Surf Diary

Just under a week till the first Stand Up Paddle Surf Competition hit Watergate Bay in Newquay… Though the comp is now full with no new entries being taken this is set to be a fantastic weekend with come and try sessions, rub shoulders with the top UK riders and get tips and better still check out all the new kit in one place.

Come along and see what the fuss is about and join in the fun

The Airhead will keep you up to date as the weekend progresses

A lot of people who take to the water will know the name Sean Ordonez aka SOS shapes, he has shaped Kite boards, Surf boards, Windsurf boards and he has also worked on the range of his SOS paddle surf boards for a number of years.

Sean has a progressive out look on his shaping combining his years of knowledge and working with different board shapes to now makes a range of paddle surfboards that work on every level… Big Green 10′…. Big Blue 10′10″…. Big Red 11′11″

SOS Big Blue

Today I got the Big Blue ready for it’s first outing on the water so I thought I would take some photos and share them with you

SOS Fin

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At last we have got the much talked about stand up paddle board from Naish so we thought we would give you our first impressions as we took it out of the box.

The look of the board is great, well-finished, nice wood effect deck. As with the Starboard range it has a carry handle which is a great bonus for getting to and from the water (I’m sure I have shrunk by 6″ carrying my board on my head at low tide) it also has a mast mount so it can double up for windsurfing.

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Did anybody see John Hibbard from Starboard on BBC South today on Tuesday night? It was a fantastic bit about the sport and it show’s how quickly the media are catching on to this sport… for those of you who missed it you can check it out SUP on the BBC I hope you enjoy it.

Another bit of media for you to check out is SUP Surf Mag out of Hawaii… loads of interesting stuff and a good forum check it out SUP Mag Hawaii

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This past week I went to the Surf Shop Expo in Exeter to check out what is hot and what is not in the surf scene for the coming year…. of course there where all you usual suspects Reef, Billabong, Hurley along with loads of other brands and new up and coming products that want to make it in the UK surf market.

Kinimaka Paddles

This year was one of the best shows I have been to but I wanted to see if there where any new paddle surf boards on offer…. Over all there where more than I thought would be there with seven Paddle surf brands, some we have talked about before and others that where kept under wraps until the show… my opinion is that there are some winners and some that are totally missing the point…. but time will tell.

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