S.U.P Stand Up Paddle board

I have a SUP but only really use it on lakes as I have a longboard for the small stuff.

Nothing beats cruising on a perfectly glass lake on a warm summers day.

Hi folks,

I longboard and SUP both flat & waves. SUP catches waves way easier and no lying down, so no sore chest after a session. When its goes off I'd still go shortboarding as its faster, but the smaller SUP's now are getting fairly radical too.

Some boards are faster on the wave, some turn better, while changing the FCS thrusters in the back also makes a BIG difference. The Starboard Whopper here: <Link Removed> is the stable beginner board, but is absolutely awesome for surfing given its rounded planshape, rocker, tail kick and thrusters. Even in the very basic construction, its a weapon on the wave!

You want length, volume, straight rails and flatter rocker for cruising, but to be fair, unless its something like a K15 or Pin, the normal big boards like the Big Easy, also surf really well with thrusters plugged in, especially small waves with less risk of nose diving on take off.

Some of the SUP's have a bolt to plug in your windsurf sail, so you can learn to windsurf on them too. Some have holders for fishing rods, while others have straps for "luggage" to be held on the nose of the board.

SUP racing is getting bigger and bigger now also.

Second hand depends on the brand, condition, year and obviously shape. Some of the older designs now are too specific, for example too narrow, and too unstable for anyone to start with.

You also now have inflatable SUP's...ideal for cruising, and they go into a back pack to fit into boot of a small car...one of our customers with these has a mini. Paddles also come in 3 pieces if you want, and are still strong.

Regards,
Pearse

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Edmc wrote: »

+1 to that. The above moderation and threat of a ban seems unnecessary in my opinion. Big Surf's post was useful info on a surfing forum that's pretty quiet these days...

Bigsurf/Pearse knows his stuff alright, his advice is welcome but we can't really allow overt/covert selling alongside that.

E.g. "here's some advice!" is great, but "here's some advice, and I'm glad you asked that because I happen to be selling a variety of these if you are interested!" is not ok. This is a site-wide rule, so the whole place does not become peppered with advertising.

On the other hand, we do allow commercial users to use their company names as their usernames, along with a *discreet* ad/link in their signature, so if they do offer plenty of good advice and interact with users, they could be rewarded by having their name/business noticed.

Hope that clarifies things. If anyone is bothered by this policy please have your say in the Help Desk or Feedback forums. Us Surfing mods have our hands tied.

i'd rather some state their commercial involvment than give advice and not state a commercial involvement.

The OP asked if anybody has a SUP for sale and he siad yes - nothing wrong with that.

Edmc wrote: »

I get the impression that it combines some of the possiblities of kayaking (i.e. not being reliant on waves for a bit of craic on the water, i.e. cruising around), with the ability to surf when there are waves. Also I hear paddling them on the flat is a good workout because of the stance involved.

I think you've nailed it there. From what I gather, the main advantages are the ability to catch otherwise uncatchable waves, and to have some fun when there are no waves at all.

Low Pockets wrote: »

Don't forget you'll get to piss off and endanger 95% of the line up.

I don't think anyone should be riding a sup in surf until you are a very competent logboarder

There won't be any lineup in most SUP-using scenarios. They're best in the waves that are too crap/small/fat/mushy for shortboarders, or no waves at all. And I don't think longboarders are liable to complain. Its basically a longboard with a paddle.