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Elwood
the port Melbourne, St Kilda, next to Middle park bus

I'm aiming to be at the boatsheds on the Yarra at around 7.15. See you guys there.

Lobes said...

Hmm, I should have come. Got headbutted by a Frenchman at rugby training (c'était un accident)

How was it? Did you guys paddle far?

Just got home and what a great night..

It started off perfect and then got better..

DJ

I rekon you can count me and my wife in for the next one. That looks awesome. I love the idea you can just paddle around checking stuff out. It's not a race or anything is it? Just sightseeing?

I got another 3 mates into SUP recently who all just purchased boards that might be keen as well.

I hope this isn't the latest Pene Stuey

champcrow said...

I hope this isn't the latest Pene Stuey

How can you be so cruel?

If it makes you feel any better Stuey I was thinking of you today as I did a long paddle much higher up the Yarra on my 12'6" Starboard. On my own and watching the wake of the board coming off a couple of feet back from the nose because of the rocker (I know I need to get a life!) and just wondering how the Pene wake would propagate, no doubt completely differently. Maybe a dumb question but is the advantage of the longer boards extended waterline length only for better glide or is it also a help in ocean swell. Seems from the results of some of the races that the longer race boards are not always faster - I realise there are a million variables. Trying to work out what the real advantages of 16' or 18' over 12'6" in racing boards is and whether that is worth the hassle of living with the length - talking strictly recreational here. The other variable of course being width - is there an ideal width/length combo for recreational distance paddling in both open ocean and also flat/small chop. Hate to give you homework but I'd love to hear your thoughts on how all the factors stack up for punters wanting to do 20 or 30k paddles. Truth be known I'm mentally selling all the unused windsurf/road bike crap in the shed wondering if it adds up to a Punters Pene!
Took some photos today of the fruit bats in the trees along a section of the Yarra - must be thousands of the buggers. Must be wild at dusk!

Stay well clear of underneath them. They carry some nasty viruses, distributed in their poo and wee. Seriously.

Wondered about being pooped on but figured I was pretty safe with them hanging upside down!

JohnDavid said...

The more the merrier. No, it's definitely not a race! DJ was floating around taking pictures of people taking pictures of us! It was a beautiful evening. I'm hoping that we get a good turnout to the next one. An armada of SUPs cruising down the Yarra would look great.

Yeah I'm keen and could get a few crew together. Need a couple days notice to organise a demo board from SHQ or something for my wife.

JonathanC said...

Stuey, just found the section on Stand Up Zone with all the size/shape/length discussion so I'll digest all that and come back with any specific questions rather than wasting your time.

It's never wasting my time Jonothan, I enjoy answering questions and letting people know about my design. So if you have any more, fire away......Stuey