One of the most legendary retailers in the history of stand up paddle boarding, San Diego local Bob Long, is about to officially open the doors of his new and all exclusive SUP Shop, just a short distance away from Mission Bay, Pacific Beach, La Jolla, and a bunch other popular SUP destinations.
When John and Bari Denney left Maui to open Jupiter Paddleboarding in South Florida a few years ago, they had no idea how the sport would grow and what impact they would have.
The first edition of the ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship will take place February 19-25, 2012 on the beaches of Miraflores, Lima, Peru - home to the famous Waikiki Surf Club and the cradle of modern Peruvian surfing.
Boardworks is giving away free boards at their booth during the Surf Expo in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday and Friday at 5pm.
A woman about 30 years-old was surfing The Cove, a popular surf spot in Seaside, Oregon, when an alleged shark took a bite of her and her board. Moments later, a stand up paddle boarder came to her rescue by putting the surfer on his board and paddling ashore.
The stand up paddle board industry had one big victory by having a stand up paddle board included in this Year's Men's Journal Best Gear of the Year List. And Boardworks, the company whose board was selected, has all the more to celebrate. See the whole list and which board was selected for that premium spot.
Supermodel returns to Hawaii and showcases her stand up paddle boarding skills, but this time she takes it up a notch with new gadget on her board.
After two rounds of voting, the finalists in the SUP Photo of the Year Contest have been decided. The audience has spoken and the best of the best stand up paddle photos remain standing. Choose the winner now!
The waters off the San Diego coastline have seen a recent surge in phytoplankton, causing the waves to light up at night in spectacular blue.
A picture of what could possibly be a shark was taken last week at Swamis in San Diego, California. Recently there have been three confirmed sightings off the coast of San Diego and local media have caught shark fever.
Hasake is a board-boat hybrid of the Stand-up Paddle (SUP) Board family, with alleged Israeli and Arabic roots, possibly dating back to as far as the 8th century A.D.
The Wake Up Sup Show will be held Fridays at 12pm on Supconnect.com and anyone in the audience is welcome to call the show at 858.348.4495 or join the conversion via tweets with the #supconnectlive hashtag.