Improving Your Stand Up Paddleboarding

Stand Up Paddleboarding is the fastest growing water-based activity worldwide. Thousands have tried it, with many more taking it up each year. It is easy to make the first steps to stand on a board and paddle. But many want to take this further – be it paddling greater distances, starting to race, SUPing in the surf, using it to improve their fitness or enhancing their well-being through yoga. To develop your SUPing requires a combination of improved technique, skills, fitness and mental attitude.

This book will help anyone interested in SUPing get better at it. It shows how to improve your efficiency, technique, skills and physical capability before exploring the different ways of participating and the equipment you need. It suggests that seeking continuous improvement and rising to personal SUP challenges can help you enter the flow state, which enhances happiness. Packed with photos and photo sequences, this book provides both the inspiration and a blueprint for understanding how to improve your SUP capabilities in the area you choose.

Praise for Improving Your Stand Up Paddleboarding

"Incredibly comprehensive, covering all aspects of SUP… Uncomplicated and precise, with step-by-step photos to clarify instructions… If you paddleboard and want to improve, want to explore other disciplines, want clear instructions as to how you can achieve those goals and want a highly enjoyable, readable book, then you won't go far wrong with Improving Your Stand Up Paddleboarding – Andy and James have tried to be different … with this colourful and engaging book they have given us all something new … An excellent gift for yourself or the paddler in your life!"
— Paddler Magazine

About the Authors

Andy Burrows was introduced to SUP in his mid-fifties and has progressed into a well-known competitor on the Circuito De Mediterraneo race series, finishing second in 2021 (over 50s). He was a highly successful coach and mentor in his previous business life.

About Fernhurst Books

Fernhurst Books was founded in 1979, initially publishing books related to dinghy racing. The list soon expanded to include cruising and other watersports. In 2006 the business was sold to John Wiley, but in 2013 a group of sailing enthusiasts (including the original founder) bought the list and name back, once again creating an independent nautical publisher owned and run by sailors. Fernhurst continues to publish books that instruct, inform and inspire those with a passion on, in or under the water. Their 140+ titles range from how-to guides to narrative to coffee-table books, covering sailing, surfing, canoeing, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, swimming, diving and fishing.