One of the oldest forms of wave riding that brings the old with the new.  It is the link between outrigger canoe paddling with the use of a paddle and also the use of a surfboard for riding waves.  This sport has evolved from the old days of Waikiki Beach boys liking  to the death defying wave riding men like Laird Hamilton, Brian Keaulana, and Dave Kalama.  It is one the best workouts for your core training and also a great balance between endurance and strength.  Yet, the best benefit is, that it is just a  pure sense of fun. 

Derived from Polynesian Royalty Roots, stand up paddle surfing was made popular back in the Waikiki Beach boy days of the 1960’s when the boys (Duke, Leroy Achey and friends) would stand up on their longboards and paddle with outrigger paddles while they took pictures of tourists on vacation.  Many believed that the Roots of Royalty is what you experience as you glide and stand up as you paddle surf.  As the years gone by, now becoming the new craze and the worlds quickest growing watersport, Many surfers such as Dave Kalama, Brian Keaulana, Archie Kalepa and Laird Hamilton use this alternative way to train while the surf is flat, but found themselves entering events such as The  Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard race and the Molokai Big Board surfing classic.  As always, pushing their findings forward, many of these contests today now have it’s own division for stand up paddling surfing, once again bringing the old with the new.