]oh my- the speed, the way it gets runners, the way it gets lots and lots of runners, the way you can paddle up wind and fly back home. i'm like a kid in a candy shop
bring on a long skinny dw sup with 2 ama's
cheers


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I been doing more research, my financiers not looking good until end of Sept/Oct so not much I can do until then. Shopping around, may try to get a few demo's in that time also.

I'm liking this one so far.

www.kodak.com/corp/default.htm?sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-legacy&localeid=en_US&h=1

That's great Lacey, must admit I've been feeling a bit of an itch in that department after being on Maui for a couple of weeks and doing down winders with mates on OC1's. So fast and just amazing the way they can hunt down a runner from way back.

Is this a completely new thing for you? Wondering what the learning curve is like.

The thing that really blows my mind is that Dave Kalama and some of the other top SUP guys are right up there with the times the OC1's are doing on the Maliko runs.

The speed the good OC1 guys pass me on those runs is just wild, makes you want to take your paddle back and apologise for ever even thinking you could use the bloody thing

Keep us posted, be curious to see if you lose interest in SUP down winding at all.

JonathanC said...

That's great Lacey, must admit I've been feeling a bit of an itch in that department after being on Maui for a couple of weeks and doing down winders with mates on OC1's. So fast and just amazing the way they can hunt down a runner from way back.

Is this a completely new thing for you? Wondering what the learning curve is like.

The thing that really blows my mind is that Dave Kalama and some of the other top SUP guys are right up there with the times the OC1's are doing on the Maliko runs.

The speed the good OC1 guys pass me on those runs is just wild, makes you want to take your paddle back and apologise for ever even thinking you could use the bloody thing

Keep us posted, be curious to see if you lose interest in SUP down winding at all.

hi, i got a little paddle on one a few weeks ago- first thing i thought is why aren't i doing this. we run into a lot of oc crew and some do both-oc and sup. travis and danny reckon sup dw ing has made them better oc paddlers

probably a turning point on getting one was heading out on my sup to do an up and downhill run the other week. i was getting smashed, so i turned around,came in, jumped in the car and paddle out from north kirra, thinking what a good plan. but while there was a bit chop to make you paddle hard, you just couldn't get on um. i worked hard, got nothing and had to pay for a taxi back to my car, which i do a lot off. that was it, i'm going to get something i can paddle more often instead of trotting up and down a creek

i still train sup two mornings- it feels like i have 10 legropes hanging of the back and yes, i think i will be on the oc for a bit amount of my time, but i was thinking today, i wouldn't mind jumping on the sup for run, just to see how i'm going and yes standing up does have it own feel. a nice se swell and se or s wind, snapper to burleigh is a sweet run when it's on

the reality is on the goldie,and some people aren't going to like hearing it, there is only so many good days for sup dw winding, oc's will give me more ocean time

the paddling from sup to oc is not proving that hard. you have to twist and reach a lot further than sup, good release is a must and have to get the paddle out in front, otherwise your reward is to keep smacking your knees with the paddle shaft. also you need to keep feet pressure on to drive the board,body - this one i keep lapsing on. i'm told i going well, but i expect to be told i'm doing this and that wrong and i have a lot to learn

the catching of runners and just sitting there or skipping over a few seems so easy and will blow you away, however i paddled with a skier, who oc paddles too and he pushed me to go flatout riding down and over bumps- now thats fast high rate/paddling to do that and i will need to be more cardio fitter if i wont to do well in races in the future. doesn't mean you have to do that sort of stuff to enjoy a oc

there's room for both oc/sup dw i reckon, each will make you better for the other
cheers

i've seen travis do well on a sup v oc1, but even he couldn't hold the oc off

i think maliko would be one of a handful of few of places where that would happen

Great pic
Hey Lacey, if you're running out of room to store your toys, you can always keep a 16 footer at my place. Then you've already got a board here when you come over for some WA downwinders

SimonDodd said...

Nice one Lacey! I would love a Pueo one day, if this one would of fitted in my luggage i would of brought it home with me......Bill Pratt's 'Green Zebra'

Hey Simon, Sam Williams has been importing them from Hawaii. $6000 a pop!! That's a lot of $ for the pop eh...

Please excuse my ignorance, but what’s the appeal of the OC1's as opposed to a ski? I would've thought that you catch runners better and go faster all on a kayak.

I'm sensing I'm probably going to come off sounding like my mate who keeps asking me why I don't just ride a mal instead of a SUP, but I'l thow it out there anyway.

I want one. Have never seen one in Vic. Just thinking out loud, I'd like Sup Vic to consider getting an OC 4 or OC 6 that we could all chip in for and give it a go in the bay on those gnarly days. Which reminds me - I'd better pay up my membership for this year.

I too could not see the picture but I guess we're talking about on oc1 like this...

that's the one.i did about 22k's with another paddler. cmc rang me at 10.34, another 3 to 4 minutes before i got going, 1 minute or so rest at snapper, stretched my self on the canoe in front of the alley, sat for a bit in the creek, then went to the car- time 12.18. so UP HILL and down hill which wasn't good -sub 5min k's to give an idea
cheers
ps hopped on cmc 17 for a touch, while it felt slow after the oc1, i could really feel where and what i needed to do with the paddle- getting the sweet spot

Can someone tell me where that photo was taken,longboarders in the background with the long retaining wall.

Lacey,when ordering a oc1 does the manufacture take body weight into account?
I've always wanted one,I can see a new forum section coming

Gorgo said...

I too could not see the picture but I guess we're talking about on oc1 like this...

Looks unreal. Probably a bit a like a fish out of water in the pic - I could imagine it's pretty complicated to pull on and off the roof of your car and carry to the beach. Just out of interest is the outrigger bit detachable.

The advantage of sup is the simplicity.

62mac said...

Can someone tell me where that photo was taken,longboarders in the background with the long retaining wall.

Lacey,when ordering a oc1 does the manufacture take body weight into account?
I've always wanted one,I can see a new forum section coming

I reckon you're right Mac. It's just the start (again) of OC1 in Aust which has already had its first boom with outrigger paddlers but we probably all missed it, I know I did.

I took a similar path to Hawkey, surfed SUP for a few years and then wanted to learn how to paddle so went for a paddle at a club in the 6 man just to try it. Before I knew it I was training for my first race. I knew after a few paddles in the ocean I needed to be able to do this more so a solo option was the go.

I couldnt decide to go SUP or OC1 then, I went SUP. Now I'm getting a OC1 also with the help of my biggest fan (Mum she also paddles outrigger and has for 10 or so years) so I'll have both.

I paddled Laceys Hurricane today and the speed is amazing, booked to demo a few canoes next week, with luck be on the water very soon.

oliver said...

Gorgo said...

I too could not see the picture but I guess we're talking about on oc1 like this...

Looks unreal. Probably a bit a like a fish out of water in the pic - I could imagine it's pretty complicated to pull on and off the roof of your car and carry to the beach. Just out of interest is the outrigger bit detachable.

The advantage of sup is the simplicity.

yeah oliver, it comes apart. different settings ama- the outrigger bit,up and down, front and back, in and out. they need to be washed down too, just brought a cheapo plastic pumpup pressure sprayer
cheers

North said...

Please excuse my ignorance, but what’s the appeal of the OC1's as opposed to a ski? I would've thought that you catch runners better and go faster all on a kayak.

I'm sensing I'm probably going to come off sounding like my mate who keeps asking me why I don't just ride a mal instead of a SUP, but I'l thow it out there anyway.

Yip Ski is faster also harder to master.

As for the OC1 it is a single blade so transferring your technique over to the SUP works better. Ski's are great for your fitness, as you can rate up a lot higher than you would on a OC1. I know of a lot of people who do all and all for different reasons.

The photo of the Hiko is take on Kauai at Kalapaki.

www.ocpaddler.com/forum/2010/new_hiko_canoe_available_demo

Some of the Write up on different OC1 Canoes

"First off, let me say that i'm not an elite paddler or even a racer. i just like to paddle, and we'll leave it at that. i have owned many boats, and i just tried the Hiko. the boat is unreal. during this calender year of 2010, i have owned a pueo and a scorpius xm. recently, i have sold the pueo and currently ride a xm. i had the opportunity to time trial all these boats on the same course, and from personal experience, i have to say, for me, I had the fastest time on a Hiko. the course is a flat water course, and i was very impressed at the glide of the Hiko. similar to a pueo, but to me, is seemed to run a little better, felt a little smoother, and the seating is more comfortable. now, i say this because i'm not a small guy, i weigh around 210lbs. conditions of the course that i rode typically was the same, flat and no wind. its in a harbor/slash river type area, and the first boat i rode was the pueo, 50 mins, scorpius xm 48 mins, wainui 45 mins, and hiko 44 min. i figured i must have miss timed myself on the pueo, so i tried it out again, and still 49 min. now i'm not saying the Hiko is the best boat out there, this is just my personal time trial i did on 5 consecutive days on the same course. for me i had the fastest time on the Hiko. also, for those who say that the Hiko is for small to med surf and the wainui is for larger days, i say, try out the Hiko on a day that its nuking out there, and hold on. i did a kalapaki to poipu run and the boats surfs crazy in all conditions. it felt very loose and had the ability to run and jump from one wave to the next without much effort. let it be known that the waves at this time were stacking up close to one another. it did dive a litte, but as soon as you think your going to pearl, it jumps up and just goes. for me, the pueo tracked right alot, and i had a hard time surfing out to the left, the Hiko had no problem with this, and i was able to go where ever the waves seemed to be. so for me that was my experience with the Hiko, experience it for yourself."

Contact Woogie for a demo

did some reasonable ocean stuff today(moved the ama out a bit- makes a difference). got spat off once- um there are 2 pedals and it's not self centre ing. at speed the pedals ae very touchy, i would liken it to gp racing car with the steering and 'grip'.also learning about leaning back at the right time too.

you look at this bump in front that looks along way off, then you start dropping down toward it, the canoe is going real fast now, better lean back as it's getting steep. i'm swerving off too the left, i just tap the right pedal, oh s### too much , back on the left quick. i'm paddling for these runners and playing racing car driver with the steering at the same time.
it's very addictive for sure
cheers