The mission at Paddleboard.com is simple: We want to create a unique, organic, inclusive, credible, inspiring, legitimate, hype-free, down-to-earth, straight-talking, entertaining, interactive, intelligent, forward-thinking, big-tented, enlightening, adventure-inducing hub, crafted by and for an international community of people inspired by the ocean. To this end, we cover the sports of paddleboarding, freediving, surfing, spearfishing, outrigger canoeing, bodysurfing, ocean swimming, and plenty more that we probably haven’t thought of yet. We took the name “Paddleboard.com” because it seems to us that there’s an aesthetic and an ethic that attends paddleboarding—the image of one person, with only his or her arms, headed out to sea—that summed up nicely what we wanted to do.

Who we are:

Brad Melekian, Publisher and Editor-In-Chief: A senior editor at Surfer Magazine, Melekian wishes that his 14-foot Joe Bark paddleboard didn’t get as dusty as it sometimes does.

Marina Lavelle, Web Designer: Waterwoman and webmaster, Lavelle’s stock board far extends the wheelbase of her Mini Cooper.

For inquiries, comments, or a fine ‘how do you do’ email us at info@paddleboard.com