Stand Up!!!
Stand Up, just like that... bring that sh*t back. So I recently attemtpted to do some Stand up paddling and learned the hard way that I am not meant to do the sport. It seems fun and it is a great workout. I haven't been that sore in a while...
It was a good time being in the water and it was definitely different than surfing and maybe as old as I am, I am still to aggressive to get into SUP as my water sport. I prefer the quick cut backs and speed from my high performance Donald Takayama SurfTech, but that is another review for another time.
I used a nice C4 board and it handled nicely in the waves, I was able to cut through some of the small waves and had fun but was unsure of how to use a paddle to manuever.
The board was quick, light, durable, as I hit a tourist that did not know how to get out the way. The paddle was also nice; a C4 Pohaku. It was a fun product that I would use again when it is really flat and or would consider using on the mainland on a lake or river. I also tried the same model this summer in a class III river and enjoyed it quite well. Maybe I was just home sick but it did the trick.
Overall I would consider it a great product and it gets two thumbs up...
