Name: Herve de Lignieres 
Hometown: Morlaix

Age: 43
Years Paddling: 5years

Weekly Mileage: 
In winter (waves season) just surfing. Sometime 12' paddleboard. During the season (18'6) more like 10-12 nautical milles… depends on races coming up.

Preferred board length to paddle:
18’6 Richmond
12' Hurricane 18 '

Favorite Paddle route: 
in Morlaix's bay around an old castel (island) and lot of rockies islands  

Favorite race:
Hoalen crossing (island Ouessant-portsall Brittany) very offshore race

I Started Paddling Because: 
I 'm an old surfer who always paddling  a longboard on flat days... One day miracle !it's easier and faster on a real paddleboard! I really like to be alone at the ocean inside nature it's basic sport (biblic) with no superficial and crossing is the challenge 

Best Paddling Experience to Date:
Quicksilver eyewear2007 San Sebastian-Cap breton 34 nautical milles. I cant believe i can paddling during near 12 hours! Big experience. 

Favorite Thing About Paddling:
Getting way out alone. Watching the nose of my board opennig the glassy water

Thing I Hate Most About Paddling:
Delivery from California a broken unlimited Richmond paddleboard

What I Tell Myself to Motivate on Days I Just Don't Want to Paddle: 
The best thing you have to do today is paddling. You are lucky living near the sea. Don't miss it!

iPods While Paddling: Godsend or Good Grief?
My favorite music and the ocean, it's new for me at long distance race and it's a more .

There's a Head High Swell on a Glassy Day. What do you do? Surf or Paddle
Surfing longboard is my first love ....

Paddling Season (which month to which month):
All over the year

Bright and early, or nightcap?
Early paddling before working on summer

Downwind paddle or wait for down winds (glassy): 
I really like paddling on glassy so i can find in the Morlaix's bay the best spot