Want to hop on a board without risking life and limb? Check out Maverick’s PaddleSports, a great resource for the stand-up water sport. It’s co-owned by local surf legend Jeff Clark, who is credited with being the first to surf Mavericks and founded its first surf competition. Clark fell in love with paddleboarding as a way to be on the water when there were no waves to surf. Thanks to three breakwaters, Pillar Point is one of most protected and safest harbors in the nation. The shop offers classes for newbies and rentals for pros. Lucky paddlers might spot bat rays and harmless leopard sharks scurrying underfoot.
