SUP Mag UK

Black is the colour – Blackfish SUP paddles review

Photos: James Jagger New to the UK, and stand up paddling in general, is Canadian brand Blackfish paddles. Offering a variety of different blade types, sizes and adjustment [...]
Fishy fish – Exocet Fish 8’11 x 32” x 145L review

This isn’t the first time we’ve set foot aboard an Exocet Fish. A few years ago we tested a similar machine from the French-based company, albeit slightly narrower. It [...]
Cuts like a… Redwoodpaddle Funbox Pro 12’6 x 27.5” x 295L review

Photos: Nick Kingston We’ve seen of late a whole host of developments within the iSUP market – some good, some not so great. At the performance end of the scale dual [...]
Economy class (act) – JP Australia Allround Air 10’6 x 32” x 6’ LEC 2019 review

We reviewed JP’s Allround Air 10’6 WS Superior Edition last year. For 2019 we’re looking at the brand’s 2019 Light Economy (LEC) version. Featuring a double layer of [...]
Whole lotta fun – Hala Milligram 6’11 x 30” x 4.75” review

Moving on from last issue’s review of Hala’s Atcha 86 this time round we take a squizz at the brand’s tiny Milligram. Another whitewater iSUP it’s billed as a unique [...]
Crossing disciplines – Cazz Lander

Interview & pics: Loco SUP Cazz Lander is an appointed team rider for Loco SUP. Coming from an endurance rowing background she’s primed for stand up paddle racing and [...]
Free as a… Mistral Freebird 350 windSUP/SUP review

Pics: James Jagger Moving on from last issue’s One Design review we have another similar product that may initially be perceived as windsurfing specific. Yet all isn’t as [...]
Stand Up For Our Seas 2019… Maldives

Story: Cal Major Photos: James Appleton “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever [...]
Top of the class – Aqua Inc. Air Rider 12’6 x 28” review

Pics: James Jagger In a world of not so great iSUPs there are some real gems still to discover. What makes an inflatable SUP good? Construction, rigidity and on water [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Pack to paddle

Words and pics: Tony Bain I was on a four-day British Canoeing paddle sports leader coaching course in Scotland recently. At the end of the course the weather was looking [...]
Active360 – one of the 100 brilliant small businesses across the UK…

Active360 have been recognised as one of the 100 brilliant small businesses across the UK by Small Business Saturday. Graeme Craig, Director of Commercial Development at [...]
Bluefin Cruise Carbon 10’8 2019 review

Words and pics: Darren Farrar Well, first off let’s get a little intro out of the way. I’m Darren Farrar. I’ve been paddling for a few years now along the UK coasts, [...]
SUP and outrigger canoeing

A beautiful partnership Words: Steve Carter If you take a look at the ocean sports scene across the pond it is easy to see how many great SUP athletes were once, and still [...]
Fanatic’s SUP Inflatable and Composite Collection for 2020

Composite Collection: Wave: The ProWave is our radical powerhouse design for carving fast turns in solid overhead conditions – no better board for advanced riders to [...]
Check out the new August 2019 issue…

The summer issues are here: SUPM supports and gives airtime to the UK SUP scene 100%. And we’re the only mag that does… The latest August issue of SUP Mag UK is [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Get the C.L.A.P

Words and pics: Tony Bain With summer here lots of you will be thinking about heading out on group adventures. You may or may not do this as a club or group and you may or [...]
A voyage of… – Exocet Discovery 10’9 x 32” x 240L

This isn’t the first time we’ve tested Exocet stand up paddle boards, but it’s been a while since they were on UK shores. Now the France based watersports brand is back [...]
Top non-coastline places to paddleboard

Stand up Paddleboarding (SUP) is gaining popularity. While the sport is mostly associated with the ocean there are in fact many stunning places to paddleboard in-land. In [...]
Fun times ahead – Hypr Hawaii Pono 10’ x 33” x 190L SUP review

Hypr Hawaii’s Pono 10’ is a classic example of a board displaying dimensions not reflective of its on water performance in any way. For many paddlers reading this a 33” [...]
Sandbanks next stop as GBSUP gears up for an action-packed beach day

Next stop on the GBSUP circuit is iconic Sandbanks on the Dorset coast, where a choice of beach-based challenges awaits later this month. On offer is a range of races for [...]