Sharing the essential downwind skills that help me catch more waves and have faster runs. We did a big group downwinder in epic conditions and I was reminded of what a difference these skills make. Love to hear how these work for you and any future videos you would like to see. Hope this helps. Thanks!
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Yes love to join you!! Hope i can build my skills up!!
That was one of the best downwind tutorials man. Thanks. Do more pls👍🏼
Really good advice
Great video my man, was just starting to downwind when I found this a couple years back, helped me get up and running. Came back to check it out again as a fairly confident paddler now and was able to just appreciate the stoke. It's infectious. Happy paddling.
Good stuff. Love your vids!
Cool, and thanks for the tips!
Great video. Thanks
thanks man - good video - just started downwind paddles here in Honolulu - very helpful
Really cool! I can't wait to try this for the first time soon!
Right on! Hope to hear how it goes.
Great advice 👍
Great! It saved me many, many hours of my learning curve. :)
TT TT Glad to hear it's helpful.
That was really cool thanks for sharing. I picked up something. Thank You. 🇺🇲🤙🏼
Awesome!
I want to say thanks there was a storm in the UK which brought 6ft waves waist high chop and crazy wind! I used your technic for overcoming anxiaty... And it helped alot!! So thanks
Nirvana Sup Excellent, so glad to hear it helped.
Nice !!
thanks for this video . wonder if sup foil is same technic with the paddle.
Best technique improve for downwind awesome👍👏😊
Thanks
Thanks a lot for your sharing, very helpful. And very nice video pov, how was the camera attached to board?
Awesome video does the bottom of the board need to be slick smooth or can it have lines and grooves I'm looking at a board called.... easy Eddy paddle board I'm wondering if I could learn how to ride waves with that......
Where are you at bro, looks like a great run/spot.. Great video!
Thanks, that's in the San Francisco Bay, Alameda and Treasure Island.
What board would you recommend for downwinding in 30-60 knots ?
First off, I really enjoy all of your SUP videos. I've learned a lot from them. So I have a few gear questions regarding downwind. Is your paddle different than your surfing one? I'm about your height and weight. What is the volume of your 14 foot board? Thanks! Keep up the great work...
Hi, I prefer a longer paddle, narrower blade and flexy shaft, catching DW bumps often requires a ton of effort and I find the paddle is easier on my body. Volume IDK, it's a Blueplanet 14x30.
Awesome vids especially when you go back, commentate in slow mo. Thx
Amazing video. Thanks a lot. How did you draw into the video?
Thanks! Adobe After Effects
So footwork seems a integral part of downwinding success. Is it possible on a dugout board to DW, in more of a hybrid stance, or do both feet need to be aligned further back on the board. Cheers Davey.
cool videoS!! SUBBED! What is the size of your board? thank you
bob A Thanks! 14'x30"
Hi Clay, do you have any guidance on a down winding board? Or do you just use the biggest longest .. boat you can / really doesn't matter? I'm also around Alameda and use L41s in surf.. and you've inspired me to try this DW. sorry if this is a dumb question! :)
Scott Regan Hi Scott, good to hear from you. I recommend trying as many boards as you can, 14'x28" works for most guys. You are welcome to try my boards.
clayisland Clay, I really appreciate that offer - I saw somewhere you mentioned you took a group of folks alameda down winding. I’d love to join that if ever appropriate - I’ll shoot you a note on your website . Have a great thanksgiving
Sup @clayisland, greetings from Brazil! I'm curious, what do you wear on your feet while sup surfing? Thanks!
I wear split toe surf booties either 3 or 5mm.
still tricky for me, i have SIC Bullet 27.5 -28 wide 12.6 feet, what is a really good 14 feet downwinder may be iam ready for 26.5 wide ? what do you recommend Sam
asaied100 Hi, Big question, for me the answer was to try lots of boards. I found the 12' boards to be to low volume and I felt bogged down. Narrower seems to work for shorter folks. I find stability is the best answer for catching more bumps and longer glides, so for me a wider board works better. On a 30" wide board all my energy can be put to paddling and moving my feet instead of struggling to stay balanced. Also I had a custom 12' board made that is really thick - full volume from rail to rail and nose to tail, huge difference from the production 12 foot boards, great for small days and catching tiny little bumps.
Thanks for the video. What are the dimensions of your board?
If I remember correctly 14x30.
Hello nice tutorial video. So the solo shot 3 its not water proof? Thanks
Thanks. SS3 is not waterproof.
are bumps are very short so we paddle the uphill part
Will is Smart I hear you. I occasionally do a lake DW run with micro close together bumps. These don't really have an uphill so I just keep on paddling.
Sorry if I missed it, but where are you filming this ?
Kat McKee Hi, in San Francisco Bay.
i got myself a newF - ONE 8.10 x 29 SUP to a little bit challenge myself, i was progressing fast on the big one's so got a smaller 1 (im 80kg 172cm) but now im always falling. Some times i have a bit of luck and i hold on to the board but mostly im just falling, i know it's a slow process but, i do wanna know what im doing wrong . So if you could help me out @clayisland that would be great.
Sounds frustrating. 8'10" for downwinders? If so that's really small. For me going wider is the easiest way to gain stability, and vice versa to narrow a board at any length gives me trouble.
@@clayisland well thats not for downwinds... just wanted to comment on a sup video... if u have any other tips onr sup surfing that would be great!
where was tis filmed ? thanks jeff
jeff Ferritto San Francisco bay
clayisland thanks
Might be stupid question but after you've gone all this distance downwind how do you get back lol ?? that's a longgg paddle upwind back then?
Good question. Paddling upwind all those miles would be grueling or even impossible for most people. So most DW runs we use a shuttle, multiple vehicles/bike, or boat ride.
clayisland oooooh see that makes sense now thank youuuuuuu 😎🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
Typically a downwinder is done with more than one person and two cars. They "car shuffle" so there is a car at the start of the run and a car at the end. Or you can do my trick, take your phone, some light replacement clothes, a towel and some bike locks along for the ride, lock your board up at the end, then uber back to your car and drive to your board to collect it
How’d you get back upwind on the solo missions?
Electric bike
How I recognize a bump or good bump? 🙏🙏
Observe, inquire, listen, the ocean will tell us all we need to know
Where is it ...?
San Francisco Bay, Alameda and Treasure island
Hey where are you located?
Hi SF bay area.
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