StandUP Paddle Planet

Ekolu Kalama rides a wave on his Starboard stand-up paddle board. Photo by: Courtesy Redefining stand-up The fastest growing ocean sport is inspiring more than just a new style of surfing. For Del Mar resident John Perell and professional surfer Ekolu Kalama, stand-up paddling is the foundation of their humanitarian organization - A Standup World. "If we as individuals can be stand-up people, ...

Ekolu Kalama rides a wave on his Starboard stand-up paddle board. Redefining stand-up The fastest growing ocean sport is inspiring more than just a new style of surfing. For Del Mar resident John Perell and professional surfer Ekolu Kalama, stand-up paddling is the foundation of their humanitarian organization - A Standup World. "If we as individuals can be stand-up people, and ...

Ekolu Kalama rides a wave on his Starboard stand-up paddle board. Redefining stand-up The fastest growing ocean sport is inspiring more than just a new style of surfing. For Del Mar resident John Perell and professional surfer Ekolu Kalama, stand-up paddling is the foundation of their humanitarian organization - A Standup World. "If we as individuals can be stand-up people, and ...

Photo taken today by me at Pedro Point. Pacifica, California, USA Technorati Tags: paddle surfing, sup, stand up paddle surfing, surfing

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