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What do you do with the banana beforehand?
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No place in Germany is that far from a coast.
But yeah wind, kite, sup and foil can be done all over the country more or less. Wave should be done in Munich or the sea.
We have indoor places too tho
Fireboy Ed ain't getting on the water...haha
Lars only gets on with a motorboat while blasting Simple Man
How thick of a wetsuit do you wear up there if you are actually in the water?
I assume you just wear a life vest if ocean paddling.
I mostly just do high elevation lakes or rivers(kayak on river for me) and only time I ocean paddle is hawaii so no vest, but I don't get in the swells much. I know some guys that ride the waves, I can't surf good enough to pull that off...I can ride waves in my kayak tho, pretty epic but the wipeouts are a nightmare because the boat is gone gone haha.
Lars only gets on with a motorboat while blasting Simple Man
How thick of a wetsuit do you wear up there if you are actually in the water?
I assume you just wear a life vest if ocean paddling.
I mostly just do high elevation lakes or rivers(kayak on river for me) and only time I ocean paddle is hawaii so no vest, but I don't get in the swells much. I know some guys that ride the waves, I can't surf good enough to pull that off...I can ride waves in my kayak tho, pretty epic but the wipeouts are a nightmare because the boat is gone gone haha.
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Q @Qat hates rock music
I haven't been straight paddling in the ocean yet, still mainly in water near me.
A wetsuit isn't suited for sup, a drysuit is. I use neoprene shoes/socks tho when the water is cold, I have 3mm and 5mm thick.
Rock in German means skirt. So think of it as skirt music in your head.
Sounds like music for pussies eh?
Safety first bruv.
Oh and
@Sound System, I forgot to adress the other thing. No I don't use a vest ever, but I have a leash on at all times and a restube I take with me sometimes.
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You wouldn’t make it in the waters of Georgian BaySafety first bruv.
Oh and
Nice, I assume your water is pretty cold most of the year.
I don't do anything I have to wear a wetsuit for personally...a lil surfing but you still get cold out here in the Pacific even with a perfect wetsuit so I just don't surf here.
On another note we left one of our inflatables rolled up and bent a fin, gotta keep em partially inflated when stored.
You wouldn't make it in a narrow canal with big freighter-waves coming in from all sides due to the reflections.
I hear ya, just looked up restubeSafety first bruv.
Oh and
I don't wear a vest either unless I get in the river in some serious rapids...kayaking
No wearing a leash in the river tho FYI...I live by a few rivers and that is no bueno
I prefer lakes personally, there are hundreds of different ones I still haven't seen here
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If you are lucky the water temp is 10+ degrees from late April to early October, if you are unlucky it's only June to August.
And yeah wetsuits dont protect that well out of the water.
I store em inflated when not using em for a couple of weeks yes.
Was it a non-removable fin?
There are quick-snap systems for leashes, but yes, in whitewater you don't wanna be strapped to a board.
That sounds like chilly water, our lakes are mostly like that also...we have a few shallow alpine lakes here that get warm in summer and freeze in winter.
Yep, it is a non removable side fin...not an expensive model...I can probably fix it.
I actually thought you were ocean riding on a paddle board earlier for whatever reason, that is why I asked about wetsuits...Guys rock wetsuits and paddle boards at surf breaks here, they catch some real nice rides...Pacific Ocean water is cold as fuck year around here
I only mentioned river leashes because a bunch of people make that final mistake here on the local rivers each year. I figured you knew about that hazard.
You can prolly bent it back by heating it up a little beforehand. Hairdryer should work too.
And yup we have freezes over the winter as well.
If you use a SUP to ride waves it makes sense to rock a wetsuit. I will do it in the future most definitely.
Btw I tried a new paddle today, the water was cold and the wind was strong. But it was a good buy.
Oh for sure. Downwind is fun tho.
