Stand Up Paddleboards in St Petersburg
Stand Up Paddleboarding, or SUP is rapidly gaining popularity due to its strong 'core' workout, and cross-over athletes are training with SUP. SUPs have been spotted around the globe, anywhere where there is easy access to safe waters, as well as in the surfing lineups of the world. Another reason for the rise in popularity of stand up paddleboarding is that, unlike surfing, paddleboarding is very easy to learn. Within one hour you can become very comfortable in the water and on your board. Stand up paddleboarding is also more popular with women and because of their lower center of gravity, women are often more skilled at paddleboarding than men.
Surfers have converted because of the versatility of the new sport. Stand up paddle boarding offers surfers the ability to catch more waves in a set, as well as offering a better view of incoming sets.
New custom SUP board prices range from US$600 to US$1500, and most use glass reinforced plastic construction using epoxy resin that is compatible with the expanded styrene foam used in the core. Some SUP boards use a hollow wood construction instead of foam with epoxy resin.>The boards are generally longer than 9 feet (3 m), and up to 12 feet (4 m) or more in length.