Given the popularity that SUP has achieved in the recent times has resulted in the production of a variety of kinds and shapes in which these boards are made. So, it is quite normal for you get a little confused by the array of different types displayed on the shop front! However, it is essential that you get the board that fits you and your needs well and we are here to help you chose. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you go to pick up your first board. Here are the key factors that should...
Like every other activity getting the basics of Sup right will take you some time. All you’ve got to do is have some patience and stick through the rough patches and soon you’ll just be enjoying the sun, the surf and the wind in your hair. Meanwhile, get to the water and practice these few tricks to get it all in your control: Practice on Ground: Before you venture out take some time and get the feel of the board on solid ground. Remove your center fin and find balance and confidence in your pop-up, but make sure to use...
If you enjoy the night sky on the beach, you’ll probably like it better while paddling on the sea. The cool night air ruffling your hair, the salty smell of the sea or lake, as the case maybe, exhilarating isn’t it especially after we all have been stuck inside our homes for months. Then there is the added incentive of watching the different marine species that come out only in the dark. Here are a few things that you need to take into account before you embark on your nightly adventures: Proper Location: You always need to keep your safety...
You can hear the call of the wild, can’t you? Your hands are longing the feel of that paddle in your hands and yet you cannot venture into the water yet. Your sleeping is uneasy too, you can feel the swell of the water in your body and know that it’s been far too long but what can you do? Normal schedules have gone for a toss, you’re stressed all the time, staring at the laptop screen either working from home or buried under assignments that the university or school just keeps on handing out. Even though lock down has...
Exercising at home day in day out can get boring very soon. At the gym, you would have had your trainer or friends to encourage you but the Pandemic has ensured that is no longer the case. It is no wonder then that you have started falling short of your fitness goals of the week. It’s time to look for a new way to seat it out and find an alternative full body work out regime. So, why not try stand up paddle boarding? No matter how old you are this avenue will always remain open to you. Not only...
Now that you have had the taste of the waves rolling beneath your feet, the wind rustling through your hair, don’t you want to do it all the more? Maybe something more exhilarating? If so, why not try SUP surfing? Now that you have taken to SUPing, it’s going to be quite easy. Here are a few tricks to help you be that next great SUP surfer: Practice the Basics: Getting the basics right will take you a long way. Unless you have them you won’t be riding the waves as you have yourself riding them in your mind, you...
