Don't Rush
This is a good one from Dave Kalama. Worth a read as are all of his posts and videos. Bit cold and rainy today so dress warmly if you're out - booties for sure!
See you on the Creek!
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Greetings again from Florida! At the beach - Daytona Beach to be exact - for Thanksgiving with family. Staying on the beach at a great place called the Sun Viking - http://sunviking.com/ - outstanding destination! Very highly recommended. Great for kids too indoor pool, outdoor pool with water slide and plenty of activities for the kids. And its on the beach on a great surf spot though today the surf is a bit washed out with a big northerly blowing.
So with a big northerly it was down wind time on the Halifax River which is the inter-coastal in these parts. Went about 7 miles today riding some great windswells. Wildlife included some brown pelicans, two dolphins heading up river, and some canadian snowbirds on a Hunter 38 heading south. Ended up a great river front bar called Inlet Harbor - http://www.inletharbor.com/ - where I was welcomed with Longboard Lager and shrimp. Talk about Thankful! Am very lucky to have such a great and loving family and the chance to spend some time on the water. I am blessed. Have a great Thanksgiving and we'll see you on the creek.
See you on the Creek!
Greetings again from Florida! At the beach - Daytona Beach to be exact - for Thanksgiving with family. Staying on the beach at a great place called the Sun Viking - http://sunviking.com/ - outstanding destination! Very highly recommended. Great for kids too indoor pool, outdoor pool with water slide and plenty of activities for the kids. And its on the beach on a great surf spot though today the surf is a bit washed out with a big northerly blowing.
So with a big northerly it was down wind time on the Halifax River which is the inter-coastal in these parts. Went about 7 miles today riding some great windswells. Wildlife included some brown pelicans, two dolphins heading up river, and some canadian snowbirds on a Hunter 38 heading south. Ended up a great river front bar called Inlet Harbor - http://www.inletharbor.com/ - where I was welcomed with Longboard Lager and shrimp. Talk about Thankful! Am very lucky to have such a great and loving family and the chance to spend some time on the water. I am blessed. Have a great Thanksgiving and we'll see you on the creek.
 |
| Sunrise Thanksgiving 2012 |
 |
| Halifax River DW start - blowing 15+ |
 | ||||
| Inlet Harbor, Ponce Inlet FL - cold Longboard Lager awaits! |
See you on the Creek!
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Florida
Florida. Greetings to all. This week we road tripped to Florida for some quality Thanksgiving family time. Brought the old 11'6" Southpoint for some fun in the surf as well as a holiday gift for my brother. Hopefully she'll be in good hands as we continue to spread the SUP stoke to him and his family. Went on on the Butler Lake chain in Windermere near Orlando the last couple of days. The chain of lakes is a great spot - very scenic with lots of saw grass, spanish moss and great wildlife. I think I even saw one of our osprey patrolling his winter home! Supposedly there are a lot of gators but I haven't seen one yet. Heading to Daytona so hopefully I'll get my surf on but there's high wind in the forecast. Either way the temps and the sun are great!
Have a great Thanksgiving!!
See you on the Creek!
Have a great Thanksgiving!!
 |
| Weems Creek colors |
 |
| Swamp cut though - very cool |
 |
| Daylight to Lake Tibet |
 | |||
| Central Florida sunset |
Friday, November 16, 2012
More Downwind Thoughts
More downwind thoughts.
Greetings and happy Friday! Saw the following on my favorite site - Seabreeze.com.au - from DJ. He writes...
" Many people that I know think a downwinder is like a race.. (and for some it is).. But for me it's like a bush walk.. On a bush walk you don't run as fast as you can to try and get to the end the quickest.. You take it easy.. Stop and enjoy the view every now and then.. and as you can see in my DW vids I don't really like to paddle all that much..
Sometimes if you just paddle when you have to.. and not paddle for runners you probably won't catch.. You will often go just as fast as those that paddle non stop.. I often go to take a stroke and then think.. Hang on.. Don't take that stroke.. because you don't need to..
DJ"
Here's the link to the thread and his video - http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Its-not-a-race-downwinder/.
Made it for a short one today. Not too bad. I will address cold weather outfitting next week. Have a great weekend!
See you on the Creek!
Greetings and happy Friday! Saw the following on my favorite site - Seabreeze.com.au - from DJ. He writes...
" Many people that I know think a downwinder is like a race.. (and for some it is).. But for me it's like a bush walk.. On a bush walk you don't run as fast as you can to try and get to the end the quickest.. You take it easy.. Stop and enjoy the view every now and then.. and as you can see in my DW vids I don't really like to paddle all that much..
Sometimes if you just paddle when you have to.. and not paddle for runners you probably won't catch.. You will often go just as fast as those that paddle non stop.. I often go to take a stroke and then think.. Hang on.. Don't take that stroke.. because you don't need to..
DJ"
Here's the link to the thread and his video - http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Its-not-a-race-downwinder/.
Made it for a short one today. Not too bad. I will address cold weather outfitting next week. Have a great weekend!
 |
| Empty creek - snow birds are all heading south! |
 |
| Late fall sky on Weems |
Friday, November 9, 2012
Lunchtime Paddle
Greetings to all. Good lunchtime paddles the last two day. A bit chilly and the only company on the creek are the gaggle of geese and Derrick the collie. It's been blowing out of the northwest allows for an upwind workout towards the Rt 50 bridge followed by the downwind fruits of your labor. In fact yesterday did a couple of upwind-downwind laps tucking in behind Priest Point. Good work out good fun.
The weekend is shaping up nicely so wear booties and enjoy the sun. See you out there.
Dress warmly and see you on the Creek!
The weekend is shaping up nicely so wear booties and enjoy the sun. See you out there.
 |
| Geese gaggle on Weems |
 |
| Derrick (with bark collar on today!) |
Dress warmly and see you on the Creek!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Getting Chilly
Greetings! Starting to get cold - no snow last night but I swear I did see a couple of flakes through the rain. Today is starting to set up for a good downwinder if your heading from Weems Creek to DTA (downtown Annapolis!).
When the weather gets cold I like to warm up with surf vids - particularly SUP. The one below is the latest from a young Hawaiian - Kai Lenny. He is a Naish team rider and waterman - not Maryland style crabber or oysterman - but waterman as in Hawaiian style - SUP, surf, sailboard, kite surf, diving etc. Heres a link to the Naish site http://www.naishsails.com/2013/items/kai-lenny/.
Pretty good vid so sit back with some hot chocolate (or Irish Coffee) and enjoy.
When the weather gets cold I like to warm up with surf vids - particularly SUP. The one below is the latest from a young Hawaiian - Kai Lenny. He is a Naish team rider and waterman - not Maryland style crabber or oysterman - but waterman as in Hawaiian style - SUP, surf, sailboard, kite surf, diving etc. Heres a link to the Naish site http://www.naishsails.com/2013/items/kai-lenny/.
Pretty good vid so sit back with some hot chocolate (or Irish Coffee) and enjoy.
See you on the Creek!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Downwind Vid
Downwind video.
Greetings to all. Looks like the Nor'easter isn't going to be too rough on us but might provide enough wind for a good downwinder. We'll see. Regardless here's a great video of downwinding in South Africa in 30 plus knots! Looks like a blast!
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/SUP-downwind-without-a-paddle-Video/?SearchTerms=downwind
If anyone gets out please let us know how much fun you had and send pics!
See you on the Creek!
Greetings to all. Looks like the Nor'easter isn't going to be too rough on us but might provide enough wind for a good downwinder. We'll see. Regardless here's a great video of downwinding in South Africa in 30 plus knots! Looks like a blast!
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/SUP-downwind-without-a-paddle-Video/?SearchTerms=downwind
If anyone gets out please let us know how much fun you had and send pics!
See you on the Creek!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Post Sandy Pics
Post Sandy Pics
Greetings. I trust everyone survived Sandy as well as could be expected. There was some damage around the Creek but no where near as bad as it could have been. Certainly we are lucky compared with our neighbors to the north. The wind did blow some trees down and at least one boat lost its mooring. We did have a bit of storm surge on Tuesday but all in all quite manageable. Here are some pics.
All in all very lucky.
See you on the Creek!
Greetings. I trust everyone survived Sandy as well as could be expected. There was some damage around the Creek but no where near as bad as it could have been. Certainly we are lucky compared with our neighbors to the north. The wind did blow some trees down and at least one boat lost its mooring. We did have a bit of storm surge on Tuesday but all in all quite manageable. Here are some pics.
 |
| Low Bridge |
 |
| Trapped on the outgoing tide |
 |
| Bummer - btw the boat was rescued a short time later |
 |
| One of the downed trees |
 |
| Garage in Weems |
 | ||||
| Big puddle for Puddle Pirates! |
All in all very lucky.
See you on the Creek!
Weems Creek Sandy Surfing
Surfing Sandy
On Sunday the wind from Sandy was blowing out of the North which made for good wind swell on the Creek. The Annapolis side of the Creek offered just enough lee shore to allow for paddling upwind toward the Severn - still a great workout! Then turn a ride the swells for some great downwinding. The GoPro pics don't do it justice but what a blast.
See you on the Creek!
On Sunday the wind from Sandy was blowing out of the North which made for good wind swell on the Creek. The Annapolis side of the Creek offered just enough lee shore to allow for paddling upwind toward the Severn - still a great workout! Then turn a ride the swells for some great downwinding. The GoPro pics don't do it justice but what a blast.
 |
| Paddling upwind |
 |
| Downwind surge - swell is bigger than it looks! Really! |
See you on the Creek!
Calm before Sandy
Pre-Sandy Pics
Greetings. In the days leading up to Sandy the trees around the Creek are turning and the water calm - great for a couple of lunchtime sessions.
See you on the Creek!
Greetings. In the days leading up to Sandy the trees around the Creek are turning and the water calm - great for a couple of lunchtime sessions.
 |
| Lunchtime fishing |
 |
| Priest Point Leaves |
 |
| The great pumpkin |
See you on the Creek!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)