Wow, thats a long paddle! Must be close to 15kms I rekon.

I didn't watch the whole video but did you finish at the marina as well (full lap)? or from marina to catseye bay?

Good effort!

Great vid Sue.. Glad you slowed that paddling rate because I was getting tired just watching.

I just watched it with my sound off so I'll have to watch it again..

Nice technique.

DJ

Such nice, clean and fast hand transitions with the paddle.

Great looking board too.

Piros said...

I wonder if Sup will ever get added to around the island race ?

Hey Piros..apparantly after the Organisers heard I'd paddle round the island, there was some discussion about it. I was lucky to have a perfect day and great conditions. The back wash coming off the rocks was still a little tricky from Southhead to the next point. I can't imagine doing it in conditions that you would well be aware of too that the event has most years. Where 40 ft long outriggers are launched half out of the water when powering through swell..imagine a little SUP board ??

Good effort Sue, your paddling looks soooo smooth and strong. What is the board you are paddling?

wazza66 said...

Hey Sue,

Did you happened to paddle past Clarkies famous "Flog Rock".

Waz

What's flog rock

JonathanC Sue is on her DC16.

Wazza & Piros & Trev & Brett & John Gillep & all the other Outrigger Paddlers out there...

I have spent hours today putting together another vid from this years Hamo. This one is the Open Mens 42km Race. I'm on board Mooloolaba's escort boat equipped with video and still cameras. What a race between Mooloolaba & Northcliffe !!

Both teams broke the previous race record by over 10 mins. You guys will love this vid. I'm just uploading it to Vimeo now. Says it will take another 7.5 hrs !! It's 27 mins long. So check back here much later for a link to that one.

Mooloolaba's team included Danny, Maynard, Lemo, Travis Grant, Big Toddy Cohen. Northcliffe had Dorries, Nick Crilly etc

And thanks Jonathon, Casso, DJ & others for your kind words about my vid...much appreciated. And yes..I'm on my DC16.

Nice vid , you are one fit Lady!Noticed the accesory of course the paddle has to match the board colour.One question what size is your fin on the dc16 and how do you find the rudder system.I have the dc17 and i think the fin could be a bit bigger.But on the down side it probably wouldnt be as fun in really small surf , i havent had mine out in a true down wind situation but have caught some real fun 1 to 2 ft waves on it and rode them for ages , im guessing thats what a down wind run would feel like!

Boylos...yes my DC16 has a rudder system as per whatever Dale sends them out with. And thanks for your words of encouragement !!

TeaTree...Of course my paddle matches my board !! I'm a girl !! The whole package is referred to as "Rexona Blue" because I wanted them both to look like the Rexona deoderant can !! The fin on my board is I guess Dales stock standard fin ?? I just measured it and it's 20cm long. Hope that helps you. I LOVE my rudder! I don't even think about it now. It just comes automatically I surpose like driving a manual car. You no longer think about changing the gears after awhile. I find having a rudder allows you to paddle in all kinds of adverse conditions. Whether it be wind, tide, side swell etc. It allows you to paddle evenly on both sides.

DaveK...I think I remember the race you're talking about where ski's were dropped way out past Pentecost to paddle one way home. Quite a huge thing to organise. Would be fun though.

Just out packing the truck for the annual Fraser Island trip in the morning. Trying to decide whether to take the DC16 or even the C4 10'. Last year a bunch of us SUP surfed and did an 8km downwind to Eli creek only to hear later from a light aircraft pilot that 3 huge sharks followed us the whole way !! This year the others aren't coming so I may leave my board at home and go fishing and worming instead !! Cheers

For those of you interested in watching the main outrigger race at Hamilton..here is the vid. These guys fly !! Gives you more of an idea of the water, wind, tides and conditions up there.

Thanks for the vid Sue and you're right.. "These guys fly" ..

DJ

Piros said...
what brand of canoes are they using now ? those ama's look very fast. Nice wash ride on the support boat wake about 3/4 way through

The first two crews to finish were in Southern Spirits. There are only about 10 in Australia. Mooloolaba took possession of there's only about 2 weeks before the race. Some Sydney crews have them, Tweed Heads and Coffs Harbour. And yes the ama is fast. It's looks like a catamaran.

And there was no wash riding on the support boats wash cause that was the boat I was on running their changes..the boys did cop a bit from the Lead Boat at one point which was about 400 metres away. You see it in some of the pics to Penecost.

Hey Lacey...that paddle I used in the Hamilton vid is 5" over my head. I originally started off with 9" over for overall paddling everything, then got a 7" over head for surfing (which I'm learning). Then I got a 7" over head C4 XPR distance blade for racing when I started really getting into it and now only 3 months ago I asked Woogie for one of his newer Kia Kaha's which are really light weight for the Maui to Molokai.

It is 5" over my head and I find it great for maintaining a higher rating which is needed to chase runs in open ocean. Six months ago when I first started distance my hubby Danny commented during a downwind together one day that my rating was too slow and that he thought my blade was too long. (He is an outrigger coach with years of experience so I listened). That blade was 7" over head.

I find the 5" over perfect in swell and when I've gone back to using a longer blade like 7" over head I find I "crab" the return of the stroke. ie. I catch the water on the recovery part of the stroke. So overall I'm pretty happy with the blade I finally ended up with. Don't use the other 3 at all anymore !!

But as we've all heard before on here this is my opinion only and everyone may have different opinions and experiences and preferances. You just gotta find what's right for you. Hope this helps.