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rogerthecat

188 posts

rogerthecat

188 posts

2 Jan 2009 8:19pm

The famous Severn Bore - would be good to SUP this, much better chance of staying on the wave if you can avoid the Kayakers dropping in!

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7750743.stm

Is there anything similar in Oz and has anyone ridden it?

oliver

3952 posts

oliver

3952 posts

2 Jan 2009 8:32pm

Great footage roger. I don't think there is anything similar here.

Most parts of the southern half of Australia are in severe drought - we now have a whole generation of kids growing up who will never know the pleasures of all the sprinklers on and a water-slide in the backyard.

aus301

QLD

2039 posts

aus301

QLD, 2039 posts

2 Jan 2009 9:50pm

I certainly haven't heard of a river tidal wave like that in Australia, there are a few standing waves in rivers in the snowy mountains that I used to white-water kayak on. You could probably SUP these but it would be very dangerous as generally the white-water in Oz is created by very shallow rocky environments.

rogerthecat

188 posts

rogerthecat

188 posts

2 Jan 2009 9:02pm

It occurs because of a very high spring tide running upstream against the natural flow of water.
It rises and falls as it travels upstream, this video has more people on it than I have ever seen, used to live alongside the Severn and we used to watch the Bore - never used to be more than half a dozen on the wave. Just shows the increase in popularity of surfing and kayaking.

Aus301 - you might like this footage: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7735439.stm

rogerthecat

188 posts

rogerthecat

188 posts

2 Jan 2009 9:07pm

And re SUPing a standing wave - this is from Pembrokeshire in the south west of Wales - that's Old South Wales to you lot down there!!

The Bitches are a tidal anomoly.

DavidJohn

VIC

17570 posts

DavidJohn

VIC, 17570 posts

3 Jan 2009 1:18am

Nice vid there Roger..

..Thanks.

DJ

aus301

QLD

2039 posts

aus301

QLD, 2039 posts

3 Jan 2009 7:48am

Here are a couple of vids...

the first is the Waimea river standing wave, no SUP action on it but pretty cool all the same. I haven't seen any SUP vid from this wave, however a few forums have said people have done it so I guess just a matter of time before it hits youtube.

The second is SUPing rapids on the Colorado River.

JB Mel

QLD

297 posts

JB Mel

QLD, 297 posts

3 Jan 2009 10:17am

I did a year fishing in Northern Australia years ago and the tides up there are 30+ feet, so I rekon there would be similar somewhere.
Jason from Jervis bay

aus301

QLD

2039 posts

aus301

QLD, 2039 posts

4 Jan 2009 5:32pm

Another vid of some white water SUP action, with some standing wave surfing

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