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[koa]

Thought you guys might like this if you haven't heard of it. My friend makes surfboards for a living and is getting into making Stand Up Paddleboards, which have been around for a few years now and is much easier than surfing unless you're going into waves. Every Sunday morning he does a demo at a beach park and usually a moonlight paddle on the full moon. Here are a few pics.

Paddles can be wood or carbon fiber.










My daughter


Jay, the maker of the boards


Moonlight paddle from a few weeks ago

[skullguise]

Thought you guys might like this if you haven't heard of it. My friend makes surfboards for a living and is getting into making Stand Up Paddleboards, which have been around for a few years now and is much easier than surfing unless you're going into waves. Every Sunday morning he does a demo at a beach park and usually a moonlight paddle on the full moon. Here are a few pics.

Looks like a lot of fun! I saw some pics of an old friend doing this in FL, hadn't seen it before then. And this pic is VERY cool, what a beautiful area! Where is that? (I'm assuming Hawaii, but more specifically what island and area)

[koa]

It's Ala Moana beach park adjacent to and on the west side of Waikiki on Oahu with Diamond Head in the background.

[droht]

Living in Hawaii just looks awful. So sorry for you koa..

[arthurs]

Living in Hawaii just looks awful. So sorry for you koa..

Poor guy.....such a shame you have to live like that....

[graphicguy]

Poor guy.....such a shame you have to live like that....

Well, koa does have to put up with those damn "pigs"!:crying:

[geekinthehood]

Poor guy.....such a shame you have to live like that....

Yeah, can you imagine the shipping for a pair of LS9s?

[dvenardos]

Those wouldn't work in California. We don't have nice smooth surf like that. You would have to get way out past the breakwater before you had anything near smooth enough to use that and then you get people caught in rip tides being taken out to sea. :crazy:

[petegtp]

I saw some people doing this on the Colorado river in Austin, TX. It took me by surprise at first as I had never seen it before. Neat stuff.

[django1]

I hate to say this but it looks a little slow...:confused:

[spl_nut]

I hate to say this but it looks a little slow...:confused:

They are going no where fast...

[koa]

Not everyone is as slow, or in need of calm water as we were. youtube has tons of videos with SUPs and waves if your interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNo8HVX9O_g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGsjFSmDLG0&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8M8X2rOkrU&feature=related

[dvenardos]

Not everyone is as slow, or in need of calm water as we were. youtube has tons of videos with SUPs and waves if your interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNo8HVX9O_g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGsjFSmDLG0&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8M8X...eature=related

Well, that is more interesting. It still would be tough for California, you would have to stash the paddle in order to get past the break water because we don't have the long rolling waves like Hawaii, we have fast powerful breakers that can be a ***** to get through. The waves in Hawaii are radically different from the waves in California and take quite a bit of time to get used to.

[django1]

That's more like it ( the old fart says). I was just thinking they could do a gladiator/roller derby version where they wack each other in the head with the paddle...:biglaugh:

Not everyone is as slow, or in need of calm water as we were. youtube has tons of videos with SUPs and waves if your interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNo8HVX9O_g&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGsjFSmDLG0&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8M8X...eature=related

[allan11]

how about a nice little engine on the back to speed things up a bit and maybe 2 handles on each side to sit down. Then you'd probably get your foot or hands torn off by the motor when you fall off. Looks fun though.