Battle of the Paddle Welcomes Prone Paddlers

 

With all eyes fixed on the action at the 2014 Battle of the Paddle on Salt Creek in Dana Point, California this weekend spectators will notice a new paddlecraft at the start line on Saturday. With a solid south swell in the forecast for the 7th Annual Battle of the Paddle, prone paddlers for the first time will charge the pounding shorebreak at Salt Creek along with their stand up counterparts. If it wasn't evident that prone paddleboarding's popularity is on the rise, it is now!

"We added prone paddling because it's a natural to the Battle of the Paddle," commented Barrett Tester, Battle of the Paddle race director. "We have seen the growth of the sport the past several years and know that many athletes enjoy both sports."

Indeed it looks like many of stand up paddling's most notable athletes will be leaving their paddles on the beach and racing alongside some of the world's top prone athletes this weekend. Jay Wild, Morgan Hoesterey, Alison Riddle and a number of ...more