Paddle Sports at Carsington
On 27th April 2023 Veterans from Standto took to the high seas (well Carsington Reservoir) for a instructor led training exercise, some of the Veterans had only ever been knee deep in water before.
After some warm up exercises and basic easy to follow emergency drills, of they paddled towards a small island, not quite Swallow and Amazons but sheltering from the wind was the optimum plan.
Then off away from the lea of the island, and into a strong head wind, bringing slight instability, made that little bit more difficult by turning around, just for laughs and giggles.
Only one planned capsize by Simon, how he managed to keep his Sliders on his feet was beyond the rest of us.
There were some aching shoulders after but what great fun.
Maybe next time we will try some standing up paddle boarding.
