Surfing and canoeing in row over stand up paddle boarding ownership

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Surfing and canoeing in row over stand up paddle boarding ownership

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windsurftom

NSW

402 posts

windsurftom

NSW, 402 posts

6 Apr 2017 6:58pm

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/canoeing/39505823

Funny how these things happen once something gets popular.

dingfix

84 posts

dingfix

84 posts

7 Apr 2017 4:26am

.....both are fighting over who controls the sport of sup. Don't know about you but I don't want to be controlled. isn't that the great thing about sup and surfing, grab your board and wettie, go where you want when you want with who you want. Ride free.

Slab

1125 posts

Slab

1125 posts

7 Apr 2017 5:17am

Follow the money....this is what it is about......Olympics and who gets to represent SUP there and reap the financial rewards.

Most believe (I think) neither should represent SUP but a new body should which represents both of the best of each organisation. Both are strong in their own areas but not in both.

Gorgo

VIC

5124 posts

Gorgo

VIC, 5124 posts

7 Apr 2017 7:26am

It's hilarious. The surfers say, "We've been organising SUP competitions for years ...". The canoe people say "It's got a paddle. We own it."

The International Surfing Association (ISA) says it has organised competitions for years in the sport.

But the International Canoe Federation (ICF) says the use of the paddle makes it part of its organisation.

HumanCartoon

VIC

2098 posts

HumanCartoon

VIC, 2098 posts

7 Apr 2017 4:17pm

Neither of those mobs fully understand the breadth of the SUP disciplines.

Todzilla

189 posts

Todzilla

189 posts

7 Apr 2017 3:16pm

I reckon that seeing as SUP is the multidisciplinary sport here we should set up a SUP Council that umbrellas both the ISA and the ICF...

SUP's in charge basically !!!

What could possibly go wrong?

rockmagnet

QLD

1458 posts

rockmagnet

QLD, 1458 posts

8 Apr 2017 10:28am

Funny story when I was about 20 back in 1968 I was as surfing in the North sea in the UK and some guys in Kayaks came over to chat.They said surfing would never take off and that kayaking was the way of the future (or words to that effect) and we should really get into kayaking. Still makes me laugh as they really looked down on us whenever they came over to try and steal our waves.
Looks like they are still trying

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