Partners

Retailers, Rentals, Resorts, and SUP Trainers

Find where you can buy, rent, take a lesson and also get a fitness workout on our a SUP board.

PARTNER	STATE	SUP OFFERING
Charles River Canoe & Kayak 2401 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, Massachusetts 02466 (617) 965-5110 www.paddleboston.com	MA	Buy - Rent - Lessons - Fitness
Plum Island Kayak, Inc. 92 Merrimac Street - Unit 101 B Newburyport, MA 01950 (978) 462-5510 [email protected]	MA	Buy - Rent - Lessons - Fitness
PRO-FIT Paddling P.O. Box 370038 Key Largo, Florida 33037 305-283-3518 www.pro-fitpaddling.com	FL	Buy - Rent - Lessons - Fitness
Island Water Sports of MV Located at Maciel Marine 100 Lagoon Pond Road Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 508-693-7767 office Off-Season call 508-693-5884 [email protected]	MA	Buy - Rent - Lessons
Otisco Lake Marina, Inc. 1697 Otisco Valley Road Marietta, NY 13110 (315) 636-8807 [email protected] www.otiscolakemarina.com	NY	Buy - Rent - Lessons
T-fiTT Shaun O'Brien [email protected] 617-797-6135	MA	Lessons - Fitness
The Training Fix Jenna Klane www.thetrainingfix.com 508-944-7871	MA	Lessons - Fitness
Nantasket Kayaks Steamboat Wharf Marina 48 George Washington Blvd. Hull, MA 02045 [email protected] www.nantasketkayaks.com 781-962-4899	MA	Rentals - Lessons

History of Stand up paddle boarding

Stand up paddle boarding stems back to ancient Polynesian culture. Stand -up paddle boarding is when you stand on a surfboard and paddle. It requires some balance, but it's not all about catching waves. It can be done on totally flat water and since you are standing up, you are able to get a much better view of what is going on in and out of the water. In the 1940 and 50's long board surf instructors actually used this technique to keep an eye on their entire group of surfers in the lineup. In early 2000 when professional big wave surfer Laird Hamilton and a few other surfers started stand up paddling again it sparked a tsunami effect on the sport. Since then a new surf culture has taken over the beaches in Hawaii, California and now it's spreading rapidly all over the world.