How to Downwind SUP Surf - More Glides and More Fun 

Awesome!

TT TT Glad to hear it's helpful.

Right on! Hope to hear how it goes.

Nirvana Sup Excellent, so glad to hear it helped.

Hi, I prefer a longer paddle, narrower blade and flexy shaft, catching DW bumps often requires a ton of effort and I find the paddle is easier on my body. Volume IDK, it's a Blueplanet 14x30.

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I wear split toe surf booties either 3 or 5mm.

Thanks, that's in the San Francisco Bay, Alameda and Treasure Island.

Scott Regan Hi Scott, good to hear from you. I recommend trying as many boards as you can, 14'x28" works for most guys. You are welcome to try my boards.

clayisland Clay, I really appreciate that offer - I saw somewhere you mentioned you took a group of folks alameda down winding. I’d love to join that if ever appropriate - I’ll shoot you a note on your website . Have a great thanksgiving

bob A Thanks! 14'x30"

asaied100 Hi, Big question, for me the answer was to try lots of boards. I found the 12' boards to be to low volume and I felt bogged down. Narrower seems to work for shorter folks. I find stability is the best answer for catching more bumps and longer glides, so for me a wider board works better. On a 30" wide board all my energy can be put to paddling and moving my feet instead of struggling to stay balanced. Also I had a custom 12' board made that is really thick - full volume from rail to rail and nose to tail, huge difference from the production 12 foot boards, great for small days and catching tiny little bumps.

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Kat McKee Hi, in San Francisco Bay.

If I remember correctly 14x30.

Good question. Paddling upwind all those miles would be grueling or even impossible for most people. So most DW runs we use a shuttle, multiple vehicles/bike, or boat ride.

clayisland oooooh see that makes sense now thank youuuuuuu 😎🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

Typically a downwinder is done with more than one person and two cars. They "car shuffle" so there is a car at the start of the run and a car at the end. Or you can do my trick, take your phone, some light replacement clothes, a towel and some bike locks along for the ride, lock your board up at the end, then uber back to your car and drive to your board to collect it

Will is Smart I hear you. I occasionally do a lake DW run with micro close together bumps. These don't really have an uphill so I just keep on paddling.

jeff Ferritto San Francisco bay

clayisland thanks

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Sounds frustrating. 8'10" for downwinders? If so that's really small. For me going wider is the easiest way to gain stability, and vice versa to narrow a board at any length gives me trouble.

@@clayisland well thats not for downwinds... just wanted to comment on a sup video... if u have any other tips onr sup surfing that would be great!

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San Francisco Bay, Alameda and Treasure island

Hi SF bay area.