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Starboard Mr. Easy Camo Tufskin size: 12' x 32" (available with/without mast track - same price) £629.00	Starboard Mr. Easy Sport Tech size: 12' x 32" (available with/without mast track - same price) £869.00	Starboard Mr. Easy Tufskin size: 12' x 32" (available with/without mast track - same price) £619.00
Starboard The Cruiser Sport Tech size: 12'6 x 30" (available with or without a center finbox) £899.00	Starboard The Cruiser Tufskin size: 12'6 x 30" (available with or without a center finbox) £699.00	Starboard The Extremists Sport Tech size: 9'0" x 30" (avaialable with or without a mast track and footstrap inserts) £829.00
Starboard The Extremists Sport Tech size: 9'8 x 30" (avaialable with or without a mast track and footstrap inserts) £829.00	Starboard The Extremists Tufskin Camo size: 9'8 x 30" (avaialable with or without a mast track and footstrap inserts) £599.00	Starboard The Extremists Tufskin size: 9'8 x 30" (avaialable with or without a mast track and footstrap inserts) £589.00
Starboard The Ultimate Blend Camo Tufskin size: 11'2" x 30" (available with/without mast track - same price) £599.00	Starboard The Ultimate Blend Sport Tech size: 11'2" x 30" (available with/without mast track - same price) £839.00	Starboard The Ultimate Blend Tufskin size: 11'2" x 30" (available with/without mast track - same price) £589.00
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Please note: Buy buttons have been removed on large bulky items such as boards and sails. This is because on occasions we will not be able to offer free delivery if your area is not covered by our courier. You can check if you qualify for free delivery by phoning or emailing the shop. If you are interested in any of the above products then please either phone 01634 376350 or Email

About Stand Up Paddle Surfing

Stand Up Paddle Surfing is an ancient form of surfing. It can be traced back to the very early days of polyenisia. It's most recent history dates back to the 1940's when the beachboys (surf instructors) on waikki beach used to stand up and paddle out to the break using a one bladed paddle. The reasons for this are 2 fold. First it allowed them to have a better visibility over their group of surfing instructors and allowed them to call the sets easier as their upright position meant that they could see the swell long before the prone surfers. Secondly it allowed them to keep their wealthy customers camera dry and allow them to take pictures of them surfing. As time moved on board designs and fashions changed, the paddle was all but lost in the history of surfing. A few surfers in Waikki continued to use a paddle but they were very much in the minority.

Fast forward to the first part of this century and the paddle made a return to surfing in the hands of some of the world's most famous watermen. They were re discovering stand up paddle surfing to allow them to keep in shape for the bigger days of tow surfing as well as adding a new dimension to their skills. Standing up and paddling out through the waves is a totally new experience, most of us are more used to lying down and ducking under the waves.

Modern technologies have allowed the boards to come down a lot in weight and modern understanding of board design has allowed the large boards to be manouvered easily on the waves. Carbon paddles cut weight and increase board speed and suddenly Stand Up Paddle Surfing has been reborn. It isn't going to revoluntionise or take over the world, but it does add another angle to surf riding and will mean that your time on the water can be greatly increased.

Give respect

The modern Stand Up Paddle boards allow you to catch waves a lot earlier than even the longboarders. This is great but can lead to congestion problems on the water at crowded breaks. Here at Stand Up Paddle Surf UK we would like to encourage a culture of respect and sharing. Don't steal all the waves. Ride a few, then let a few pass under your board. Use your elevated position to call the sets for the other surfers. Use your paddle to head off to other peaks on the beach, which maybe you haven't ridden before. In Hawaii they call it "Surfing with Aloha." It isn't difficult to do, but it will mean that the sport grows and is respected by other water users.

If you are taking part in Stand Up Paddle surfing at the moment or are thinking about taking it up then you can see yourself as a pioneer of the sport in the UK. Don't be greedy out there - give respect to gain respect.