear or over the gear) with so much ease. It makes a great emergency paddle just in case I would break the main paddle on those super long trips.
So yeah, while I am not at all a fan of those paddles in my kayak (at all) - I think they are a tremendous asset to just about everything else on a SUP.
Hope that helps.
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Found a Facebook group from Robon - not a thread so much as a place where a lot of long distance adventure touring is happening.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansup/
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Funny, I was thinking to start a thread like this one on multiple days expeditions. I’m planning to do almost the same thing as Robert « Blue planet » did, circumnavigation around an island (here in Japan), something like 200km...
there are so many ways to do long expeditions, some do it slowly and take time to explore, some have support, others don’t... i want to do it without support, on my sunova allwater 14x25’5...
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Found a Facebook group from Robon - not a thread so much as a place where a lot of long distance adventure touring is happening.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansup/
This a trip from last week I did from Kaslo. I have started from here before for an overnighter and it's a good part of the lake to go to if you want to see a lot but don't have a lot of time.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=987283464993437&set=pcb.2367093953518535&type=3&theater&ifg=1
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Check out this interview with Atlantic SUPergirls LouAnne and Jules who paddled from New York to Miami, unassisted, in the middle of winter. I fond it SUPer impressive:
https://youtu.be/TWsDh00Rp-c
My friend LouAnne is at it again, this time solo the Mississippi River. Starting August.
Seems like an awesome adventure. She's going be on the new SIC Okeanos and raffle it afterwards.
If you'd like to help: https://www.gofundme.com/mississippi-river-source-to-sea?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2B5311-donation-receipt-wp-v5&utm_content=internal
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https://www.facebook.com/louanne.harris/videos/10217450728155600/
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Windsurf Round Europe
https://europe.onebubble.earth/log
I didn't think I would link this - but - he paddles a lot :D - when there is no wind. The packing methods he uses - not sure it all matches to SUP - he uses a barrel on the tail - when it's windy, he's a wind-surfer - so the same problems of weathervane and wind-steer don't apply. But I kind of like his big, simple "splash shield" to stuff things in.
This short video shows him making pretty good speed with a loaded board and sail fully assembled, ready to go - but with no wind he's paddling.
Notice how far forward he is? Even packing light.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yEf_BWJ1c4
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Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/bryce.lamont.9/media_set?set=a.10155782285917121&type=3
2 guys, 10 days - and they brought everything but the kitchen sink! :D 20 liter water jug? This is a good "read" with comments back and forth about some of the gear and prep, things that they might do differently next time ( I LOVE reading "hindsight" so I can try to plan ahead better".
I've done similar trips on kayak, and I think they packed better and had less danger from rolling over. If you can sit and paddle like a kayak there are advantages to SUP. I love the exploration of little bays and creeks from a standing position vs sitting my kayak - and I can step off and on with little drama - getting out and back into my Sea Otter is a chore.
This an example of "exactly what I was looking for" stories that me to start this thread- days of travel, great photos, discussion of gear, and bonus points for amazing history (ancient trees growing THROUGH huge old totem poles - wow ) - so of course it's good to have in this collection.
Borrowed photo for attention :D Much more inside the link. Makes me hate Facebook less when I find good stuff like this.
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Update on Kruger's attempt at Northwest Passage, 2019 - he decided to not overextend, and plan for 2020.
His gofundme needs some funds - it's just under $4k - the 10k goal would be a shoe-string budget. C'mon - somebody donate $15 and make it clear $4k!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/2020-Canadian-Arctic-SUP-expedition?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet
https://www.thenextthingmovie.com/trailer
Carl's page
https://krugerescapes.com/
2020 is around the corner I hope the expedition kicks off safely - but soon! :D
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Great write up of 2019 Yukon Quest - Rather than all about the Superman Bart winning again (he IS amazing) - it's the story of a last minute entry that barely finished before the cut-off of 71 hours - still an amazing feat, a lifetime achievement, and it's well written and interesting to read.
http://www.supracer.com/2019-yukon-river-quest-long-read/?fbclid=IwAR32jO9ii37buDWwgq8J0B03bkDQWnUWYwoCOsogyp23M-a9OlNihNJK38w
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That was a good read. 70+ hours of grind is crazy. Great story. I love distance paddling, but that is on a whole nother level of masochism. The ultra ultra marathon type.
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Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/bryce.lamont.9/media_set?set=a.10155782285917121&type=3
2 guys, 10 days - and they brought everything but the kitchen sink! :D 20 liter water jug? This is a good "read" with comments back and forth about some of the gear and prep, things that they might do differently next time ( I LOVE reading "hindsight" so I can try to plan ahead better".
I've done similar trips on kayak, and I think they packed better and had less danger from rolling over. If you can sit and paddle like a kayak there are advantages to SUP. I love the exploration of little bays and creeks from a standing position vs sitting my kayak - and I can step off and on with little drama - getting out and back into my Sea Otter is a chore.
This an example of "exactly what I was looking for" stories that me to start this thread- days of travel, great photos, discussion of gear, and bonus points for amazing history (ancient trees growing THROUGH huge old totem poles - wow ) - so of course it's good to have in this collection.
Borrowed photo for attention :D Much more inside the link. Makes me hate Facebook less when I find good stuff like this.
Quote from Bryce about gear he took - he also didn't need to recharge any device! He doesn't take enough pics :D -
"Bryce Lamont Hey Erik, sorry for the late response... No problem about sharing and thanks for the interest and kind words. I honestly wouldn't do too many things differently (unless weather control was an option lol). I would avoid bringing a pump style water filter as it sounds like the gravity fed filters are much easier to use. Having a large water jug was nice but the 20L was a bit big. Having flat bottom containers and dry bags was super helpful for strapping things down which is why we went with the "Skully" (https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5063-646/Scully-100-Dry-Duffle) dry bags from Mountain Equipment Co-Op. I welded extra D rings onto the bags for the purpose of strapping and we tested flipping the boards and nothing budged, although even in the roughest water when sitting I never felt that I was in danger of flipping. I wore a dry suit (Ocean Rodeo Ignite https://oceanrodeo.com/product/ignite/ ) which is made for it's mobility more than diving and it was amazing! One thing for sure I'd bring next time is a bigger tarp. We got pounded by rain and the ability to have a dry place to hang out, other than in the tents, was important when the weather was too nasty to paddle."
Square bags - duh! My round bags hardly stay on when a boat goes by. "Flip testing" seems smart to do. Blue Tarp - I always bring my own "blue sky" for camping - it's a rare day when it ISN'T raining :D - so yeah, smaller water jugs - bigger tarp! And mosquito spray- lots of DEET. :D
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Not quite adventure touring yet but s blind paddler had my respect. https://youtu.be/Mb6jx2oEAyI
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I have to start paddling again. This wingfoiling addiction is getting weird. I'm going to put my downwind board on the truck today. Paddling is the best exercise I get. My arms have geezer wrinkles on them because I haven't been paddling and my biceps/triceps shrunk. I want to do some long paddles but I need to get back into paddling shape. It just needs to get a bit warmer. It's Junuary in Hood River. I froze my ass off yesterday foiling. I'm going to join Chan in having higher standards. 140 (combined air/water temp) or FORGET IT! Okay, maybe 130, but I was staggering around like a hypothermic drunk yesterday trying to put my gear away. An hour in the steam shower was barely enough.
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Pono - I'd love to foil I think - but I've been finally hitting the lakes and working the stroke - I'm holding 5mph at times on my 12'6" "Smooth" board and pushing mid-5's with bursts to 6 - but the glide - Steve (blind paddler)talked about the glide, the feeling of connecting to the water - I'm finally getting it - losing yourself in the stroke/recover/stab-plant/stroke cycle -and I maintain 4.7-8 with the energy that used to get me 3.5. It's his connection to the water that grabbed me.
Oh - and I'm finally sticking to semi-keto-ness and I've lost 10 pounds this week with the paddling too. Love that. I think I'll be under 270 next week first time in like 10 years. All my muscles hurt too so I have a long long way to go.
Foiling does look addicting - it's all the Zone is about lately too so it must be a blast :D
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I’m just at the very, very early stages of trying to Wing Foil, but I’ll never give up my regular SUP flatwater paddling. Like Pono, it is pretty well my only exercise, and deepmud, I absolutely agree about feeling connected to the water. I like to get out early in the morning when I have the lake pretty well to myself. The fish are jumping and then the odd eagle will come swooping down to catch a fish. A morning paddle is good for the mind, body and soul. Nothing else like it. My wife likes to say you’re getting exercise without even knowing it.
So yes, I am pretty stoked to try Wing Foiling, but just can’t see myself ever giving up my regular paddling.
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Kev Brady is at it again - long distance adventure with a twist (you'll have to read the thread on Facebook or Instagram ugh).
https://www.facebook.com/kevbradyadventures/videos/558243282175526/
https://www.instagram.com/kevbrady8/
or day one to find the thread later: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTjul6uCCv-/
Facebook/Instagram doesn't lend itself to this - you aren't getting a thread on a forum that stays "connected". Kev is doing another huge river system - this time in Norway.
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Karl Kruger attempting to paddle the Northwest Passage again. Shoe string budget again. Here's the GoFundMe link. I donated last time and again today.
https://gofund.me/1e47a704
https://www.karlkrugerofficial.com/
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So he stopped at ONLY :P 450 miles. I put the spot on his overall map..... At 450 miles a year this could take awhile. It's a crazy thing to attempt at all and this scale of distance only scratches the surface of what it takes to travel in the Arctic 🐻❄️. I think he started more like the Race to Alaska and he's realizing that's not this experience. I suspect there's going to times it goes much better as he gets more experience in this ....and perhaps warming trends and melting ice open up even more.