Friday, June 14, 12024 Human Era (HE) Serendipitously SUP SurfingPanicked Preparation Pan OutShort Sidenote on SecondsA Brief and BackstoryA Smoother LaunchComments on Crash CatastropheKit for ConditionsCatching the ConstitutionVideo InterludeThe World of Wake WavesOn board the Wave TrainA Brief on Boat Wake PhysicsDialogue with Dock StartersWaiting for the WakeThe Return RoutePaddlewheel PlayPaddlewheeler Pursuit Route Serendipitously SUPContinueContinue reading “Can I Catch It? Riding aLong Lord Stanley’s Peninsula 2.0”
Category Archives: Ayyulshun (English Bay)
Riding Lord Stanley’s Peninsula (well, not exactly)
Friday, June 7, 12024 Human Era (HE) Last Time on Paddlewheeler PursuitThe LogisticsBackstoryLaunch SitesConditions and KitConditionsClothingPaddle. Board.Additional AccessoriesConstitution ConfirmationBumpy LaunchPassing Me ByPaddlewheeler Pursuit Route Last Time on Paddlewheeler Pursuit Last time, on paddlewheeler pursuit, my ride was shorter than planned. I missed catching the wake on the southerly trip but made up for my mistakeContinueContinue reading “Riding Lord Stanley’s Peninsula (well, not exactly)”
Gusty Northwesterly
Monday, February, 12023 Human Era (HE) The weather was great! For wind that is. A combination of a strong pressure gradient and an unstable airmass meant gusty northwesterly winds to the British Columbia south coast for Monday. The winds were predicted to peak in the late afternoon according to the Environment Canada WeatherCAN app windContinueContinue reading “Gusty Northwesterly”
Standing Man, Sitting Man
Sunday, June 5, 12022 HE My neighbour Pierre and I have been talking about getting out on the water for a paddle for some time. Today we made it happen. The forecast was not ideal. Easterly winds of 14 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, accompanied by rain. But we had approval from upperContinueContinue reading “Standing Man, Sitting Man”
Inuksuk: Rolling Rocks
Sunday, May 29, 12022 HE I missed the afternoon wind yesterday. But today, Windy called for westerly winds and 0.7 metre waves this morning. Nothing crazy, but my new board can pick up much smaller waves than my old board. I planned to paddle from Locarno Beach out toward Point Grey and then ride some of the waves back to myContinueContinue reading “Inuksuk: Rolling Rocks”
Brand New Second Hand
Sunday, April 24, 12022 HE Yesterday I bit the bullet and bought a new board, the NSP Carolina Pro Carbon. Well, at least new to me. Hence the post title. Driving home post-purchase, I thought of Roots Manuva’s 1999 album title Brand New Second Hand. Roots Manuva is a massive figure in the British Hip Hop/music scene. CheckContinueContinue reading “Brand New Second Hand”
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