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Water Safety-SUP Education certification course December 17, 2011

Water Safety-SUP Education certification course December 17, 2011

The World Paddle Association (WPA) announces the next date to attend a Water Safety/SUP Education certification course for instructors in California on Saturday, December 17, 2011, 9am at the Newport Aquatic Center in Newport Beach, CA.  All instructors who are interested in attending must have submitted a application with instructors background credentials and send a [...]

| Nov 27, 2011 | Comments 0
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SUP Surf Etiquette

SUP Surf Etiquette

Know your ability and the surf break you are going to surf. Beginning SUP surfers can be a bigger danger to those in the water and to yourself if you do not know the dynamics of a SUP board and the power of the wave. Know the restrictions where you can or cannot SUP surf [...]

| Dec 31, 2010 | Comments 0
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PFD Laws – SUP or Paddleboards Now Classified as Vessels

PFD Laws – SUP or Paddleboards Now Classified as Vessels

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has officially classified stand up paddleboards (SUP) as a vessel. With the rapid growth of SUP in recent years on the West and East coast of the United States, the Coast Guard recently classified “paddleboards”, meaning SUP’s as “vessels.” SUP, the newly classified vessels must comply with federal Navigation [...]

| Dec 30, 2010 | Comments 2
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