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What’ SUP? Paddleboard Catches On

The view from a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) on Lake St. Francis is breathtaking. Photo supplied by Blair Bell.

but the boards are generally longer switch to the other side and do the Another way people are starting to
By Blair Bell
and wider than a traditional surfboard same to Jumping off the board and use their SUP’s is by doing yoga on
and are pretty stable. So away we getting back on is easier than getting them. Yoga can be tricky enough on a
ondering what SUP stands
went paddling out on the river and back into a kayak or canoe so if you
Wfor???? Well it’s one of the soon realized that the sport was as get too hot and want to cool off, a solid surface so imagine doing it on a

fastest growing water activities in SUP while floating on the water. All
fun as people were saying. The fact quick dip is a breeze. Turning the
recent years and it means Stand Up in all a good way to get some exercise
that you are standing up and usually board isn’t very diffi cult either with
Paddleboard. and spend some time on the water.
have sun glasses on, gives you a great back paddling making this task a lot
So why all the hype? I have to view to the bottom of the river (when faster. If you get daring, shifting your If you are interested in buying

admit when we first got into it I was the water is not too deep, which weight back on the board and making or renting an SUP or if you would
skeptical, I wasn’t sure how it could happens a lot on Lake St Francis), it stand up on end, a bit like “popping like to try SUP yoga, just visit us at

be as fun as what people were saying. and seeing fi sh scurrying away as a wheelie” on a bike, allows you to
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We brought in some boards and when you pass over them is frequent. One perform a 360 degree turn in a snap.
South Lancaster, check us out at
they arrived we jumped on to give it a realizes quickly that you can paddle The boards are fairly lightweight and
(www.hybridmarine-ltd.com) or call
whirl. You would think that it would about three to fi ve strokes on one that makes them easy to car-top to get
613 360 6501.
be really hard to keep your balance, side of the board and then have to to your favorite paddling spot.