With our local being the UK it’s safe to say Mother Nature’s weather moods can be changeable. For sure, we get those glassy, windless days where the sun shines. But more often than not it’s breezy to the point of being windy. In this post we look at stand up paddle boarding in wind, as more often than not you’ll be confronted by breeze when out on your McConks SUP.
If you’re a coastal stand up paddler – particularly in summer – then you may come up against the middle of the day sea breeze phenomenon. You can learn more about sea breezes by hitting the following link –
Whenever you go afloat it’s wise to arm yourself with as much info as possible. That knowledge reflecting your chosen put in, local effects (such as tides) and the day’s weather forecast. If it’s looking blowy then the path of least resistance is always a better course of action. This can be referred to as a SUP ‘downwinder’ which you can find out about via the following post –
Flowing with the breeze on your back, in some cases gliding effortlessly on the generated rolling swell, can be one of the most fun aspects of stand up paddle boarding. Sometimes, however, it may be you need to paddle back into a headwind. This could be because of the breeze coming up unexpectedly or simply due to not being able to avoid it.
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You can read more from the McConks SUP user guide by clicking the link below –
https://mcconks.com/mcconks-sup-user-guide/
And for further reading check out the following articles –
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