Nog wat info over de lengte van de paddle:

I’ll start by stating that there is no such a controversial and at the same time difficult gear selection in Stand Up Paddle than the paddle length. Period.

At the end the right paddle length is that that works for you, it’s a personal issue, but let’s have a look at how can you get to that right measure, from different points of view.

Everything starts when I began to realise that my paddle was limiting my progress: it’s too stiff, the blade too big, and the shaft too long, or so it seems to me. I realised that because when having to apply maximum power at critical moments like a late take off, or when I’m too tired, the excesive paddle length forced too much my injured right shoulder. So I began to analyse what was the right paddle length before buying a new one, arriving to “The Definitive Guide for choosing your SUP paddle lenght”.

Meer info op deze link.......

Weeral Lazy Sunday: de video deze zondag is er eentje uit het zomerse Hawaii , waar de jonge Keahi Keahi de Aboiti knappe Tubes heeft geSUPed. Enjoy it....

Hey guys,

Spent the last month or so in Hawaii and have been scoring some epic waves this Winter. Check this little vid from the last couple of swells. Got one of the best barrels I've gotten on the SUP and its good to start getting a taste for bigger waves.

Hope you like it.
Keahi

There's something about fins that makes some guys tick. Rob Pirie is one of these guys, and if you've ever wondered about what counts under your stand up paddle board, then this is the video to watch.

JP Sups have tried a new concept this year with their wave boards. They've strayed away from the industry standard of having toe and cant built into the fin boxes, and gone for a totally straight mounting system. Drawn from windsurfing origins, the straight setup makes less drag which as Pirie describes, is very important for a stand up paddle board.

Adding to his argument, Pirie straps a camera to the bottom of his board, which not only shows the sheer amount of air that travels underneath a stand up paddle board, but how the fins don't cavitate when under load during a hard turn in the waves, something which many stand up paddle surfers are looking for to stop them sliding out.

If you've ever wondered what fin manufacturers are talking about when they mention things like 'cant angle' and toe-in. It's all explained in easy to understand language by Rob. He even uses the age old beer can technique of getting a perfect right angle. You can't argue with that. 

Yes, we know it's a giant advert for JP sups and Shapers fins, but when you go to all the time and effort to make a video like this, we reckon it deserves some props.

F-One heeft voor 2013 z'n SUP's aangepast en het aanbod verder uitgebreid met enkele nieuwe boards. De Manawa boards zin lichtjes aangepaste, wat smaller geworden en uitgebreid met een een nieuwe 9'6. Tevens is de Madeiro reeks uitgebreid met de nieuwe 8'6 en zijn alle boards voorzien van 5 vinkasten zodat je zelf de vin setup kan kiezen ( Thruster of Quad) .

Bij de RACE boards is er een compactere 11' bijgekomen, De Anakao reeks is ook uitgebreid en de inflatebles zijn ook verder aangevuld met enkele nieuwe modellen.

Een overzicht kan je hier krijgen: http://issuu.com/f-one/docs/sup_range_2013_en

2013 cataloog hier: http://issuu.com/kite2high/docs/f-one_sup_2013_en

Bezoek de F-One SUP website hier: http://www.f-onesup.com/