Please note: We are temporarily in maintenance mode, and some features, such as Buy&Sell, Forums and Messaging are temporarily offline. Back soon!

Forums > Stand Up Paddle General

Perth race board hire ?

Reply
Created by AndyR > 9 months ago, 30 Apr 2015
AndyR
QLD, 1344 posts
30 Apr 2015 9:44AM
Thumbs Up

WA crew my bro is on a Plane to Perth then onto Onslow for his swing and has just found out he could be stuck in Perth for the weekend.
Anywhere to hire a race board that he can get out on the river with? Any of the shops close by to the water? Cheers

Maxeeboy
WA, 335 posts
30 Apr 2015 9:24AM
Thumbs Up

There are a few.
Closest to the river or ocean would be the stand up surf shop in north Freo.
Saturday morning from 7.30 there is a 4.2k paddle loop at Mt Pleasant, good fun where you nominate what time you will finish in.
on Facebook, check out the SUPWA FB page for details.
there will be some boards available too.

Kierannq
QLD, 150 posts
3 May 2015 10:36AM
Thumbs Up

Select to expand quote
Maxeeboy said..
There are a few.
Closest to the river or ocean would be the stand up surf shop in north Freo.
Saturday morning from 7.30 there is a 4.2k paddle loop at Mt Pleasant, good fun where you nominate what time you will finish in.
on Facebook, check out the SUPWA FB page for details.
there will be some boards available too.


Thanks, I went down and joined the paddle loop, did the 4.2km

Maxeeboy
WA, 335 posts
3 May 2015 9:15AM
Thumbs Up

Nice one, was challenging with the side down & upwind legs

Kierannq
QLD, 150 posts
3 May 2015 4:55PM
Thumbs Up

Select to expand quote
Maxeeboy said..
Nice one, was challenging with the side down & upwind legs


and an inflatable that didnt want to turn right

Area10
1508 posts
3 May 2015 8:06PM
Thumbs Up

Yep that's the problem with inflatables, or any board with entirely soft rails: you haven't got an edge to work with when quartering wind and waves so they tend to weathervane.

Maxeeboy
WA, 335 posts
4 May 2015 8:30AM
Thumbs Up

Can be the case, I've found that the red paddle 12''6"x 28" Race is tough & tracks straight.
Tracking strip under the nose & strip on the nose to displace water certainly assists.
25psi & battens on the rails, a lot of rigidity makes it work.






Subscribe
Reply

Forums > Stand Up Paddle General


"Perth race board hire ?" started by AndyR