Cha Chou reviewed New Brighton
Christchurch - New Zealand
Added on Sun, 21 Feb 2016 04:06:21 +0000

One of the 3 main surf spots in Christchurch (with Sumner and Taylor's Mistake, more to the south). Long beach with parking and access pretty much all along between the Surf Club at Waimari (north end) to the end of the spit at Southshore (south end). The winds and currents can be quite strong so I wouldn't really recommend for beginners unless it's a glassy calm day (pretty rare here) and you have experienced people with you. The Estuary at South Brighton might be a good place to start tho =) The beach is monitored by lifeguards in the summer months only. Lots of cafes/shops/pubs and restaurants to get a post session food/drink fix around (including a kite boarding shop in New Brighton which also rents SUP gear =)). Usually less windy in mornings and often bigger waves in the winter months. Nice walk along the beach and up the Pier and awesome view from inside the top floor at the Library (by the Pier too).

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Cha Chou at New Brighton
Christchurch - New Zealand
Added on Sun, 21 Feb 2016 03:46:41 +0000

Session date : 21/02/2016

Surf

01:00:00

Nice wee surf this morning though the waves were breaking pretty harshly. Sunshine and warm enough water. Perfect day! Next time I'll try the SUP in the surf =)

Jenni Johnstone at lake Jindabyne
Jindabyne - Australia
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 23:58:20 +0000

Session date : 21/02/2016

Gear used : Fanatic Falcon Race & Quickblade Kanaha All Carbon Fixed

Just paddling... :-)

3.69 km

00:41:35

5.43 km/h

Vinicius Ferreira at remada da lua cheia
Salvador - Brazil
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 23:57:55 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Touring

6.74 km

03:33:20

1.90 km/h

Artie Ahier at Tofino
Tofino - Canada
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 21:34:31 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Just paddling... :-)

9.13 km

01:25:08

6.47 km/h

Raymond Jester at Beaver lake
Asheville - United States
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:46:21 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Fitness

1.98 km

00:38:20

3.15 km/h

Jeff Locke at Bachelor Island Picnic
Ridgefield - United States
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 19:56:22 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Just paddling... :-)

2.65 km

00:52:47

3.08 km/h

Daniel Thiago Scarpato at sup em mairiporã
Mairiporã - Brazil
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 17:04:56 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Gear used : Starboard Touring & Starboard High Aspect L

Race

3.96 km

00:46:28

5.22 km/h

Ben COUZ at Nive vers Bayonne, Villefranque
Bayonne - France
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 15:09:27 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

River

5.8 km

01:25:24

4.11 km/h

Remontée contre la marée à l'aller

Natasha Upsdale at Sciez
Fessy - France
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:52:56 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Gear used : PURE Supboards 50% carbon

Just paddling... :-)

0.0 km

01:30:00

0.00 km/h

Ladislava Pechova at Jevany
Jevany - Czech Republic
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:05:16 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Gear used : Starboard Astro Drive Fun & Panenka Paddles Maraton

Surf

0.87 km

00:10:29

5.41 km/h

too windy and cold day :(

Francesco Cicogna at San Felice del Benaco
San Felice del Benaco - Italy
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 10:07:52 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Gear used : RRD Air Cruiser & RRD Carbon Oval Shaft Translucent Fiber Blade

Just paddling... :-)

7.66 km

01:49:57

4.23 km/h

Flat water, sun, nature, silence...

ll ll at orewa
Orewa - New Zealand
Added on Sat, 20 Feb 2016 00:36:38 +0000

Session date : 20/02/2016

Gear used : Naish One

Long distance

9.26 km

01:56:25

4.80 km/h

Michael Holden at lake perris california
Perris - United States
Added on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:21:04 +0000

Session date : 19/02/2016

Fitness

10.58 km

01:25:29

7.50 km/h

paddle the lake...calm some head wind at the end.

Karsten Klein at Winterhafen, Linz, Austria
Linz - Austria
Added on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 19:59:03 +0000

Session date : 19/02/2016

Gear used : Jimmy Lewis Stiletto & Quickblade Kanaha FG/CA & Abstracts Fixed

Fitness

10.55 km

01:43:23

6.17 km/h

15 minutes warmup
5 x 1 minute 165-180 HF and 1 minute active recovery
5 x 2 minutes 165-180 HF and 2 minutes active recovery
15 minutes cool down.
42 minutes basic endurance < 152 HF
A relaxed training session unfortunately with a lot of wind.

Sippe Gjaltema at Dokkum city
Dokkum - Netherlands
Added on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:17:05 +0000

Session date : 19/02/2016

Gear used : AQUA INC. (Halkikidiki) SuperSonic & AQUA INC. (Halkikidiki) cameo race

Just paddling... :-)

7.19 km

01:10:34

6.19 km/h

Gaëtan Miclotte at Palm Mar
Palm-Mar - Spain
Added on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:24:22 +0000

Session date : 19/02/2016

Gear used : BARK Competitor & Fanatic Carbon Pro Adjustable

Fitness

5.53 km

01:13:31

4.57 km/h

Daniela Sposi at Viva Bahriya
Doha - Qatar
Added on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:40:20 +0000

Session date : 19/02/2016

Gear used : Mistral Spirit & Quickblade Flyweight FG/CA Fixed

Fitness

5.74 km

00:53:35

6.52 km/h

Farah Ahmad at World paddle Dubai
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Added on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 06:56:20 +0000

Session date : 19/02/2016

Just paddling... :-)

2.51 km

00:58:34

2.61 km/h

Kumaran Geopaddler at Bajrang Bhaijaan
Chennai - India
Added on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 06:18:31 +0000

Session date : 15/02/2016

Gear used : Naish Nalu AIR & Collaspable paddle Kumaran

Fitness

0.0 km

Paddle and snorkelling