Last summer, Sean “Captain Sand” Hutchinson (one of our waterfront instructors from South Africa) took a dinged adult kayak paddle and cut one of the blades off. He proceeded to spear on a tennis ball as a handle and started using this newly crafted, extra-long devise in a strange way. Sean would hop on a big windsurfing board without the sail, stand up and paddle all around the resort’s shoreline. We would look at each other, scratch our heads and say: “What is he thinking?” Well we now know. He was doing what has become increasingly popular back home and around the world, stand-up paddleboarding.
Here at the Tyler Place Family Resort, Kingfisher Bay may soon be nicknamed Waikiki Bay. The stand-up paddleboarding craze has hit our shores! Sean, who is coming back this summer, will be glad to know the Tyler Place has purchased a couple of new Liquid Shredder paddle boards. These are large and soft and have a no-slip surface. You can go alone or take your kid along for a ride. A child can even get his or her own small paddle.
Get the feeling of walking on water (and a great work out) as you explore about. Be one with the turtles and ducks as you glide across the surface. The stand-up stance gives you a unique perspective, with a good view of the landscape above, as well as the schools of minnows (and perhaps a northern pike) lurking below in the shallows. On a windy or big wave day, see if you can catch a ride. Being swamped by a huge Mastercraft wake will never be so much fun. Yes, you too can be the Big Kahuna!
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