SUP Mag UK August 2017 issue 14 | Page 40

Ladies! step up Words: Nicky Bowden Pics: Greg Bowden At the end of last year I made a promise. I promised myself that in 2017 I wouldn’t just be standing on the beach, trying to stay warm, holding my husband’s rigging jacket while he was out on the water competing against fellow SUPers at the British Stand Up Paddle Boarding competitions. This year I would join in the fun and enter the BSUPA comps myself! s t a n d u p p a d d l e m a g u k 40