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Flight attendance – Aqua Inc Hydrofobe 8’2 x 28” x 108L Ammolite surf SUP foil board test.

We’ve spent a lot of quality time aboard Aqua Inc’s Ammolite constructed Hydrofobe 8’2. As a convertible sled, which you can SUP surf in fin mode or SUP foil, it’s a [...]

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 [...]

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” [...]

A life of… – Mistral Heritage Adventure 40th Anniversary 11’5 x 32” x 6” iSUP review

Mistral designed the Heritage 40th Anniversary 11’5 to commemorate the brand’s long time existence as a rudimentary watersports brand. Liveried up with iconic graphics [...]

2 4 1 – Aqua Inc 4 Queens 8’2 x 28.5” x 110L surf SUP review

This the second ‘red rail’ board from Aqua Inc we’ve tested. We checked out the brand’s Kala 9’2 a few seasons ago to much success. The 8’2 x 28.5” x 110L 4 [...]

No slouch – Redwood Paddle Source Pro 8’6 x 31” x 127L

At 31” wide you’d expect a high-performance surf SUP to not be all that. But look again and you’ll see there’s more to Redwood Paddle’s Source Pro [...]

More than meets the eye – McConks Go Wild 9’8 x 32” x 6” iSUP review

McConks have come a long way since we first tested the brand’s initial demo SUP a few years ago. In that time Andy McConkey and his wife have established the brand and [...]

Pic ‘n’ mix – Aqua Inc. Razor blade, Distance blade and Victory blade comparison test

Paddles have come a long way in the last few years. As much as it’s a tricky subject there’s no doubt that anything with the tag ‘performance’ is way beyond what we [...]

Chameleon carver – Loco Inca 9’6 x 27” x 115L 2018 longboard surf SUP review

It’s been a while since we last laid hands on a Loco sand up paddle board. In that time the NE based UK brand have updated their graphical livery and added a few new sleds [...]

Nothing fluffy – Mistral Cloud Nine 9’2 x 32L x 145L SUP review

Picking up Mistral’s Cloud Nine (geddit) Cloud Burst surf SUP you wouldn’t think it was 32” x 145L. Even with a full deck pad it feels light as a feather and looks good [...]