SUP Blog
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...
Your Tandem Paddle SUP Board Guide
But Being able to paddle with your friends and loved one is great. But having a paddleboard each can be a big investment. If you’d like to get everyone into SUP but a board per person is too pricey, there is...
You and your dog on a SUP paddling together on a gloriously sunny afternoon. What could be better? Not so fast. Your dog may have other ideas like jumping repeatedly into the water and onto other people’s boards. Investing a...
How to get into Winter Water Sports
In northern England if we waited for good weather, we would hardly ever leave the house. Given this fact and our love of SUPs, naturally we are advocates of winter water sports. If you don’t live in the Alps and cross...
How to stand up on a surfboard & why it matters for SUP
Let’s talk about how to stand up on a surfboard and why it matters for SUP. First of all, if you’re standing up on any board, there is a good chance you’ll fall at some point. So whether SUPing or surfing, you’ll...