The story of Stand Up Paddling is controversial. The most plausible explanation is that SUPs originated in the Polynesian archipelagos . Since the 17th century, local fishermen continued paddling upright with wooden planks on the water.

Only later do the Hawaiian beachboys use SUP as a pastime on windless and undulating days. Only since about 2004 Stand Up Paddling became a proper sport.

It quickly became apparent that SUP is an extensive recreational sport, which in addition to a mental relaxation in nature is also an excellent physical whole body workout. With SUP you can train the deep muscles and the balance wonderfully. Furthermore, standing up paddling really requires all the muscles from the little toe to the fingertip.

In North America, the modern SUP has spread first. Meanwhile, the sport has arrived in Europe and Germany. On all types of waters in this country you can feel more stand up paddlers than other water sports. In contrast to canoeing, kayaking and surfing, SUP grows.

To break through with the masses, SUP has brought the new technologies with inflatable stand up paddling boards. Unlike bulky surfboards and kayaks, the inflatable SUP boards can be comfortably carried in a backpack. This gives the SUP what most water sports can not deliver – flexibility and spontaneity. At first there was a mix between paddlers swearing on hard (solid) boards and those putting on inflatable boards.

Today, there are a large number of stand up paddlers who primarily ride on inflatable boards. Their share is around 95% today. SUP has also been well established as a sport. The range of competitions ranges from individual races to racing series to SUP Polo tournaments.