SUP VA has been taking it easy these past 8 months because we are expecting our first addition to the SUP VA group....
I do have some actual SUP events to blog about (we just had an AWESOME James River Paddle Challenge 2012) so stay tuned!!!!!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Baby On Board...
It has been WAY too long since we've blogged and I do apologize for that!
SUP VA has been taking it easy these past 8 months because we are expecting our first addition to the SUP VA group....
I do have some actual SUP events to blog about (we just had an AWESOME James River Paddle Challenge 2012) so stay tuned!!!!!
SUP VA has been taking it easy these past 8 months because we are expecting our first addition to the SUP VA group....
I do have some actual SUP events to blog about (we just had an AWESOME James River Paddle Challenge 2012) so stay tuned!!!!!
Friday, October 21, 2011
SUP Catch-Up...
Our apologies for not keeping up with the blog!
We've been SUPing we just haven't really been SUPing anywhere new so haven't been updating as often.
We have however, been getting more and more of our friends and family on the SUP boards and truth be told...I think it's catching like wildfire!!!! =)
We've only had one friend go out and actually purchase a board, but I think next summer we'll see more SUP's on the James in Richmond.
Most recently we got our sister-in-laws husband (lets see, she's my sister-in-law's husbands sister so that makes her our sister-in-law too, right, which would kind of make her husband our brother-in-law?) to try out SUPing at Pony Pasture Rapids.
I wasn't there for this awesome event but my fantastic husband snapped a few shots of Ruben on his first glide!
Great job Ruben!!!!!!!!!
We also had a beautiful day last weekend to do one of my favorite paddles....South Anna (route 33 to route 54).
It was just chilly enough for 2 layers of clothing and just windy enough to shower us with changing fall leaves every now and then......
It was gorgeous.
I hope we have more experiences to blog about soon!
In the meantime...
keep paddling! ; )
We've been SUPing we just haven't really been SUPing anywhere new so haven't been updating as often.
We have however, been getting more and more of our friends and family on the SUP boards and truth be told...I think it's catching like wildfire!!!! =)
We've only had one friend go out and actually purchase a board, but I think next summer we'll see more SUP's on the James in Richmond.
Most recently we got our sister-in-laws husband (lets see, she's my sister-in-law's husbands sister so that makes her our sister-in-law too, right, which would kind of make her husband our brother-in-law?) to try out SUPing at Pony Pasture Rapids.
I wasn't there for this awesome event but my fantastic husband snapped a few shots of Ruben on his first glide!
Great job Ruben!!!!!!!!!
We also had a beautiful day last weekend to do one of my favorite paddles....South Anna (route 33 to route 54).
It was just chilly enough for 2 layers of clothing and just windy enough to shower us with changing fall leaves every now and then......
It was gorgeous.
I hope we have more experiences to blog about soon!
In the meantime...
keep paddling! ; )
Sunday, July 31, 2011
SUP Hollywood to Pipeline
Narly. That's all I can say.
One of my younger brothers popped in for a quick visit this weekend so we decided the best way to insure he returns for a proper visit (longer than 35 hours) would be to take him SUPing through some rapids.
We decided on putting in at Reedy Creek and taking out near 14th street.
And by the way, epic thanks to Stand Up Paddleboards Richmond for providing a ShuBu, paddle and vest for my brother to use while he was visiting!
Once we got on the water at Reedy Creek we let my brother get his SUP legs...
Once we navigated through the creek my brother was treated to one of the coolest views of the city.....
from the water! =)
Since this would be one of few opportunities to take photos....we hammed it up.
My brother is a surfer and a skateboarder so he had no trouble maneuvering through some of the baby rapids...
I'm proud to say I stood through some of these baby rapids myself! =)
And then came Hollywood....
My husband made several attempts before conquering Hollywood....
And then my little brother (who has never done anything like this before) decided to charge it...
Needless to say, he was ok.
Infact he got the board out of the water and walked up the rocks to try a few more times!
While he didn't conquer Hollywood the way he wanted....he impressed the hell out of me, my husband and every bystander that was watching from Belles Isle....
show-off. ; )
Because I didn't feel at all ready to take on Hollywood I carried my board over some rocks and put in just past the rapids.
Then we hit some nice and quiet flat water and got to take a few more photos...
and then Pipeline.
I have no photos or video of Pipeline because I did it! Granted...I was on my knees the entire time (when I wasn't in the water), but I still did it and am extremely proud of myself for not freaking out.
When we do this paddle again I'll be sure to take out around Pipeline to get some photos.
Until then.....keep on paddling! ; )
One of my younger brothers popped in for a quick visit this weekend so we decided the best way to insure he returns for a proper visit (longer than 35 hours) would be to take him SUPing through some rapids.
We decided on putting in at Reedy Creek and taking out near 14th street.
And by the way, epic thanks to Stand Up Paddleboards Richmond for providing a ShuBu, paddle and vest for my brother to use while he was visiting!
Once we got on the water at Reedy Creek we let my brother get his SUP legs...
Once we navigated through the creek my brother was treated to one of the coolest views of the city.....
from the water! =)
Since this would be one of few opportunities to take photos....we hammed it up.
My brother is a surfer and a skateboarder so he had no trouble maneuvering through some of the baby rapids...
I'm proud to say I stood through some of these baby rapids myself! =)
And then came Hollywood....
My husband made several attempts before conquering Hollywood....
And then my little brother (who has never done anything like this before) decided to charge it...
Needless to say, he was ok.
Infact he got the board out of the water and walked up the rocks to try a few more times!
While he didn't conquer Hollywood the way he wanted....he impressed the hell out of me, my husband and every bystander that was watching from Belles Isle....
show-off. ; )
Because I didn't feel at all ready to take on Hollywood I carried my board over some rocks and put in just past the rapids.
Then we hit some nice and quiet flat water and got to take a few more photos...
and then Pipeline.
I have no photos or video of Pipeline because I did it! Granted...I was on my knees the entire time (when I wasn't in the water), but I still did it and am extremely proud of myself for not freaking out.
When we do this paddle again I'll be sure to take out around Pipeline to get some photos.
Until then.....keep on paddling! ; )
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
SUP Potomac
We were in DC this past Saturday showing Rob (our visiting Englishman) some of the monuments on foot and after seeing him off decided to try hitting the Potomac on ShuBu.
We put in next to a place called Jacks Landing which (apart from the smell of the sewage) was a fairly nice area.
Because this was just before the big 4th of July celebration there were TONS of boats parked in the middle of the river getting ready for the big show, which in turn gave us plenty of obstacles to paddle around! =)
We didn't try paddling to see the monuments from the water as we'd been walking in the sun all day and I was feeling pretty wiped by the time we hit the water...but we did see at least 20 planes take off right above us making this one of the most interesting nature vs city paddles yet.
Next time we paddle DC we'll have a plan (food, water, route, parking, etc.) and hope to see more of DC from the water.
Have any of our readers paddled DC???
If so, where is your all-time favorite spot to put in and what's your favorite thing to see from the water?
We put in next to a place called Jacks Landing which (apart from the smell of the sewage) was a fairly nice area.
Because this was just before the big 4th of July celebration there were TONS of boats parked in the middle of the river getting ready for the big show, which in turn gave us plenty of obstacles to paddle around! =)
We didn't try paddling to see the monuments from the water as we'd been walking in the sun all day and I was feeling pretty wiped by the time we hit the water...but we did see at least 20 planes take off right above us making this one of the most interesting nature vs city paddles yet.
Next time we paddle DC we'll have a plan (food, water, route, parking, etc.) and hope to see more of DC from the water.
Have any of our readers paddled DC???
If so, where is your all-time favorite spot to put in and what's your favorite thing to see from the water?
A few SUP beginnings...
Last week we had the pleasure of taking one of England's finest out to Robious Landing Park for his first SUP experience!
My sister-in-law's family was hosting a visiting soccer coach (Rob) for a week so they had little time to pack in as much fun as possible. SUPing was one of the top activities on the list of things for Rob to try before he needed to head on to his next destination.
While we only had about an hour and a half of decent weather....we managed a few SUP beginnings that I'm very proud to mention here....
1st....Rob's first SUP (Rob on right, our nephew on left)
2nd...our nephew SUPed solo for the first time
3rd....our brother-in-law SUPed for the first time (Bob pictured on right)
And last but not least....Rob saw a SUPin dog for the first time
Fantastic day for new beginnings!
My sister-in-law's family was hosting a visiting soccer coach (Rob) for a week so they had little time to pack in as much fun as possible. SUPing was one of the top activities on the list of things for Rob to try before he needed to head on to his next destination.
While we only had about an hour and a half of decent weather....we managed a few SUP beginnings that I'm very proud to mention here....
1st....Rob's first SUP (Rob on right, our nephew on left)
2nd...our nephew SUPed solo for the first time
3rd....our brother-in-law SUPed for the first time (Bob pictured on right)
And last but not least....Rob saw a SUPin dog for the first time
Fantastic day for new beginnings!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
SUP Pony Pasture Rapids with SUPRVA
What a fantastic couple of weekends we've had in Virginia!
While the weather hasn't been consistently wonderful....it has been giving us a few good hours of SUPing before letting loose.
Two Sunday's ago we met up with Jason of Stand Up Paddleboards Richmond for a little ShuBu SUPing at Pony Pasture Rapids.
Dark clouds threatened our entire session......
but Mother Nature was in a good mood that afternoon and gave us plenty of play time...
Because the river was so low there was an abundance of exposed rocks that made for fantastic obstacles....
Below are a few shots of the boys taking on a nice little pocket of rapids....
While the boys continued looking for pockets to surf, I explored the greenery...
We paddled as far upriver as we were comfortable with and started the relaxing ride back down...
And then our relaxing paddle got slightly technical and I'm happy to report I remained standing through some pockets of rapids that I would not have tried a few months ago! Sad to say we have no photos of it.
And then I'm not so happy to report that at the very end of our paddle (just before taking out), I got my ShuBu stuck on a rock and in order to dislodge had to step off of the board. In doing so, I rolled my ankle on the slippery rocks below me sending a pain through my body I have not experienced in a very long time.
My foot went into shock and would not react to my brain telling it to move.
I had to sit on the rock for a minute (at which time it began to rain) and my unfortunate husband and Jason had to carry all three of our ShuBu's back to the parking lot as I was unable to do more than hobble behind them.
Definitely not a great end to the paddle...but a great paddle nonetheless!!!!
My ankle is still a bit wonky and I'm thinking I'll need to get it checked out if it doesn't heal up soon. But I did do a very light paddle last night and it felt GREAT!
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