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Umqhudelwano wami wokuqala wokugwedla (futhi okwesihlanu ebhodini lokumisa phezulu — phezulu) kwaba yiRed Paddle Co's Dragon World Championship eTailoise, eLake Annecy, eFrance. (Okuhlobene: Umhlahlandlela Wabasaqalayo Wokugwedla Ukuma-Up)

Uma lokho kuzwakala, kuhle, aubuqhawe bomhlaba, Ikona. Abantu abavela emhlabeni wonke (abantu abayi-120 abavela emazweni ahlukene ayi-15) baziqeqeshela ukuthola indawo emsamo ngokushisa kwabesilisa, kwabesifazane nokuxubene — noma, akunjalo. Kuvela ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa akuyona imfuneko enkulu kangako: Iqembu elilodwa lisayine ngalolo suku ekuseni lapho inkungu ibhuntshisa izinhlelo zayo zokuqwala amatshe kanti elinye liqale ukuziqeqesha emasontweni ambalwa ngaphambi komncintiswano.

“Angithandi ukuthi ‘umncintiswano,’ ngithanda ukuthi ‘umcimbi,’ ngoba ukugwedla akukhona nje ukubuka ochwepheshe beqhudelana—kumayelana nokwakha umphakathi,” kusho uMartin Letourneur, umgwedli okhokhelwayo kanye nomsubathi we-Nike Swim.

U-Letourneur uthi kuvame ukuba nezinhlobo ezintathu zabasubathi ku-SUP—ahem—umcimbi: Ubuhle, abancintisana nemali yomklomelo; izimfundamakhwela, eziqeqesha kodwa futhi zibe nemisebenzi yesikhathi esigcwele ngaphandle kwe-SUP; nabaqalayo, abathatha izifundo phakathi nomcimbi futhi baqhudelane emijahweni emincane ukuze bathole umuzwa womdlalo endaweni enengcindezi ephansi. "Yonke imicimbi izama ukuheha abaqalayo ngandlela thile ngoba abaqalayo babalulekile empilweni ende yalo mdlalo."

Kuyasebenza: Baningi abantu ababamba iqhaza emdlalweni wamagwedlo kunanini ngaphambili. Babalelwa ku-537,000 abantu abaphakathi kweminyaka eyi-18 nengama-24 ubudala abathi bazodlala ngo-2017, ngokusho kwe-Outdoor Industry Association's.Umbiko Wokubamba iqhaza Kwangaphandle, kanye nabanye baseMelika abayizigidi ezintathu babamba iqhaza emdlalweni wokugwedla (okubandakanya imidlalo efana ne-kayaking kanye ne-canoeing) ngo-2014 kunalokhu abakwenza ngo-2010, ngokusho kwe-Outdoor Industry Association'sUmbiko Okhethekile ngePaddlesports. Abesifazane banesibopho esikhulu salo mkhuba: Umbiko ofanayo ukhombisa ukuthi abesifazane bakha amaphesenti angama-68 abadayisi abasukuma phakathi kweminyaka eyi-18 nengama-24 ubudala.

UNoriko Okaya, umhumushi oneminyaka engama-46 ubudala kanye nomgwedli we-amateur ozinze eNew York City, uyaqonda ukuthi kungani. "Imicimbi yokugwedla isekela kakhulu futhi inokhiye ophansi," kusho yena. "Mhlawumbe kungenxa yokuthi lo mdlalo usemusha, kodwa ungafunda njengoba uhamba futhi awudingi ukuzilungiselela ngokweqile." (Futhi, imicimbi eminingi inikeza izifundo khona lapho!) "Ayifani ne-triathlon nanoma yiluphi olunye uhlanga ongalucabanga." Ubhalisele umcimbi wakhe wokuqala nabangane abambalwa eminyakeni emine edlule futhi akabange esabheka emuva kusukela lapho. (Funda kabanzi: Ngabe i-SUP ibala ngempela njenge-Workout?)

“Ngicabanga ukuthi ukukhula kokugwedla kulandela lo mkhuba wemidlalo yangaphandle—njengokuqwala izintaba, ukubhukuda, ukugibela ibhayisikili—okufinyeleleka kalula ngayo,” kunezela u-Letourneur. "Futhi, kuwumdlalo olula kakhulu ukufunda."

Lokho bekukuhle kakhulu ukusuka kwami ​​emqhudelwaneni we-Dragon Board World Championship. Ngaqala ukuziqeqesha ngayizolo (hee, bekulokhu kuyisikhathi sehlobo esimatasa) -kodwa ngikuthathe masinyane. Futhi yize abanye abagwedli babekhona ukuyinqoba, iningi lalikhona ukugqoka nabangane balo (cabanga: ama-tutus namatiki wesikhashana), jabulisa amanye amaqembu, futhi uphuze okuncane kakhulu kwi-pre-party.

Isimo setimu salo mcimbi sihlukile ngokukhethekile (i-Dragon Board ingamamitha angu-22 ubude futhi iphethe iqembu labantu abane), kepha uzothola ama-vibes asekelayo nakweminye imicimbi yokugwedla. “Ngisho nezimbangi zakho ziyakujabulisa kulo mjaho,” kusho uNoriko.

Eminye imicimbi ye-SUP ongayizama kuleli hlobo:

Umkhosi weSubaru Ta-Hoe Nalu Paddle: iLake Tahoe, CA

Agasti 10 - 11, 2019

Abagwedli bawo wonke amazinga bangabamba iqhaza emjahweni wamamayela angu-2, amamayela angu-5, no-10, kodwa abasaqalayo bazojabulela kakhulu izifundo nohambo lwe-Tahoe olungaqhudelani kuyo yonke impelasonto. ($100 ngemicimbi engenamkhawulo, tahoenalu.com)

I-Bay Parade: ISan Francisco, CA

Agasti 11, 2019

I-San Francisco Baykeeper engenzi nzuzo yamanzi ahlanzekile isingatha umcimbi we-SUP wamamayela angu-2 e-SF Bay (kanye nokubhukuda okungamakhilomitha angu-6.5 kanye ne-kayak yamamayela angu-2) ukusekela amanzi ahlanzekile. ($ 75, baykeeper.org)

I-Great Lakes Surf Festival: Muskegon, MI

Agasti 17, 2019

Ikamu osebeni lolwandle, thokozela ubuchule bokugwedla, bese uthatha imihlangano yokufundisana ye-SUP ukucija amakhono akho. Ungayihlanganisa futhi ne-kayaking ethile. ($ 40 yazo zonke izifundo, greatlakessurffestival.com)

I-SIC Gorge Paddle Challenge: Hood River, NOMA

Agasti 17 - 18, 2019

IPaddle cishe amamayela amathathu eMfuleni iColumbia, i-Mecca yezemidlalo yamanzi. Wonke amazinga amukelekile ekilasini "elivulekile", kodwa lungiselela inselele: Indawo yaziwa ngokuba nomoya. ($ 60, gorgepaddlechallenge.com)

I-New York SUP Open: ILong Beach, NY

Agasti 23 - Septhemba 7, 2019

Vala ihlobo eNew York SUP Open, lapho uzothatha khona izifundo ze-SUP kanye namakilasi e-yoga, bese uncintisana emijahweni yama-amateur uma uzizwa uncintisana. ($40, appworldtour.com)

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