Salt Life hosts its annual Pacific Paddle Games this upcoming weekend and we couldn't be more stoked!  PPG is held at Doheny State Beach Sept. 30th - Aug. 1st.  There will be countless paddl…

Paddling tips from Pro paddler Jim Terrell, Photo by Black-Schmidt. Tip 1 - Dig your blade deep! Fully submerge your paddle face for the highest efficiency.Tip 2 - Use your legs and torso to do m…

As an experienced SUP-surfer and open-ocean paddler there are 2 tips I would recommend to everyone.Tip 1:Use the buddy system.  The ocean is a fickle beast and you never know what could happen. &…

To everyone without a surfing background that wants to get into open ocean paddling, this is for you!  Knowing where to paddle out is one of the most crucial pieces of information to an open ocea…

Would you buy a car you have never driven or even heard start? No, no one in their right mind would do that, yet  this laughable concept is implemented most times someone buys a stand up paddle b…