Paddle Surf Boards UK: Airhead Surf Diary
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.
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.
Click for some images of the new kit…
Part of the new Starboard range
Top new brand Paddle Star with a 9′6″
Top paddle surf boards Jimmy Lewis
New Oxbow Board with Carbon Paddle
O’Shea Paddle Board
Cortez Paddle Surf Board
Kinimaka and Quick Blade Paddles
The Indo Board for non-water days
New Board & Paddle bag from Shorefire
These are the images I will come back with more info in the next few days…. Sizes, Spec’s and Prices and hopefully in the next few weeks I will get the chance to try them and if you are thinking of coming to the first SUP competition on the 29th September you should see them all at Newquay…..
Don’t forget to come back for more from the Airhead soon
September 10th, 2007 at 7:50 am
all looking good, a fish wow going to be after one of the fish style models this winter I recon.
September 10th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Looks good, if the fish is as good as the 12ft 2007 one it will be cool.
September 10th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Guy’s from what I can tell after talking to John Hibard from Starboard UK is that these boards have been well thought through….. hopefully John will be down this way soon so that we can get out and demo the lot….
I will keep you posted