SUP To Be Included In Australian Nationals
With the growing popularity of stand up paddling, (SUP), Surfing Australia announced the inclusion of the Open SUP division into the Country Energy Australian Surfmasters to be run at Port Macquarie this coming August.
The last couple of years have seen a huge surge in the sport which is really a throwback to ancient times when standing on a large board and using a paddle to propel through the water was a common mode of transportation in Hawaii. But ‘everything old is new again’ an that holds true for SUP.
Now, around the world you can find SUP in the oceans and on lakes with some surfing breaks being almost taken over by paddlers.
“The quality of Stand Up Paddle surfers emerging throughout Australia and the world is exciting and there’s many past and present champions of the sport of surfing now very competent and devoted Stand Up Paddle surfers” said Surfing Australia Chief Executive Officer Andrew Stark.
