SUP Surf on Lake Norman - Awesome Fun!

On Saturday, Mac and I took off on his boat and had some SUP surf fun on the boat's wake.  It was a beautiful day with very few boats out and glassy conditions.  It took a few minutes to find the right speed.....which is under 10 mph.  We used his Starboard Wave SUP and it performed so much better than the single fin, larger boards we had used in the past.

Mac catching some

Mac

Me (Rob)

Baja - Oh What Fun We Had!

A week back from Baja and I am missing the early morning wave dawn patrol, the awesome Mexican food, the fantastic windsurfing and biking, hanging out in a beautiful place and the new friends made (oh and of course the Baja fogs...corona topped with tequila and fresh lime).  Mac and I were talking last night about the great balance in fun we had during the week.   We really took advantage of all that Baja has to offer.....and it is alot.   When we first booked our Baja trip we had no idea that they would be scheduling the Matt Pritchard wave camp for the same week.  That was a no brainer to join in there, and it turned out to be an awesome experience to learn more about wave sailing techniques.  I am already looking forward to the next trip out there.   Check out more detail on the trip at Mac's site: thewaterturtle


To get a sense of the Baja experience, check out the video below:


Punta San Carlos, Baja - August 2011 from Rob on Vimeo.

Paddle Palooza - June 2011

Paddle Palooza is a Stand Up Paddle race, with family fun Stand Up Paddle events (dizzy dash, tug of war, tandem races) and other fun activities (BBQ, live music, board demos) held at the outer banks of NC at Frisco Woods camp ground near to Cape Hatteras. 2011 was the first year for the event, and it was the most fun my friends and I have had at a Stand up Paddle event! I only had a few video shots of some of the events, and there is so much more than what you see here. Come join the fun next year.


Paddle Palooza from Rob Cornwell on Vimeo.

SUPing Fun at Old Lifeguard Beach

Mac, Ken, Ralph, Sam and I had some great waves yesterday. It was a day of big rides and big wipe outs.....and tons of fun! Here are 2 shots of Mac and me. Go check out waterturtle for more.



Rob



Mac

A SUPing Day

Mac and I hit the waves yesterday with our SUP boards and some small sails. The girls paddled the sound. A beautiful sunset last night with some Margaritas.




Mac and I hit the waves yesterday, and the girls paddled the sound. A beautiful sunset last night with some Margaritas.

Awesome Saturday

Boy it is great when wind blows on a Saturday, and especially when it blows hard. Saturday was a blast over at Ramsey. Great to see some friends and to get some blasting in. I caught a few pics of Alan on his camera and he got a few of me too...thanks Alan. I am so ready for the Hatteras trip next week. This was a great warm up to get the hands nice and rough.


A Nice Day for a Cruise



Me



Alan Flying High



Me on the Jibe



Alan Jumping to the Turn

April 1st - No Fooling

Mac and I took the day off on Friday and hand a great day of SUPing and Windsurfing in Avon. Here are a few shots from the day.


Mac and me


Mac screaming by


Andy getting a sunset sail

Great Weekend in Charleston

Dawn and I went down to Charleston this past weekend with Mac and Kris to have some fun paddling, partying, and seeing the Old 97's. The paddling ended up going beyond our expectations, as on Saturday we had 70 degree temps with 10 to 15 winds. Mac and I brought our 5.5 sails and rigged them on our stand up paddle boards and had a blast in the waves for several hours out at Isle of Palms. We had some good waves (thigh to hip size) that were tons of fun. Mac got to break out his new starboard SUP wave board. Major thumbs up for him on that board. In the afternoon the wind died down and the four of us took a nice long (several hours) cruise on the waterway. We saw some good wildlife (dolphin and pelican)....see pics. That night we hit the Old 97's concert at the Music Farm and rocked it out. As usual, they put on a spectacular show. While in Charleston we found 2 good places for beer that Mac and I would highly recommend.....Boones and Closed For Business (both on King St). Also, the Barksdale BandB was an awesome place to stay....great price value, good beds, incredible location near King St, private parking (nice for safety of boards), good breakfast buffet, and friendly people. Below are pics that came from all of us.

Cold Stroke 2011

We had a great time at the 2011 Cold Stroke in Wrightsville. Coastal Urge really puts on great event. Lake Norman had an outstanding showing with 9 of us paddling. Mac was the all star with his first place finish. Here are a few shots from that day at the awards ceremony.

Lake Davidson Stand Up Paddling

I was cleaning up videos on my hard drive and found this old one of me paddling one morning.