thumbnail| Standup paddleboarding in light surf Standup paddle boarding in Lake Annecy Kai Lenny, World Cup Sylt 2009 Paddle surfing at Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2018 Paddle surfing at Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2018 Paddle surfing at Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2018 Paddle Boarding in Baja California Sur Standup paddleboarding (SUP ) is a water sport born from surfing with modern roots in Hawaii. Stand up paddle boarders stand on boards that are floating on the water, and use a paddle to propel themselves through the water. The sport was documented in a 2013 report that identified it as the outdoor sporting activity with the most first-time participants in the United States that year. Variations include flat water paddling, racing, surfing, whitewater SUP, yoga, and fishing. History Standup paddleboarding (SUP)      , the act of propelling oneself on a floating platform with the help of a paddle or pole, traces back thousands of years and across many continents, but its current form and popularity originated in Hawaii in the 1900s. Records of earlier forms of SUP have been found as early as 3,000 B.C. and its iterations span over various regions such as Peru, Palestine, Italy, and China. Modern standup paddleboarding began in the 1940s in Waikiki. John Ah Choy was a local Hawaiian who surfed, but as he got older and was unable to get up and down from his board, he would stand on his board from the break and paddle out with a canoe paddle to catch waves. His sons, Leroy and Bobby Ah Choy, and their friend, Duke Kahanamoku, started to mimic this while they taught surfing to visiting tourists. They did this as a way to keep an eye on surf students while also monitoring the incoming swell. They also utilized the vantage point of being out on the water to take pictures. As the style became popular with other surfers, it took on the name Beach Boy Surfing after the instructors, who were called Waikiki Beach Boys. Steve West credits outrigger canoeing combined with surfing as the basis of SUP, since the individual skills (board riding and paddling) already existed. In the 1990s Laird Hamilton redefined and modernized standup paddleboarding as a sport. In 2004, SUP surfing was added as a category in the Buffalo Big Board Contest. Standup paddleboarding has diversified from a variation of surfing into racing, touring, yoga, whitewater, and fishing. Its surfing heritage coupled with its various disciplines make the sport attractive and accessible to everyone, regardless of ability. The Outdoor Foundation's 2015 Special Report into Paddlesports found that 2.8 million (or 0.9\%) of Americans participated in standup paddleboarding in 2014. This was up from 2.0 million in 2013. Ages 25–44 made up the highest percentage of overall contributors (47\%). The highest participation rate was teenagers ages 14–17 (1.8\%), with males comprising 76\% of this age bracket.2015 Special Report into Paddlesports downloaded from American Canoe on 12 September 2016
thumbnail| SUP in light surf Standup paddle boarding in Lake Annecy Kai Lenny, World Cup Sylt 2009 Paddle surfing at Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2018 Paddle surfing at Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2018 Paddle surfing at Playa de Las Canteras, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, 2018 Paddle Boarding in Baja California Sur Sup (standup paddle... ) is a kind of board. Check dictionary below for more information and definitions. Definitions Dictionary Sup (noun) Standup paddleboard (verb) Standup paddleboarding Similar Words: Surfing History SUP Standup... , the act of propelling oneself on a floating platform with the help of a paddle or pole, traces back thousands of years and across many continents, but its current form and popularity originated in Hawaii in the 1900s. Records of earlier forms of SUP have been found as early as 3,000 B.C. and its iterations span over various regions such as Peru, Palestine, Italy, and China. Modern SUP began in the 1940s in Waikiki. John Ah Choy was a local Hawaiian who surfed, but as he got older and was unable to get up and down from his board, he would stand on his board from the break and paddle out with a canoe paddle to catch waves. His sons, Leroy and Bobby Ah Choy, and their friend, Duke Kahanamoku, started to mimic this while they taught surfing to visiting tourists. They did this as a way to keep an eye on surf students while also monitoring the incoming swell. They also utilized the vantage point of being out on the water to take pictures. As the style became popular with other surfers, it took on the name Beach Boy Surfing after the instructors, who were called Waikiki Beach Boys. Steve West credits outrigger canoeing combined with surfing as the basis of SUP, since the individual skills (board riding and paddling) already existed. In the 1990s Laird Hamilton redefined and modernized SUP as a sport. In 2004, SUP surfing was added as a category in the Buffalo Big Board Contest. SUP has diversified from a variation of surfing into racing, touring, yoga, whitewater, and fishing. Its surfing heritage coupled with its various disciplines make the sport attractive and accessible to everyone, regardless of ability. The Outdoor Foundation's 2015 Special Report into Paddlesports found that 2.8 million (or 0.9\%) of Americans participated in SUP in 2014. This was up from 2.0 million in 2013. Ages 25–44 made up the highest percentage of overall contributors (47\%). The highest participation rate was teenagers ages 14–17 (1.8\%), with males comprising 76\% of this age bracket.2015 Special Report into Paddlesports downloaded from American Canoe on 12 September 2016
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