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How to Paddle Out in Bigger Surf on a SUP

Showing in slow motion various techniques and strategies for getting through the rows of whitewash and the impact zone so we can ride more tasty waves. Breaking the technique down and describing how to do it, why, and when.

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Captain Velveeta says:

Great techniques…thanks for the video.

Danny R says:

Some solid advice Brah! Thanks!
I learned real quick that the old 'eskimo roll' technique I used on my longboards and from Surf Lifesaving was super bad on a SUP because the paddle adds so much extra hassle under water… Up and over is for sure the easiest way!

Dhedra Fernaldi says:

Riding a teetor totter by himself.
That sounds sad as hell..

D S says:

So helpful! Great video and analysis/commentary.

sloth sloth says:

this video was good! full of techniques and monuvers… very helpful

James McOwen says:

One thing I do when I know I’m gonna get beat up by a wave and I bail is try to flip the board upside down and the waves doesn’t pull it as hard. That’s with a 9’2 cocomat, not sure how that works with a 14’. And the board, magically, seems to be right side up after the thrashing and will pull right to you.

James McOwen says:

Awesome vid dude!!! Greetings from zarautz!!!

teshia mcquade says:

Your voice is so calming

Rogerio Dias says:

Hey Clayisland, what up great video explanation. What type of mount camera you have in your SUP?

Sean Callahan says:

Clay, I saw the "ClayIsland" and thought that was you. This is Sean "Feral In Baja" Callahan. I was going to try and message you the other day to ask advice on a Franken-Paddle I'm putting together (Oval Blade stem, round Paddle Shaft) they're both good parts, but I'm having to adapt. GREAT VIDEO!!! I'm back in the Baja beachbreak tubes, after 7 months off living in NE Tijuana war zone. Your video game is seriously on point. Gonna get back on the Zone, I was off it after someone really classist-vibed me out. I'm touchy about that, so I stayed away for like a year or more. So many cool people, I'm going back. Cool vibes, great video, thanks for the stoke!

Jean-François Karam says:

Great video. A couple of questions for you. 1. Are you and some of your friends using iSUP in those size waves? 2. Have you encounters problems losing your paddle when falling off?

Yuki yoshida says:

kooks and there boats lol

Colin Guinn says:

Thank you for that!

Cassidy Tutsch says:

thanks super helpful

Madeleine King says:

Clay, awesome video! Thank you. I'm spending my evening looking at sup surf videos to try to learn a few things and as I'm watching this one, I realize it's YOU narrating and video'ing. Awesome, thanks!

wrybread says:

Great tips thanks. That "over/under" move at 8:10 was beautiful.

greenstick100 says:

It is videos like this that help us rookie SUPers see the techniques that work! I have practised the techniques in this video on my last few wave sessions and they work. In fact, paddling out is almost as much fun as catching a wave. It requires skill and good balance and it is satisfying if you can make it out back without falling off. I think you even earn a little respect from the prone surfers when they see you riding up and over each wave as you paddle out (even on an iSUP!). Thanks.

Joshua Coleman says:

Great video. I surf in the river on a SUP and have only tried it twice in the ocean. Very helpful and also motivational, knowing that it's normal to get knocked around and off your board when trying to make it past the break. Thanks for your video!

Mat Woolf says:

Nicely presented clip. I remember all those anxieties first time I got a longboard, and reading the handbook, & asking 'stupid' questions in surf shops, 'how do I get out in big waves, mister?' heh…'If you can't get out you don't deserve to be out,' he'd say, the guru.

Isn't a paddle in your hand such a faff? I always feel sorry for the guys out back – standing when everybody around lies prone. Best be anonymous out there with all the bad guys :). If I was as fit & young as you I'd go get a longboard and then a 7 footer for the big stuff, learn to duck dive which is fun.

S'pose you get a nice glide on the SUP, all best, a very enjoyable delivery, thanks.

igortxi06 says:

good info thx for sharing

Ewan Melling Flavell says:

Thanks so much. I really enjoyed watching this vid.

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