SurfingSports Standup Paddle Surf & Standup Paddling BLOG

It finally looks like Spring is starting to be sprung over much of the country...
Spring fever is in full bloom...folks pretty much everywhere are over Winter...especially, those folks in areas with frozen water holes where they standup paddle...;-)



Spring Equinox is 10 days away...
Daylight Savings Time starts this Sunday...Spring forward...

We have folks flying in from Indiana, where it was in the 70's yesterday, to take SUP lessons this weekend...Hartford 60*...we have a number of SUP's on the way to Connecticut as we speak...St. Louis was 75*...Pittsburgh 65*...Milwaukee 52*...Baltimore 60*...DC 65*...we even just delivered SUP gear to Anchorage, where it was a toasty 13*F...the WEATHER is improving as the earth is starting to tilt more towards the sun...anyways...you get the picture...

Speaking of pictures...scratch and sniff these...our backyard garden has been going off for a couple of weeks now...close your eyes and try to sharpen up your odor memory...the olfactory nerves...connect the scent of these Spring flowers to a pleasant event...ahhhhhh...love and the love of getting out on the water and paddling is in the air...;-)



Pink Jasmine wafting in the air...





Our orchids are going off...if you're into orchids...the 65th Annual Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is this weekend...

If you want to get an early jump on the coming paddling season...think about a Spring break vacation in Santa Barbara...we can have you out standup paddling with our top of the line boards and paddles and expert instruction on standup paddle fundamentals...then, if you have fallen in love with it, you can purchase your gear to use for the rest of your trip here in the beautiful Santa Barbara area...and, we'll ship it back home for you...many people have done this...it's an excellent way to make a great selection just perfect for you and the family...

No worries if you can't make the trip...our expert paddleboarding specialists are standing by to help you make the right choice the first time...

Labels: Spring, standup paddling