Words and pics: Tony Bain I was on a four-day British Canoeing paddle sports leader coaching course in Scotland recently. At the end of the course the weather was looking [...]
Words and pics: Tony Bain With summer here lots of you will be thinking about heading out on group adventures. You may or may not do this as a club or group and you may or [...]
Words and pics: Tony Bain Most of us just pick up our board head to the shore and wade right in. It’s as simple as that, or is it? Of course it is: we drive down to a car [...]
Words and pics: Tony Bain Knowledge is power, so the saying goes. Without it we’d be nothing. Stand up paddling is perceived initially to be easy; a sport that anyone can [...]
Words and pics: Tony Bain Too many times recently we’ve heard about people coming unstuck while paddling. As new recruits’ skills grow they take on more adventurous [...]
Words and pics: Tony Bain I’m an instructor of SUP. I don’t really have a choice: I have to lead by example. That is what I have been taught to teach. To put in front of [...]
Words and pics: Tony Bain Novice SUP paddlers are an adventurous bunch, curious and always up for a challenge. But they do seem to worry about getting it right. Oh, and [...]