Stand Up Paddling is new to Malta, but pretty popular in the USA, and UK. We saw a feature on SUPing in the fashion magazine, Pink, in Malta. Then we saw some SUPers out on the water and it looked like fun. So I looked up Pete Satariano, the personal trainer/SUP instructor featured in the magazine. He brought out some boards gave us a lesson and set us free on the water.
Its great training for balancing. A little tougher than I thought it would be. Irena did GREAT! She was as solid as a rock. We both hit the water when boats came by and rocked us around. So there's plenty of room for improvement. I wondered why Pete had a small strip of astroturf on his board. He's an avid golfer and practices his swing from the board.
The boards are light inflatables so they're easy to pack down and transport. They're not cheap. Ours cost 900 Euro, but in the USA they run about the same in Dollars. Definitely fun, and a lot easier than windsurfing.
