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lori67

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #60 on: January 20, 2009, 10:58:43 am »
You and I will go in one canoe and we'll put Mike and James in another.  I have a feeling we'll do a lot better than those two!   :D

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #61 on: January 24, 2009, 12:44:15 am »
The weather finally warmed up enough for a nice long paddle. I needed it. I hadn't been on the water for over a week and was feeling it. Still plenty of evidence of the cold weather though...lots of ice in the tidal currents


I was paddling the route of a race I'm planning. This is entering Plymouth Harbor under the breakwater footbridge and Plymouth Rock in the portico.




The race is about 7.5 miles but this was about 8.5 today since I had to backtrack near the end a bit. Too much ice in the inner bay to get to the beach I plan on using to cross back over the main beach so I followed the ice until I found a spot relatively close to shore and only about a foot deep. I had to break through about 50 yards of ice before there was no water under it (low tide) another 100 yards of ice got me to the snow on the beach.




More pics and such on my blog.. http://newenglandsup.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/race-to-the-rock-route/

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #62 on: January 24, 2009, 09:19:52 am »
That's your idea of "warmed up"?  The only ice I choose to have to break through is to get to my margarita!  BRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

The pictures are beautiful though - I'll just enjoy them from my house, where it's nice and toasty warm!

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #63 on: January 24, 2009, 09:37:18 am »
Balance is my issue. You give me hope. However, I am deathly afraid of water and don't know how to swim. LOL! Maybe something on land? (I'm 63, but in my head I'm 20)
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #64 on: January 25, 2009, 03:17:07 pm »
Cheri,

I hope you had a great birthday!  And who says diamonds are a girls best friend?  Apparently, weapons are now!   :D

The only thing I'm good at shooting is the water gun into the clown's mouth at the carnival - I think I'll stick with that!  No one gets seriously injured.

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #65 on: January 29, 2009, 12:14:31 am »
Hehe...I know it looks a bit crazy...(actually some folks called the harbor master and they came out to see if I was in trouble on the ice)...but I was really a bit too warm in my wetsuit when I was paddling hard. Had to take a break and jump in and let some water in to cool down. With the right equipment its very comfortable. I didn't even wear my hood on this day...if I had been surfing I would have because I'll fall a bit and can expect to get wet then but on a day like this I only get wet if and where I want to.

Very cool news about the bow Cheri. I used to shoot a lot. I have nice old compound, a Bear Kodiak Special that my wife bought me for Christmas about 30 years ago. A few years back I was thinking of getting a new bow but decided instead to have this one tricked out with the latest equipment as much as possible. I no longer hunt, haven't for many years, but I enjoy going to the 3D range and I'll also puts some targets up out in the backyard on occasion.
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #66 on: February 01, 2009, 01:32:23 pm »
I have a beautiful old recurve bow from my teen years too. I still shoot it on occasion...funny, it actually feels better in a way. While it is much harder to draw and hold (you don't hold it long anyway) it's much lighter...more elegant looking too.

The nice thing about the compounds, especially the new ones, is how easy they are to draw and hold. I'm sure you'll want to start you're draw weight off at the minimum setting. Better to shoot with control first then shoot fast and flat later as you build strength.

Have fun.

BTW...a belated Happy Birthday. Mine was the 24th...here is a test of my new camera my wife got me....a Go Pro Hero...very cool little waterproof digital camera.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cinfmZhJG4w

and what I aspire to be when I grow down...and online friend of mine's 10 year old son. I'm actually headed to Maui for a couple of weeks at the end of february...can't wait to share some waves with him and his Dad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFqAHGQlxA
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #67 on: February 01, 2009, 03:20:26 pm »
Wow.  I can't believe this thread is still going strong  ;D

You guys are really giving the Good Morning thread some competition.

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #68 on: February 02, 2009, 09:18:39 am »
The flatwater paddling is actually the easy part, especially on the board that I was on...it's a pretty stable board.

The guy waving is Frank...the owner of Lightning Bolt Maui...The original Maui surf shop waving in the background..can you say ham?.. ;D Another nice guy. Can't wait for Friday night on Maui...he shows surf movies outside the shop on a big screen and everyone brings munchies and beer.... ;D.

Standup paddleboarding is being done all over the world now...just about anywhere there is water. It's an amazingly versatile sport.

River rapids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNXdK4-hJmk

The worlds largest waves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8M8X2rOkrU

Boat wakes...even dogs do it... ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnGA-05TCR4

Flatwater and distance racing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKlJrbSH4sE

Another online friend doing what is called downwind. An open ocean run with high winds and large swells at your back.
http://vimeo.com/2520065?pg=embed&sec=2520065
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #69 on: February 02, 2009, 10:39:52 am »
Way cool, Stoneaxe  8) an onboard camera!  Still looks like such fun to me...and, oh, to be 10 years old again...and living in Hawaii!  Great videos!  Thanks for sharing.  Enjoy your trip.  Yes, I'm very, very jealous.

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #70 on: February 02, 2009, 09:02:32 pm »
I like the end of Stoneaxe's birthday video, where he turns the world upside down with his legs, and walks upside down on an upside down earth. How did you do that?  :D

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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #71 on: February 03, 2009, 01:47:40 am »
Yeah...wouldn't it be great to be 10 and living in Hawaii. Noah (the 10 year old) is likely to be famous in standup paddleboard circles someday (heck, he already is somewhat). When you see the camera go into the whitewash...he is doing a helicopter on the board (spinning it 360 degs while riding the wave).

I'd never heard that before Cheri....it certainly isn't for me... ;D

Yes Steve...I defy the laws of physics too... ;)
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #72 on: February 10, 2009, 10:20:53 pm »
Latest balance therapy installment. Fun having the new camera. A word of warning...the paddle cam footage at about 3:30 is a little dizzying for us bobbleheads.

This was last week...actually a day when my head was all over the place...had to stick to my big board and just go straight. I tried my smaller board and couldn't even stand up. One good thing about AN's on a bad day...even when I'm just going slow and straight it feels like I'm flying and laying down some radical moves.... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5KX3bV65xw
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #73 on: February 14, 2009, 07:19:39 am »
I'm headed to Maui late February to visit my brother and he just sent me an email about doing a 18 mile relay race. I said "sure"....hope my head is up to it. We'll be using his new race board which isn't as stable as my big board here at home. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
http://www.mauicanoeandkayak.org/Sonzrace.html
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Re: Standup Paddleboarding as therapy
« Reply #74 on: February 14, 2009, 09:53:27 am »
looks like fun! ... ah wish we had some Hawaii weather!
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