florida paddle

Florida Paddle

Flor·i·da \ˈflȯr-ə-də, ˈflär- pad·dle intransitive verb \ˈpa-dəl\
1: to move the hands or feet about in a very shallow motion to gain thrust while surfing, in a manner to avoid shark attack; especially common in the U.S. state of Florida, but useful in other states.

It was getting dark and a little sharky in the water, so he did a florida paddle.