Safety is paramount and knowing what to do if you get caught out in windy conditions or if you lose your paddle is essential. This video on Stand Up Paddling Upwind and Prone paddling is to compliment my other video on How to SUP upwind and downwind. There are tips on reading the app forecasts with the Beaufort scale so you can learn how much wind is too much for your experience level on a SUP. Hopefully you will never need to resort to prone in an emergency but have you thought about the sport of Prone Racing? 🤩 With many thanks to Holly Henderson and SupJunkie for permission to use their photos. I hope you enjoy learning how to prone and how to SUP in the wind. Please Like, Subscribe and Share

In this video we look at different ways for how to start a stand up paddle race and how to do sup beach starts, beach runs and how to finish a SUP race.

Following on from our How To Stand Up Paddle Upwind and Downwind Introduction we take it to the next level for how to SUP board on the ocean in choppy water, paddling in some stronger wind, swell and waves. This is an Upwind Downwind SUP in an on shore wind. We look at how to launch a SUP over breaking waves and also how to rail steer a stand up paddleboard. You will see I focus on some mental strength and improve my performance before the camera wipes out and I have to come in a bit earlier than planned ! I hope you enjoy watching this video of How to paddle board on the sea. Please Like and Subscribe for future uploads

In this video I give you some tips on How to SUP upwind and Downwind. If you have experience paddling on waves and want to take it to the next level you may enjoy upwind / downwind paddling. Or you may go out having underestimated the windy conditions. This video gives some tips for how to stand up paddle upwind and downwind. Please note the conditions shown are for improver to experienced paddlers only. They are not suitable for novice paddlers. I am on a specialist hard board designed for upwind /downwind paddling. I will be producing more videos so please Like, Share and Subscribe. Thank you for watching 😊 Please read the disclaimer at the beginning of the video. Have fun and stay safe