Get out and up on the water with stand-up paddleboarding

 

THE FIRST time I saw someone stand-up paddleboarding — let’s be honest, it was probably Jennifer Aniston in Us Weekly — I thought it looked unstable and slow. I pooh-poohed it.
Then stand-up paddleboarding, also known as SUP, got popular, and it felt like everyone was doing it, including people braving the cold waters around Seattle. I grimaced slightly, hopped on a board and, naturally, fell in love.
Going from sitting to standing on water is hard to describe. There’s a power and fluidity when you stand on a board that elevates it above sitting in a kayak or canoe. You can see ...more