Trying DIY Greenland Paddle in SOT in Small Surf

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#1

I don’t think I’ve posted a video or pics for ages; I don’t like messing with the gopro when the waves are good or really big. A little while ago I got out to try a newly carved paddle in tiny surf with lots of leopard sharks for company. The waves are not very exciting and rides are short and pretty much straight-in (no roundhouse cut backs in 2’ surf) , but the GP is a lot of fun to change things up. For high performance surfing on waveskis I’ll stick to my old worn Onno, but the Greenland Paddle works surprisingly well for SOT surfing.

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#2

Nice job on the paddle, surfing it and the video! Small waves but you milked them as well as can be done. That last ride was a nice long diagonal. :slight_smile:

I did see the shadows of shart in the water. Dunno, kind of disconcerting for me.

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#3

Looks like fun!

#4

The Leopard Sharks are about 4 or 5 feet mostly, and about as scary as puppy dogs. You can’t tell in the video but a few of the sharks are surfing along with my boat.