SUP the new trend sport is arriving in Palekastro and so Giovanni is in it too, but in his own way.

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. (from Wikipedia.org)

Check out Papu’s interpretation on youtube:

Papu\’s fail start

Chill out

SUP boards are for rent at our station. SO try it out…

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Hannes, Davina, Giovanni, Stefan, Kati, Thomas