Progress in our modern world is a given. We innovate more, we advance – it’s the human way. But sport is cruel, progress is not always a linear path, more a zigzag, back and forth towards the next level. Finn Mullen offers some practical tips for an aspiring SUP surfer looking to keep their progress on track.
If you ever feel disheartened by your own performance then let me offer you some advice - misery loves company. And in sport, you have plenty of company to choose from. In the past week I’ve watched major ath-letes and teams ‘choke’ at the final hurdle. Their past accomplishments and skills seemingly ancient history as they fail to reproduce former glories. We know more now than we ever did about athletic performance in terms of diet, mental techniques, training methods and human kinetics, yet still progress in performance is not a given. At this point in professional sport the business of analysis, coaching and advice from endless experts kicks in. And it’s big business, but what about when you’re at the other end of the scale. Standing on your SUP on an isolated beach is a world away from high performance sports labs and coaches videoing your every move, yet, with the right approach, it is still a stage for progress. I don’t have access to any of the high-end coaching tools or techniques and through injuries, work and family commitments spend a lot more time off the water than on. But I use some simple and practical solutions that help me make the most of my training periods. There’s no science…or profit behind these, just some inspiration for how to keep your level on an upwards trajectory.
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Ceylon Stories
Like a teardrop on the tip of the Indian sub-continent, Sri Lanka is a little tropical El Dorado of beautiful landscapes, rich cultural heritage and people with incomparable kindness. Thanks to its favorable exposure to the swells of the Indian Ocean, the has a large number of good waves along its incredible southwest coast where French pro Alexis Deniel and his partner Melanie had an unforgettable experience this winter. Discover their colorful journey through this dream destination sharing its jewels after decades of civil war and the tragedy of the 2004 tsunami.
Magical. Mystical. Epic.
Alexandra is a club ambassador and SUP racer for Bray Lake; relatively new to the SUP scene she completed her first race season in 2019. She participated in her first international event, the Gla Gla, 2020, and placed 1st Brit, 8th lady and 81st overall, out of a mass start of 637 paddlers. Here she shares the highlights of her first Gla Gla experience.
Depth Charge
Many of us have are staying away from the beach for a while, some are confined to our homes, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still train for the surf. If you try the following for just one week you’ll see results, never mind three months…
Bliue Thunder - Backside turns.
In an ideal world, all waves would peel right for hundreds of meters towards the beach where a nice strong rip would take you back to the lineup. However in the world we live in they don’t and most beach breaks provide entertainment in the form of lefts, rights and straight-handers dumping on the beach.
A Quiet Union
Once, it was the perennial question: where do you go for warm, quiet waves and a cool beer afterwards without locals regarding you as a walking ATM? We don’t even ask anymore, we accept that anywhere that fits the criteria had its day in the distant past. However, eight years ago Jeremie Tronet created a practical answer to this question and developed his own corner of paradise – the JT Pro Centre – on the south shore of a delightful speck of sand, coral and palm trees sitting in the Caribbean Sea…
Preparing For Winter
The prospect of dark mornings, dragging yourself back to the gym and laying up your paddling kit is not a cheery one. But why hibernate for the winter when with a bit of preparation, you can still go out paddle boarding?
The Proving Ground
Right here in this photo, you can see our ‘test bay’ of Fistral Beach, with the Goose Rock of Crantock in the distance, and the rocks of North Fistral in the foreground.
The Great Summit
Finn Mullen gives us an insight into one of Europe’s heaviest waves, Mullaghmore, telling us about the wave, its talented local crew and the history of the local area.
The French River
Five days of SUPing and camping around the islands and channels at the mouth of French River.
Replenish
Road trips sound sexy but often turn out to be comprised of sixteen-hour shifts at the wheel, eyes propped open with caffeine and a blur of service stations and bad food with only glimpses of the exotic. Manuela Jungo and Victor Fernandez found a more compact option with superior gastro-choices on Sardinia.
