{"id":14455,"date":"2010-09-01T11:34:25","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T15:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=14455"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:56:35","slug":"stand-up-paddle-boarding-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/14455\/stand-up-paddle-boarding-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Stand Up Paddle Board in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What SUP? Stand up paddle boarding, a curious combination of surfing and kayaking, has been turning heads on all NY waterways. The sport may be old news to Hawaiians, where <em>Hoe he&#8217;e nalu<\/em> originated, but its recent arrival on the east coast has caused a wave of excitement. If you&#8217;re interested in trying this activity\u2014also a great alternative to the gym\u2014one place in the city is now offering a way to hang ten on the Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>The first time atop a paddleboard might be unsettling, but once your sea legs kick in, you remember there are no sharks in the Hudson, and you find your center, paddle boarding is a seamlessly enjoyable experience. Paddle boards\u00a0are ideal for skimming along on calm, flat water or surfing some friendly waves into shore. As inspiration, start training with <a title=\"SEA Paddle NYC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.seapaddlenyc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEA Paddle NYC<\/a> for the 5th annual Surfers\u2019 Environmental Alliance fundraiser to benefit SEA and Autism Awareness. The event is a\u00a026.5-mile paddle around NYC and will take place on August 12.<\/p>\n<p>New boards run a little expensive ($700-$3,000), so head over to <strong>New York Kayak Company<\/strong>, situated on Pier 40 on the Hudson River, for equipment rentals or a $25 two-hour beginner course on Wednesday evenings from 6pm.-8pm. You can enjoy the NY waterways without spending a boatload on gas or harming the aquatic eco-system. Before fall temperatures set in, ride out on the river for an after-work cruise and one truly unique way to connect with New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What SUP? Stand up paddle boarding, a curious combination of surfing and kayaking, has been turning heads on all NY waterways. The sport may be old news to Hawaiians, where Hoe he&#8217;e nalu originated, but its recent arrival on the east coast has caused a wave of excitement. If you&#8217;re interested in trying this activity\u2014also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":14457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[315,325],"tags":[238,490,26,45,133,82,473],"class_list":{"0":"post-14455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-day-trips","8":"category-new-york","9":"tag-adventure","10":"tag-block-island","11":"tag-hudson","12":"tag-montauk","13":"tag-outdoors","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-views"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":14457,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/4726003724_54d5a43b81-300x199.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}