Holiday Shopping Ideas

Do you have a hard-to-shop-for standup paddler in your life? If so, then we have good news for you. Wet Feet Hawaii has tons of holiday shopping ideas for you. Come on by the shop, and we will be happy to help you figure out something to get the person who seems to have everything. In the meantime, here are a few suggestions…

Racerback tanks from Sweet Waterwear

1. Sweet Waterwear.
Wet Feet is proud to carry Sweet Waterwear. Features of these tanks and paddleshirts include: UPF 50+, are quickdrying, are cut specifically with paddling in mind, and are very flattering. For a limited time, get a free Sweet Waterwear trucker hat with purchase of a paddleshirt.

Board Protection Kit

2. Board Protection Kit
We all love our paddleboards and want to keep them looking nice for as long as possible. We have several products designed to keep your board looking like new. Rail savers by Puka Patch protect the rails from dings and chipped paint, while nose and tailguards by Surfco make sure that your board is safe during transport. Finally to protect your paddle, we have Paddle Guard Kits by Surfco.

Gift Certificates

3. Gift Certificates
Give the gift of fitness with certificates for our Spring and Race Season Training Programs. Gift Certificates are also available for our Molokai Training Group, our new Eco Tours and our Standup Paddleboard Rentals.

Standup Paddleboards

4. Standup Paddleboards
Want to make someone’s Holiday season? Nothing says “I Love You” like a new standup paddleboard. We carry several different models and manufacturers, including: Surftech, Boardworks (C4, Paddle Surf Hawaii), Starboard, Jimmy Lewis, and Blair among others. Come check out our in store inventory and see what we can do for you.

We wish all of you a Happy Holiday Season, and hope that we can help you pick out that perfect gift. Come by the shop to celebrate the Holidays with us!

Standup Paddle Training Groups with Wet Feet Hawaii

Here is our official flyer for our upcoming training groups. The groups will be a great way to get into shape and will be a good way to meet other paddlers. If you would like more information, or would like to sign up, call the shop at 808-373-7873 or come by and see us!

More Tips from Nikki Gregg

Here are two videos from Nikki Gregg that were made for TEVA.com. These tips are especially useful if you are just starting out with Stand Up Paddling.

Sea Sweeping

If you would like to do some sea sweeping of your own, come into Wet Feet and ask us about our Eco Bags! Bags that are designed to carry trash that you pick up while you are out stand up paddling.

Fitness Tip from Nikki Gregg

For the past two weeks, I have been helping Nikki Gregg film her new Stand Up Paddle Fitness video.  I think this video will be really useful to those paddlers out there who appreciate the fitness aspect of Stand Up.  I asked Nikki what one of her favorite exercises that can be done to improve someone’s paddling, and this is what she gave me….

Begin in a plank position on your stand up board out on the water.  Make sure that you are centered in the middle of the board so that you don’t rock from side to side.

Keeping your shoulders, hips and toes in line, bring your right knee up to touch your right arm.  Keep your back nice and straight and use your abdominal muscles to do the work for you.

Return your right leg to the starting position, and then repeat the exercise with your left leg.  Repeat this for 30 second to 1 minute intervals to strengthen your core!

For more information about Nikki Gregg and her Stand Up Paddle Fitness program, visit her site at http://www.nikkigregg.com.  Also, look for her new Stand Up Paddle Fitness Video which should be available in the early spring of 2010.