Glide Indestructible Paddleboards (SUPs)

Salty Dog proudly features Glide Indestructible Paddle Boards! Love to paddle? Love the planet? If your answers are yes, Glide SUP welcomes you to join the thriving ecosystem of Glide enthusiasts across the country and globe – the SUP buyers, dealers, retailers and team riders whose passion and loyalty have fueled Glide’s rapid growth and Read more about Glide Indestructible Paddleboards (SUPs)[…]

Barks Babes Bros

Inaugural Barks Babes & Bros

About Barks, Babes & Bros Salty Dog Paddle introduces the “Barks, Babes, & Brews” bachelor / bachelorette auction presented by South Florida Recording Artist Kendra Erika, with realty TV celebrities Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Ryan Beckett who are up for auction just in time for the holidays In this inaugural fundraiser, 100% of the proceeds Read more about Inaugural Barks Babes & Bros[…]

Andres Pombo

RIP Andres Pombo Salty Dog Volunteer

RIP Andres Pombo Our hearts go out to one of our most valuable volunteers and Salty Dog, Adres Pombo, who did not return from a professional Paddleboarding race at the the Columbia River in Oregon state. After five days of search and rescue efforts following Pombo’s disappearance, the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office reportedly spotted Read more about RIP Andres Pombo Salty Dog Volunteer[…]

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Salty Dog History

Salty Dog Surf was founded in 1977 as a for-profit by Ronald and Diane Doyle at the Brevard County Canova Dog Beach, Florida but it always had a charitable philosophy. They had the idea of using Florida long boards to get dogs over their fear of the water and to teach them how to swim without life jackets. And let’s face it, a dog on a surfboard is pretty cool! Rather than surfing the break horizontally with surfboards, they surfed the white wash all the way down to the sand and the pups loved it!

Hang 20

Hang Twenty Surf Dog Classic Jupiter

SUP Dog? Join Salty Dog Paddle for the 10th anniversary of our Hang-Twenty Surf Dog Classic on Saturday, August 29th, 2015 from 8:00am-2:30pm at Carlin Park’s Civic Center (351 Old A1A) in Jupiter, FL. Imagine dogs on surfboards… catching the waves, enjoying the sunshine, and trying to win the coveted “Top Dog” surfing trophy! Be Read more about Hang Twenty Surf Dog Classic Jupiter[…]

Delray Beach Ocean Paddle

Law on Personal Flotation Devices and Water Safety in Florida

The rules requiring a PFD may vary according to the type of water: surf zone, internal waters, harbors and other inland waterways. No regulations require the use of a personal flotation device (PFD) while using a SUP board in the surf zone. In this case it is being used as a surf board and some Read more about Law on Personal Flotation Devices and Water Safety in Florida[…]

Holding a SUP Paddle

Stand-up-Paddleboarding (SUP) 101

Have you been looking for a simple explanation, tutorial, or guide on how to SUP or stand-up-paddleboard? Then you have come to the right place! This is SUP 101 where we have simplified everything you need to know to go out on the water, be safe, and have a good time paddling! This article was Read more about Stand-up-Paddleboarding (SUP) 101[…]

SUP Delivery

Types of SUP Stand-up-paddleboards

There are really only two different types of stand-up paddleboards today (since 2010); solid paddleboards and inflatable paddleboards (iSUPs). Solid paddleboards are made from polystyrene (plastic mixed with air and not to be confused with styrofoam). A piece of wood called a stringer (sometimes a 2×2) is incorporated into the middle of the foam block Read more about Types of SUP Stand-up-paddleboards[…]