SUK........Stand Up Kayaking.

I blame it on John Sullivan 

who is a accomplished Stand Up Canoeist (SUC)

But while I Stood Up Paddling the Mississippi River

 in this Sea Eagle 370 in 2016

 paddling the Mississippi River........

(picture by John Ruskey)

I was not a true Stand Up Kayaker until I took the SE 420x "Moon Shadow" on a demo run across Utah Lake and back on the same course that was nearly a disaster for my wife and I in separate Kayaks in 2015. 

A freak storm came up and almost proved disastrous. One kayak was lost then and never recovered.

But the 14 miler round trip proved Childs Play "Stand Up Kayaking" with "Moon Shadow". I flew over the lake and was astonished at the speed and ease. 

Just to verify I sat down and tried paddling and was discouraged enough to get back up and stand up. It wasn't that sitting wasn't fast, it was, but standing was easier and faster.

Now I admit technique and paddle lengthe has to be adjusted to be effective stand up paddler, but once I had that down I am not your conventional kayaker.

NO, I won't be buying a glorified surf board and do SUP, but you can bet your sweet bippy you will see me STAND UP KAYAKING all over the Mississippi and Louisiana Loop