Paddle Boarding

“My experience paddle boarding was amazing. It gives cadets the chance to try something new and make new friends from different squadrons.”

These are the words of Cadet Harry Atkinson, who recently enjoyed some paddle boarding!

After being picked up as a group and driving to North Yorkshire Water Park, he was very excited to do paddle boarding properly, as he enjoys doing other water sports with family.

Cadets from 1324 Squadron brave the board run!

The way they set up was very good : “we arrived, we pumped up the paddle boards, and we were straight onto the water. Whilst on the water we did some activities such as throwing foam missiles at each other, picking up rubber ducks and racing to put our specific coloured ducks on a bigger paddle board.”

They were also taught how to stand-up paddle properly, and it has definitely made the cadets want to go again.

“Towards the end of the evening, we put all the paddle boards together and cadets volunteered to run across them and jump in the water which was very fun. Overall, I really liked it. I enjoyed the feeling of getting in the cold water and doing something different.”