Standup paddle boarding has come a long way from its roots where it was first used by Hawaii's famous beachboys. General consensus among surf historians is that entrepreneurial beachboys would paddle oversized boards in the crowded Waikiki surf to take pictures of tourists learning to surf. Fast-forward to the late 90's when Laird Hamilton and a core community of extreme watermen re-introduced the sport of standup paddle boarding as a phenomenal cross-training activity that kept them in the water regardless of conditions.