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.

Boardworks is giving away free boards at their booth during the Surf Expo in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday and Friday at 5pm.

The 2-day clinic will be held days before the Sunset Beach SUP World Tour Event, offering an unique opportunity to learn from some of the world’s best watermen while being able to watch them perform a few days later in a world class event.

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.

Leslie Kolovich interviews Clay Feeter, publisher of the Standup Journal, on the SUP Radio show. Listen in as Clay talks about the latest issue of the Standup Journal and other highlights.

Steve Sjuggerud, Associate Publisher of the Stand Up Journal, stops by last week's Surf Expo to check out the new gear on offer from the stand up paddle industry.

Firefighter Beau Whitehead and stand up paddleboard shaper Tom Swetish have teamed up to design and create the “Project 343”. The board, itself a tribute to the fallen firefighters on 9/11, will be raced by Whitehead this weekend at Round the Rock in Seattle.

Drafting has become an integral part of sports such as cycling and stock car racing. With the emergence of stand up paddle racing, drafting has become a controversial topic with arguments on both sides of the fence.

The Outdoor Retailer 2011 Summer Market kicks off with the Open Air Demo, supported by over 150 brands including a strong showing of stand up paddle exhibitors such as Boardworks, Rusty, Rogue and many more.

Slater Trout and Nikki Gregg win the Boardworks sponsored H2O Overdrive Weber River SUP cross, the first whitewater Stand Up Paddle event of its kind in Utah, giving the name “Show Up and Blow Up” a whole new meaning.

The winners are announced for the second race of the four-part community stand up paddleboard (SUP) race series.

Surftech, a leading innovator, designer and developer of the highest performing surf and stand-up paddle boards sold worldwide has announced that Huntley Dornan has been appointed as the company's new President and CEO.