| The water sports enthusiasts are highly excited about | | | | sport caught on like a fire especially in Australia. The |
| their experience of stand up paddle surfing. The thrill | | | | surfing gold coast has never looked back since then in |
| and fun that the sport brings together is something that | | | | the country. In fact Australia today is the most |
| would excite anyone who is interested in surfing and | | | | preferred destination of all the water sports |
| any other form of water sports. | | | | enthusiasts from all over the world. The Gold Coast in |
| Now, no one is very sure about the origin of the sport. | | | | Australia is considered to be a surfer's paradise with |
| There is a popular myth that the stand up paddle | | | | its long stretch of well kept and beautiful clean |
| surfing is an old and ancient culture that originated in | | | | beaches. |
| Hawaii. Early in the 20th century it was reported by | | | | The Hawaiian beaches are, however, still very popular |
| Captain James Cook in his journal that he did see a | | | | for the stand up paddle surfing learners and new |
| canoeist catch a wave in Tahiti while sitting down. | | | | enthusiasts. The beach boys in 1950's in Waikiki, in fact |
| Again there were some early Polynesian watermen | | | | came up with a idea to attract more tourists to Waikiki. |
| who had seen canoe paddler's paddle across shallow | | | | They would paddle up in to the waves with a camera |
| reefs while standing up and trying to catch some fish. | | | | and click pictures of the tourists learning and enjoying |
| The first paddle surfers who did it while standing up | | | | how to surf. This how the stand up paddle surfing was |
| were recorded in the early 1950's in Waikiki. It saw a | | | | given another name and was popularly also known as |
| thousand of thrills hungry Americans being brought to | | | | the "Beach Boy Surfing". |
| the beach to enjoy the new style of surfing under the | | | | The stand up form of paddle surfing also benefits the |
| expert guidance of the Waikiki beach boys. There | | | | individuals with a good body work out thus maintaining |
| were plenty of beach boys ready for the expert | | | | their fitness level. This sport is especially popular in the |
| assistance job. | | | | warm coastal climates and places like Australia, New |
| The popularity of the stand up paddle surfing also led | | | | Zealand and the Caribbean. These are all considered |
| to the increase in tourism in this sector. Hence there | | | | to be beach paradise and hence perfect for surfing. It |
| were many hotels and lodges that came up by the | | | | is gaining in popularity every passing day with athletes |
| beach side offering the expert guidance to the new | | | | using the sport to train and stay fit. There are also the |
| enthusiasts of this sport. | | | | celebrities who are endorsing the game in their own |
| Gradually the water surfing and paddle surfing in a | | | | way and thus adding to the sports popularity and |
| standing position became popular world wide. This | | | | visibility. |