Beginning Racing: Your First Chattajack Race
Your First Chattajack Race Guessing that a whole host of first-time Chattajack racers are signed up for this year’s 32-mile sojourn down the Tennessee River…
Category: Standup Paddleboard
How to Get Your Sup Board into the Water
How to Launch Your SUP Beginners sometimes struggle with launching their sups for the first few times. Here are some general tips and tricks for…
SUP Paddling In the Ocean for the First Time
SUP Paddling in the Ocean for the First Time When I teach beginning SUP classes, I am often asked how difficult it is to paddle…
Knowing When It’s Okay to Go Paddling: How to Improve your Skills Safely
How do we know when its okay to go paddling? It’s raining. It’s kind of windy. There are whitecaps. The waves look big. How do…
SIC Talk Story: SUP Tip – Turning Your SUP with Coach Seychelle
This is from SIC: Last week Seychelle SUP had connection issues for her live SIC Talk Story SUP Tip but we are back with a prerecorded version…
Drafting Part 2: A ZOOM discussion with Coach Larry Cain on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 3PM EST
Coach Larry Cain will be discussing the second part of how to draft this week as part of Paddle Monster’s Zoom series. Join us Thursday,…
Drafting: A ZOOM discussion with Coach Larry Cain on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 3PM EST
Coach Larry Cain will be discussing how to draft this week as part of Paddle Monster’s Zoom series. Join us Thursday, July 9 at 3:00…
Seychelle on the most important part of the SUP Paddling Technique—the Catch
Seychelle, 2019’s World Champ and Paddle Monster Coach, talks about the most important part of SUP Paddling Technique and the paddle stroke… the catch
How to do a buoy turn with Coach Travis Grant: Video from NSP
Paddle Monster Coach Travis Grant is a stand-up paddle athlete with several big titles under his belt, including Molokai, the Carolina Cup, King of the…
Seychelle SUP – Superb Tips Episode 2
Welcome to Seychelle SUP – Superb Tips Episode 2. This week Seychelle talks to us about the best body position for optimal paddling successes. Learn…
Tracking your board straight – Part 4: Using the paddle face with Coach Larry Cain on Facebook Live
Paddle Monster Coach Larry Cain discussed how to use the paddle face for steering. This originally aired April 17, 2020, at 3:00 PM ET on…
Video Trailer: Drafting with Larry Cain!
SUP Drafting for Racing – Larry Cain Ever want to know what it’s like to be Larry Cain, drafting? Take a look at the new…
Basic Technique Fundamental – Pull Yourself Past the Paddle
In all paddled watercraft the most fundamental principle of technique is to gather water on your paddle blade, secure it in the water and pull…
Avoiding “Air Catching” when standup paddleboarding
by Larry Cain, Head Paddle Coach, Paddle Monster It’s crucially important to spear the blade into the water so that it is actually moving forward…
Stand Up Paddling – Rules of the Road StandUpPaddlingTV
Stand up paddlers should be aware of the general rules of the road when it comes to navigating our waterways, particularly in high traffic areas.
Top 5 Stand Up Paddling Tips
This video offers five valuable tips for Stand Up Paddling that will help you stay safe and get the most out of your time on…
3 Techniques All Stand Up Paddlers Should Know
Learn the three key techniques that will make you a better, safer paddler. How to get back on your board if you fall off, how…
Learn how to steer your board with this Paddle Monster video: The Slalom Drill
There are three techniques to help you maintain the straight run of the board and counteract the propensity of the board to drift to the…
How to Get Back Onto a Paddleboard Video
In this video, we’re going to take a look at how to get back onto your SUP from the water in case you fall off…
Choosing the Right SUP Board
Here’s a good beginner’s guide to choosing the right SUP Board from the ACA. Paddleboards come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. It…
Connor Baxter SUP Stroke Technique
From Blue Paddle Surf: Interview with Connor Baxter on SUP paddle length and stroke technique at the 2017 Starboard distributor meeting on Maui. I asked…
Book Review: How to Increase your Standup Paddle Performance: From Beginner to Elite by Suzie Cooney
I decided I wanted to increase my paddleboard performance. When I first started standup paddling some five years ago, there was virtually nothing available, either…
Paddle Tip of the day RAIL TAP
Want to improve your stroke. Look at this one easy tip from Dave Kalama from Imagine Surf to help your recovery and increase your efficiency.…
SUP tips: Keep feet from going numb & moving around board
Robert Stehlik and Blue Planet Surf put together a great video to help first-time paddlers prevent feet from going numb or hurting by moving your…
The Basics of the Stand up Paddling Stroke With Tommy Buday
We just had the pleasure of hanging out with Tamas this past weekend at the Surf to Sound Challenge in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Tamas (Tommy)…