🌊 Paddle Fun Facts You Didn’t Know You Needed

Whether you’re skimming across Greenbrier Lake or chasing sunset ripples on the Monocracy or Potomac, you’re part of something wilder (and cooler) than you think. Here are a few paddle boarding fun facts you can casually drop mid-paddle or save for when your friends start yawning during dryland brunch:

🐢 1. Turtles Can Outswim You (Kinda)

Maryland snapping turtles clock 10 mph in bursts. So if one ever side-eyes you while you’re paddling slow, respect the local boss.

🛶 2. SUPs Were Originally for Surf Instructors

Hawaiian beach boys stood on boards to better see students and waves, and now here we are, with some of us gliding in front of a Great Blue Herons like paparazzi, leveling up our photography skills while paddling.

🍃 3. Paddling Burns 500+ Calories an Hour

We call that snack credits. You’ve earned that post-paddle croissant, science says so.

💧 4. Frederick’s Waterways Are Older Than the Nation

The Monocacy River dates back over 10,000 years. Paddleboarding is just our modern way of saying thanks to the land.

🔁 5. SUP is the Only Sport That Lets You Nap, Stretch, Swim, and Tan… Simultaneously

We call it recreational multitasking.

Get that C&O air!