SUP the awful truth

This video was on youtube a few days ago but was renoved, it shows how dysfunctional high volume SUP's are due to the fact that the boards cannot be held on to in the whitewater. These guys are just throwing their boards away and relying on the leash which is totally unacceptable behaviour.

I've been riding big heavy longboards from 12 to 17 feet for many years and always hold on to my boards and control them in the whitewater. The keys to doing this safely are: A relatively thin ( so that it can be gripped in the hands ) low volume board with sufficient weight to enable it to be rolled under , the right attitude to safety, and plenty of training.

One of the problems is that due to mass marketing and mass production there is a rash of these boards out there. When one makes one's own big wooden longboard one knows the craft intimately and has a better attitude to safety. . . also there are inevitably only a few of them around as only a few people have the patience to make one.

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[MrPJD17]

Deleting reference to this post.......RoyStewart has shown him(her)self to be one hateful individual here and on other posts not of his(her) origin. Whilst lacking any intelligent comeback to his(her) clear prejudice is reason enough....the final straw for me is deleting intelligent posts that completely liquefy his(her) argument. LAME. Looking forward to spearing a 12 footer up your nasal cavity one day. MrPJD17 OUT.

[RoyStewart]

@MrPJD17 Get a sense of humour you jock strap! 

[RoyStewart]

@MrPJD17 Threats of violence... hmmmn very poor form there Mr PJD17... one reserves the right to comment on the aesthetics and safety issues of SUP riding as one sees fit. There is no hate involved only mild disgust. Have a nice life...

[sharkomarko]

"It's at least 12 foot out there"....ha!!

[RoyStewart]

@sharkomarko There were plenty of feet out there ;)

[RoyStewart]

@dt4100 As a matter of fact I roll under and can roll anything which can be duckdived. My complaint about SUP's has nothing to do with surfboard length, where did I complain about their length ?

By the way i ride boards up to 19 feet.

[dt4100]

@RoyStewart , you're on here going off on people and you ride a 10'6" longboard?? What a joke man, you're a huge hypocrite and a giant kook longboarder complaining about anything you can. I'm sure you duck dive that 10'6" real well you f'n loudmouth. That's yet another great thing about sup, you can find and paddle to new surf spots where kook longboarders like roystewart will never even see.

[vinorama58]

SUK is unaesthetic. Don't know how it feels but it looks terrible. Very selfish. While sitting in the line up, they sweep outside the break line and absolutely ruin the view. Basically impossible to control in the impact zone. Dangerous to all. I'm trying to figure out how I can ride a shorter, lower volume surfboard.

[TheSurfrer1]

If that,s 12 ft then I can,t imagine what you idea of 17 ft is. Where was this? my guess is cowells or old mans. You want to see a real closeout move to central cal.

[dt4100]

@royStewart I do have to admit, guys riding 12 foot sups in good waves is awful.  I just think that they have their place. When it's knee high out and I paddle out on an sup, longboard guys giving me the stink eye is hilarious. I have never once got in anyone's way, and resent kooks on 10 foot longboards who blow every wave giving sh*& to anyone, as they haven't earned the right.

[dt4100]

@RoyStewart , "personally SUPs don't bother me in the water, they are a kook vehicle though." That might take the award for backhanded comment of the year. Shouldn't you be outside yelling at kids to get off your lawn? I think we're missing out here, the stand up skateboard guys with the poles, they're the real criminals. Worst sport ever.