Phillip Meyer (Cape Town SUP) at Hout Bay
Cape Town - South Africa
Added on Wed, 24 Sep 2014 07:07:45 +0000

Session date : 21/09/2014

Gear used : Coreban DART & Van Hunks Adjustable

Just paddling... :-)

I GOT KNOCKED OVER BY A WHALE! Sunday morning early I was out on the water in Hout Bay, paddled up along the coast line for a while just taking in the scenery and enjoying the peace and quiet of the mighty Atlantic. I saw some seals, lots of birds and exchanged pleasantries with a couple of guys kayaking. After an hour or so I decided to head back to the beach. About half way there I spotted something about 300m in front of me in the water, initially I thought it was kelp but as I got closer I realised it was a southern right whale basking in the sun. All excited I paddled closer till I eventually could make out the barnacles on his / her body. What a huge animal this is, so majestic and just simply awesome..... anycase, when I'm about 40m or so away from the whale it dives, it just disappears from view.

Now as I'm looking around to see if I can see where it pops up again, a sudden movement in the water below me makes me look down, just in time to see the whale right beneath me and surfacing. Man... when I realised that this huge, huge whale is gonna knock me off my board, there must have been a million thoughts running thru my head - how big is this thing, I hope the whale doesn't get hurt by the fin on my board, must I jump, must I wait, how lucky am I, it's so graceful,etc etc - I decided to wait for the knock and jump.... once underwater I could see the tail fin and feel the turbulence as it swooshed past me and couldn't resist just to put an hand out and touch it... when I surfaced I felt this total exhilaration and I'm sure I was smiling from ear to ear. I mean... of all the things that could happen.. whohoooo... I got knocked over by a whale! The whale then swam back around as if it came to check that all is ok, it played around me for a while and then headed back out to the open ocean. What an amazing experience......

As it turned out there were some people who saw this happen and the cell phone pic on the post was post incident, taken by someone who viewed the whole thing from Chappies. (I'm the small white thingy to the right of the whale tail)

You can check out my blog about the whole experience here:
http://logicals.weebly.com/blog/i-got-knocked-over-by-a-whale

Elodie P. at Cass lake
Waterford - United States
Added on Wed, 24 Sep 2014 02:35:41 +0000

Session date : 23/09/2014

Gear used : Sevylor samoa

Just paddling... :-)

Enjoying a nice fall day.

Sean Gallagher at Park Shore
Naples - United States
Added on Wed, 24 Sep 2014 01:19:19 +0000

Session date : 23/09/2014

Gear used : YOLO Henna & YOLO Rasta

Fitness paddle>Seagate to Doctors Pass. Great sunset paddle after a rainy day in Naples.

Sippe Gjaltema at Dokkum city
Dokkum - Netherlands
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:58:23 +0000

Session date : 23/09/2014

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

Touring

Nights are getting longer and the days are getting shorter, but even that has his charmes.. Supping through Dokkum at night.

David Kirkham at Lagos
Lagos - Portugal
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:13:30 +0000

Session date : 15/09/2014

Gear used : Red Paddle Co Surfer & Red Paddle Co Carbon Vario

River

enrique Gianello at Unknown
Unknown - Afghanistan
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 15:07:45 +0000

Session date : 06/05/2012

Long distance

Paddleboarding from naples fl to key west may 6 2012 to may 16 2012

Lisa Schell at Upper Barton's Creek, Falls Lake
Raleigh - United States
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:30:07 +0000

Session date : 23/09/2014

Gear used : Naish Javelin LE & Kialoa Pipes

Fitness

Interval session at 5:00 AM! Odd little headwind to start….stars, herons, frogs, beavers! But chilly for NC in September!!

Mariano Billet at Fiumaretta
La Spezia - Italy
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:33:46 +0000

Session date : 14/09/2014

Just paddling... :-)

Nice, small waves for kids of all ages :-)

Elder Sancha at Venice
Venezia - Italy
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:15:36 +0000

Session date : 22/09/2014

One of the most special places to sup

Peter Jackson at Sandy point
Melbourne - Australia
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:21:55 +0000

Session date : 23/09/2014

Gear used : JP Surf Pro

Surf

First surf session of the season with no wetsuit. Water was still cold. Finding it hard transitioning from the race board to my surf SUP- have to relearn how to ride it every time. Caught a few nice ones though!

Peter Jackson at Shire hall beach, Mornington
Melbourne - Australia
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:18:55 +0000

Session date : 21/09/2014

Gear used : WalkOnWater Mck1 & Ke Nalu xTuf

Just paddling... :-)

Relaxing paddle with the boys

Peter Jackson at Sunnyside beach, Mornington
Melbourne - Australia
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:14:44 +0000

Session date : 20/09/2014

Gear used : WalkOnWater Mck1 & Ke Nalu xTuf

Fitness

A hard paddle with Matt into the wind as far as Mornington Pier. Turned around and downwind all the way back. Only about 8km but a good hard workout!

Guillaume Pacoutet at Baie
Les Sables-d'Olonne - France
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 07:42:04 +0000

Session date : 14/09/2014

Gear used : Bonz Longsup & F-One Peak Full Carbon

Surf

Bron Shephard at Green Island
Brisbane - Australia
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:18:11 +0000

Session date : 30/08/2014

Gear used : Starboard All Star Sandwich Glass & Fanatic Carbon 25 Adjustable

Long distance

11.5km Paddle to Green Island Moreton Bay

Bron Shephard at Brisbane River
Brisbane - Australia
Added on Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:50:25 +0000

Session date : 23/09/2014

Gear used : Starboard All Star Sandwich Glass & Fanatic Carbon 25 Adjustable

Fitness

Training at sunrise on the Brisbane River this morning with #BrisSup

Simon Liu at Training ground
Bristol - United Kingdom
Added on Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:55:08 +0000

Session date : 22/06/2014

Gear used : Naish One & Naish Makani Vario RDS

Long distance

Keynsham lock keeper pun to Brislington Beeses Bar. Only 7 miles, but we saw a lot of cool stuff along the way!!
Sunken barges and boats, traveling under a bridge that I've only driven over without knowing its a bridge!!.. Ended up at a bar for lovely Grub and alcohol!

Simon Liu at Training ground
Bristol - United Kingdom
Added on Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:49:21 +0000

Session date : 22/09/2014

Gear used : Circle-One Isup all rounder & Naish Makani Vario RDS

Just paddling... :-)

Late evening paddle, just as the sun started to set..
Very peaceful on the river avon

Bron Shephard at Manly Harbour
Brisbane - Australia
Added on Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:03:42 +0000

Session date : 19/09/2014

Gear used : Starboard All Star Sandwich Glass & Fanatic Carbon 25 Adjustable

Just paddling... :-)

Friday sesh in the harbour with a gorgeous group if paddle friends, finished with a drink while watching the sun set .... goodtimes

Lucie Octeau at Oka, Quebec
Oka - Canada
Added on Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:49:24 +0000

Session date : 01/09/2014

Gear used : Paddle Surf Hawaii paddle surf hawaii

Just paddling... :-)

Par un beau matin, avec la gang de copains d'Aerosport!

Friends paddling, like every Sunday morning from May to October, in Oka, Quebec.

Aerosport Oka at Oka, Quebec
Oka - Canada
Added on Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:15:23 +0000

Session date : 09/08/2014

Just paddling... :-)

Sortie sous la pleine lune d'août avec une joyeuse bande d'Amis d'Aerosport!

Full Moon Party with Friends, in Oka, Quebec, Canada.

(Merci à Jean-Guy Léger pour la magnifique photo).