Have A Great Weekend!

Try and make it out onto the water this weekend.

Over The Falls.

The fearless Nikki Gregg.

Paddle Baby, Paddle!

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Christie Glissmeyer Athlete Profile--OTV from EP Films on Vimeo.

A mini profile of, extreme paddler, Christie Glissmeyer.

Aloha Friday.

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The kitchen sink of photos from Hawaii.
If you don't want to go there after looking at these photos, then I'm lost at how I'm going to persuade you.....it's actually your lose.

Should I Launch? [Video]

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Sometimes, it's a no.

Surfing Photo Of The Day.

There are more ways to surf than standing on a stick.
If you're lucky, you can surf in with a lovely wahine.

hint to the tillerman, think hawaii....coming soon, part 3.

Surfing Photo Of The Day.

There are more ways to surf than standing on a stick.
If you're lucky, you can surf in with a lovely wahine.

hint to the tillerman, think hawaii....coming soon, part 3.

Now What?

Always expect the unexpected.

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling On The River.

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One of my Russian readers sent me these crazy photos.
To quote Craig, "People are awesome."

Battling A Wave.

I don't think I would be paddling out in conditions like the one shown above.

Photo from Jerry Guy's Facebook page.

Pup On A SUP.

Diēs caniculārēs?

Fish On Fridays. Stand Up Paddler Says Hello To A Shark. [Video]

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Great White Shark Swims Up To Surfer - Watch more Funny Videos

Hello Mr. Shark, Don't You Have A Nice Pair of Dentures. Bay Area Kayaker Survives Great White Attack.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/syndication?id=100890209&path=%2Fnews%2Flocal-beat

A Bay Area kayaker lived a real life shark tale and survived to talk about it.

Adam Coca, 45, came face-to-face with a great white shark over the weekend while kayaking near Pigeon Point off the San Mateo Coast. The Pinole resident was fishing in his kayak near Bean Hollow State Beach, in an area known as the "Red Triangle," where great white shark sightings are not uncommon when the shark chomped down onto the bottom of his 13-foot boat with its sharp teeth. [more]

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video.

Update: For some unknown reason this video does not load in Chrome or Opera. If you want to watch it, you must use Firefox, Safari or IE.

Hello Mr. Shark, Don't You Have A Nice Pair of Dentures. Bay Area Kayaker Survives Great White Attack.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/syndication?id=100890209&path=%2Fnews%2Flocal-beat

A Bay Area kayaker lived a real life shark tale and survived to talk about it.

Adam Coca, 45, came face-to-face with a great white shark over the weekend while kayaking near Pigeon Point off the San Mateo Coast. The Pinole resident was fishing in his kayak near Bean Hollow State Beach, in an area known as the "Red Triangle," where great white shark sightings are not uncommon when the shark chomped down onto the bottom of his 13-foot boat with its sharp teeth. [more]

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video.

Update: For some unknown reason this video does not load in Chrome or Opera. If you want to watch it, you must use Firefox, Safari or IE.

Weekday Wahine. Rule Britannia!

I guess Britannia does rule the waves.
This wahine comes to us from Shaw and Tenney, makers of traditional solid wooden paddles.

Not Everyone Surfs Standing Up.

Some of us like to butt surf.
Richard Hobson in photo.

So You Want To Go Sailing. If You Have A Canoe or Kayak, Here's How You Can.

From Sailing Yak
A simple and easy way for people to go sailing is by adding akas, amas, a mast and sail to a kayak.

Fortunately for us, Chesapeake Light Craft has an excellent kit (The SailRig™ MK2) that converts most kayaks and canoes into sailing trimarans. "Mounted on a single kayak, the acceleration is neck-snapping, with good handling upwind and down and 9-knot potential. Ten-foot beam gives you monolithic stability (and thus sail carrying power with no hiking out), but the whole rig can be dismantled for cartopping in a half-hour. The SailRig™ MK2 components weigh only about 30lbs total."

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"While the CLC SailRig™-equipped kayak is a proper sailboat by any measure, the beauty of the design is that you get your kayak back when you're done sailing. With the SailRig™ removed, all that's left are four eyebolts and an easily hidden mast step: no bulky reinforcements or heavy gear. No worries if the wind dies, because the aka (crossbeam) spacing permits a paddling stroke with the SailRig™ in place.

Fast sailing kayak-trimarans open up all sorts of adventure possibilities. The compact kayak and rig can be cartopped to some far-flung archipelago, assembled on the beach, loaded with gear, and sailed 40+ miles in eight hours. If the wind dies, you paddle. In good weather, long crossings can be contemplated, and a theoretical voyage might carry you 250 miles or more in six days."

SUP Surfing Video Of The Day. Rotorhead Is In The House!

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Early Season South Swell from rotorhead guy on Vimeo.

Rotorhead is an inspiration!

Old School. Surfing Pic Of The Day.

What a concept, sharing the wave!

SUP Of The Day.

A SUP with an ama!
According to the LA Times, Stand Up Paddling is leading the growth of the surfing industry. I'm just waiting for the day that the Tillerman takes it up.