Trendy Hawaiian sport gains popularity on the Chesapeake Bay
By ELISHA SAUERS, Staff Writer
By ELISHA SAUERS, Staff Writer
Published
08/01/10
A little extra chop from nearby speed boaters only makes this new sport more interesting.
By Shannon Lee Zirkle — The Capital
Using a surfboard and an at-rear canoe paddle, stand-up paddleboarders row south on the Kent Island Narrows from the Kent Island Yacht Club in Chester. Both men and women participated in the Stand Up Paddle Annapolis race Saturday morning.
Stand-up paddleboarding, or SUP, a craze that originated in Hawaii, has made its way to Annapolis and the Eastern Shore, combining a surfer's board and an at-rear canoe paddle.
Yesterday more than two-dozen men and women tested out their bay legs at Kent Island Yacht Club in Chester for the first Stand Up Paddle Annapolis race.
What they demonstrated was that being a skilled SUP athlete is a balancing act. The slightest billow on an otherwise flat sheet of water could either give the rider an extra thrill or...
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