Neal Gent, the British Stand Up Paddle Association surfing Champion in 2008 decided to pack up his board and get on a plane to Indonesia to sample the delight of Bali. He tells us all about his trip and advises on the best breaks for stand up paddle surfing.

Tez heads out to Cornwall to get some waves and sample the atmosphere for stand up paddle surfing, did he find it to his liking ? Go west young man, go west...

In October 2008 Dave Parmenter, Claudia Parmenter and Ted Rutherford came over from the US to spend some time exploring and stand up paddle surfing in the UK. Ted Rutherford has chronicled the trip for us. The second part takes them around Bude, Newquay, Caehray Beach and Sennen Cove.

In October 2008 Dave Parmenter, Claudia Parmenter and Ted Rutherford came over from the US to spend some time exploring and stand up paddle surfing in the UK. Ted Rutherford has chronicled the trip for us. The first part takes them around the culture spots in London then down to Cornwall.

Waterwoman Nancy Emerson returned to her first home in September and went on a trippy stand up paddle around Dana Point in Southern California. With lots of wild life and good company she had a great time.

Steve Carter from Sunset Surf has been exploring the Mediterranean on the Uli inflatable Stand Up Paddle Surfing board.

The Uli inflatable board is a magic invention and as soon as I saw one I wanted to combine a sailing trip in the Mediterranean with an Uli on board to explore new coastlines and crystal clear waters.

Before we got over the Southern California (SoCal) Bill Fitzhugh from BSUPA had put us in contact with some people in California, one person was Ted Rutherford, who, apart from being a full time airline pilot, is also C4 Waterman's US mainland representative. 

After a few emails and phone calls we were to meet up early at 6am in the State Beach car park at Cardiff (about 30 minutes drive north from San Diego).  Little did I know what a great session this was going to turn into. 

The first impression you get of Bob Long's surf shop when you walk in is that its an Aladdin's cave of Stand Up Paddle surfing equipment.  Its literally packed to the roof with boards, paddles, wetsuits, clothes and everything else you can think of.  The shop is located on 4320 Mission Blvd, just a block back from the beach. 

Bob has been running the shop for about 15 years and while other surf shops in San Diego were ignorant about stand up paddle surfing Bob decided that he was going to embrace the sport.