SUP Mag UK

Gibraltar from a (stand up paddle) board – ‘SUP Rock’

Words: Tom Cawthorn Pics: Christian Ferrary Tom Cawthorn is an enthusiastic exponent of stand up paddling. What makes his story all the more interesting is his chosen [...]
The subtle art of balance

Words: Corran Addison Even if you do all of those things right, you’re going to swim. Sometimes the board is going to take a hit, or get bucked, harder than your ability to [...]
Portable changing room – dryrobe long sleeve

In some ways it’s hard to believe the dryrobe didn’t exist before 2012 as it’s one of those items that seemed to be have been around forever. They are from what I’ve [...]
Pump job – O’Shea triple action HPS pump review

O’Shea are no strangers to the iSUP market with many of the brand’s impressive sleds being featured in these very pages over the last few years. The North Wales based [...]
Choose your weapon – Robson SUP paddles review

Photos: James Jagger We bang on about this all the time with SUPM’s paddle reviews but we’ll say it again: not all paddles are the same and as the one defining piece of [...]
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 [...]