Sorry I haven't been taking much notice of flat water posts mainly being interested in

the surfing side of SUP. I met two travelers in long kayaks recently that had paddled

about 20 kilometers and they seemed to have done it with ease. I wonder how the top

line SUP cruisers would match it with these kayaks?

Hi Elbeau

I agree with HC. For something a bit more detailed you might want to compare the times of the fastest SUP with the fastest ocean ski at this week's Dr race in Perth, it will give you bit more of an idea of how much difference there can be.

Cheers
HV

HerbertVoigt said...

Hi Elbeau

I agree with HC. For something a bit more detailed you might want to compare the times of the fastest SUP with the fastest ocean ski at this week's Dr race in Perth, it will give you bit more of an idea of how much difference there can be.

Cheers
HV

I think there will be huge differences in times between ski and sup in this weekends Dr race. Last year I think the fastest ski's were about 1 hour 40 mins and the fastest sup was about 2 hours 40 mins.

elbeau said...

There are other advantages for SUP of course.

Not least among them is it's way cooler .

Sup is the closest you can get to feeling like you are walking on water. Just wouldn't find paddling on my backside relaxing.

PTWoody said...
Haha, yeah I lost my paddle in a fall this morning and it got swept away out of site.

Oh No...not the Wiki? Did you recover it?

Being fairly new to the whole SUP thing but absolutely stoked on it I have found a few things out.
Ive paddled a Fanatic 14'0 with mates who paddle kayaks and its chalk and cheese. They kill me. But its a heap better sensation SUPing
I dislocated my knee and tore my ACL just before New Year in a windsurfing stack.
So to keep from going nuts I have taken to prone paddling my SUP to:
a: get out on the water
b: stop me from driving wife and daughter nuts.
Ive surfed from when I was a grom but my neck is killing me from holding it up(in a good way), I have the sorest nipples from continous contact with grip deck (duct tape is your friend) and I cannot paddle continously for longer than I normally SUP. Totally agree with PTwoody, its bloody hard work but Im loving it as Im doing something on the water
Plus I stop every half a k or so and do my physio exercises which feel much better in the water.

ka43 said...

Being fairly new to the whole SUP thing but absolutely stoked on it I have found a few things out.
Ive paddled a Fanatic 14'0 with mates who paddle kayaks and its chalk and cheese. They kill me. But its a heap better sensation SUPing
I dislocated my knee and tore my ACL just before New Year in a windsurfing stack.
So to keep from going nuts I have taken to prone paddling my SUP to:
a: get out on the water
b: stop me from driving wife and daughter nuts.
Ive surfed from when I was a grom but my neck is killing me from holding it up(in a good way), I have the sorest nipples from continous contact with grip deck (duct tape is your friend) and I cannot paddle continously for longer than I normally SUP. Totally agree with PTwoody, its bloody hard work but Im loving it as Im doing something on the water
Plus I stop every half a k or so and do my physio exercises which feel much better in the water.

Did my knee kiting. MCL, PCL and fractures. SUP is your friend for rehab. Really small board wobble works those leg muscles big time, bike is good too. Good luck

Just came home from an awesome ski paddle that would have been a crap sup paddle, 10 to 15 knot wind swell mixed with very close ocean swell, choppy and confused.

The ski just powers up wind effortlessly through that crap and somehow manages to 'find' the runners on the way back.

IMO there is a place for both in the quiver, and right now I can't stop thinking how much fun an outrigger canoes would be, then I switch to wondering if the 7'7 x 27 would be too small in the surf, then is there too much rocker on the 14' Open Ocean......on and on and on like the windmills of your mind.....