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WHEN IT'S BLOWN OUT, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMEWHERE IN MANY OF THE BAYS
TO STILL HAVE FUN IN GLASSY WATERS! IT SURE BEATS SITTING AROUND AS IT'S A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THOSE SURF MUSCLES ACTIVE AND KEEP READY
FOR THE NEXT DECENT SWELL. MIKE DOWNEY (LEFT) AND CHANCE BOYER WITH
ONE OUR FAVORITE CROSS-TRAINING FAMILIES. THIS WAS THEIR FIRST DAY STAND
UP PADDLING EVER! AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE, WITH THE PROPER INSTRUCTION
AND WELL ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO HAVE A BAD TIME!
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STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING (SUP) HAS ANCIENT ROOTS BUT IT HAS RECENTLY BECOME POPULARIZED FOR IT'S
CORE STRENGTHENING BENEFITS TO ATHLETES OF ALL DISCIPLINES. IT'S CURRENT RESURGENCE HAS
UNFORTUNATELY CREATED FRUSTRATION AND DANGER TO OTHER SURFERS AND SWIMMERS BY A DISRESPECTFUL
FEW, LEADING TO A SEGREGATION AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS. TO HELP RECTIFY THE DILEMMA, OUR MAIN PRIORITY
IS TO EDUCATE THE EXPERIENCED AND BEGINNER SUP ENTHUSIAST ALIKE TO RESPECT THE MORE WELL KNOWN
LINEUPS AND HAVE A BLAST STAND UP SURFING A NORMALLY UNCROWDED OR EMPTY BREAK. IT'S A BIG OCEAN,
FIND YOUR OWN SPOT, AND YOUR OWN STYLE. TAKE YOUR TECHNIQUE TO THE NEXT LEVEL! UNDER OUR
SEASONED PROFESSIONALS SUP WAVE RIDERS' GUIDANCE, LEARN TO ENJOY THE GLIDE, WHILE TAPPING INTO
STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING'S SOULFUL ART.
OUR FRIENDS AND SPONSORS AT C4 WATERMAN HAVE A WEALTH OF
INFORMATION ON THEIR SITE, AS WELL AS THE BEST EQUIPMENT
AVAILABLE. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THEIR SITE BY CLICKING ON
THE LINK BELOW. THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS OUT THERE. PLEASE READ
DAVE PARMENTER'S TOP FIVE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT S.U.P DESIGN AT
THE C4 LINK BELOW. IT IS NOT A BIG SURFBOARD AND THERE ARE VERY
FEW MASTERS OF DESIGN DESPITE THE ONSLAUGHT OF CHINESE
"POPOUTS" FOR CONSIDERABLY LESS MONEY. CHOOSE WISELY. ANOTHER
GREAT SHAPER IS SEAN ORDENEZ AT SOSSHAPES.COM
CHANCE BOYER, ALONE IN H.B. JUST
CRUISING ON AN S.O.S. BIG RED...
E.J. CROSSING THE BIG BLUE DURING THE
2007 CATALINA CLASSIC
"IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RIDE WAVES! WE RIDE ALL THE WAVES THAT
YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY RIDE ON A NORMAL SHORTBOARD, SO IT'S
GREAT. IT HAS IT'S OWN LITTLE PLACE, SO WE HAVE FUN WITH IT!"
ROB MACHADO
ROB MACHADO'S OUTLOOK ON STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING
E.J. "THE BATTLESHIP" ON HIS WAY TO ANOTHER WIN AS THE
CURRENT POINTS LEADER IN THE GRAND PRIX OF PADDLEBOARDING
2008!
