any chance of commenting on flat water times, i understand this topic probably has come up before today i have just done my first 10k paddle on a 12'6 racing type sup. 5k out 5k back

out was going with the tide and 15knot head wind southerly averaged 8km/ hour so my garmin said

back was against the tide halfway through the paddle the rain came hard and the wind dropped a fair bit and i averaged 5.2km/hour

any feed back is welcome i know my time is probably well below the average

how do i better my time does anyone have a gym program to help

Just paddle more

29'30" over 5 km is travelling at 10.17kms per/hr for 5 kms, that's moving.

It all depends on the distance and the conditions.

For example, the Tour de France of SUPing just finished today, SUP 11 City Tour in Holland. It is a 5 days race, total 220km. The top 10 was paddling about 9-9.5 km/h in the Dutch channels. These are pure flat water conditions but the channels can be windy.

In the Mediterranean sea, where we have medium chop, the top racers paddle at around 8-9 km/h.

This year in Germany, the Lost Mills race had the "Fastest SUP paddler on the Earth" competition where the participants paddle 200 meters, pure flat water and Danny Ching paddled with a speed of 15km/h :-)