Stand Up Paddleboards

**cj001f** · 05-31-2007, 01:41 PM

Dear god, why?

**willywhit** · 05-31-2007, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by cj001f

Dear god, why?

agreed, paddleboarding was the vogue kewl thang to do in OBX when we were there a month ago ....GHEY !!!!!
done right, paddleboarding looks pretty sweet, tho.
maybe just for those knee high sets, it beats paddling...but knee high sets....I'll pass

get a canoe and stand up

**SkiTopanga** · 05-31-2007, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by cj001f

Dear god, why?

Yeah, I can't figure out what the allure is to those things.
It seems to me though that everybody I see on them are either newbie kooks or veteran watermen.
I saw Laird on one at the 'Bu but he also does tow-in which I disdain.

As for me, the less gear the better.
Trunks and a board is all I need.

~I do wear a wetsuit when it's cold and a leash when it's crowded.

**dn4989** · 05-31-2007, 04:37 PM

Longboarding is waaaaaay fun.

Longboarding is to Chess, as shortboarding is to an X-Box.

Both are fun, but require different moves.

Former Gorge rats represented well in the footage, Levi and KP.

**SkiTopanga** · 05-31-2007, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by dn4989

Longboarding is waaaaaay fun.

Longboarding is to Chess, as shortboarding is to an X-Box.

Both are fun, but require different moves.

:

Hmmm...That's an interesting analogy you've made there.

A pretty smart kid I know made this one:

Snowboarding is for people who skateboard.
Skateboarding is for people who don't surf.

**seanpistol** · 05-31-2007, 07:58 PM

We have a 10' C.I. stand up paddle fish on our consignment rack at work i've been wanting to try out. Just once?

**willywhit** · 06-01-2007, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by seanpistol

We have a 10' C.I. stand up paddle fish on our consignment rack at work i've been wanting to try out. Just once?

matt and trip from real are making the paddleboards look pretty fun. click on the video and the slideshow
http://www.realkiteboarding.com/inde...productID=8162

**Core Shot** · 06-01-2007, 05:15 AM

**dn4989** · 06-01-2007, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by SkiTopanga

Hmmm...That's an interesting analogy you've made there.

A pretty smart kid I know made this one:

Snowboarding is for people who skateboard.
Skateboarding is for people who don't surf.

That's funny!

**willywhit** · 06-01-2007, 07:16 AM

meth is for rockstar skaters who haven't found religion yet

**SJP** · 06-01-2007, 07:56 AM

I'm sure stand up has its place but that was painful to watch Laird flounder in those conditions. I was releived when someone had the good sense to rig up and sail it.

**willywhit** · 06-01-2007, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by SJP

I'm sure stand up has its place but that was painful to watch Laird flounder in those conditions. I was releived when someone had the good sense to rig up and sail it.

paddleboard heaven

**Brocktoon** · 06-01-2007, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by cj001f

Dear god, why?

I clicked on the link to to find the answer to this question.

I've seen Rob Machado out on one at Seaside and Cardiff a few times. It seems to make sense only for him:

Loaded former WCT pro with sweet oceanfront house, too much time to kill and a powerful inducement to continue propogating the very marketable underground-soul mystique.

Sure looks boring, though.

**cj001f** · 06-01-2007, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Brocktoon

Loaded former WCT pro with sweet oceanfront house, too much time to kill and a powerful inducement to continue propogating the very marketable underground-soul mystique.

Amazing the number of lemmings that will follow

I was trying to figure out why you'd buy one of those instead of a surf kayak, or just a plain kayak. If the surf is that shitty....

**seanpistol** · 06-02-2007, 01:28 AM

Any of you seen the shaping bay video for the biscuit on channel island's website?

**SkiTopanga** · 06-02-2007, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by seanpistol

Any of you seen the shaping bay video for the biscuit on channel island's website?

No, what's the deal?

**blackJack** · 06-02-2007, 11:48 PM

I'll explain it 4 you. If your well rounded and have vareity in your life, you can ride and enjoy all kinds of conditions, women and water activities like, kayak, short board, long board, stand up board, snowboard, etc, etc....whatever. If you don't get the "Variety" factor, you won't get "it" because you need your "Click" "group" "whatever"so you can feel like somebody...like you belong and so you feel smart and special-eR than everybody else... And "Clicks" are great for chicks and fags. Men respect each other and the water. So, If you don't get "it" you won't and in your mind you'll always be right. Dead right....so go back to starbucks and sit and talk about not getting "it" and how right you were...and how wrong this post was.

**cj001f** · 06-02-2007, 11:56 PM

how much do you make selling "it" to all of us?

**MidwayJ** · 06-03-2007, 02:20 AM

I say they're only OK when waves are too small to paddle. Unfortunately, they have made their way out into the lineup at places like Laniakea now. It was bad enough that guys used to ride their 9'6 guns when it was only four feet, now we have people stand up paddling?

One of the many reasons why I only surfed country a few times this year.

**blackJack** · 06-03-2007, 02:45 AM

Cj00whoeverface...want some cheese with your whine? I could care less if anybody or u ever bought anything. Less on the sea's the better. But the Bitterness? Bro, give it a rest. The only person your kidding is yourself. When's the last time you really enjoyed a day surfing at the beach without the scarcity mind set? Beach, beach, beach, me, me,me, it's coke whore talk.

**cj001f** · 06-03-2007, 09:27 AM

hehehehehe

**skierX** · 06-03-2007, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by SkiTopanga

I saw Laird on one at the 'Bu but he also does tow-in which I disdain.

thats funny.
did he have his dvd crew with him capturing his greatness?

**SkiTopanga** · 06-03-2007, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by blackJack

I'll explain it 4 you. If your well rounded and have vareity in your life, you can ride and enjoy all kinds of conditions, women and water activities like, kayak, short board, long board, stand up board, snowboard, etc, etc....whatever. If you don't get the "Variety" factor, you won't get "it" because you need your "Click" "group" "whatever"so you can feel like somebody...like you belong and so you feel smart and special-eR than everybody else... And "Clicks" are great for chicks and fags. Men respect each other and the water. So, If you don't get "it" you won't and in your mind you'll always be right. Dead right....so go back to starbucks and sit and talk about not getting "it" and how right you were...and how wrong this post was.

You're whining.
And besides, you have no idea what I do.

**SkiTopanga** · 06-03-2007, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by skierX

thats funny.
did he have his dvd crew with him capturing his greatness?

Actually, not in the slightest. He was just sitting(or standing rather)on the outside getting waves.

Also, not that he needs me to defend him but I casually introduced myself to him one morning after we had both finished breakfasting at a local eatery where we had an exchange that lasted for no more than probably 60 seconds.
He acted like a polite and courteous grown up.