Posts Tagged ‘Beaches’

Standup Paddle Surfing Catching On

Monday, June 28th, 2010
It began as a way for surfing instructors to teach people in large groups how to ride the waves, but now standup paddle surfing has caught on as the trend du jour on beaches everywhere.

Surfer Laird Hamilton rides a business wave

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Stand-up paddling, a variation of surfing in which you stand on a board and propel with a paddle almost like a kayak, is taking beaches by storm, largely due to its endorsement by Hamilton. The sport stands to change ocean recreation, much as snowboards changed the ski slopes.