Category: Paddleboarding

Stand Up Paddleboarding – Getting ‘ON’ the Water
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Stand Up Paddleboarding – Getting ‘ON’ the Water

by Jamie Mani, Alpha Adventures Outdoor Adventure Store The term getting “on the water” has taken a whole new meaning with growth a new water sport -  Stand Up Paddle Boarding. This intriguing new paddle sport can trace its roots back to the Hawaiian Islands. In the 1960’s the “beach boy” surf instructors of Waikiki [...]

Paddleboard Fest a Great Success
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Paddleboard Fest a Great Success

UPDATE: FESTIVAL RACE ROUTES AND PHOTOS: by Publisher/Editor Laurie McConnell Read my introduction to paddleboarding here Actually getting vertical on a paddleboard was VERY different from paddling on my knees or butt. On the good side, once I got going I created a little wake that sounded delicious rising up under the back of the [...]

Paddleboard Festival this Sunday on the Sunshine Coast
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Paddleboard Festival this Sunday on the Sunshine Coast

So, this is me, Laurie McConnell, blissfully unaware of my fate on my very first paddleboard tryout with Wilson Creek’s Alpha Adventures (The Outdoor Adventure Store). BACKGROUNDER Before I share the festival information with you, I’d like to tell you my first paddleboarding story, in the hopes some other coach potato will rise up from [...]