Planning my first paddleboarding experience

So, I have spent the summer on Skaneateles Lake,

one of the 5 main lakes of the Fingerlakes Region of Central New York.  I have spent 36 summers here,

and I now have the pleasure of raising my young daughter in this paradise by the lake.  Throughout my many summers here, I have learned to swim, sail, drive a motorboat, waterski, tube, wakeboard, and windsurf in the cool clear water.
       Over the past two summers, I have seen a new watersport fad on the lake, a sport I first saw in Newport four years ago: paddleboarding.  I must admit, I thought it looked kinda goofy and lame when I first saw it.  I mean, standing on a surfboard with a kayak paddle, it just looked dorky, a sport for those too uncoordinated to surf or windsurf.  It looked boring too, just pushing yourself along with a paddle.  Where was the speed?  The excitement?  It reminded me of...well, a Segway on water!

(I still stand by my assertion, that you will NEVER, NEVER, EVER find myself riding one of these!)  I swore to myself that I would never try the paddleboard  It just wasn't my thing.  It didn't make my blood seethe, but it still didn't seem like my thing.

Well three years later, and numerous testimonials regarding the pleasure of paddleboarding, I have decided to give it a go.  This afternoon, at 1:00, a paddleboard is being delivered by a rental company.  I will let you know my initial experience tomorrow morning.