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Q & A
WITH JO
MOSELEY
INTERVIEW: PETER TRANTER PHOTOS: JO MOSELEY & JUMPY JAMES JO MOSELEY, A PADDLEBOARDER, WRITER, AND WELLBEING ADVOCATE, IS NOT JUST PASSIONATE
ABOUT LIFE ON THE WATER, BUT ALSO ABOUT PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY IN THE WORLD OF
SUP. HER THREE SUP BOOKS, FILLED WITH INSPIRING JOURNEYS, PRACTICAL TIPS, AND SOULFUL
REFLECTIONS, ARE A TESTAMENT TO HER COMMITMENT. THROUGH HER ADVENTURES, JO ENCOURAGES
OTHERS TO DISCOVER JOY, RESILIENCE, AND CONNECTION. HER REGULAR SUPM FEATURE ON
‘ PADDLEBOARDING FOR GOOD’ STORIES AND HER ADVOCACY FOR THE INCLUSION OF MORE WOMEN
IN SUP ARE JUST SOME OF THE WAYS SHE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. TAKE IT AWAY, JO …
JO WITH SARAH THORNELY AND CAZ DAWSON
Before we begin, Jo, could you please tell our readers a little about yourself, your background, and your family? Hello, and thank you so much for inviting me to share my story with you in this special issue. I’ m very honoured.
So here goes: I’ m 60 years old and a single Mum of two grown-up sons- Henry, 28, and Johnny, 25. I live in a tiny fisherman’ s cottage on the Yorkshire coast, where I look after my 92-year-old father.
Tell us about the start of your SUP journey I took my first paddleboarding lesson on September 24, 2016, on Derwentwater, one of the northern lakes in the Lake District. I had injured my knee at the start of the year, and on September 1, I set myself a challenge to spend 30 minutes a day being active outdoors to heal fully and get stronger. From the moment I stood up, I felt‘ like a warrior, not a worrier,’ and fell in love with SUP!