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Standup paddleboarding in light surf Standup paddle boarding in Lake Annecy Kai Lenny, World Cup Sylt 2009 Professional windsurfing veteran Jürgen Hönscheid riding a wave in Hawaii Professional use: Two lifeguards of the German Life Saving Association patrolling a public bathing area of a lake on stand-up paddleboards in Munich
ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships is an International Canoe Federation competition in stand up paddling (SUP) in which athletes compete in technical and sprint races. [1] The event is held annually and was first contested in 2019. There is a rival world championships in SUP held by the International Surfing Association. [2]
Standup paddleboarding (SUP), also known as standup paddle surfing, 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.
Paddleboarding, where a person uses a large surfboard and paddle to surf on flat water or waves; Parasailing, where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute; Picigin is a traditional Croatian ball game that is played on the beach. It is an amateur sport played in shallow water, consisting of players ...
Stand Up Paddle Surfing (SUP) A variant of surfing where one always a stands up on the board and propels oneself by a one-bladed paddle, without lying down on the board. Although originally the goal was to catch and surf the waves, a racing modality has emerged with similarities to kayaking. Skimboarding (1930s)
The Florida Pro/Am is a skimboarding tournament held each August, on Vilano Beach, Florida. It typically lasts three days, and is the final leg of The Florida Cross Over Tour which includes surfing, skateboarding and skimboarding. The Florida Pro/Am and The Florida Cross-Over Tour are both considered premier skimboarding events.
These boards are not used in the long ocean races that are run with the Stock, 14 Foot, and Unlimited boards, but are used in surf and sprint races. 10' 6" class boards are known by several names: Ten-Six, Sprint Board, Surf Racer, or Racing Mal. Paddleboarding can also be done on various pieces of equipment, including surfboards.
Stand up paddleboarding (without yoga) was created in the 1940s by surfers at Waikiki in Hawaii. [1] In 2009, the yoga teacher and author Rachel Brathen adopted what she called the "playful" [2] but at that time "unheard of" [2] practice of Paddleboard Yoga as suitable for her holiday courses on Aruba in Costa Rica, stating that she had not invented it.