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Photos courtesy Austin Paddle Sports<br />
22 | FEATURES | <strong>Community</strong> Impact Newspaper • Lake Travis/Westlake Edition<br />
Austin Paddle Sports owner Andy Lukei gives a paddleboard lesson.<br />
Austin Paddle Sports<br />
Rentals: Rowing Dock, 2418<br />
Stratford Drive, Austin<br />
Retail: 5214 Burleson Road,<br />
Ste. 118 • 595-1410<br />
Andy@austinpaddlesports.com<br />
www.austinpaddlesports.com<br />
Stratford Dr.<br />
Nature<br />
Center Dr.<br />
• Fine art featuring Austin artists<br />
• Fine hand crafted work<br />
• Glass art<br />
• Luna Garcia<br />
• Lady Primrose<br />
• Handmade jewelry<br />
Barton<br />
Springs Rd.<br />
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BUSINESS<br />
Austin Paddle Sports<br />
Stand up paddling grows in popularity on local waterways<br />
By Tiffany Young<br />
presence<br />
• Music boxes: Handmade in Italy<br />
where the unusual is usual<br />
• Lay-a-way, shipping, complimentary gift wrap<br />
Growing up in Newport Beach<br />
in Southern California, Andy<br />
Lukei began surfing when he<br />
was 12 years old. About five years ago,<br />
he began stand up paddling (SUP),<br />
also known as paddleboarding.<br />
When Lukei moved to Austin in<br />
2009 to work in commercial real<br />
estate, he continued practicing the<br />
sport on Lake Austin, where he lives,<br />
and Lady Bird Lake. He said he would<br />
frequently be asked about the sport<br />
by boaters. At the time, he rarely saw<br />
other stand up paddlers and estimates<br />
there were about 30 boards in the area.<br />
He established Austin Paddle Sports<br />
in late 2009, and about a year and-ahalf<br />
later, he estimates the number <strong>of</strong><br />
boards in Austin is about 500 to 600.<br />
“The lifestyle in Austin is a lot like<br />
that in Southern California, not just<br />
from a socioeconomic standpoint, but<br />
also from a fitness aspect,” Lukei said.<br />
He believes this has led to the<br />
growth in the sport. He said in<br />
Central Texas, SUP is slightly more<br />
popular with the female population.<br />
In California, he said it leans<br />
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toward males, most likely because <strong>of</strong><br />
its similarity to surfing. However, he<br />
said women seem to see the physical<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> the sport in Austin.<br />
Austin Paddle Sports has a permanent<br />
rental location at Lady Bird<br />
Lake’s Rowing Dock, but is anticipating<br />
opening a dock at Rough Hollow<br />
in <strong>Lakeway</strong> early summer.<br />
This would allow the company to<br />
rent paddleboards and give lessons in<br />
an inlet at Lake Travis, allowing for<br />
safe paddling conditions.<br />
“With safety our No. 1 concern, it’s<br />
best if beginners start without boats<br />
nearby,” Lukei said.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> that, Lady Bird Lake and<br />
Quarry Lake—at Pure Austin Fitness<br />
in North Austin—are preferred spots<br />
for lessons, but Lukei also teaches on<br />
lakes Travis and Austin on request.<br />
In addition to teaching lessons and<br />
rentals, Austin Paddle Sports has a<br />
retail store in South Austin that is<br />
moving to Auditorium Shores by June.<br />
Being closer to the lake, Lukei said,<br />
will have an even greater effect on the<br />
growing sport.<br />
Now Open in <strong>Lakeway</strong> <strong>Lakeway</strong><br />
COMING SOON SOON ON<br />
TO WESTLAKE! LAK KE!<br />
A stand up paddler practices technique on<br />
Lake Austin, near the 360 bridge.<br />
Joining in<br />
MEN’S & BOY’S HAIRCUTS HOT TOWEL RAZOR SHAVES VE ES<br />
MEN’S COLOR TREATMENTS MANICURES FACIALS S<br />
SHAVING HARDWARE & GEAR MEN’S PRODUCTS & GIFTS FTS TS<br />
Finley’s is a kid-friendly establishment.<br />
SUP core fitness classes<br />
Austin Paddle Sports is teaming up<br />
with Pure Austin Fitness, beginning<br />
in May, to bring a SUP core fitness<br />
class to Northwest Austin at Quarry<br />
Lake. The one-hour class will provide<br />
a workout burning more than 400<br />
calories. Visit www.pureaustin.com<br />
to sign up. Classes are $15 for gym<br />
members and $20 for nonmembers.<br />
Finley’s is is a a full full full servic service service men’s men’s Barber Barber Shop Shop pp<br />
nestled in the Hill Country just a few minutes s west west <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> Austi Austin.<br />
When you visit Finley’s you’ll appreciate our r friendly friendly staff, staff,<br />
our masculine interior, complimentary beverage verage bar, bar,<br />
free wi-fi , and relaxed laid back atmosphere. e.<br />
Come to Finley’s Barber Shop and be treated the way way<br />
you deserve to be treated, like a man.<br />
<br />
SUP community<br />
Meet those interested in stand up<br />
paddling through the SUP Austin<br />
meetup group, www.meetup.com/supaustin-texas<br />
or the CenTexSUP meetup<br />
group, www.meetup.com/centexsup.<br />
DADS DAD LOVE FINLEY’S<br />
GIFT CARDS
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