The Joy of SUP - The Paddleboarding Sunshine Podcast

I am so thrilled to welcome Linzi Hawkin to The Joy of SUP Podcast.

I first met Linzi in 2018 when we were paddleboarding on the Thames with Active 360 and Adventure Uncovered before Adventure Uncovered Live. I remember hearing her speak about SUP Kids and being really intrigued and keen to find out more.

I think you'll find her story and the work she is doing to make a difference fascinating!

Linzi is a creative strategist and environmental educator living in a tiny house on a pretty tiny island. She is obsessed with all things ocean. Linzi is fuelled by curiosity, chasing fun and breaking rules. She is happiest when in, on or under water.

Linzi is committed to striving for a healthy ocean, thriving ecosystems and humans who are more connected to nature.

She is founder of SUPKids, Co-Founder of Protect Blue, Wavemaker Collective and Plastic Free Jersey.

In this episode we talk about the amazing  SUPKids programme she created that started in Australia with the Flying Doctors, working with Starboard to make a difference and bring SUP and environmental education programmes to more children (5 - 12 years old) across the globe.

We talk about life on a tiny island in a tiny house, peanut butter and chocolate snacks, paddling with her sister on an adventure, saltwater crocs and surfing.

You can find Linzi here:
www.linzihawkin.com
www.supkids.co
www.protect.blue

Instagram @linzihawkin @sup.kids @protect.blue

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do! I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Have you visited a SUP Kids School? Would you like to set one up?

If you have any questions, please get in touch on [email protected].

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It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding SUP sunshine! You can also follow so you never miss an episode! 

Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first +  get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded February 2021.

I am so thrilled to welcome Anna Little to The Joy of SUP Podcast today. I discovered Anna on Instagram and her energy  for SUP shone through.

Anna is 47 years old, from Wylam, Northumberland. She used to be a PE teacher, but when she had her1st son 13 years ago, she gave up work and retrained as a biomechanics coach & personal trainer. She now runs her own business, enabling her to work around her 3 children.

She has always loved sports and being active. However, it has only been during these last few years that she realised how well her body responds to training and how much fun, challenging and rewarding SUP Racing is.

She set up and helps run Northern SUP Race team in Northumberland. She is also  a sponsored team rider for Fanatic. 

Anna feels that paddle boarding is free medicine to her. She loves training on the water and loves being with likeminded friends. She loves seeing other people achieve and learn to paddle and get better and better. She loves seeing the otters and the seals and many birds fly by. 

Anna’s says 'there is something special about gliding along on top of the water, a connection with the water that you feel & experience that always ignites a spark inside me.'

 We talk about:

• Anna's first SUP Bike Run competition where she was singing on the water
• Being a Team Rider for Fanatic
• Having an active family life + raising her sons to be active 
• Pulling a tennis ball behind her board when training
• Founding the Northern SUP Race team and goals for members
• How you can get into SUP racing  
• How welcoming the SUP community is
• The friendships which keep her going and the idea of 'we rise by lifting others'  - the motto of the podcast!
• Her training + biomechanics business
• Paddling to Newcastle the first time she went on a board!
• Arriving at the school gates in her wetsuit!
• Anna also talks about Sarah Thornely - a Season 1 guest

Website: www.annalittle.co.uk

Facebook: Anna Little Exercise Specialist 

Instagram: Anna Little Fitness SUP

For Northern SUP Race Training

Facebook: Northern SUP Race Club

Instagram: Northern SUP Race Club

For GB SUP Events

GB SUP: https://gbsup.co.uk/

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do! Anna exudes the joy of movement and supporting others!

If you have any questions, please get in touch on [email protected].

Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
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Website www.jomoseley.com

It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding SUP sunshine! You can also follow so you never miss an episode! 

Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first +  get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded January 2021.

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I am so thrilled to welcome Emily Hague to The Joy of SUP Podcast today. I discovered Emily on Instagram and was so interested in her work with On The Killer Whale Trail.

Emily is a marine biologist, specialising in marine mammals - whales, dolphins and seals. As well as her research, she has a deep care and passion for the sea and all that encompasses it. She is a volunteer lifeboat crew onboard the Anstruther RNLI Lifeboat. She also loves to spend her spare time walking or cycling coastal paths and beach cleaning. She loves getting in the sea itself, whether that’s swimming, kayaking or more recently, paddleboarding!

She is based in the beautiful East Neuk of Fife in Scotland, so mostly paddles around the skerries and rocks within the Firth of Forth. She also shares her wonderful paddles on the Shetland Isles.

Emily runs On the Killer Whale Trail,  a social media platform dedicated to adventuring whilst looking for wildlife, with special highlights spotting killer whales in Shetland. She also runs the On the Litter Trail beach cleaning campaign, sponsored by Sea Changers. Through community action and team spirit the campaign collected over a tonne of litter in two weeks (including whilst paddleboarding!). 

Emily loves the freedom and sense of adventure that SUP brings. Whilst it can be fun to enjoy with friends, she finds a solo paddle magical, where you can really take time to enjoy the peace and calm that the ocean can bring. 

The sea, and all the wonderful creatures that inhabit it, are very close to Emily’s heart  which is why she dedicates all her time to researching it, doing beach cleans, educating and encouraging others to enjoy it too.

In this episode we also talk about:

• Being a member of RNLI Anstruther crew
• How her Mum encouraged her love of orcas by telling her they were in the reservoirs of the Peak District!
• The devastating impact of plastic on wildlife in the ocean
• The joy of community looking for orcas
• Her Bluefin 10 ft 8 paddleboard
• Her Batoko orca swimsuit 

You can find Emily:
Instagram at @emilylhague and @onthekillerwhaletrail
Twitter @emilyhague and @OntheKWTrail 
Facebook On the Killer Whale Trail
Website On The Killer Whale Trail

You may also enjoy Hugh Harrop who photographs on Shetland Isles!

I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it.!

If you have any questions, please do get in touch on [email protected].

Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
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Website www.jomoseley.com

It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboardingSUP sunshine! You can also follow so you never miss an episode! 

Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded December 2020.

I am so  thrilled to share Sarah Thornely with you on The Joy of SUP Podcast. She is one of the most inspiring, knowledgeable and kind women in the paddleboarding community and I am sure you will love her story.

Having had no previous sporting history, she learned to SUP in 2012 when she was 53. After  a serious life-threatening operation she realised it was time to get on with paddling! 

She raced for five years, culminating in jointly winning the National Series UK Title in the 14' class in 2017. 

She promptly retired and offered to volunteer to help the GBSUP National Series on their events team with practical info for each race location and photography.  She became part of the Live Feed of the first race which grew to also interviewing paddlers and all those involved in the race scene. 

Supjunkie was "born" and she and her husband are now the media arm for GBSUP.

They have also been involved in some  big SUP races:  UKN1SCO races, the APP World Tour and went to China with the GB SUP Team who were competing in the World SUP Championships in 2018.   

They do this for the love of SUP and it has kept Sarah connected with all the paddlers she used to race with.

They love to SUPport those who SUPport others. 

Find Sarah online:

FB:  Sarah Elizabeth Thornely and SUPjunkie

Insta: @sarah_supjunkie_thornely and @supjunkie.uk

Twitter: @supjunkie_uk

YouTube: Supjunkie paddleboarding

Website: www.supjunkie.co.uk

GBSUP:  www.gbsup.co.uk 

FB: GBSUP National Series

Insta: @gbsup

Twitter: @GBSUP

One design race series, where everybody races on the same board + a great intro to racing:

FB: UKN1SCO

Insta: @ukn1sco

Website: www.n1sco.co.uk

Sarah writes for Stand Up Paddle Mag UK and The Paddler and would encourage others to get in touch with them (or her) if they want to share a story:

FB: Stand Up Paddle Mag UK and The Paddler

Insta: @supmaguk and @thepaddler

Twitter: @SUPMagUK

Sarah is an Ambassador for Water Skills Academy

FB:  Water Skills Academy

Insta: @waterskillsacademy

Twitter: @water_skills

She is an Ambassador for Paddle Logger

FB: Paddle Logger

Insta: @paddlelogger 

Twitter: @paddlelogger
 
Thank you for listening! I am sure you will be as inspired by Sarah as I am! 

If you have any questions, please do get in touch on [email protected].

Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
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Website www.jomoseley.com

It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding sunshine! You can also subscribe so you never miss an episode! 

Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded during Lockdown 3 in the UK. 

I am thrilled to welcome Fiona Quinn to The Joy of SUP Podcast. Having read her book Ignore The Fear and met her at the Wildbase film evening, I was so excited to finally speak to her about her world record triathlon and the lessons she could share.

Fiona is a keynote speaker, endurance adventurer and entrepreneur. 

She became the first woman to complete a length of Britain triathlon in 2018 when she stand up paddleboarded from Lands End to John O'Groats, having already walked and cycled the route.  

Taking on her fear of the sea, as well as the demanding logistics of sourcing a boat, crew and funding, she showed what you can achieve when you dare to start before you’re ready and rethink what’s possible.

She faced her fear and lost sight of shore to become the first woman to SUP across the Irish Sea.  At the same time she became the first person to SUP the length of Britain on an inflatable board, picking up a hat-trick of world records during this expedition.

When not adventuring Fiona runs Adventure Book Club, sharing stories of adventure and helping others to get outside, as well as running the Action Collective, a 3 month coaching programme for entrepreneurs.

In this episode Fiona talks about:

• Making sure your adventures speak to what you want + are right for you and not what it looks like to others!
• Being vulnerable enough to ask everyone for help
• Keeping things simple and borrowing kit
• Really pushing herself to the limit
• Serendipitous moments of joy with dolphins
• Managing an adventure so you can work around your fears 
• The Corryvreckan Whirlpool 
• Inspiration from Sean Conway and Anna McNuff 

You can find Fiona here:
Instagram: @fionalquinn
Facebook: Fiona L Quinn
Twitter: Fiona L Quinn
Website: Fiona Quinn

Buy Ignore the Fear.

Fiona was sponsored by and used a Red Paddle Co inflatable paddleboard.

I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode as much as I did recording it. Having read Fiona's book and followed her online, you'll hear I did get a little star struck!

If you have any questions, please do get in touch on [email protected].

Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
Facebook TheJoyofSUPPodcast
Website www.jomoseley.com

It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding sunshine! 

Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your adventures. training + body. Episode recorded December 2020.

I am so thrilled to welcome Natasha Lovegrove onto The Joy of SUP Podcast.  Natasha is the founder of The Kind Store and I discovered her on Instagram when I was looking for a great plastic free shampoo + conditioner. She recommended Kind 2 (which I now use) and I realised she was a paddleboarder! She is also a big fan of hugging trees which is something I love doing too!

Natasha discovered paddleboarding by chance in Slovakia in 2015. She has always loved board sports, including high adrenaline wakeboarding and snowboarding.

She thought SUP was just something she could do on holiday, but was reintroduced to the sport through her interest in plastic pollution and the work of Lizzie Carr and On Planet Patrol paddleboarding litter picks. She realised it was a wonderful way to marry her two interests - board sports and caring for the planet.

Based in Essex, Natasha created The Kind Store over 2 years ago as she struggled to find products that met all of her principles and thought there must be more people like her wanting to reduce their single use plastic consumption. She's been vegetarian, now vegan, for nearly seven years and this is what kick-started her journey into sustainability.

She also has a successful career as a Chartered Building Surveyor and runs The Kind Store at night. She and her husband married in summer 2020 in Cornwall. 

Like many of us, SUP offers Natasha the chance to escape the demands of a busy working life and gives her a space, place and time to unwind and relax. 
 
I am keen to show all the possibilities of SUP on the podcast and share the important role it can have on our physical and mental wellbeing. I think many of us will relate to Natasha's story. 

Topics we also cover:

• The Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation requires an extra license in addition to the Waterways License available from British Canoeing. Always check the waterways to know where you are allowed. 
• Stopping to reflect and celebrate how far we have come either in business or our paddleboarding journey. 
• Natasha didn't grow up as a 'water baby' but found water sports a little later in life. We all find our way to SUP on different paths. 

You can find Natasha on Instagram @thekindstoreuk  + The Kind Store.  Photo credit Natasha Lovegrove.

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it.

If you have any questions, please do get in touch on [email protected].

Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
Facebook TheJoyofSUPPodcast
Website www.jomoseley.com

It would be great if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding sunshine! Also subscribe so you never miss an episode! 

Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded December 2020 before Lockdown 3 in the UK. 

I am thrilled to welcome Rebecca Gillmore to The Joy of SUP Podcast. You might know her as Rebekah Mermaid on Instagram where she shares her watery adventures and commitment to the oceans. I have had so many people ask me to interview Rebecca for the podcast so let me introduce her!

Rebecca is a marine conservationist and all round water woman who spends a lot of time immersed in the sea. She is a stand up paddleboarder, surfer, open water swimmer and PADI scuba diver. She loves the sea deeply + is passionately committed to protecting it. 

She works for many charities in different roles. She is:

a) a marine mammal medic for British Divers Marine Life Rescue
b) a Regional Rep for Surfers Against Sewage
c) a senior Lifeguard for RNLI
d) an active member of 'Friends of Hilbre' doing seal surveys in her local nature reserve

Rebecca is also an ambassador for:

a) Sealion Paddleboards
b) Ocean Mimic swimsuits

In 2020 she did a dip a day raising money for British Divers Marine Life Rescue - yes, a dip each day 365 days of the year in all weathers!

Based on the Wirral, Rebecca shares her love for the area and how grateful she is to be so close to the water.

We talk about:

a) being a RNLI Lifeguard and water safety when we are paddling
b) surfing in Bali, collecting plastic pollution and her video going viral
c) paddleboarding around the Wirral
d) her dip a day for BDMLR
e) body confidence, appreciating our bodies and encouraging each other to believe in ourselves
f) changing the narrative around watersports and the way women and men are differently portrayed in the media
g) the reality of SUP in the North - all the layers!
h) the benefits of a great dry bag
i) plastic free snacks with homemade flapjack

Rebecca's advice for beginners to paddleboarding is to book yourself onto paddleboarding lessons and for those local to the North West recommends  Jayne Rigby of Liverpool SUP Co who teaches in the Albert Docks in Liverpool.  Jayne has also been on the podcast and you can find her episode here or just look for episode no 6 in Apple, Spotify or Stitcher to hear Jayne's story.

Here's how to find Rebecca:

Instagram: @rebekah_mermaid

I'll be sharing a photograph of Rebecca on her RNLI jet ski. The photo is credited to David Edwards of Image 61. Thank you David for allowing us to use the great photo.

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it. 

If you have any questions, please do get in touch on [email protected].

Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_
Follow #thejoyofsuppodcast on Twitter and Instagram
Facebook TheJoyofSUPPodcast
Website www.jomoseley.com

It would be fantastic if you could also rate and review us on Apple as it will help more people find our paddleboarding sunshine! You can also subscribe so you never miss an episode! 

Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded December 2020 before Lockdown 3 in the UK. 

I am thrilled to welcome Camilla Todd to The Joy of SUP Podcast. I met Cami on Instagram and loved her energy and passion for wellbeing of people and the planet. I was really keen to find out more about SUP & Soul, her wellness and water retreats.

In this episode Cami talks about making a big decision at a turning point in her life to become a SUP instructor, following a difficult few years. It is really inspiring to hear how she took that leap of faith to back her herself and how the support of life coaching and her partner helped her see the opportunities before her and go for them. She really helped me understand the value of life coaching and why she is now combining it on her wellness and water retreats.

Cami discovered the power of SUP in 2015 on a trip to Canada - a story I think you will love although a little hair raising!

She was immediately in love with the sport. In 2019 she trained as an ASI SUP Instructor in Portugal and officially launched SUP & Soul in 2020. Here is her vision for it:

“My vision is to create SUP experiences and retreats that combine the power of paddleboarding, nature and blue space with mindful practices to help enable people to care for themselves, each other and our planet. I strongly believe in the benefits of self care, compassion and finding calm in this chaotic world. I believe we can find this through reconnecting with nature and in turn we can use this connection to become nature ambassadors who will move mountains to protect what we love. That’s the purpose behind SUP & Soul.”

In this episode we talk about:

• The power of life coaching
• Following your dreams and backing yourself 
• Feeling the fear and doing it anyway
• The kindness of strangers in encouraging us to believe in ourselves
• Building self confidence
• Becoming a SUP instructor with ASI and what that entails
• SUP in Canada
• Blue health and blue mind
• How paddleboarding allows you to see a different perspective on life + your thoughts
• Water and wellness retreats
• Pivoting your paddleboarding business in a pandemic
• Rediscovering the joy of play as we get older
• Using an anchor to enjoy a quiet moment on the water
• Being kind to yourself and body confidence

You can find out more about Cami at:

www.supandsoul.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/supandsouluk
https://www.instagram.com/supandsouluk/

Cami talks about using an anchor on her paddleboard. Here is a link to what she uses: (not an affiliate link!) Boatworld SUP Anchor

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it. I love Cami's commitment to water and wellness and how she bravely decided to follow her dreams and bring her unique paddleboarding ideas to the world and help others. 

I would love to hear what you enjoyed the most! Please do get in touch on [email protected].

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Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded December 2020 before Lockdown 3 in the UK. 

I'm thrilled to welcome Dr Adya Misra to The Joy of SUP Podcast. I discovered Adya on Twitter and love her passion for coaching other women in SUP + kayaking as well as her commitment to the environment. I also admire how she made a decision to change her research career so that she could incorporate SUP + coaching into her life. There are so many valuable lessons within Adya's story I am honoured to share it.

Adya discovered the joy of being out on the water when she moved to Stockholm, Sweden and discovered kayaking in 2014.

Being inside a research lab 24x7 left little free time to enjoy her new hobby, so a few years later she decided to change careers and get her weekends back.

After kayaking for several years, and craving a challenge while living in a new city, Adya tried paddleboarding in 2019  in Ireland and a few months later bought her own board.

She is a flat water kayak coach and loves leading small groups of paddlers at her local canoe club near Liverpool. In the soundbite clip she also shares her joy of paddling in the Liverpool Albert Docks. 

Adya also blogs about her adventures at Gone Paddling, hoping to inspire other women with full time jobs to try paddlesports while incorporating safety advice for everyone.

She is also a British Canoeing #shepaddles Club Champion hoping to improve representation of women at her local canoe club not just as members but in more leadership roles. We cover some really interesting topics around women in paddlesports from both a coaching and participation perspective. I found this really fascinating, in particular around technique and using our bodies in a more effective way.

With her paddling, blogging and #shepaddles work, Adya hopes to improve gender, ethnic and neuro-diversity in the paddlesports community.

Right at the end of the podcast, Adya also shares her brilliant news with us having recently become a On Planet Patrol Community Guardian. 

• You can follow Adya on Twitter @DrAdyaMisra  
•  You can follow her on Instagram @queenadya
•  Read her fabulous blog Gone Paddling.
• Links here to find out more about British Canoeing and the #ShePaddles campaign and #ShePaddles Club Champions.
• Read more about On Planet Patrol.

Adya talks about paddleboarding in the Albert Docks in Liverpool. You may love the episode with our guest Jayne Rigby from Liverpool SUP Co who teaches SUP there too! Just look for episode no 6 in Apple, Spotify or Stitcher. 

Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it. I love Adya's commitment to coaching other women and to the environment and how cool is she to change her career to incorporate both!

If you have any questions, please do get in touch on [email protected].

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Wishing you sunshine and joy, thank you for listening, Jo x 

Please always put safety first and get the right advice for your training + body. Episode recorded December 2020 before Lockdown 3 in the UK. 

I'm thrilled to welcome Michelle Ellison to the podcast today. I first met Michelle in 2018 when we paddleboarded on the Thames with Active 360 and then went to Adventure Uncovered Live.

Michelle Ellison has been an adventurer, author, speaker, film producer and podcast club host since connecting with her love of the outdoors back in 2015.

She has since paddle boarded the length of the River Thames for citizen science, the longest fjord in Norway, the English Channel, and more recently the width of England for mental health. 

Describing herself as a non-runner, cyclist and mountaineer, she took on cycling the length of the UK, running the width of the UK for mental health and suicide, and climbing the highest point in every European country. 

A kiwi at heart, her mantra of ‘make sh*t happen’ pushes her to create new experiences for herself and others, believing in the power of connection and getting out of your comfort zone. 

When she’s not in the outdoors you’ll find Michelle scheming her latest adventure, spending hours talking to her friends and family on the phone (Covid-times), binging on Netflix and tending to her career in HR.

In this episode, Michelle tells us about her exciting new venture bringing the Kula Cloth, which sounds fabulous and could make a great difference to women in the outdoors!

To get more information on Michelle’s projects and how you can buy your own environmentally friendly, technical antimicrobial pee cloth for your next adventure, visit www.shellsellison.com or @shells_ellison on Instagram.

If you have any questions please get in touch! My email is [email protected]
and our Instagram is @thejoyofsuppodcast_. 

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Wishing you sunshine and joy and thank you for joining us. See you soon, Jo x 

Please always remember to put safety first and be responsible for getting the right advice for your training, body and where and how you SUP. This podcast can't replace professional advice. The podcast was recorded in December 2020 before Lockdown 3 in the UK.