Slovenia: SUP course on Zbilje Lake
Standup paddleboarding is quite popular lately and for my birthday I received a present, a course to learn it. I attend it with Nada and a small group started a course with a little bit of theory. We soon continued to the Zbilje Lake where we had the practical part. We all learned some new things and probably we will all return back to the SUP sometime in the future.
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| Start on the knees |
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| We soon gained confidence |
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| Paddling upstream |
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| Nada and her SUP |
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| Tuši on the Zbilje Lake |
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| The lake of Zbiljsko jezero is an artificial lake created in 1953, when the Sava river was dammed to provide water for the hydroelectric power station in the town of Medvode. |
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| Refreshment in the water |
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| Standup paddleboarding (SUP), the act of propelling oneself on a floating platform with the help of a paddle or pole, traces back to thousands of years ago and across many continents, but its current form and popularity originated in Hawaii in the 1900s. |
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| Records of earlier forms of SUP have been found as early as 1,000 B.C. (i.e. 3,000 years ago) and its iterations span over various regions such as Peru, Israel, Italy, China, and beyond. |
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| SUP originated in Africa where it was common practice for individuals to stand on their canoes and use their paddle to propel themselves forwards. This method was used by warriors in an attempt to conduct stealth attacks. |
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| The proper form for paddle surfing requires a paddle of the correct length and size. Paddles are held with two hands, using a wide grip instead of keeping the hands close together. |
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| Tuši remained dry this time |
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| End of the course |
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