Stand Up Paddle Surfing Paddles, Boards and Accessories

One of the most common questions I am asked is, "What makes your boards different from other SUP boards?"

The chief feature I've tried to infuse into all the boards I design is what airplane pilots call 'control harmony'--------when a maneuver feels seamless and crisp, in a perfectly coordinated response of ailerons, elevators and rudder. Like aircraft, surfboards move and turn on three axes, and both pilots and surfers love it when their craft answers the helm sweetly.
Without the proper and carefully balanced combination of rocker, outline, vee, and flats and edges, a Stand-Up Surfboard is little more than an unwieldy tub. And the added leverage and torque provided by the paddle brings a whole new set of considerations.

--Dave Parmenter 

Here are some more questions with Dave, at the 2008 Noosa Surfing Festival

STANCE:  Regular

HAILS FROM:   Central California

CURRENT WHEREABOUTS:  Makaha, Oahu

Dave shaped his first surfboard in 1975. Since then he has shaped under his own Aleutian Juice label, primarily for an extended clientele  of friends and  family. Working with Brian Keaulana at their testing grounds at Makaha beach, he was able to arrive at the first high performance 10'-and-under SUP boards. This is what makes him the leading shaper in the world today for standup paddleboards.

As a pro surfer, Dave joined Rusty Preisendorfer and Canyon Surfboards in 1983 and commenced to win six straight California events on his first board shaped by Rusty, and by 1986 was in the Top 16 of the ASP World Tour. He has not stopped ripping, taking home the 1st Place title at the Noosa Surfing Festival in 2007.

Dave moved from Central California to Makaha in 1994. Dave enjoys being connected to surfing traditions and revers the  gallant men who first surfed giant Makaha Bowl and Point surf.  

We are honored to have Dave bring his state-of-the-art design expertise and surfing abilities to C4 Waterman.