#12.6ft

Purple penetrator – Loco Motion Air 12.6ft x 27” inflatable SUP review

Loco’s first stab at inflatable stand up paddle boards took us by surprise to start with. With the NE brand’s self-styled paddle surfing image refusing to give way to the blow up phenomenon Loco recently admitted writings are on the wall – iSUPs are here to stay and remain the choice for many. Taking a bunch of tried and tested hard shell shapes and turning them into air filled machines is how…

SUP: Fun outta the box – Redwood Paddle Funbox Pro 12.6ft x 29” x 279L iSUP review

Redwood Paddle may be based across the Channel in France but their connections with the UK remain. Devon transplant Rory Merry passed us the Funbox Pro 12.6ft to test for this issue and, having first laid eyes on the brand’s gear a few months ago, we couldn’t wait to take it for a spin.

Utilising Dyneematech manufacturing materials, the Funbox Pro is super light; in fact one of the lighter…

SUP: The placebo effect – Hobie Tour 12.6ft x 32” x 298L review

Hobieare renowned for innovation and doing things differently – their Mirage Eclipse pretty much proves that (search for it online if you’re not aware). In the UK there are a few fans but Hobie have yet to make a serious dent in the SUP market. That could all be about to change, however. We were passed two inflatable products to review. The 12.6ft Tour, tested here, and the 10.2ft Coaster that’ll…

SUP: Affordable racing – Fatstick 12.6ft x 28” and 14ft x 28” race SUP comparison review

As SUP racing’s popularity continues to increase we have two boards under the microscope for this particular comparison test – 12.6ft x 28” x 243L and 14ft x 28” x 267L FatstickRace. We delve deep to see what you get from the cost effective end of the market and how these two shapes stack up against one another. After all, from previous experience, we know boards aren’t simply scaled up or down…

Hot rocks! Debating SUP racing’s future…

Words: Dr Bryce Dyer (Bournemouth University).

Pictures: Georgia Wharton

If SUP racing was a human being, then it would pretty much still be in nappies. For example, there are new styles of events springing up, whispers of Olympic Games inclusion and rapid changes and diversity in board design. And yet, with all of this happening, nothing is strictly defined, the sport’s governance is fractured…