Funda ePaddleboard Esimisiwe eCaribbean

01 ka-03

I-Eye-Opening Paddleboard Lesson e-Bolongo Bay eSt. Thomas

Futhi i-paddleboard yokumisa iyingcosana kakhulu kune-dock. Noma kunjalo, emhlabathini okungenani, kubonakala sengathi kuhle kakhulu - ibhodi yakho engu-SUP engaphansi kwayo ibanzi ngamamitha angu-9 kuya kwangu-12 ubude kuze kube ngu-3 ububanzi ububanzi, okwenza kube ubukhulu obufanayo njengebhodi elide lokudoba (ngisho noma amabhodi amade ajwayelekile ephuma phezulu cishe izinyawo ezingu-10). Njenge-surfing, i-standup paddleboarding inomsuka eHawaii.

Esinye isici esikhulu semishini oyoyidingayo yi-paddle, yebo, ilungiselwe ukuphakama kwakho ukuma ukuze ikuvumele ukuthutha uphinde uphendule ibhodi uma ukhona emanzini. Okokugcina, uzofuna ukugqoka idivayisi yomuntu wokuhamba (PFD), ijaji lokuphila.

02 ka-03

Ukufunda Paddleboard Standup: Izinyawo Emakhulu, Amehlo Ngaphambili

Isidingo salokugcina sibonakala kimi njengoba ngisuka e- Bolongo Bay Beach Resort eSt. Thomas , USVI ngomzamo wami wokuqala wokupakisha. Abafundisi bami, uDave Tracy noJoshi Tochiki, banikeze amathiphu ambalwa kodwa abalulekile, ngokuyinhloko: bamba i-paddle ngezandla ezimbili, eyodwa phezulu futhi eyodwa e-shaft, ukuze kusetshenziswe kahle; futhi ume phakathi kwebhodi ngezinyawo zakho ububanzi begceke ngaphandle, futhi ngezinyawo namahlombe ahambisana. (Yiqiniso, kuhle kakhulu ukuqala ngamadolo akho kuze kube yilapho unesibindi sokuma.)

Kubonakala kulula, ngithi kimi. Futhi empeleni ngenza kahle kakhulu futhi ngenza indlela yami yokuphuma endaweni epholile, ukuhamba kancane kancane kodwa kancane kancane. Lokhu akuyona imidlalo eyakhelwe ukuphumula kwe-speed-yen-zenenjongo. Umi, Yebo, ngakho-ke unombono omuhle kunoma yikuphi lapho uya khona.

Okuletha enye i-pointer enhle - gcina ikhanda lakho phezulu namehlo akho lapho uhamba khona, ukuzama ngisho noma ukubheka phansi ezinyaweni zakho. U-Kendall Cornejo, ogijima e-waterports shack eCinnamon Bay eseduze kwaseSt. John, lapho ungakashada khona i-paddleboards for $ 30 ngehora noma ujoyine I-sunset ye-hora yamahora amabili i-$ 40 (e-Bolongo Bay, izifundo nokuqashiswa kufakiwe emalini yephakheji yakho yonke ehlanganisiwe).

Awukwazi ukukhululeka kakhulu, noma kunjalo. Ngoba ngokushesha nje lapho kuvela ukuqhuma okuncane - ngisho nalawo akufanelekile ukubizwa ngokuthi "amagagasi" - uzobona ukuthi ukuze uhlale uqotho udinga ukwenza izinguquko ezincane kodwa ezibucayi emilenzeni yakho futhi ikakhulukazi umgomo wakho. Umsizi we-ride, lapho uthola ngokwengeziwe ukudubula ngaphandle kwemisipha encane yonke emzimbeni wakho ophansi-hey, lokhu kuwuhlelo oluhle kakhulu!

Ngokungavumelekile, ngifake kancane kakhulu lapho amaza eqala khona ukufana, kahle, amagagasi wangempela. Ngifika emgodini, ngenhlanhla ngigwema ibhodi ngokwayo futhi ngiphinde ngibuyele ebusweni engingekude nekhadini lami. Ukubuyisa ibhodi kulula kakhulu, kodwa angidingi isikhuthazo esingeziwe esivela kuDave noJoshi ukuqondisa indlela yami yokubuyela emanzini amancane.

03 ka 03

I-Paddleboarding: Uyobe Usukuma Ngosuku Lokuqala!

Uma uthola i-hang yayo, ukuhlelwa kwe-paddleboarding kumiswe okuningi kumnandi. Ungakwazi ukugijima ngasemaphethelweni emanzini bese uthatha indawo enhle yaseCaribbean ehazungezile, ubheke emanzini ukuze uhlole inhlanzi nezinhlanzi, futhi uthathe isandla esivumelwaneni ukuze ufuduze abagibeli abadlula.

Ikhefu lokufunda alikho kakhulu - isifundo samaminithi angu-15 nemaminithi angu-15 emanzini kufanele akuzwe uzwela kancane lapho. Ngokungafani nalokho okuhlangenwe nakho abaningi abanakho ukushona, cishe ukhona ukuma ebhodini ngosuku lokuqala, nakuba lokhu kuyimidlalo lapho ungathuthukisa khona ukuhlasela amaza wangempela njenge-surfer, okusobala ukuthi ithatha umkhuba okuningi. Kwabaqalayo, kusiza ukuba nokulinganisela okuhle kanye namandla ayisisekelo ... esinye isizathu ngaphandle kokuthola umzimba omuhle wobhishi ukwenza amaconsi ambalwa ngaphambi kokuya eziqhingini!

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