Paddleboarders dress up for journey out to Keelung Island

Paddleboarders dress up for journey out to Keelung Island

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Water sports in Taiwan are getting more popular by the day. For three years running, a group has organized a stand-up paddleboard journey out to Keelung Island. For many, the event has become an annual pilgrimage. Lots of participants will even dress up in eye-catching costumes. But safety is still the priority—no matter the costume, everyone needs to use the safety leash.

At the sound of the whistle, people take up their paddleboards and file onto the water. They’re setting off on a stand-up paddleboard trip out to Keelung Island and back.

Participant
It’s amazing, incredible. People don’t really go to the beach in Taiwan, so it’s basically empty. It’s great.

Mr. Wu
Participant
It’s very calm out there today. Without wind or waves, it’s extremely safe. If the waves are too big, you might run into reefs and it could be dangerous.

The participants also had fun dressing up. Aside from the usual bikinis, this person dressed up as a Playboy bunny. There was even a Ronald McDonald.

Mr. Chuang
Participant
I’m just a regular attendee. No one wants to take my picture. I need to do something a little more special, then there will be lots of photos. Everyone takes this sport so seriously. You need a fun atmosphere where you can let off some steam.

Participant
The first time I was Uncle Ronald McDonald! But by the second time I was already just uncle.

For a water activity like SUP, more important than the costume contest is safety. This ankle leash is the lifeline for any paddleboarder.

Mr. Chang
Organizer
The SUP board is 20 times the size of the rescue buoy used during the Sun Moon Lake swim. Even if five people climb on, it won’t sink. As long as you don’t leave your board, you’ll be safe. So the ankle leash is our lifeline, even more important than a lifejacket.

This activity where people can stay safe while having fun out on the open water is the brainchild of two water sports enthusiasts, who hope that they can get people to experience a different side of the ocean and foster a love for the sea.

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#SUP #standuppaddleboard #Keelung #KeelungIsland #ocean #watersport #costumecontest #dressup

"變裝划立槳"橫渡基隆嶼兔女郎.速食店叔叔都來了

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台灣的海上運動風氣，日漸興盛。有民間團體連續三年舉辦划立槳"橫渡基隆嶼"活動，成為不少玩家每年必定朝聖的海上盛事，來自各地的玩家，齊聚望海巷。就看有不少人，打扮各成各種造型，吸引目光，但安全性也沒忽略，活動發起人說，SUP的腳繩是救命線。

汽笛聲一響，拿著SUP的民眾，魚貫衝到下水點下水，展開SUP橫渡基隆嶼繞行活動。

[[參與者]]
“非常好，非常棒，台灣就是很少人在海邊，所以海邊空空的就可以玩，很開心”

[[參與者吳先生]]
“今天的情況完全是平的，所以無風無浪的情況下就是非常安全的，那浪如果太大的話就會容易可能會觸礁之類，會造成危險”

玩家們也發揮十足創意，除了比基尼、還有人穿兔女郎裝、就連巷口的速食店品牌都現身參與。

[[參與者莊先生]]
“我一般選手沒有人要拍我照片，我一定要特別一點才會有很多照片，在這個運動中大家都很肅殺，就一定要有一個那個開心，那個緩解氣氛的感覺”

[[參與者]]
“我們第一屆就叫做麥當當大叔，所以第二屆開始就叫做大叔，都大叔了”

除了使出渾身解數比拚裝扮外，水域遊憩最重要的還是安全性的部分，其中SUP的腳繩，就是宛如參與者的生命線。

[[活動發起者張先生]]
“這個SUP它是我們日月潭泳渡啊，那個救生浮標的20倍大小，所以我們今天上面如果趴個五個大人，它都不會沉，所以你只要人跟板不要離開，就不會有生命的危險，所以我們的那個腳繩就是我們的生命線，它勝過於我們救生衣”

親近海洋、重視安全，活動是由兩位熱愛水域運動的民眾所創辦，希望讓更多人以親身體驗的方式重新看見海洋、走進海洋，進而守護海洋。

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