Charleston Watersport hosted a second movie night at the Windjammer on February 22nd. The local premier of "That First Glide" was shown. The film featured the growth, history, and different aspects of stand up paddleboarding. With interviews featuring some of the biggest names in surf and SUP culture like Laird Hamilton, Gerry Lopez, Dave Kalama, Jaime Mitchell, and Robby Naish, there was no shortage of stoke.
The film did a great job of tracking the history of SUP, going all the way back to Duke Kohnomoku at Waikiki in the late 1930's, when he used to SUP on an Australian surf ski. From there it introduced names like John Ah Choy and John Zapotocki, bothpicking the sport up in the 1960's and 70's and continuing into the 90's.
"That First Glide" dedicated a whole section to the epic downwinders on the coasts of the Hawaiian islands. Parts filmed in Fiji and Tahiti had everyone talking about getting on the water!
Plenty of good times were had by all who attended, and afterward many folks were discussing getting together for a nice down-winder. A small crew got together on Saturday morning and paddled from Brittlebank Park downtown to Sunset Park on James Island.
This was the second "movie night" and there will be plenty more. If you would like to get notified when we will host the next one, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or join SUPnation on Meetup.com.
Special Thanks to Everyone at The Windjammer for having us out!
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