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Sweden
212 Posts
Posted 19/08/2012, 7:16 am        Report Show Profile
If anyone ever says there's no young people getting into SUP, show em this... 200 kids rocked up for Kai Lenny's kids-only paddle clinic/SUP race yesterday. It was held at Hood River, Oregon (in the lead-up to this weekend's massive Gorge Paddle Challenge event) and featured a bunch of other Naish pros as well (such as Chuck Patterson). Awesome to see this many kids keen to have a race. Bit more info here... http://www.supracer.com/kai-lenny-grom-sup/ Pics tell the story though:
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QLD
160 Posts
Posted 22/08/2012, 5:25 pm        Report Show Profile
The other cool thing is that if you have a spare longboard (as a lot of sup riders do) then you can have your youngsters paddling around on that. Just need an adjustable paddle or if they are small enough a canoe paddle. Cheap and cheerful. Have a go at the kids in the above photos...they aren't exactly sinking those boards which led me to have my daughter try paddling a 10' hp longboard I have. She found it no drama at all on the river.
NSW
388 Posts
Posted 22/08/2012, 6:51 pm        Report Show Profile
Very cool. My boy really looks up to Kai. Rumour has it he is coming to OZ. Would love to see him run a kids (big kids) clinic in Sydney...
WA
16 Posts
Posted 22/08/2012, 10:37 pm        Report Show Profile
My Daughter Cambell paddled in the Cottesloe to Swanbourne race back in Feb & loved it. She was the youngest compeditor @10 & loved it! she got her face in the paper as well.
 
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