[Craig T]

Originally Posted by Baz

Good for you and Thuy, Sid. I'm not a SUP guy myself but I think anyway you can get wet is good and some days (like today here) it is FLAT!

I hated SUP's until I bought one last year when my shoulders were hurting and the waves were flat for a couple weeks straight. I bought a cheap all-around board on Craigslist first. After getting the courage to paddle out of the harbor I caught a couple small waves and was hooked. Now I own a 14' narrow race board for the flat water, a 9' surf SUP, and I fish the kelp from my all-around.

I only take out the surf SUP on small or mushy days, but I catch so much flack from the guys in the line-up that I bought a waterproof case and headphones for my iPod so I can't hear them. It's just verbal abuse, nobody laying in the water is a real threat to a 200lb guy standing up with a paddle in his hand LOL!