Off to the team board: These boards ensure versatile team events and group fun. Depending on the manufacturer, they are available in different sizes, depending on how many people should have space: usually from four to ten Stand up paddlers.
The racer among the SUP boards: This is not for beginners, because the construction - a high and steep rail favours the drive - allows it to gain speed quite quickly and is therefore also preferred by SUP fans who take part in races.
Experts like Dan Gavere use whitewater boards. These are no longer for beginners and have to be very stable, robust and equipped with special features due to the conditions in often turbulent waters: From the shape, the boards resemble an all-rounder, but are also equipped with an extra wide tail for stability in the surf stance. The rather small Finns are mostly offset to the middle of the board. All-round handles ensure that the board is within easy reach almost everywhere during a fall.K
The longboard for the waves is the surfboard: Hardboards are generally recommended for this category, but there are also inflatables that meet the requirements. Nevertheless, you have to make sure that the inflatables are as thin and stable as possible and equipped with either fins or foil.
With the Yoga Island for SUPers, group activities are also possible: either relaxing together in the sun or doing yoga exercises. Or just have a chat.
Recreational paddlers and beginners mainly choose inflatable boards like the Indiana 9'6 Allround Inflatable because they are easier to transport and more stable in the water than hardboards.
An inflatable is also easy to transport: simply take out the air, fold it up - and go home.
SUP boards for kids are not only shorter and lighter, but also narrower than adult boards. So the little ones can learn a clean basic stroke, playfully turn the board and also carry it themselves.
