SUP: Down to business – Starboard AllStar 14ft x 27” x 324L 2016 review
You instantly know when you’ve got a Starboard SUP in front of you. The quality and level of craftsmanship that goes into each shape is obvious – even more so in the [...]
SUP Kit Reviews
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SUP Mag UK aims to bring you as much information about stand up paddle boarding equipment, gear and SUP accessories as possible. Each issue we publish an extensive array of kit reviews in our Gear Shed section. This will arm readers with necessary knowledge to get that next stand up paddle boarding buy spot on. Check out our past write ups for what’s been covered so far.
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SUP: Weekend warrior – RRD Monotipo 11.4ft x 30” x 175L review
You have to hand it to Roberto Ricci and his RRD team: they’re obviously trying to do something a bit different with the Monotipo 11.4ft. Billed as a one design style [...]
SUP: Hang glider – Aqua Inc 14ft x 28” Airrider iSUP review
We weren’t quite sure what to expect with Aqua Inc’s 14ft Air Rider. On the beach (having been inflated) it appears quite narrow in the tail and nose. Based on past [...]
SUP: BIC Cross ACE-TEC 11ft x 34” x 260L review
BIC are a brand doing things on their own terms. A unique way of constructing boards (foam sandwich with thermoformed outer skin – ACE-TEC) ensures the Cross 11ft x 34” [...]
SUP: Peace of mind – Palm Glide floatation belt review
Palm Equipment’s Glide floatation belt is new for 2016 and it’s a nifty bit of crossover kit that covers multiple paddle sports. For SUPers it’s an added back up in [...]
SUP: Mellow yellow – Fatstick 10.6ft x 32” inflatable SUP review
Most of you know the deal with Fatstick by now – the affordable stand up paddle boarding brand based in Bournemouth on the south coast. Not catering for the bling bling end [...]
SUP: Dynamic allocation – Starboard Wide Point 11.2ft x 32.” x 198L AST Electric review
With high profile SUP athletes such Connor Baxter and Zane Schweitzer in the mix it’s often hard to see past Starboard’s elite credentials. While the Tiki brand do indeed [...]
SUP: Stick like glue – Ocean Specific paddle grip wax review
SUPers waxing up their shaft isn’t a new idea. We recall the first Indoor SUP Sprint Champs organised as part of the London Boat Show when Elliot Dudley used a similar [...]
SUP: Dos mares! – Lokahi Mares 10.4ft x 32” inflatable SUP review
Lokahi are pulling out all the stops to set themselves up as one of the major stand up paddle boarding companies worldwide. We reviewed their Concept 7.9ft new school surf [...]
SUP: Soul full – Sunova Soul 9.5ft x 31” x 150L
Bert Burger has been shaping boards for over 30 years – first surfboards (which he continues to do) and now SUP. He’s also had a hand in the Firewire brand which is [...]
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