Current state of paddleboarding

At present, in the global warm coast tourism resorts, the popularity trend of SUP is unstoppable, but also because of the pursuit of many professional surfers, celebrities and stars, in the world can be involved in the safe waters can see SUP sport. The man who brought SUP from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland was a Vietnam veteran named Rick Thomas. In 2000, Rick, standing on an 11-foot surfboard with a paddle made by Leleo Kinimaka, introduced the new sport to California. Objectively, SUP allows surfers to catch more waves, and also helps to observe the coming swell in the distance. The price of SUP ranges from $600 to $1,500, and the length is generally more than 9 feet, or even more than 12 feet.

Paddleboarding October 3, 2008, the United States Coast Guard will SUP defined as a ship, for this purpose SUP players are required to enter specific waters, must wear the corresponding life jacket (currently has a dedicated self-inflatable life jacket listed), I believe this will not affect people's enthusiasm for SUP. In 2009, the well-known surfing promotion agency "Surf China" for the first time to bring paddleboarding into the country, in the 2009 surf China Carnival debut, so that Chinese people close contact with this fashion trend sport. At present, in many surf spots in China, many players have begun to experience this very easy to reach the civilian sport.