The Stand Up Paddle Demo Tour has been on the road since November touring the East coast taking the Starboard Stand Up Paddle Tour Van to all the Capital centres (Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney). We are now revisiting the states and will be providing further opportunities for you to test a wide variety of stand up paddle boards.
We have previously confirmed locations well in advance to maximise the opportunity for people to participate in the demos. We have received lots of interest and feedback through the demos and the website on places to go, which has been excellent!
In order to provide you with the best conditions for testing our product and enjoying the “stand up experience” we will be changing things slightly. We plan to announce the general area/town and the dates of our demo’s in advance and will lock in the exact location the night before after considering prevailing conditions. A message providing the details will be left on mobile 0458 037 010 and on our website.
Our itinerary for NSW and Queensland will be firmed up in the next few weeks.
Thanks,
Ian
Stand Up Paddle Demo Tour
4/01/2011 Tuesday Inverloch
6/01/2011 Thursday Phillip Island, Shelly Beach, (on the right before the Nobbies centre) From 10AM
7/01/2011 Friday Shoreham, The Pines
8/01/2011 Saturday Elwood
9/01/2011 Sunday St Kilda AM (Kite Demo Brighton PM)
12/01/2011 Wednesday Geelong
13/01/2011 Thursday Ocean Grove
14/01/2011 Friday Anglesea
15/01/2011 Saturday Torquay
16/01/2011 Sunday Torquay
17/01/2011 Monday Lorne
18/01/2011 Tuesday Warrnambool
19/01/2011 Wednesday Portland
21/01/2011 Friday Mt Gambier
22/01/2011 Saturday Boggy Lake
23/01/2011 Sunday Boggy Lake
24/01/2011 Monday Seacliff Beach
25/01/2011 Tuesday Seacliff Beach
26/01/2011 Wednesday Southport river mouth. (mid Afternoon)
28/01/2011 Friday Victor Harbor
29/01/2011 Saturday Victor Harbor
30/01/2011 Sunday Victor Harbor
1/02/2011 Tuesday Robe
2/02/2011 Wednesday Robe
I had a great Demo day today thanks to Ian & Marco from SUPTour & Dave from Board Crazy.
Started off this morning at Dixon Park at 6am. Surf was a little lumpy but at least there was a wave at around 3'.
I Started with the 8'5 Pro (in AST construction), my first time on a board this short, a little twitchy in the somewhat choppy conditions. Great board & certainly my pick from the entire Starboard surf range. Paddles ok into the wave, once on a wave goes very well. Only fell a few times in my hr session, so overall stability is great for a board this length.
Next board 9'1 Pro, a little more stable than the 8'5, didn't pivot turn as well (8'5 can turn on a dime). Great down the line speed, this board would definately come into it's own in a faster down the line reef point break.
Next board 8'10x32" Wide point (AST silver), what a great fun board. Super stable but can be easily thrown around, deck grip was a little slippery on the back foot (just needed a little roughing up, the other boards AST silver boards were ok).
Last board for the morning was the 10' Whopper, extremly stable, 1st wave a little hard to turn. Next wave stood back more & got right on the rail & it went well for a 34" wide board.
Then backed up for an arvo session on Lake Macquarie at Green Point.
Started with the 14' surf race, punched up into the 15-20knot headwind, board is extremly stable & goes very well into the headwind. Turned & came back with the very small runners (conditions too small to see how it would really go but got the feeling it would go very well in downwind conditions (with it's rocker line) & would handle side chop very well with it's stability).
Next tried the 12'6 Surf race, this board is lighter, more agile & faster than the 14' in these conditions (both up & down wind - lake conditions, very small wind chop).
Then played with a lot of the Starboard range in the flat water (10'5 wide point, 10'5 Drive, 11'2 Avanti, 10' Whopper & the 8'5 Pro again in the brushed carbon).
I was impressed with how fun & stable the Avanti is, great learner board for the bigger guy.
Overall a great opportunity to try out a large range of boards in different conditions. The 8'5 Pro was my pick from the day, however both surf races were great (pick the right one for the conditions) & the Avanti was a surprisingly fun board for it's size.
If you're keen to try out a range of different boards, check out their next stop.
Hey Matt thanks for the feedback really appreciate it!
This is what it is all about, getting out on all the different boards and seeing what works for you!
An Update on the demos for this upcoming weekend, please take note if your coming down to either days on the weekend, wouldnt want anyone to miss out by accident!
The Demos on the 11th and 12th have changed locations
Saturday 11/12/10 - All day from 7am at Wanda beach
Sunday 12/12/10 - 7am-11am at the Sydney Paddle Surfing Club Event at Longreef.
Good move changing to Saturday to avoid the bike race and road closures on the Sunday
When you say all day is that from 7 or 8am or???
Definitely will be coming down and keen to try some boards
And a word of warning, the water is a bit cold at the moment, minimum spring suit
A few guys have been asking about our Canberra demo due to the lake being closed.
We will definitely be there and we will rig all the gear and Marco will explain all the improvements for 2011.
Hopefully see you there.
Thanks so much for the demo at Longreef. Loved the 9.1 pro and 8.5 pro. Looks like I am going to have to do some groveling to my wife.
Hi Guys,
We are kicking off the demo tour around Tasmania with an afternoon and a morning of demoing on the 22nd and 23rd of Dec for paddlers in the Launceston and Devonport Region.
Wed 22/12/2010 4pm - 7pm Hawley Esplanade, Port Sorell (Drive along Hawley Esplanade we will be Opposite Fredrick st, Taroona St or Sankey St Depending on conditions)
Thurs 23/12/2010 7am - 11am Hawley Esplanade, Port Sorell (Drive along Hawley Esplanade we will be Opposite Fredrick st, Taroona St or Sankey St Depending on conditions)
Of course as usual all skill levels are welcome from beginner to export
Hope to catch you down there
Stand Up Paddle Demo Tour
Bringing Stand Up Paddle to Australia in Our Mobile Test Centrehttp://www.sup.net.au
From the 24th of December through to the 1st of January the Stand Up Paddle Demo Tour will be demoing in Tasmania.
The format for these demos is a little different from the rest of the tour. We have a mobile number for the tour ( 0458 037 010 ). if you want to have a go on the 2011 Starboard range of SUP's or even just give stand up a go then leave a message either text or call and we will get back to you to try and organise a time to get you out on the water.
We will be travelling between Bicheno, Coles Bay and Hobart over this period and will be trying to accommodate as many people as possible.
Stand Up Paddle Demo Tour
Bringing Stand Up Paddle Demo to Australia in Our Mobile Test Centre
www.sup.net.au
0458 037 010
The Stand Up Paddle Demo Tour has been on the road since November touring the East coast taking the Starboard Stand Up Paddle Tour Van to all the Capital centres (Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney). We are now revisiting the states and will be providing further opportunities for you to test a wide variety of stand up paddle boards.
We have previously confirmed locations well in advance to maximise the opportunity for people to participate in the demos. We have received lots of interest and feedback through the demos and the website on places to go, which has been excellent!
In order to provide you with the best conditions for testing our product and enjoying the “stand up experience” we will be changing things slightly. We plan to announce the general area/town and the dates of our demo’s in advance and will lock in the exact location the night before after considering prevailing conditions. A message providing the details will be left on mobile 0458 037 010 and on our website.
Our itinerary for NSW and Queensland will be firmed up in the next few weeks.
Thanks,
Stand Up Paddle Demo Tour
4/01/2011 Tuesday Inverloch
6/01/2011 Thursday Phillip Island, Shelly Beach, (on the right before the Nobbies centre) From 10AM
7/01/2011 Friday Shoreham, The Pines
8/01/2011 Saturday Elwood
9/01/2011 Sunday St Kilda AM (Kite Demo Brighton PM)
12/01/2011 Wednesday Geelong
13/01/2011 Thursday Ocean Grove
14/01/2011 Friday Anglesea
15/01/2011 Saturday Torquay
16/01/2011 Sunday Torquay
17/01/2011 Monday Lorne
18/01/2011 Tuesday Warrnambool
19/01/2011 Wednesday Portland
21/01/2011 Friday Mt Gambier
22/01/2011 Saturday Boggy Lake
23/01/2011 Sunday Boggy Lake
24/01/2011 Monday Seacliff Beach
25/01/2011 Tuesday Seacliff Beach
26/01/2011 Wednesday Southport river mouth. (mid Afternoon)
28/01/2011 Friday Victor Harbor
29/01/2011 Saturday Victor Harbor
30/01/2011 Sunday Victor Harbor
1/02/2011 Tuesday Robe
2/02/2011 Wednesday Robe