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I'm the nob.... what is downwind?
« on: December 07, 2008, 05:55:29 PM »
I assume it's going with the wind from one point to another (one way) but i just want to make sure since i am new to this SUP world. 

What exactly is "downwind" with regard to SUP?

Thanks for your patience...   :-\

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Re: I'm the nob.... what is downwind?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2008, 07:35:32 PM »
You are absolutely correct, simple as that.   :)
But going back can be a bitch, so try to avoid that.  :P
It takes a quiver to do that.

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Re: I'm the nob.... what is downwind?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2008, 08:17:05 PM »
to be a little more precise, it's distance paddling going with the wind and usually with the swells. You park one car a few miles downwind. take the second and run up the coast. toss your boards in and head for the second car.

Probably the most famous downwind run is Malko Gulch to Kahalui harbor here on Maui. People do it all the time, not just on SUPs, it's a popular canoe trip as well.
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Re: I'm the nob.... what is downwind?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2008, 10:57:54 PM »
unrelated to SUP......somewhere you don't want to be in relation to my dog tonight.....jeez....she may be partially to blame for future global warming.... ;)
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