4745 SE DeSoto Ave,
Port Salerno, FL 34997

Located 100 ft north of
FINZ Waterfront Grille
on the Boardwalk
.
The Quickie Info:
Stand up paddle surfing (SUP), or in the Hawaiian language  
Hoe he'e nalu, is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian
heritage. The sport is an ancient form of surfing, and began as a
way for surfing instructors to manage their large groups of
learner surfers, as standing on the board gave them a higher
viewpoint, increasing visibility of what was going on around
them - such as incoming swell. To begin with, this started with
using a one-bladed paddle, whilst standing on a normal length
surfboard. The popularity of the modern sport of SUP has its
origination in the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s, the
Beach Boys of Waikiki would stand on their long boards, and
paddle out with outrigger paddles to take pictures of the
tourists learning to surf. This is where the term "Beach Boy
Surfing", another name for Stand Up Paddle Surfing, originates.