Top SUP Racer Rob Rojas goes into his training routine and gives a breakdown in terms of workout and diet.

Gary McNabb, from Nectar Surfboards, an Encinitas-based company, breaks down on SUP Race Boards.

Tony Alvarado, from Sunset Cliffs, tells the story of how stand-up paddle boarding got him surfing again.

On a Rusty SUP, this surfer grabs a few nice rides at the forefront of this past south swell.

Ernie Higgins, a core surfboard craftsman who has shaped for G&S and Eaton, invents a Picnic SUP Surfboard.

Dave Daum, surfer and shaper from Cardiff-Reef, CA, talks about shortboards morphing into SUP surfboards.

While SUP was still fairly unpopular and unknown, surf shop owner Bob Long stepped into it well ahead of the pack.

From Leucadia, CA, Tom English talks about his equipment, both his SUP surfboard and paddle.

Jim Davis, creator and owner of Monster Paint Traction, talks about how his product reduces the wax need.

Jeff Cooper, from La Jolla, San Diego, talks about how stand-up paddle surfing has allowed him to surf again.