I'm working in Thailand at the moment and went for a paddle. This place is a very popular windsurf location and many of the Starboard, Cobra employees that paddle, sail and kite leave their gear here in the shelters. It's a great set up, but wow it's so hot paddling in the middle of the day.
There was a bit of wind and probably too much for me to try windsurfing so I found an old prototype race board left in the sun on an old boat. I paddled up wind as far as I could be bothered before I melted in the sun and done a few downwind laps with a break under a cold hose and a drink after each lap. The pics do how fun it was no justice as the glides were so linkable and you could go for well over 100 meters on each run. The water is a little silty as it's fairly shallow and the wind stirs it up.
The pics were taken out off the end of a Jetty.
Here's a few pics.
Hey CMC where are you in Thailand? My partner and step daughter are in Krabi at the moment, some of the photos of Thailand look awesome!
Looks like fun mate. Now all you need to do is befriend someone with a boat to get you upwind a few k's
Nice shots Chris.
Surely you can get some Thai fisherman in a boat to drop you upwind for a good DW.
Cheers Stoked Pty Ltd
Looks like your down near Laem Chabang!!!
I go to Jomthien a bit and often look at the wind chop of an afternoon and think that would be good for a downwinder!!!
I have an adjustable paddle that I'm going to take over and leave there and was thinking of hiring a windsurfer board and getting a boat to drop me off at one of the islands when they go out and paddling back!!!
Swadee ka.
CMC
Sounds like you had fun. Spotting that board would've been like finding the golden ticket. I am heading over to Bangkok and Phuket in May. I have sussed out via friends of friends about getting a paddle in when i am there and so far it sounds promising. I have been talking to a guy in Ko Lanta about a paddle some Starboard guys done earlier this year from Lanta to Phi Phi, a distance of about 32 k's If i decide to do it next year, i will put some posts on in the coming weeks about training, paddle technique etc. After reading about the sixteen year old girl doing the mad paddle, i am thinking what the hell, i might have a crack at it as you only live once.
Have fun!!!
Craig
