Connor Cruise attempts to paddleboard in the Pacific...with mixed results

By Jason Chester

PUBLISHED: 06:23 EST, 25 August 2013 | UPDATED: 11:18 EST, 25 August 2013

Connor Cruise made a splash on Saturday when he attempted to paddle-board in the Pacific – with mixed results.

The 18-year-old – one of two children adopted by Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman – tried his hand at the popular sport during the Oakley Learn to Ride event in Los Angeles.

Wearing a pair of dark blue shorts, Connor was seen wading around in the choppy waters as he attempted to navigate his board with a large paddle – but his efforts repeatedly saw him crashing into the ocean before gamely clambering aboard for another try. 

King of the ocean: Connor Cruise tries his hand at paddle-boarding during the Oakley Learn to Ride event in Los Angeles on Saturday

Despite his struggles, Connor was still on hand to give pretty actress Annet Mahendru a few paddle-boarding pointers.

The teenager was seen chest deep in water as he advised the 24-year-old - best known for her recurring role as Nina in TV show The Americans – how best to stay afloat.

For her part Annet saw the funny side as she kneeled on her board in lilac bikini bottoms and a black Oakley top. 

Floundering: Connor clambers onto his paddle board during an outing on the choppy Pacific waters for the Oakley Learn to Ride event

This is how you do it: Connor, 18, is on hand to give pretty actress Annet Mahendru a few pointers

Connor recently made his big-screen debut in box-office flop Red Dawn – a remake of the cult 1984 film in which the US is invaded by the Soviet Union and their South American allies.

While Connor’s role was fleeting, it was perhaps more remarkable than the film – which failed to emulate the original’s success and saw Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer take a heavy loss on their $65 million investment.

Away from acting the teenager has been making a more successful name for himself as a DJ, a gig that sees him command anything from $5,000 to $10,000 a set.

So far he has spun disks at parties for the American Music Awards and the Oscars viewing party AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Sports equipment manufacturer Oakley’s annual Learn to Ride event sees a host of celebrities attempt different sports, with Vanessa Hudgens and Twilight star Ashley Greene recently trying their hand at surfboarding in Bali, Indonesia. 

Seeing the funny side: Something's tickled Annet as she attempts to paddle-board on Saturday

Washed up: Annet makes her way out of the choppy pacific waters on Saturday

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