SUP Blog
Where to hide keys when surfing & paddleboarding?
With car thieves on land and a watery grave awaiting your key at sea, what’s a wo/man and their board to do? There are quite a few ways to safely stash your stuff so your session isn’t filled with dread....
Top 5 Ionian insider SUP spots
Looking to plot your next paddleboard adventure? The Ionian Islands are a natural port of call with easy access by sea or by land to some truly stunning coast line. Homer’s Odysseus, Jackie O and the Minotaur have all made their...
How to plan your own sup tour: Part 2
Dan Wynn is no stranger to adventure. He’s logged hundreds of miles in difficult, remote locales on his standup paddleboard and knows first hand how to plan a SUP tour. In this 2 part series Dan will take us through...
How To Plan Your Own SUP Tour: Part 1
Dan Wynn is no stranger to adventure. He’s logged hundreds of miles in difficult, remote locales on his paddleboard and knows first hand how to plan a SUP tour. In this 2 part series Dan will take us through his...
10 Essential Pieces of SUP Touring Gear
If you’re reading this you’ve probably already got a SUP board and paddle but want to know how to kit yourself out from there. Choosing the right paddleboard can be a process that is equal parts painstaking and time consuming....
How to take better selfies on a paddleboard
Harvey Merrin is a photographer in training from northern England who knows how to handle the conditions up here. Somehow he always manages to turn low light daytime scenarios into moody images with some depth. For most of us, photography comes...
When she’s shooting a sporting event, professional photographer Yasmeen Green definitely stands out from the guys. In her hijab and trendy sunglasses this sporty 22 year old doesn’t compromise her belief system or her lifestyle and is an expert in...
How I SUP – Bluefin’s Founder Will
How I SUP is a series devoted to getting to know our SUP community and how we use our paddleboards. Don’t get too literal on us, there is more than one way to paddle! We’ll hear about how people got...
SUP Yoga Tips with Nicole Dechow
Take a quick look at Nicole Dechow of Soul and Yoga in Hamburg and you’ll see that she simply glows. It’s no surprise that she is well versed in all things mindfulness and clearly walks the walk. She also happens...
Die hard kayaker tackles SUP Kayak
Most kayakers would never think of swapping their main ride for a SUP kayak combo, much less think of doing so on a 40 mile paddling trip. Fortunately for us, our SUP-curious friend Charlotte is both open minded and adventurous. On her...
Loch Ness by SUP Touring Board
Local filmmaker Ian Burton and his partner Charlotte Lever, a clinical researcher, recently added a couple of SUPs to their family. Within just 6 weeks the pair was ready to tackle Scotland’s Great Glen by SUP touring board. I was fortunate to speak with...
Whitewater SUP Boards: A Quick Guide
Anything a kayak can do a SUP can do better, right? Wrong. But that’s actually a plus for whitewater river running on stand up paddle board. You can have more fun on smaller rapids and with lower water levels on a...