Another pic from the Ron House Gerry Lopez demo

More to come.  Photo by Kevin K.  Board by Ron House, 9’6″  Rider: Hoku

Hoku Honu

Dana Point Stand Up Paddling

Spent some time at Dana Point Harbor working on some handling and paddle techniques with April.  What a beautiful early morning, no wind, sun was out early, warm air… a get way to start the day.  Check out the video of April doing her thing.  This was the fourth day on her new Ron House Stand Up Paddle Board.  Looking good wahine!

 

SUPS Harbor Time

Shared some stoke with a gal that just picked up her new Ron House Stand Up Paddle Surfboard. We went down to the harbor and did a lap on the morning glass down there. Calm water is the best place to take a maiden voyage and get a feel for your new equipment and work on paddling and control techniques. Sheʻll be out there again in the morning for anyone interested in a easy paddle.

Aloha to Steve and Dave, good talking with you guys this morning. And it was good seeing Chris and magic-dog with his inflatable.

Laddahs. Paddle with Aloha!

How Not to

So we’re making, maybe, some hosting changes… no surf we gotta do something. http://www.KingzoftheCoast.com has moved over here, at least for now. Lots of great ideas to help promote the sport of Stand Up Paddle Surfing and still looking for the creative freedom to have fun. So meanwhile I came across a “how to video”.

Lesson dos

I have to make a quick entry on April’s progress. The swell started to fill in on Monday morning and there was a lot more motion on the ocean than on Saturday. We paddled out through the “bay” which is a lot less forgiving than other beaches. She was up and paddling looking really comfortable out there. We paddled around for about an hour or so and she was owning it. She’s hooked on Stand Up Paddling, next lesson is Stand Up Paddle Surfing.

Paddle with Aloha.

Stand Up Paddle Surf Stoke

This morning I had the pleasure of spending time in the water with Eric, April & Caleb and sharing the joy of Stand Up Paddle Surfing. This was a great Stand Up Paddle Surf lesson, all three had different levels of comfort and experience in the water.

The conditions were great for the first time in open water. Not much swell in SoCal right now but there was some motion in the ocean. The first time anybody tries to Stand Up Paddle Surf (SUPS) the more calm the water the more better your experience. Now I could write a long blog entry about all the techniques we cover individually to get them up and going but I won’t. However the best thing of the whole morning was the ear to ear grins and them feeling that exciting, unique almost indescribable feeling you get the first time you stand up and start to guide on the water. It’s a whole different perspective.