Standup Paddleboard (SUP)
| Designed | 1990 |
| Length | 3.5m |
| Weight | 10kg |
| Crew | 1 |
| Association | https://www.bsupa.org.uk/ |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standup_paddleboarding#Board |
The club is keen to encourage SUP members.
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.
At Dovestone Reservoir you won't need to worry about the surf.
