Surfer-god Laird Hamilton recently showed off his new line of paddleboards to REI employees.
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Cabo Surf Hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico, offers special soft boards for beginners and stand-up paddleboards for calm water, allowing even loyal sunbathers to hit the waves.
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From our vessel, which is part of a 40-watercraft flotilla of paddleboards, pleasure craft and dinghies, we watch 35-foot waves crash and clatter, mixing sea spray with diesel fumes.
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