So, the other day I went Stand Up
Paddleboarding or SUP as it’s known in the biz. The nearest SUP centre to me is
the one in Rose Bay run by Oz SUP and the delightful David Bell or Belly as he
is commonly referred to.
For those not in the know stand up paddleboarding
is an all over body exercise favoured by such beauties as Jennifer Aniston,
Kate Hudson and other such beachy babes we all wish we could be.
On this particular day there was a 3hr tour
of the harbor which I tagged onto the end of. It’s best to choose a
day with no wind so that the water is relatively flat and easy to paddle
through. If you can get a picture perfect Sydney day like I did then it’s a
total bonus because it is truly an amazing experience.
Belly takes you through the equipment and
how to use the board at the start. It’s actually a lot easier than you think
and we spent about 30 minutes getting used to the board, the paddle and the
different techniques, you know the important ones like moving forward, turning
and stopping!
After this Belly took us around the harbor
towards point piper and beyond. We had to navigate the arrival of a ferry at
Rose bay terminal which along with the waves generated by the ferry came a bit
of a wind resulting in me being blown out towards the middle of the harbor. I’m
not the strongest of people so I was in a slight panic at this point wondering
if I would ever make it back. Belly wasn’t fazed though and he was right not to
be. Once I put my back into it I was away again.
Paddle boarding is not hard per se but it
does use muscles you may not have used for a while. It’s particularly good for
core stability and since the tour was a solid 2.5 hours of actual paddling I
can assure you I am feeling it today. But it’s totally worth it. There were a
total of 5 people in our group. Most of whom had received the tour as a
birthday gift. The 3 hour morning tours
cost $70 and run on Tuesday’s, Thursdays, Saturday and Sunday's. This covers the initial lesson, the tour by
bay expert Belly and coffee/breakfast half way through. I thoroughly enjoyed
it. There was only 1 single man on the tour but I can only assume as it was a
weekday that the weekend tours might be more full of prospective fellas! As
it’s becoming more and more popular with the young folk and as it’s still tourist
season it’s definitely an avenue to be explored.
In any case I have heard the oh so handsome Burgess brothers are frequenters to this particular paddle boarding
establishment so you may bump into them if you go down! There’s enough of them
to chose from after all! That's Sam, George and Luke above.
And not to miss the fella’s who read this
out I hear Jesinta Campbell and Charlotte Dawson have been known to pop down so
you never know who you might meet of an early morning!
Board hire is $25 per hour and group
lessons start as low as $30. Grab some friends and get down there! Contact Belly on 0423
733 061 or go to www.ozsup.com.au for
more details.
Just as a side note people generally don’t
fall in as it’s quite easy to master. Unless of course you are me and lose
concentration looking at all the fab houses wondering whose they are. Then you
might fall in spectacularly in front of the ferry terminal and a lot of people
like I may or may not have done…..yeah I’m a catch!
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