StandUP Paddle Planet

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.

August 15, 2008 Golden Journey…., photo by Doug Langham. Doug has a great shot of a sport I’ve been itching to try. Wikipedia’s Stand Up Paddle Surfing entry says: Stand Up Paddle, (SUP), is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. It can be traced back to the early days of Polynesia. The sport is ancient form of surfing and began as a way for surfing instructors to manage their large groups of learner surfers as standing on the board gave them a higher view point increasing visibi