water sport -Kayak

Kayaking is the most popular water sports in Singapore, this sport will give you an experience paddling around Singapore Island. Teenagers and adults have taken part on kayaking programme.


You can do kayak in 2 places, first is the sea, and the second is island reservoirs. The most popular place for sea kayaking is Pulau Ubin, the Southern Islands, and Seletar Island. You also can do kayak in most of island reservoir, like: Bedok, Pandan, etc. Soon you can also try to kayak in Marina reservoir which will be finished soon.



There is another kind of kayak that is different from the normal kayak, which is called SUP(Stand UP Paddle Board)



SUP (Stand UP Paddle Board)
It is originated from Hawaii. This type of kayak require you to stand up when you paddle. You will need good balance in order to do this type of kayak.

reference of kayak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzKMInRIh6M&feature=related

BY KOKO

differnt kinds of canoes availabled in Singapore

Singapore is a good country to do water sports that will give excitement, and entertainment to all. Because of the calm water in Singapore, canoeing become one of the most popular sports here in Singapore.

There are several types of canoeing known here in Singapore: -Canoe polo: this type of canoe is about 2 teams consist of 5-8 players, and they aim to score goals.

-Sea kayaking: this type of canoeing will take you to explore the coastline and some virgin islands in Singapore.

-Sprint and marathon: you can see some teams race each other in a long canoe at high speed.

by Koko

Paragliding in Singapore

One of the most popular adventure sports in Singapore is Paragliding. One who enjoys heights and the adventure of flying, paragliding is a sport one should experience. A recent introduction in the field of aero sports, paragliding in Singapore is often taken more than just a pastime. Regular competitions are organized by the Sports Council of Singapore.

Paragliders used in the sport are made with exceptionally light material making it inflatable and portable. It is designed in a way to help it move upwards in the sky. Paragliding requires many extremely cautiousness and concentration. Attention should be paid to the minutest detail.

Paragliding in Singapore is taught in a paragliding-friendly environment. The outdoor sport is played under suitable conditions like a cool weather with moderate wind speed. The sport requires physical fitness and concentration. It is both a very safe as well as a very dangerous sport.

Different kinds of accessories and backpacks are required for Paragliding in Singapore. Some of the accessories required for paragliding are helmets and wind meters.

Singapore offers many kinds of adventure sports which make a holiday in Singapore much more entertaining and exciting. The popular tourist destination in Asia, Singapore is a land offering many extraordinary locations and activities. Enjoy Paragliding in Singapore and experience a new meaning to life.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGv0bYNGfnw


Posted By Htunn
11/23/09 11:01PM

Water Sports-Windsurfing

"Windsurfing is a surface water sport using windsurf board usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating flexible joint called the U-Joint."

Windsurfing is always known as a young sport due to the history which says, there was a young man called Newman Darby first came up the idea of windsurfing structure in 1948 and in a twenty years time, sailor Jim Drake and surfer Holy Schweitzer got together and showed us the naissance of windsurfing.

Windsurfing can be played either in light-wind sailing or high-wind sailing. Based on its function and size, there are 4 types of windsurfing, race sails, slalom sails and wave sails. Usually, people use a big windsurfing sail in lighter winds while a small windsurfing sail is used when the wind is strong.

Singapore as an island country consists of the main island and some 63 islets within its territorial waters is a decent place to windsurf. Though the wind here is not as good as that in other renowned destinations in the world, Singapore is still considered as a good location for windsurfing, especially during the two monsoon seasons where the wind picks up to about 12 knots.(the SW monsoon is from July-Oct & the NE monsoon is in end of Dec-Feb)

If you are a big fan of windsurfing or a beginner, windsurfing clubs must be a great place for you. There are three windsurfing bars on East Coast in Singapore. They are Pasta Fresca sailing club, People's Association Sea Sports Club, SAFRA Sea Sports Club.

*People’s Association Sea Sports Club provides beginners courses, windsurfer hire (Mistral Prodigy & Fanatic ~245Litre wide style boards), and has storage facilities (boards S$30 per month, sail w/o boom S$5 per month.

by XIE SHIRU

Introduction of adventure sports in Singapore

introduction
It is generally known that Singapore is a small island.travellers from all over the globe might wonder if there is any adventure sports can be found in the country.guess what.the following adventure sports activities that I have found during my research will definitely surprise you!

Water Sports (brief)
it is a good news for the tourists who like water sports,even though Singapore is a small island it can provide you with many kinds of exciting and fun water sports at different places in Singapore
there are several popular water sports in Singapore.Round-the-island canoe trips are part of the fashion, as are the thrills and spills of water-skiing, windsurfing and sailing. Canoeing is also very popular and several private operators provide hiring facilities for canoes. Most of them are located at Sentosa Island, East Coast Park and Changi Point.Scuba diving is another popular diving sport. Sports like windsurfing, sailing and water skiing are also .












Outdoor Sports (brief)
It is incredibly unbelievable that there are many different kind of outdoor sports in this small island,as far as i know,Cycling is one of the healthy and exciting sport in Singapore.There are cycling paths that connect several parts of the Sentosa island. there are adventurous forms of cycling like mountain or dirt biking as well.besides bicycles can be hired at several popular places like Sentosa and East Coast Park.Another popular sport is golf. Several world-class golf courses are scattered across the island. Golf lovers touring the island never forget to have a game or two of golf in these sprawling courses.what`s more,horse racing is also a favour for many people.i bet that there will be many more kind of adventure sports can be found in this fantastic small island.

by jacqueline