StandUP Paddle Planet

Stand up surfing is one of the world's fastest growing sports and it all started in Hawaii thanks to a man named John "Pops" Ah Choy. From monster waves, to monster rapids, standup surfing is exploding across the world.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. Sept. 7, 2010 Ever see a water enthusiast paddle serenely while standing on what looks like a surfboard Its called stand up paddling SUP and is considered one of the worlds fastest-growing sports. On Oct. 9, the best SUP athletes in the world will descend on Lake Havasu City, Ariz., for a series of competitions and clinics. www.wsupa.us[[[SHIFTIN ...

Today marks a year that I have been writing this blog every day. Previously, I wrote sports on a few other sites and in print (and still do a bit). One day I decided that I would just write my own page and not have to worry about making someone else's editing or content guidelines. I've had a great time writing about whatever I felt like. Again, I'm not trying to do anything in particular. Also, if you noticed, I took off all of the AdSense text links quite some time ago. A few have been f