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Daneli
Daneli
QLD
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QLD, 1538 posts
13 May 2010 10:04pm
Did anyone see the 7.30 report on ABC Telly tonight (Thur).

There was a piece on the Olympics and a couple of times they had a shot of K1's (I think) doing sprints. Right in the middle of them there looked like a guy doing stand-up.

It wasn't on a board, it was more like an outrigger canoe without the outrigger but he was definately standing. He had a really wide stance that almost looked like his back knee was down on the craft on the power part of the stroke. He was keeping up with the K1's which was impresive.

Does anyone know what this is and is it an Olympic sport?



aus301
aus301
QLD
2039 posts
QLD, 2039 posts
13 May 2010 10:10pm
Sounds like C1 canoeing to me...



rambooc1
rambooc1
QLD
326 posts
QLD, 326 posts
13 May 2010 10:15pm
It's actually called kneeing, but hey, standup canoeing sounds better..haha

R
Daneli
Daneli
QLD
1538 posts
QLD, 1538 posts
13 May 2010 10:16pm
Yep. Thats it. I have never heard of these before. They do actually kneel down on there back leg. Almost standing !!



They don't change sides when paddling

Imagine an SUP event at the Olympics. Would that raise even further the profile of the sport.
PT SUP
PT SUP
117 posts
117 posts
13 May 2010 8:21pm
Big in Canada
aus301
aus301
QLD
2039 posts
QLD, 2039 posts
13 May 2010 10:23pm
Yeah they are kneeling, in C1 whitewater slalom they kneel on both legs, sprints they almost stand.

I thought it was pretty impressive to hit a slalom course in whitewater with one blade, that was until I saw SUP padders going over big broken waves.
OG SUP
OG SUP
VIC
3516 posts
VIC, 3516 posts
13 May 2010 10:29pm
A C1 might make one hell of a fast SUP race board?

Almost a straby clone?


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