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Had a lesson yesterday.  A housewife from San Bernadino, who saw my ad on Goldstar.com.  She is not usually able to get out and try new things, like SUP, because of a demanding schedule of football, basketball, gymnastics and soccer practices of four teenage kids, but decided to drive 91 miles to give it a shot.    Natalie fell in the drink a few times, but after getting a board with a little more stability, everything was fine.

Today was the Marina Del Rey Outrigger Canoe Club's annual home race.  As you might guess, I am experiencing much pain. For all you SUP'rs out there, if you want to have a better stroke...paddle an outrigger canoe. Alright folks...it's been a long day, I have a headache and River Monsters is on.

Hi…Wade Lawson from Team Tomahawk here. It was 2004 when I first saw the movie “Riding Giants” at the Arclight theatre in Hollywood. Walking out of that place, I had no idea my world was about to get a lot more…interesting. That night, I made the decision to learn how to surf.  I was also gonna surf that place called Maverick’s. Understand that I live in Los Angeles – that’s not something we surfers do down here.  I wasn’t aware how lofty that undertaking would be…until SUP. As more and more people are discovering SUP and its superior wave catching ability, folks are pushing their personal boundaries, taking on monster surf. After my first failed attempt, a trip to San Mateo Medical Center and a week-long stay at St. John’s hospital in Santa Monica, it was…