Want to learn stand-up paddling? SUP is the most accessible way onto the water, most people are standing within the first half hour. Here is your guiding thread: getting started safely, the most beautiful tours, the right gear and the tools that show you the right day. Honestly explained, from the Baltic Sea.
How to get started
SUP for beginnersStanding, paddling, staying safe, and when the wind becomes dangerous.Read more →
Tours & spotsThe most beautiful tours and safe put-ins on the Baltic.Read more →
Gear & costs
SUP buying adviceBoard by body weight, paddle and accessories, honestly explained.Read more →
What does a SUP cost?Renting, buying and saving, realistically calculated.Read more →
Packing listTo tick off and print, so nothing is missing.Open →
Your tools
Start safely
SUP is quickly learned, but two things are a must: a leash that connects you to the board, and a look at the wind. Offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, feels harmless on the beach and still drives you out, so then you stay on land. For your first time, pick a calm day, a sheltered bay and ideally a rental with a short briefing, then you will get the hang of it within an hour.
New & related: Want more? Try SUP foiling , a SUP with a foil underneath, riding waves with the paddle.
Downwind , the 2026 trend
A fast-growing trend is downwind: gliding open stretches on wave and swell, driven by your paddle , increasingly on the foil (SUP foiling). There are special long, narrow downwind boards , a selection is in the hardboard overview. For advanced riders and pros.