Thanks for this, very useful. I was told there are better times than others to paddle board at the duck pond - I think it was one hour before high tide and two hours after. Would you say this is accurate? And what about wind? I tried the other day and there was a fairly strong wind coming off shore. Are the best winds on-shore? Presumably you wouldn't want one that blows you out to sea!
Great questions about 2 hours either side of high tide will work in the duck pond. Ideally for paddleboarding you want as light wind as possible. Offshore winds need to be treated with great care. The water often looks flat and calm but paddling back to shore against the wind is the problem. Remember too that often the wind will get stronger the further offshore you go. So treat offshore winds with a lot of care and only paddle if you are 100%sure you can get back to the beach. Onshore winds are a different challenge as will often come with small waves and wind chop. So the big challenge is often getting off the beach and balance! Make sure that whenever you are paddling in onshore winds you don't put yourself in a position that you would get blown onto rocks, seawalls, cliffs etc. Have fun and stay safe.
Official! Great vid, keep them coming.
Great advice for the novice/beginner, great video!
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Really good info, , thanks
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Thanks for this, very useful. I was told there are better times than others to paddle board at the duck pond - I think it was one hour before high tide and two hours after. Would you say this is accurate? And what about wind? I tried the other day and there was a fairly strong wind coming off shore. Are the best winds on-shore? Presumably you wouldn't want one that blows you out to sea!
Great questions about 2 hours either side of high tide will work in the duck pond. Ideally for paddleboarding you want as light wind as possible. Offshore winds need to be treated with great care. The water often looks flat and calm but paddling back to shore against the wind is the problem. Remember too that often the wind will get stronger the further offshore you go. So treat offshore winds with a lot of care and only paddle if you are 100%sure you can get back to the beach. Onshore winds are a different challenge as will often come with small waves and wind chop. So the big challenge is often getting off the beach and balance! Make sure that whenever you are paddling in onshore winds you don't put yourself in a position that you would get blown onto rocks, seawalls, cliffs etc. Have fun and stay safe.