WHEN IT'S BLOWN OUT, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMEWHERE IN MANY
OF THE BAYS TO STILL HAVE FUN IN GLASSY WATERS! IT SURE BEATS
SITTING AROUND AS IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THOSE SURF
MUSCLES ACTIVE AND KEEP READY FOR THE NEXT DECENT SWELL.  
MIKE DOWNEY (LEFT) AND CHANCE BOYER WITH ONE OUR FAVORITE
CROSS-TRAINING FAMILIES. THIS WAS THEIR FIRST DAY STAND UP
PADDLING EVER! AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE, WITH THE PROPER
INSTRUCTION AND WELL ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT, IT'S REALLY
DIFFICULT TO HAVE A BAD TIME!
One of the most common questions I
am asked is, "What makes your boards
different from other SUP boards?"

The chief feature I've tried to infuse
into all the boards I design is what
airplane pilots call 'control
harmony'--------when a maneuver feels
seamless and crisp, in a perfectly
coordinated response of ailerons,
elevators and rudder. Like aircraft,
surfboards move and turn on three
axes, and both pilots and surfers love
it when their craft answers the helm
sweetly.
Without the proper and carefully
balanced combination of rocker,
outline, vee, and flats and edges, a
Stand-Up Surfboard is little more than
an unwieldy tub. And the added
leverage and torque provided by the
paddle brings a whole new set of
considerations.

--Dave Parmenter
Just like when you are given the
keys to a car, you are in control of
a piece of equipment that is a
convenience but also be
dangerous.  You have power and
grace on a big SUP board, but you
must respect those around you
and share the surf, as well as be
aware of your abilities.

--Todd Bradley
ANNE-MARIE REICHMAN PUT ON THE FIRST STAND UP PADDLE BOARD EVENT IN HOLLAND,
THE FRYSLAN 11 CITY TOUR LAST YEAR AND HAS A NEW SITE UP FOR THIS YEAR! FOR MORE
INFORMATION CHECK OUT HER WEBSITE ANNEMARIEREICHMAN.COM AS WELL AS A GREAT
ARTICLE IN THE STAND UP JOURNAL! CLICK ON TEXT OR PHOTOS TO VISIT THESE SITES!
I am not a surfer, I am not a short boarder,
longboarder, or standup paddler; I am not a
canoe paddler, windsurfer, fisherman or a diver.

I am a waterman. No one type of equipment
makes us who we are; we are watermen. And at
C4 we want to perpetuate that, we bring tools to
help find the hidden waterman in all of us.

--Brian Keaulana
STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING (SUP) HAS ANCIENT ROOTS BUT IT HAS RECENTLY BECOME POPULARIZED FOR IT'S CORE STRENGTHENING  BENEFITS TO
ATHLETES OF ALL DISCIPLINES. IT'S CURRENT RESURGENCE HAS UNFORTUNATELY CREATED FRUSTRATION AND DANGER TO OTHER SURFERS AND SWIMMERS
BY A DISRESPECTFUL FEW, LEADING TO A SEGREGATION AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS. TO HELP RECTIFY THE DILEMMA, OUR MAIN PRIORITY IS TO EDUCATE THE
EXPERIENCED AND BEGINNER SUP ENTHUSIAST ALIKE TO RESPECT THE MORE WELL KNOWN LINEUPS AND HAVE A BLAST STAND UP SURFING A NORMALLY
UNCROWDED OR EMPTY BREAK. IT'S A BIG OCEAN, FIND YOUR OWN SPOT, AND YOUR OWN STYLE. CONTACT US NOW, TO TAKE YOUR TECHNIQUE TO THE
NEXT LEVEL! UNDER OUR SEASONED PROFESSIONALS SUP WAVE RIDERS' GUIDANCE, LEARN TO ENJOY THE GLIDE, WHILE TAPPING INTO STAND UP PADDLE
BOARDING'S SOULFUL ART. STAND UP PADDLE BOARDERS AS WELL AS ALL SURFERS, SHOULD REMEMBER TO RELAX AND WAIT YOUR TURN, THERE WILL
ALWAYS BE MORE WAVES!
PLEASE, WEAR A LEASH AND "SHARE MORE WAVES"!
CHANCE BOYER,  ALONE, JUST CRUISING...
"IT'S A GREAT WAY TO RIDE WAVES!  WE RIDE ALL THE WAVES THAT YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY RIDE ON A
NORMAL SHORTBOARD, SO IT'S GREAT.  IT HAS IT'S OWN LITTLE PLACE, SO WE HAVE FUN WITH IT!"
ROB MACHADO
ARE YOU A WAVE HOGGING KOOK ON YOUR STAND UP PADDLEBOARD OR ANY OTHER KIND OF
BOARD, OR MAYBE DON'T EVEN KNOW? CLICK ON THIS  LINK TO SOME VERY LOGICAL WORDS
FROM PADDLESURF HAWAII !

EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS!
MANY LONGBOARDERS (OF AVERAGE OR BELOW AVERAGE SKILL) USE THESE SIMILAR
WAVEHOGGING TACTICS TOWARDS SHORTBOARDERS SO QUIT COMPLAINING! SURF WITH
ALOHA OR BEAT IT KOOK!
C4 FIRST IN 2009 CATALINA CHALLANGE
CONGRATULATIONS!

ON MARCH 29TH, TED RUTHERFORD, ERNIE JOHNSON,
MATT FRIEDMAN, AND BRIAN SZYMANSKI TOOK FIRST
PLACE IN THE 12'6 STOCK SUP DIVISION FINISHING THE 40
MILE COURSE IN 7:18:18. A NEW COURSE RECORD!
E.J. "THE BATTLESHIP" FIRST PLACE IN
THE GRAND PRIX OF PADDLE BOARDING
2008 AND 2009! AS WELL FIRST PLACE IN
THE 12'6 CLASS DISTANCE RACE AT THE
2009 GERRY LOPEZ/RAINBOW SANDALS
BATTLE OF THE PADDLE!

E.J. IS MAKING SOME ULTRA NICE
CUSTOM WOODEN PADDLES! CLICK ON
THE J.B.S. LOGO TO VISIT HIS NEW SITE!
PHOTO: WARDOG
CONGRATULATIONS TO TODD
BRADLEY ON HIS PODIUM FINISH AT
THE 3RD ANNUAL GERRY LOPEZ
RAINBOW SANDALS BATTLE OF THE
PADDLE CALIFORNIA!