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6 Reasons Why Paddle Boarding Is Becoming Increasingly Popular
Written by Luke Green /
You may have noticed that paddleboarding has become increasingly popular in the last 5 years or so, however paddleboarding is believed to have been around for thousands of years. Yes, thousands! Ancient cultures from Africa to South America would use boards, canoes and other watercrafts using a long stick to fish, travel, make war and ride waves.
Also known as stand up paddleboarding (SUP), the modern style of paddleboarding comes from the 1900s from surfer Duke Kahanamoku along with surf instructors Leroy and Bobby AhChoy who oversaw the tourists on Waikiki Beach on their boards using a paddle to steer. This then turned into an alternative sport to surfing when there wasn't enough swell, and is now classed as a mainstream sport, officially titled as “Beach Boy Surfing”.
With paddleboarding becoming increasingly popular in the last few years, there are so many reasons as to why you should give it a go. If you haven't been paddleboarding before reading this blog, we are sure that when you reach the end of this post you’ll be wanting to get out on the water ASAP.
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