Project WwSUP: How to Stand Up in Swift Water
Blade in the Water If you’re still getting up into a standing position on your board the same way you were taught that first day … this...
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Dale Swanson
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
Project WwSUP: The S-Turn
Two Eddylines, Two Skills, One Fluid Movement The S-Turn is a maneuver that links two eddyline-crossing maneuvers for the purpose of...
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Dale Swanson
- Mar 13, 2018
- 1 min
Project WwSUP: Tail Pivot Eddy Turn
Adding Style to your Eddy Turns Before experimenting with pivot turning into whitewater eddies start with mastering pivot turns on flat...
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Dale Swanson
- Sep 15, 2017
- 2 min
Project WwSUP: Squirt Moves
The Stern Squirt was developed by whitewater slalom athletes, embraced by freestyle paddlers, and pushed to extremes by squirt boaters.
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Dale Swanson
- Aug 30, 2017
- 5 min
Project WwSUP: Cross-Stepping for Whitewater
Footwork Foundations The most brilliant thing about whitewater SUP is the freedom of movement. With all other whitewater craft – canoes,...
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Dale Swanson
- Aug 14, 2017
- 3 min
Project WwSUP: Fear of Falling
Last year on a perfect summer Sunday afternoon I accepted an invitation to a small pond party near Stuart, VA. “And bring a paddleboard...
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Dale Swanson
- Oct 18, 2016
- 3 min
Project WwSUP: Riffle Meditation
Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily. ~James J. Corbett Long...
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Dale Swanson
- Mar 11, 2016
- 1 min
River Play: Sticky Little Hydraulics
Q: How do you hone whitewater SUP skills to paddle class 3 and harder? A: Work the heck out of that class 2 river near your home. Catch...
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Dale Swanson
- Mar 1, 2016
- 1 min
Church of the Active Blade
Students of whitewater SUP: pay attention to how little you see Barry’s paddle blade, how his arms rarely flex, how his posture and...
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Dale Swanson
- Dec 29, 2015
- 1 min
Project Ww’SUP: River Dancing Basics
Whitewater SUP Not Pretty? Two recent articles in national media (CNN and SUPtheMag.com) have described whitewater SUP as awkward and...
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Dale Swanson
- Jun 12, 2015
- 6 min
Project WWSUP: Blade Down, Body Up
Staying Upright in Rapids: Blade in the Water! One of the principals that all whitewater canoe paddlers – those on their knees with...
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Dale Swanson
- Aug 22, 2014
- 7 min
Project WW’SUP: Falling on Rocks
Learning to navigate a standup paddleboard on a river will eventually involve losing your balance and falling from time to time....
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Dale Swanson
- Jun 11, 2014
- 2 min
Project WW’SUP: Forget Your Feet
One of the most important skills I practice for WWSUP is foot work. Not just where to put them and when, but the more fundamental skill...
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