Fatyak enter the stand up paddle market – meet the Samos
Love them or loathe them sit on kayaks are a big part of paddling leisure time in the UK. Manufactured using a rotomoulded process – heated plastic is rotated inside an [...]
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Hold it! – HoldUp alloy paddle review
Looking more like a kayak paddle, from a distance, with its double blades HoldUp’s adjustable twin ended sweeper pricked our initial interest at PaddleEXPO, Nuremberg, [...]
Rigid performer – Vandal 10.7ft x 34″ x 260L Free inflatable SUP review
When we first clapped eyes on Vandal’s inflatable 10.7ft Free we were smitten. Up close this is an extremely attractive sled – and well manufactured to boot. Fixtures and [...]
Air wave – Auqa Inc Air Rider inflatable 9.2ft x 31″ review
Aqua Inc’s Air Rider 9.2ft surprised us. Firstly it comes supplied with proper fin boxes – in this instance two Futures side bites and a middle US box (2+1). This is [...]
Schooled! Surf Steps profile
Words and pics: Andy Joyce We started Surf Steps 10 years ago and, by doing so, pioneered the first surf school on the Hampshire/Dorset coast. A lot of people said “it’ll [...]
Light it up! – Laird StandUp Fire Fish 8ft x 28″ x 95L review
Just as with Laird StandUp’s The Surfer we reviewed last issue the quality of finish on the Fire Fish 8ft is superb. Looking more like a custom surfboard than SUP Bob [...]
Bushell’s breakfast – SUP polo hits the Beeb
Words: Allan Taylor Pics: SUP North So what is this new division of stand up you have been hearing about? Supposedly a combination of stand up paddle boarding mixed with a [...]
The prototype – VE glass fibre SUP paddle review
VE Paddles approached us this winter for feedback on their new range of stand up paddles they are currently developing. Our initial review of their wave orientated fibreglass [...]
Starboard Astro Racer 2016 – team rider Ben Pye’s first look
Words: Ben Pye Pics: Steve Pye Starboard SUP UK & Ireland sponsored young gun Ben Pye recently got his mitts of the brand’s 2016 Astro Racer inflatable. He got in [...]
Keeping it in the family – Jason, Joe and Todd Sawyer interview
Pics: Jason Sawyer Interview: SUPM Father and sons SUP trio Jason, Joe and Todd Sawyer are a familiar team within the UK’s SUP scene. Continuing with SUP Mag UK’s theme [...]
