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Which paddling locations in the world would be on your bucket list? I’ ve seen many great photos from Caz Dawson in Norway and Slovenia with Suzanne Patterson, which look wonderful.
What’ s the most enjoyable encounter with wildlife that you’ ve had whilst paddling? Dolphins and porpoises in Wales and Scotland were very special.
Do you have an eco-message for fellow paddlers? I think if we can each take just two minutes on every trip to pick up litter, that would be great. A # 2minutebeachclean can have a significant and positive impact if we all did it!
Also, take a couple of minutes to check, clean, and dry our boards, kit, and ourselves to ensure we don’ t carry invasive non-native species( INNS) from place to place, as they can be very damaging. Washing your board with a Biomate brush and water bottle really can make a huge difference, but takes no time!
A big question – how does SUP keep progressing in your opinion? Good question! Well, I hope my books will play a small role in showing beautiful places and wonderful people in paddleboarding as we progress! I believe that sharing the message that everyone is welcome and has a place to thrive is essential. Of course, we need to keep reminding people of the safety message so that new paddlers feel and are safe on the water.
What are you looking forward to? I’ m looking forward to: Adventures in my van named Summer, to lovely new and favourite familiar places near the water. I’ d love to return to Scotland.
Speaking at different festivals about my books and finding places to paddle nearby.
I’ m looking forward to new SUP books being published – especially Anu Ladin’ s book about London with Bloomsbury Publishing, and there’ s another fabulous one in the pipeline that friends of mine are writing that I’ m excited about!
OK – life isn’ t all about SUP – so what else interests you when you get the time? I’ ve started rowing with friends, which is lovely, and we have set ourselves a new goal – rowing to Denmark in summer 2027! We are @ saltyseasisterswhitby on Instagram and Facebook. I swim in the sea, enjoy saunas on the beach, and love simply being with friends and family. One of my favourite things when I’ m not writing is reading and listening to new books on a walk