Stand Up Paddleboarding With Wade

The whole experience was outstanding. Krista provided right now response time and accommodated our schedule. She was a pleasure to talk to. Wade displayed patience I associate with a sage. He was grand. It was obvious Wade wanted me and my mom to learn the basic Paddle Board skills needed to be efficient and have fun. My mom and I had a blast. I hope to practice some and come back and make Wade proud. Thanks for a super morning.

Wanted to update this post to reflect the ongoing attention I’ve received from Wade, Krista, and Gerry, who all have encouraged me as I’ve transitioned from student to frequent renter to owner of a board. I see Gerry in the waves and he’s so supportive and friendly. And with his and Wade and Krista’s encouragement, not only have I been catching waves a couple times a week, I just entered my first 5-​mile race! Wade’s a wise guru, Krista is precise and fast as hell, and Gerry is one of the nicest, most insightful waterman I’ve run into. These guys are the best!

Randomly drove over to Marina del Rey and decided to go Paddle Boarding at the last minute. We were able to rent boards out at a very reasonable price! Gerry was very helpful and let us borrow cases for our phone cams so they’d float in case we dropped them. :) You can have a lesson, or if you’ve had experience, just rent the boards.

What a great experience! I will definitely be back.

Wade is the best! If you are even contemplating trying paddling, go to SUP with Wade, you will not be sorry. Cannot recommend this place more highly.

Fabulous experience! Krista was so pleasant and helpful on the phone. Wade was an excellent, encouraging and patient instructor. I didn’t expect to learn so quickly but I did and the beautiful marina and scenery just made the experience all the more special. Thank you Krista and Wade!

This review is a couple months too late, but my experience was so great, better late than never! I had some girlfriends from the midwest and I wanted to give them a good taste of the ocean without a huge time/​$$$ commitment. They had so much fun they’re already talking about how they want to go next time they visit. Jerry was THE BEST, he was the perfect mix of information and fun! He even recommended an amazing fish taco place that we all loved. Can’t wait to go again!

SUP with Wade was so fun and a great experience! They showed us a great paddle board tutorial before we went out that was so helpful and nice, and their boards were great. Highly recommend using SUP with Wade!

What a great overall experience. I spoke to Krista over the phone and she was very sweet and informative. Gerry was an awesome Instructor. He was patient and helpful. We will definitely come back and recommend Sup with wade to our friends!

Wade, the company, and customer service was top notch! I brought my daughter and her friend paddle boarding for the first time. Wade’s instruction was great; he was very informative and patient. The location is great… loved the marina!
Thanks again, Wade! We will return!
Many blessings to you in all your endeavors!

Great customer service + reasonable price + SUP = fun for all ages
This place has no sign or storefront. Parking across from Neptune Marina apartments, you walk towards the marina and call someone (we called Gerry). He waved at us and opened the gate for us. We signed the waiver, paid our fees ($ 20 for 1 hour per person), and were on our way to paddle away!
We got there around 5:30p on Saturday, and no other people were paddleboarding. The water was warm and calm. Some bigger boats were slowly cruising by us, so our boards got rocked a little bit. However, none of us fell into the water. It was relaxing and soothing.
Make sure you wear sunscreen and a sun hat if you are out in the water during the day. (You may also want to bring some water with you.) Late afternoon/​early evening paddleboarding was absolutely amazing!

Daughter and I wanted to SUP in Marina Del Rey, so we Unilocaled for the place to go. This is the place to go. We called in the a.m. and Krista answered and gave us the details on price and said she’d text us the parking and additional instructions. We met Gerry at the dock and he had our boards and life belts ready to go. We signed a waiver, he showed us a map of the marina and suggested a couple of routes. Since we have paddle boarded before we didn’t need a lesson and were able to go on our own. We were then in the water in minutes. Saw lots of great boats, some seals and had a great time. The trip east up the channel was a bit difficult as the wind had kicked up by 11:30 a.m. So if you can, go out early. There is a little market on the water if you want to buy a soda on your excursion.

If you want to paddle board do it HERE! Krista and Wade are amazing people. Can’t say enough about how wonderful both Krista and Wade were working with me. Both are knowledgeable about their trade. This place is great for beginners and even more advanced boarders. You won’t regret any experience with these guys! They seriously rock!

Located right in the marina, It was a little difficult to find, but once we did, we had a blast. Great service, attitude and knowledgeable staff. Prices are great; I will definitely be back again!

Amazing on all aspects. It was a hot summer day. I had an out of town guest staying the weekend with me and i gave him the usual LA tour. We were at the Griffith Observatory and I was like why don’t we go paddle boarding. He thought that was a great idea even though he has never tried. I Unilocaled for rentals and standup paddle boarding with wade had the best reviews and best prices. I gave them a call and a female answered the phone and answered all my questions. I let them know that I was 2 hours out and she assured me that there will be boards available. She provided good directions as the place is easy to miss. The business is ran out of a boat at the very end of the dock. I will definitely include this now in every part of my LA tour when I have guests fly in. Ryan was excellent in making us feel comfortable. Tip: stay out of the center of the channel, there are plenty of boats. Paddle off to the side and constantly look over your shoulder.

Wade is great, this is a great place to SUP, if your new or experienced. The marina is calm and great to practice on, and scenic of course.

Went stand up paddling for the first time and Mark was very helpful & knowledgeable. I had a great time even though I fell into the water lol. Will be coming back for sure!

Wade renews my faith in sports oriented teaching and people in general! And what better day to experience that faith than on Christmas eve.
I purchased a SUP a few days ago and my goal is to surf on it as quickly as possible — In the winter at 54 yrs old no less.
I have a fair amount of experience with ocean sports /​surfing and know all too well how many self proclaimed experts dot the seascape and how much attitude permeates the sport. it’s just the way it goes when you have too many people and not enough waves.
Wade answered my initial email immediately and seemed to know exactly what I was going to need to do to prepare for my lofty goals. He was early to our class, patient, knowledgable, unassuming, down to earth and has great intuition. He was able to give 4 people of different abilities focused and high quality instruction without leaving anyone behind.
My first interaction with Wade was nothing but extremely positive and I’d recommend him in a heartbeat to anyone wishing to learn or improve their water sport of choice including my friends and family.
Obviously I’m not the only person who feels this way-​Wade has the best reviews I’ve seen on Unilocal that I can remember reading.

I took a trip down to SoCal just this past weekend and wanted to do something different! Stand up paddle boarding was on my summer bucket list so I Unilocaled the best place to get lessons near the area I was staying at and found SUP with Wade! I gave them a call and made arrangements with Krista. She was extremely helpful, friendly, accommodating and patient (since I kept adding people up until the day before and asked to switch our times… Hehe sorry)
So the day of the lesson we rolled up late… But they were totally understanding about it. We had Ryan for our instructor (the ladies in my group were pretty pleased with the eye candy ;) He was very knowledgable and explained things clearly. After our on land lesson we hit the water and paddled around the beautiful marina. It was super fun, we got to see some awesome sea lions and a duck hitched a ride on our instructor’s board almost the whole time it was epic! I definitely recommend them if your looking to try out this sport!

I was looking for a great 1^st date spot and decided paddle boarding was perfect. I called and talked with Krista who was so easy to talk with on the phone. She reserved 2 spots, gave us directions and even sent my sunglasses to me in the mail after I forgot them. Great customer service by the way. My girlfriend and I loved it! Paddle boarding was fun, easy to do, and wasn’t scary at all (even though you are in the ocean). The price was affordable $ 20 per person for the first hour (you really only need 1 hour).
Thank you guys, we had a blast.