Sprint: it's how you go fast

It's not how far you paddle. The distance isn't as important as your strength. It's all about riding bumps, or the small waves traveling every which way in the ocean. If you can sprint fast enough over and over and over and...well you get the point...you just need to catch as many waves as possible.
Below is myself surrounded by the future of paddling. These middle school boys have improved faster than you can say puberty.