Whether you are a novice or expert, the Caribbean offers many amazing areas for Standup Paddleboarding. SUP is a great way to explore and get a whole body workout at the same time! Depending on your location, travel from island to island, tour the mangroves, or ride the waves.
Warm winds and seas plus flat bays and lagoons are the perfect conditions for stand-up paddle-boarding (SUP). What’s more, unlike SCUBA that requires training and certification or the skill and agility needed to kite-board, SUP’ing has an almost flat learning curve. Everyone from juniors to seniors – even four footed pets – can participate. Then,…
Stand up paddle boarding is currently surging forwards in popularity, mostly down to the cost-effectiveness and logistical ease of transporting inflatable versions. Air boards (or iSUPs) have proven to be extremely popular. It’s therefore no surprise that SUPs windy siblings would soon be looking to jump on the bandwagon. Manufacturing a performance orientated blow-up windsurfing…
What’s the next best thing to paddleboarding? A paddleboard with a sail! Sharie Seibert says this popped up in her mind a few years ago like the proverbial cartoon light bulb. “I was paddling in Magen’s Bay when off shore winds blew me out. I thought, if you had a sail how much fun…
Stand up paddle surfing. You know, that thing people who can’t surf do. Catching waves with a stick in their hand – looks lame … The amount of times I’ve heard similar comments is more than I’ve woken from a rum induced coma. Sweeping (as it’s affectionately nicknamed) surf breaks of the world has become…
While it is obvious to anyone on the water that stand up paddle boarding is hugely popular, there is a growing segment of those intrepid paddlers that are using their board to not only exercise and enjoy the outdoors but also to provide a tasty dinner. Stand up paddleboard fishing is a new and effective…
Stand up paddle boarding is an incredibly versatile beast – SUPs are almost limitless with what they can help you achieve. Tez Plavenieks talks us through common SUP design trends. All-rounders All-round boards are most common. They look like scaled up surfboards – round nosed, tapering to a narrower tail with three fins protruding from…
There’s a new craze sweeping the world’s oceans: stand up paddleboarding, an activity which is fast becoming one of the most popular sports across the globe. From New Zealand’s Bay of Islands to the lakes and river of Whistler, in Canada, millions of people are jumping on their boards on the weekends to get fit,…
A sure sign of spring along the southeast coast is a resurgence in Stand Up Paddleboarding events from Florida north to Virginia. Here are four SUPer events not to miss. April 10-12: Shark Bite Challenge (Dunedin, Fla.) Over 350 paddlers are expected to compete in this 12th annual event, originally called the Caladesi Kayak Challenge….
We arrived at our new home in South Florida months before our boat made the journey. Craving some water time I found a Groupon for a guided stand up paddleboard tour around the canals of Fort Lauderdale. History, dolphins and a great way to work on the tan were all promised. The best part was…
When my wife told me we were expecting our first child I was over the moon. But one thought did strike me: What about Fi? Is she still going to be able to get on the water? My wife does the same sports I do – windsurf, stand up paddle, surf and snowboard. Although being…
You see them everywhere, on the beach enjoying the waves, on the bays and backwaters and even on the rivers flowing into the ocean—it seems just about anywhere there is water there are Stand Up Paddle Boards. Once you get on one of these boards and try it for yourself it’s easy to understand why…
The stand up paddle boarding potential of Grenada is astounding. An untouched ‘sweepers’ paradise, the Spice Isle is completely under the radar as far as SUP (and most other watersports) go. After working on the island in 2004, my wife and I made a return visit, inflatable boards in tow, during 2012. Having barely scratched…
There is no question that stand-up paddleboarding has exploded into one of the most popular and fastest growing water sports today. As the sport grows so do companies supplying quality equipment to fill paddlers’ needs. Florida-based Live Watersports is just such a company and like the industry it supplies, it is now growing ever more…
It was far from a paddle in the park. Yet Mike Simpson’s 278-mile circumnavigation of Puerto Rico by stand-up paddleboard (SUP) achieved not only an incredible feat but also endeared the SUP expedition pioneer and BIC Ambassador to the island and its inhabitants. Simpson started life on the water. He grew up surfing off his…
Slip the board into the water and step on, paddling upstream from the launch. Within a few minutes you’re “in another world,” on a quiet creek with wooded shorelines. From your standing position you can see down into the water and out into the vegetation as you glide through the scene with even strokes. Stand-up…
So you didn’t get that SUP you wanted for the holidays and you made a New Year’s resolution to get in shape and have more fun? What better way to get what you want and get in shape than on a shiny new stand-up paddleboard, enjoying the waters near your home? Stand Up Paddleboarding –…
Now that you have invested time and energy finding the right board for your SUP adventures it is equally important to select the right paddle to enjoy your time on the water. If the paddle isn’t right for you and your style of stand-up paddle boarding it will not only bring discomfort while paddling but…
Outside of giving a board and or paddle to an experienced or novice standup paddler what would make a good gift for him or her to better enjoy their waterborne passion? There are a lot of accessories that can make their time on the water more enjoyable and we have selected just a few of…
Surf Expo in Orlando is a trade show that occurs twice a year allowing stand-up paddle boarding vendors to show off products and introduce their newest offerings. The Expo this past September was an opportunity to find some interesting and unique new SUP boards and accessories that are sure to be a hit. Below are…
The third and final Sarasota SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) Series race takes place Saturday, October 12th in Sarasota Bay, launching from the Sarasota Sailing Squadron on City Island. The 6 mile Elite race starts at 9:45 AM, 3 mile Open race at 10:00 AM and ½ Mile Junior/Kids race starts 11:30 AM. Race entry tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8233656087. Race Day Itinerary: 7:30 am Racer…