: Man, I love the wood design on that paddle! I'm gonna steal that
: sucker.....

: I have yet to see anyone make a SUP look convincing, and I swear
: I'm TRYING. Oh well, if I wanted to see anyone make sea kayaks
: look convincing, it'd be a long, long wait. It's amazing how
: lame the paddling scene is here on Galveston Bay, I can never
: get over it.

: But last fall I saw a friend paddling a SUP, whereas I was perched
: in my Merlin. So I grabbed my long paddle, stood up, and
: sauntered over to say howdy. This is a guy who paddles a couple
: times each week, yet I could easily paddle circles around him
: ........... plus, I had an ice chest (full of good old ice cold
: water), a bunch of fishing gear, two anchors rigged for crying
: out loud, AND a nice comfy seat to refer to when I got tired of
: standing.

: Using a SUP to surf with looks like it might be fun.

: Oh, and I can't believe the original post could be considered off
: topic?

"I had an ice chest (full of good old ice cold water)"
What sort of a Texan are you? If you were a Canadian, well, you'd be french.

Kirk