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Stand-Up Paddle Surfing

Nancy Emerson School of Surfing is proud to share stand-up Paddle Surfing SUP on the island of Oahu for 1st time beginners. And those wanting to explore Oahu from the ocean, it’s a super fun time. You can make your reservations for private classes or small semi-private session for a SUP adventure tour with lunch and explore the turtles and sea life with Nancy herself. You also can order all your C4 SUP equipment with Nancy Emerson School of Surfing now in Hawaii or on the Gold Coast of Australia.

An Hour and Half rates for SUP Stand-up Paddling:

• $195 - private, one persons
• $125 - semi-private (2-3), pax per person
• $85 - group (4+), per person

Subject to taxes of country one is in.

Email Nancy or call 808-294-5544 for reservations.

Hawaiian C4 stand-up Paddle boarding is a great core exercise, which will get you out of the gym and any one can do it in flat water.  Fantastic sport for all of Hawaii and come and take this great fun core exercise back to your home town on flat water. Come down, give it go and learn about the Hawaiian culture and see the beauty of our coast lines.

C4 stands for Balance, Endurance, Strength and Tradition. Brian Keaulana and Dave Parmenter famous surfers and watermen have spent years designing and testing at Nancy's most favorite spot in the world and their home, Makaha Beach on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

This fun sport has been around for decades as a form of riding the ocean’s swells and going fishing. But today it is one of the world’s fastest growing recreational water sports and is also known throughout the world as stand up paddle boarding. It’s a great way to explore the coast lines of Oahu and the Gold Coast.

The sport of Standup Paddling, also known as "Beachboy Surfing", is regaining momentum at Makaha and Waikiki, and now spreading all over the world, to California, Australia, and even Europe. The sport is a great core workout and fun to do. As a past Canoe Champion and Surfer, I am very involved in the sport myself, both for exercise and fun; and I've been working with those involved in Hawaii to further this great new paddle sport.

A little history:
Back in the 60's the Beachboys in Waikiki, like Duke and Leroy AhChoy, started standing up on big surfboards, using long paddles to maneuver.  At times  they would take a camera with them, and take pictures of tourists. It caught on with the other beachboys, as well as the kids growing up in Waikiki (such as myself). The sport later died out with the introduction of shorter, lighter, fiberglass boards, but Leroy was out as long as his age allowed him.

The sport had a renaissance during Retro movement. The Maui guys, Laird Hamilton, and Dave Kalama, and the Makaha Beachboys (Brian Keaulana, Bruce DeSoto & Mel Puu) began doing it again for exercise, training their core & legs for tow-in surfing, and for the pure enjoyment of the sport. Stand-up gives a paddling advantage, allowing them to catch waves early, a great help in the crowds at Makaha and in Waikiki. They also found that when surfing with these boards, the paddle could be used to help carve into turns, improving the maneuverability of the long boards they used.

With its growing popularity at Makaha beach, Brian Keaulana decided to add "Beachboy Surfing" to the world-recognized "Buffalo Big Board Contest" in 2004. The response was overwhelming, with over 49 participants entering the Stand- up division, which included many of Hawaii's elite waterman and past world champion surfers, using Pohaku Beachboy paddles.

Archie Kalepa Molokai Channel
The boundaries of the sport were pushed further by my good friend Archie Kalepa in 2004, when he was the first to cross the Molokai Channel solo on a Standup paddleboard during the Quicksilver Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard race. (time: 6hrs; UGG!) His effort inspired us to start "downwind " paddling runs, and to begin holding the Hennessey World Championship Paddleboard race on Oahu (Hawaii Kai to Waikiki , 10miles). It offers a Standup division with Prize money. A Division of Team Standup Crossing was added to the Quicksilver Molokai to
Oahu race in July of 2005; this race brought together a field of 9 paddlers, and was won by the team of Myself and Brian Keaulana, finishing 10th overall in the Paddleboard field with a time of 5:18 mins. 2nd place was the team of Archie Kalepa & Dave Parmenter less then 3 minutes behind.

Stand-up paddle surfing exploring takes stand up paddle boarding surfing beyond just riding the waves and incorporates a fun work out and brings your soul alive to see what nature shares with us and our spirit.

Utilizing a stand up board and paddle, Paddle boarding SUP will show you the benefits of building strength through balance and resistance, as well as how stand up paddling burns calories. A total core exercise and cardiovascular workout in flat water stand up paddling works your entire body, mind, and spirit.

This is a wonderful form of fitness that you can do where ever you live. So come and sign up for your 1st SUP experience in a fun, safe atmosphere and explore Oahu, Hawaii for whole body, mind and soul.

C4 Waterman have led the way in the production of Stand Up Paddle Boards, with years of research and development strongly focussed on performance and functional design.

C4 Waterman’s experience and dedication shows with their current impressive range including; state of the art race boards; the latest high-performance Sub Vectors; proven boards like the Classic and Batwing; the forgiving ‘Wide Glide’
Pohakus; plus SoftDecks, inflatable iSups and more.

The C4 Waterman Sub Vectors currently you can get through Nancy Emerson School of Surfing on Oahu, Hawaii or Gold Coast, Australia. C4 are the best looking production boards I have seen so far! You can also order on line through Nancy and she can have them shipped directly to you.

Take a look at some of the C4 SUPs currently on the racks below...

Cherokee Moana, Nancy's New Puppy goes SUP surfing with her Mum.	Home Boy Rules SUP at Makaha
Nancy with Sunny Garcia after he WINS 3rd PLACE at the Eddie Aikau in HUGH Waimea Bay Dec. 2009
Standup Paddle Boards to Choose	Surfing Dogs love to ride SUPs too!
SUPs in many styles to choose to surf and paddle	iSUPs This functional, lightweight, inflatable surfboard is constructed from the same sturdy materials used in miltary/commercial inflatable boats, making them durable and UV ersistant. Small size for kids and adults up to 220 lbs. Dimensions: 10' x 30" x 4"
	We have also The 10-6 iSUP combines the stability and performance of the C- MAC 10-6 ATB hard board and adds the benefits of inflatable technology. This is truly an All-Terrain-Board. Dimensions: 10'6" x 30" x 4" Adults up to 275 lbs.

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