Council Decides On Temporary Permits For Paddleboard Operators

REDONDO BEACH, CA – Mobile paddleboard operators are making quite a splash in Redondo Beach. City Council delayed a plan Tuesday to create permits to use city-owned hand launch in the harbor and a formal process to apply for them until after the summer, according to The Beach Reporter.

The council voted unanimously to issue one rental company, Olympus Stand Up Paddle Boarding, a temporary permit to operate over the summer, while proposing the company rents a retail space on the International Boardwalk. All other companies planning to use the hand launch near Seaside Lagoon this summer will need to apply for a temporary permit as well, Stephen Proud, waterfront and economic development director told the newspaper.

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Photo: MIAMI, FL - JULY 10: Yoga class participants paddle their boards to a yoga session at Adventure Sports Miami on July 10, 2011 in Miami, Florida. The paddle board is said to give the body’s core more of a workout then in a gym since the platform is unstable and one must use the muscles to remain balanced on the board. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)