NEWS!

Celebrate spring with us!

Join us on the first guided                  tour of the year on the 30th                   of April.

Call or Email us for more                           information.

Summer news for 2011!

Stand Up Paddle, SUP, is here                to stay. Book a course or hire your           own board.

Kajak och Uteliv will participate
in Stockholm Kajakdagarna at
Sjöhistoriska Museum on the
11-12 of June.

More things to do in our wounderful
archipelago, have a look at this map

OPENING HOURS:
May
Weekends 10-18
June-August
Every day 8-18
September
Weekends 10-18
Other times open on request.

Tel: 0176-403 15

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Stand Up Paddle, SUP

Stand Up Paddle, SUP, for short, can be briefly explained as standing on a board while moving forward with the help of a paddle with a longer shaft.

The first modern version of the SUP was born when some of the surf instructors in Hawaii stood on its medium-boards and used a long paddle. The aim was to get a better view of the incoming waves and therefore be able to assist the students. When the shorter and narrower boards became more popular this possibility disappeared. At the beginning of the 2000s some of the world's best surfers rediscovered SUP. In California, it became increasingly popular, and then this new water sport have spread around the world and now it's here!

The main reason that SUP has become so popular is its versatility. Surfing big waves, or the smallest. Paddling on flat water to improve your fitness and strengthen muscles, or participate in marathon races. Paddle flowing water and small rapids. Most see SUP as a positive alternative to get out on the water, keep in shape and discover new areas and along the coastline.

Almost everyone can paddle a SUP-board. Sure, it can feel a bit wobbly when you move up from kneeling to standing position on the board for the first time. But surprisingly quickly, you have found the balance and feel comfortable with your new vehicle.

Controlling SUP-boards are not a problem. All boards are equipped with a rear fin to improve directional stability. Although the paddle and your own center of gravity helps you stay on course.

Kajak & Uteliv, Gräddö brygga, SE-760 15 Gräddö - e-mail info@kajak-uteliv.com