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Bucket list places to SUP

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Created by GM32 > 9 months ago, 19 Jan 2019
GM32
NSW, 26 posts
19 Jan 2019 9:56PM
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If you could go and SUP anywhere in the world ... where would you go?

curious to hear where you would go


Me .. I would love Fjords in Norway
Canada, the lakes look amazing with the mountains surrounding them
Switzerland for similar reasons as Canada

Im very very new to SUP and cant surf SUP so maybe once I get to that stage my list would change a bit, but for now these will do

MangoDingo
NT, 891 posts
19 Jan 2019 8:56PM
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Cool thread.
Cloudy for sure on my backhand. Not too hectic - maybe 4 foot with occasional bigger sets. (That vid by Keahi was all time and made me want to go ).

Frontside - I would say Bells. Big, clean Bells. Again , not maxing out, s*#*ing yourself size but big enough to be manageable and fun.

That'd be my picks - for today.

micksmith
VIC, 1694 posts
20 Jan 2019 8:48AM
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I'd like to surf the unusual, Lake Superior in the Great Lakes USA and tidal bores in few places

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
20 Jan 2019 11:51AM
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Hey MangoDingo,

that sounds fantastic, waves around that size would be ideal and something for me to one day to aim for.

any links to the video you mentioned?

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
20 Jan 2019 11:52AM
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Hi micksmith

that sounds very interesting and I may need to google it to see the waves on the lakes you mentioned

nice one

MangoDingo
NT, 891 posts
20 Jan 2019 10:59AM
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GM32 said..
Hey MangoDingo,

that sounds fantastic, waves around that size would be ideal and something for me to one day to aim for.

any links to the video you mentioned?


Here you go mate -

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Keahi-de-Aboitiz-Cloudbreak-video?page=1#18

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
20 Jan 2019 12:53PM
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Love to paddle part of the Murray - ie Morgan to Goolwa - or something around 4 or 5 day leisurely paddle and stay at campgrounds or caravan parks - need more research, but would be good with the river flowing steadily - good rain in North
Steve

cantSUPenough
VIC, 2131 posts
20 Jan 2019 1:07PM
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So many possibilities!! I would like to paddle down the Columbia River, through the Grand Canyon and other stretches in the area. I would only want to do it if it was survivable...not sure if the rapids are manageable on a SUP.

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
20 Jan 2019 2:13PM
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WOW !!!! ... simply amazing

thanks so much for the link

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
20 Jan 2019 2:15PM
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Hey stehar

now you've given me something to think about.. multi day trips ... what a brilliant idea

awesome Steve, cheers

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
20 Jan 2019 2:33PM
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haha yeah CSE, surviving would be nice ;)

sounds really good and hopefully doable with the rapids etc ... I didn't actually think about multi day trips before so thats a cool idea and opens up the possibilities to so many more adventures

love it mate

micksmith
VIC, 1694 posts
20 Jan 2019 6:14PM
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Hi micksmith

that sounds very interesting and I may need to google it to see the waves on the lakes you mentioned

nice one


Weird waves season 1: the Great Lakes. Check it out on you tube

Bighugg
491 posts
20 Jan 2019 4:33PM
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I'll like to put ,
Full roady around Oz ,hopefully timed for best seasonal waves .
Taiwan ,down southern peninsula .
NZ, Gizzy up to Hicks and around exploring keyhole bays n breaks .
Java , Red beach....Mrs called out.??
??A walkabout to share waves n boards with other Breezers at their local ...??

SUPSMURF
NSW, 164 posts
20 Jan 2019 8:44PM
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A weekend at Kelly Slater's surf ranch

JEG
VIC, 1469 posts
20 Jan 2019 9:45PM
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I just wanna go outside!

MangoDingo
NT, 891 posts
20 Jan 2019 9:20PM
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JEG said..
I just wanna go outside!


Ha! You been gettin' stuck indoors JEG?

Souwester
WA, 1259 posts
20 Jan 2019 8:50PM
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Great thread!

Flatwater i reckon any Fjords would be amazing, also somewhere in the South Pacific.

Surfing would have to be some rediculouslt long point break like Raglan. Solid Bells would be epic as well and even though I live in West Oz Gnaraloo is on my list.

supthecreek
2642 posts
21 Jan 2019 3:43AM
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Great thread
I would love to paddle the fjords of Norway!

but here are some more awesome places for the list

For SUP surf:
it's Chicama, Peru




For paddling:
Iceland.
I've been there decades before SUP, so it would be cool to do the place up right!

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
21 Jan 2019 12:11PM
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Weird waves season 1: the Great Lakes. Check it out on you tube


thats crazy ... wow

too cold for me

that local dude is infectious though.

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
21 Jan 2019 12:12PM
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STC ..

Iceland, yes absolutely ... that looks amazing .. stunning

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
21 Jan 2019 12:18PM
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Souwester said..
Great thread!

Flatwater i reckon any Fjords would be amazing, also somewhere in the South Pacific.

Surfing would have to be some rediculouslt long point break like Raglan. Solid Bells would be epic as well and even though I live in West Oz Gnaraloo is on my list.


mate I hope you get up to Gnaraloo one day. looks like it would be an awesome holiday away.

stehar
NSW, 598 posts
21 Jan 2019 2:53PM
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Whoops -after the news last night ( fish kills - green water - lowest in years ) plus input from some surf club members who rowed down the MURRAY years ago, I have scrubbed that idea - NOW either New Zealand North Island OR Perth to Darwin with pop top van and boards -

Did already as warm up
7 weeks last feb/march from Arrawarra Headland down the NSW COAST into VIC and Wilsons Prom, Phillip Is plus Great Ocean Rd down to Port Cambell - just drove and pulled over if any sign pointed east and checked it on google maps ( smart phone ), finished up in some great spots with lagoon/river and surf paddles - campgounds/parking on roadsides/ even van parks in Phillip Is and Ocean Road
Great trip Steve and Carol

Piros
QLD, 7043 posts
21 Jan 2019 3:37PM
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+1 Chicama

cantSUPenough
VIC, 2131 posts
21 Jan 2019 6:18PM
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Piros said..
+1 Chicama


Is there anything like Chicama with a right-hand break?

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
21 Jan 2019 9:35PM
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stehar said..
Whoops -after the news last night ( fish kills - green water - lowest in years ) plus input from some surf club members who rowed down the MURRAY years ago, I have scrubbed that idea - NOW either New Zealand North Island OR Perth to Darwin with pop top van and boards -

Did already as warm up
7 weeks last feb/march from Arrawarra Headland down the NSW COAST into VIC and Wilsons Prom, Phillip Is plus Great Ocean Rd down to Port Cambell - just drove and pulled over if any sign pointed east and checked it on google maps ( smart phone ), finished up in some great spots with lagoon/river and surf paddles - campgounds/parking on roadsides/ even van parks in Phillip Is and Ocean Road
Great trip Steve and Carol


Your trip down the east coast sounds fantastic, just drive and stop when you want ... great way to explore our stunning coastline and country.. hope we hear that you do manage to do NZ or west coast trip in the near future mate

Piros
QLD, 7043 posts
21 Jan 2019 9:45PM
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cantSUPenough said..


Piros said..
+1 Chicama




Is there anything like Chicama with a right-hand break?



One trip to place like that on your backhand , your backhand will no longer be your weak side.

JEG
VIC, 1469 posts
22 Jan 2019 8:24AM
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MangoDingo said..

JEG said..
I just wanna go outside!



Ha! You been gettin' stuck indoors JEG?


I'm indoor most of the time and I wanna get a tropical tan!

FRP
494 posts
22 Jan 2019 6:29AM
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Piros said..
+1 Chicama

I second that! Chicama. My legs started to burn just watching it. Thanks for posting.

Bob

surf4food
2 posts
23 Jan 2019 10:54AM
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Costa Rica, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, Cozumel.

DaveSandan
VIC, 1377 posts
23 Jan 2019 2:00PM
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Anywhere in the Rockies in Canada, Lake Louise, Canmore, Kananaskis. Hawaii mainly Maui, and to be honest anywhere as long as I am not at work and I'm on my board.

GM32
NSW, 26 posts
23 Jan 2019 11:47PM
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DaveSandan said..
Anywhere in the Rockies in Canada, Lake Louise, Canmore, Kananaskis. Hawaii mainly Maui, and to be honest anywhere as long as I am not at work and I'm on my board.


yeah Hawaii has to be a must do also ...



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