I went back to do more searching and found something I didn't see before. While there were still numerous posts about what boats work best for women, how women should date a paddler and how to paddle for cheap ... I did find something on stand-up paddleboarding (SUPing).
I love to SUP. For two summers I worked at an outdoor gear shop in Old Forge, New York. We were able to take out the tester boats for free on our lunch breaks or after our shifts. Last summer I hung up my trusty kayak and switched to stand-up paddle board. It's a little awkward at first because you need to find your perfect center and balance on a wobbly board, but it's actually a lot of fun. It helped me work on my posture and helped with my sore back.
While searching for women paddlers, I found Sup World Mag, an online SUP magazine. I found a piece that featured Nikki Gregg, a women SUP-er. After reading this, I felt very inspired. Although my focus won't be on SUP-ing, it showed me that this structure is one I can refer to.
She opens up the piece by discussing how women are looking for diversity in their water sports and the goes into the benefits this sport can offer them. Her introduction is brief, but this is exactly what I hope to talk about in a much more detailed setting.
She breaks her story up into subheads. The next talks about her personal story of getting into SUP. I have already found a face for my story, and this has made me even more excited to dive deeper into what led her to the water.
Gregg then talks about why you should SUP, women who are SUP-ing and how you can get started. This will be similar to my structure. I will talk about real-life women who are paddling in the ADKS that serve as realistic role models. I don't think I'll focus too heavily on how to get started, but I think it's important to mention it in my story.
I loved this. It was short, and it wasn't too in-depth, but it definitely gave me the little bit of excitement that I was lacking.
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