This week’s discussion point from me is about paddle habits, routines and traditions. We all have our quirks or just do the things that we do or have always done, whether by choice or automatically barely even thinking about them. From always paddling the same places or attending the same events, using the same paddle or paddle stroke, to routinely mounting your craft the same side, always having a particular snack to always preparing a flask full of hot tea or soup, or perhaps always using a particular favourite hat through to wearing your lucky pants!

What are your paddle habits, routines or traditions?

What’s the story behind them?

What benefits do they bring you and what would the result be if you changed the process or if the process was changed for you?