Intro to Stand Up Paddleboarding - SUP

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SUP combines surfing with kayaking or canoeing. Originating in Hawaii, where surf instructors of the 1960s stood on longboards to keep watch on their students, it gives you a fresh perspective of the water and lets you peer into the water beneath your feet.

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• SUP
• stand up paddleboarding
• surfing
• longboard
• water
• paddling
• intro

[joeblowthehot]

Life Jacket Please!!!!!

[sylvestb]

He really ought to be demonstrating how to use these boards while wearing a PFD.

[BCkayakcamper]

I'll stick to kayaking, but I gotta admit it looks pretty cool!

[schessor]

Check the marine weather forecast at weatheroffice.gc.ca/marine/ind­ex_e.html select area then look under Current conditions for water temperature, it's 15 today. Check the tides and currents at waterlevels.gc.ca/english/Pr%E­9dic_PDF_2011_Ang.shtml#Vol5

[schessor]

Transport Canada: “It is a warm day, you fall into water that is less than 15°C, for three to five minutes after sudden immersion you will gasp for breath. You could also experience muscle spasms or a rise in your heart rate and blood pressure, you could choke on water or suffer a heart attack or a stroke. Cold water can paralyze your muscles instantly. Trying to get a hold of a device while in the water, let alone putting one on, will be nearly impossible.

[schessor]

Jericho Rescue recently picked up a hypothermic fellow after sunset wearing only shorts; he should have been wearing a wetsuit. He needed heat packs and time in an emergency blanket before they returned him to Kits beach. Motor boats don’t have headlights; he didn’t have a flashlight ($200 fine), he couldn't call for help; no VHF radio, phone, flares, or even a whistle($150 fine), and he didn't have a PFD ($200 fine). The current and wind were against him.