Dan Gavere, a white water expert from Oregon, and Nikky Gregg, a Hawaiian fitness guru, have spent countless hours traveling and documenting stand up paddle, the rad and the rotten. So, after all the probing into the sport, here it is: a guide about how to become a stand up paddler and (this is very important!) how to avoid endangering others. And by the way, there is no truth to the rumor that Laird Hamilton will travel the world enforcing mandatory classes on Gavere's how-to guide.