Our Story
At HovieSUP, we believe "Paddle for Life". That is because stand up paddling is one of the purest forms
of exercise. Using the sport of Stand Up Paddle and Stand Up Paddle Boards for exercise will give you
balance, strengthen your core, which will make you a stronger person in every aspect of your life. From
paddle surfing to long distance workouts, to a nice comfortable paddle down the bay, lake or river,
HovieSUP builds the solution for you. We believe in comfort and stability equals a positive experience
in all water conditions. HovieSUP builds the SUP products for you to choose from. “Hovie SUP is a premier
maker of Stand Up Paddle Boards, SUP Paddles, SUP Bags, and other SUP gear, built especially for the
novice, avid, and competitive Stand Up Paddle enthusiasts.”
The HovieSUP team has over 30 years of Custom Surfboard manufacturing experience in all aspects of the
Surfboard industry. This experience has led us to develop some of the most functional SUP – Stand Up
Paddleboards in the world today. We use the most advanced EPS Foam/Epoxy Resin Systems Press Mold construction
methods create the strongest and lightest construction weight to strength ratio SUP boards made. We also
specialize in hand made performance wave boards as well as a line of race and distance SUP boards.
Our devotion to the Paddle surfing lifestyle and environment keeps us in a continuous search for ECO friendly
solutions for new materials and construction methods for a cleaner planet and safer place to surf and paddle.
We will launch a 100% recyclable new model in late 2010.
Stand up Paddle Surfing roots may very well go back to ancient Polynesian times, but it was the Beach boys of
Waikiki who rediscovered this sport in the 1940’s and 1950’s as a way to take pictures of the tourists they were
teaching to surf. In the early 2000s Hawaiian surfers such as
Dave Kalama,
Brian Keaulana, Rick Thomas, Archie Kalepa and Laird Hamilton
started SUP as an alternative way to train while the surf was down. Stand up paddle is taking the world by
storm. Whether you call it SUP, paddle surfing, stand up paddle boarding or beach boy surfing, you are entering
a new addition to the waterman lifestyle. Hovie SUP is dedicated to bringing you the finest line stand up paddle
products worldwide. Paddling on flat water, lakes, bays, rivers will become one of the fastest growing sports
worldwide. Hovie SUP now builds the finest Exploration SUP boards for flat water paddling worldwide.
Our team racers use and highly recommend QuickBlade Stand Up Paddles
At Hovie SUP, we all do stand up paddle all the time.
All of us at HovieSUP invite you to enjoy this wonderful lifestyle of the ancient Polynesians!
Aloha,
The Hovie SUP Team