Stand up paddle boards (SUPs) has been around since the 1930s. Early models had a light timber frame covered with plywood or canvas.
Surfers stood on the surf skis and used a double paddle attached to a rope to catch and ride waves. Today SUP riders use a single paddle attached to the board by SUP leash.
The early surf skis were precursors to today’s stand-up paddle boards (SUPs).
Photo Gallery 1930s-2000s
In 1963 Daily News surf journalist Alan McIntosh (now deceased) published an article on the ‘Birth of board riding in WA’. Click on link below.
Stand up paddle boards (SUPs) has been around since the 1930s. Early models had a light timber frame covered with plywood or canvas.
Surfers stood on the surf skis and used a double paddle attached to a rope to catch and ride waves. Today SUP riders use a single paddle attached to the board by SUP leash.
The early surf skis were precursors to today’s stand-up paddle boards (SUPs).
Photo Gallery 1930s-2000s
In 1963 Daily News surf journalist Alan McIntosh (now deceased) published an article on the ‘Birth of board riding in WA’. Click on link below.
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