Surf Ski Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/surf-ski/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:06:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Surf Ski Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/surf-ski/ 32 32 2696646 The Surf Skis Live to Paddle Another Day https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/the-surf-skis-live-to-paddle-another-day/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/the-surf-skis-live-to-paddle-another-day/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:06:40 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48727 It’s been a case of ‘so far, so good’ with the surf skis. I’ve had them both on the water for a few short paddles, as well as a paddle to Aberdyfi and back last night. They both seem to be watertight, and the repairs have held up well. Time will tell how long they’ll...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/the-surf-skis-live-to-paddle-another-day/feed/ 0 48727 Bringing Two Surf Skis Back from the Dead (Maybe) https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/bringing-two-surf-skis-back-from-the-dead-maybe/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/bringing-two-surf-skis-back-from-the-dead-maybe/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:53:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=48674 For the last few years I’ve been the proud owner of not one, but two damaged surf skis: a Knysna Genius BLU and a Think Evo II. I essentially snapped the tail off the former back in 2019 and it’s been sitting under my lean-to ever since. No longer seaworthy, it was eventually superseded by...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/06/bringing-two-surf-skis-back-from-the-dead-maybe/feed/ 1 48674 Another Broken Ski https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/03/another-broken-ski/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/03/another-broken-ski/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:29:42 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=42077 Having not been out on a surf ski, or paddle boat of any description for a while I was quite excited to get out there on Saturday. There was some decent surf rolling in at around 2-3 foot and little wind but the waves were still a bit messy. Not ideal for board surfing but...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/03/another-broken-ski/feed/ 2 42077 Surf Ski at Ynyslas https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/surf-ski-at-ynyslas/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/surf-ski-at-ynyslas/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2023 16:21:44 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38881 The surf has been pretty good here these last few days. I need a new surfboard though – a surfboard suitable for a middle-aged man rather than the teenager boards that I’ve currently got. Don’t worry, one will be winging its way towards me soon. In the meantime I didn’t miss out too much as...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/surf-ski-at-ynyslas/feed/ 1 38881 A Wonderful Weekend https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/02/a-wonderful-weekend/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/02/a-wonderful-weekend/#respond Sun, 05 Feb 2023 21:13:45 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38705 It’s been a while since I’ve had a weekend that felt fairly packed with activities. It wasn’t quite up to my standards of old and it was all fairly chilled but it was still a good one. Anna probably got some peace and quiet too while I was out! Although the people I’d been out...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/02/a-wonderful-weekend/feed/ 0 38705 Surf Ski with Insta360 and Back Bar https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/01/surf-ski-with-insta360-and-back-bar/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/01/surf-ski-with-insta360-and-back-bar/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2023 14:34:42 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38683 Seeing as my Insta360 camera mount didn’t quite work as hoped on my Surf Ski I wanted to try something different. Saturday dawned somewhat sunny with light winds and barely any surf. The perfect conditions to try something out! This time I thought I’d try wearing my Insta360 Back bar mount that worked so well...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/01/surf-ski-with-insta360-and-back-bar/feed/ 1 38683 Insta360 Surf Ski https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/01/insta360-surf-ski/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/01/insta360-surf-ski/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:16:20 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38674 After paddling on Friday and Sunday, it seemed silly not to have a quick one on Monday too. The weaves were mellow, there was the odd bit of sunshine and the winds were light. I wanted to try out my Insta360 camera on the surf ski. Unfortunately, the mount that I hoped would prove successful...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/01/insta360-surf-ski/feed/ 2 38674 A Weekend in Llanberis https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/09/a-weekend-in-llanberis/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/09/a-weekend-in-llanberis/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:44:45 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38303 What with coronavirus, a heart attack and the subsequent recovery, I hadn’t been up to North Wales for a paddle for ages. I used to go fairly regularly for the Colwyn Bay races with the North Wales Surf Ski Paddlers and the Llyn Padarn Time Trials with the Dyffryn Conwy Paddlers. The latter of these...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/09/a-weekend-in-llanberis/feed/ 0 38303 Paddling the Mawddach https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/08/paddling-the-mawddach/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/08/paddling-the-mawddach/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:54:49 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38081 With the heat wave continuing Pete from Aber-kayakers had organised a little paddle on the Mawddach Estuary. It was going to be a relaxed affair and just a chance to paddle somewhere different for a change. The plan was to meet at Penmaenpool for high tide at around 11am and then paddle downstream with the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/08/paddling-the-mawddach/feed/ 0 38081 Back on the Water https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/04/back-on-the-water/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/04/back-on-the-water/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:02:11 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=37529 It’s been about 9 months since my heart attack now. So, with the water beginning to warm up and some sunny days it was finally time to start getting back on the water. Sardinia I eased myself into it with a few days of sea kayaking in Sardinia. Going on an organised trip meant there...

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