STAND UP PADDLE SCHOOL

 

 
This discipline isn’t new: in the past, the « Waikiki Beachboys » of Honolulu, surf instructors, stood on their boards, paddle in hand. This sport is being revived for our greater good. The principle is to stand on a board, as in surfing, but with a paddle to row and stabilize. It’s important to know that this sport isn’t only practiced at sea: it can also be practiced on lakes and rivers.Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is a term derived from its Polynesian roots. The Hawaiian translation is Ku Hoe He’e Nalu: to stand, paddle, ride a wave. The first Polynesians stood on a canoe, an oar in one hand and a spear in the other. Standing on the canoe gave them a clear view to see the bottom of the water and catch fish more easily.

In the 1960s, Hawaiian surfers and water sports enthusiasts on Oahu’s south shore began practicing stand-up paddleboarding.

In the early 2000s, Hawaiian surfers like Dave Kalama, Brian Keaulana, Rick Thomas, Archie Kalepa, and Laird Hamilton began stand-up paddleboarding as an alternative way to exercise while the waves were low.

60 € / 2h Stand up Paddle Discovery 

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  • General description, & Security (closed water, sea, weather, shore break, Wind)
  • The benefits of this exercise.
  • Respect for the environment
  • The discipline of Stand Up (ride the wave, long distances, down wind, …)
  • Technical explanation, positions, and paddle techniques
  • Up and down,to stand up
  • Keep balanced on the board (kneeling, sitting and standing)
  • The movements of arms
  • The basic turns

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