Tag Archives: SUP

Aussies the first to SUP?

Posted in: Stand Up Paddle | December 9, 2011 at 10:56 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

Controversy in the stand-up paddleboarding world today… despite Hawaiians laying claim to the invention of the sport of SUPing sometime after WW2, these images show some groovy young people in 1939 SUPing in Moana, South Australia. Imagine that! Well, better still, visit this thread on Seabreeze.com.au to see more incredible...

How to catch waves on a SUP

Posted in: Stand Up Paddle | November 17, 2011 at 7:48 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Stumbled upon this great little instruction video for those who want to take their flat-water fun into the waves. Stand-up paddleboarding is a great new sport with heaps of options and potential. As this video shows, it’s heaps of fun to get out in some small waves and surf them...

Giant SUP in world record

Posted in: Stand Up Paddle | November 10, 2011 at 7:16 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Ok, so stand-up paddleboarding is one of the biggest new sports in the world, but this is just ridiculous! These crazy kids over in Hawaii have set the world record for the largest stand-up paddleboard in the world with SUPZILLA, a 32-foot (9.8-metre) SUP powered by 31 paddlers. Now so...

SUPs and summer storms

Posted in: Stand Up Paddle | October 19, 2011 at 2:03 pm , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Thought we should pass on some good advice from our friends at Coreban. They reminded us recently that, with summer upon us so are the summer storms. Now, it may come as news to some to learn that carbon fibre (used in the boards and paddles) is an excellent conductor...

Have you discovered stand-up paddle yet?

Posted in: Stand Up Paddle | August 18, 2011 at 11:46 am , by Kitepower Australia (QLD)

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Are you yet to discover the joys of stand-up paddleboarding? If not, then now is the time! Here in Queensland, we have ideal conditions for this fast-growing sport – whether you’re into being pounded by waves or cruising on flat water. Stand-up paddleboarding is the perfect off-season sport for kiteboarders...