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SUP Mag UK’s summer issue is now alive,
kicking and ready to order in print…
‘Experience the
emotion and
excitement and
unexpected side of
Gibraltar.’
Gibraltar from a (stand up paddle) board
‘SUP ROCK’
Words: Tom Cawthorn
Pics: Christian Ferrary
Tom Cawthorn is an enthusiastic exponent of
stand up paddling. What makes his story all the
more interesting is his chosen location for
paddling frolics. Read on to find out how SUP in
Gibraltar has been developing under Tom’s
watchful eye. Then keep going to find out a little
more about Tom himself.
It is sunrise and the sea is a golden mirror, the sun a red orb on the
eastern horizon. You inhale; the tang of salt in the air and the
infinite expanse of blue are intoxicating. Above, the last of the
night sky is peeling back towards the west. Behind, looms the
iconic Rock of Gibraltar, a mass of limestone, an ancient guardian
of the Strait. Underneath your board the water laps enticingly at
your rails, below the waves lie a captivating, colourful landscape.
However, you are here to explore - to feel the motion of the waves,
to work the currents and test the wind, and experience that
ancient, rocky landscape that the Neanderthals used to call home.
You catch your paddle and surge forward and for a while you are
so caught in the breathtaking beauty of that sunrise that you
almost forget the towering landmass behind you.
Once you have paddled over the reef you are out in open waters
where the likelihood is that you will be accompanied by a school
of dolphin or a lazy sunfish as you paddle. Gibraltar is a haven for
marine wildlife, its university a centre for studying Mediterranean
marine biology.
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Our summer issue for
2019 covering all the
latest features, stories,
interviews and gossip.
Whatever style of riding
floats your boat (or
board), your perfect SUP
magazine is available –
posted straight to your
door. Printed on top
quality paper and perfect
bound and with so much
awesome content from
the UK and further afield,
SUP Mag UK is your
perfect SUP companion.
To subscribe to the digital copy with approx 60% savings over the print issue:
https://joom.ag/nNKa
To buy a printed issue on top quality paper with varnished gloss perfect bound
covers please visit: http://standuppaddlemag.co.uk/subscribe/
The printed paper copy costs £7.49 inc P&P for a single issue or £27.99
inc P&P for a subscription of four magazines.
Please contact us:
01480 465081 Email: [email protected]