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The big Sydney sup demo

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Created by AA > 9 months ago, 19 Sep 2015
AA
NSW, 2159 posts
19 Sep 2015 9:13AM
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Join us on Monday of the October Long weekend at Beautiful Balmoral Beach for the BIG ONE!


Full demo fleet from both Naish and JP Australia backed up by our extensive SUNOVA, Lahui Kai and
SUP ATX demo fleets, there will be over 100 boards try!



- Middle Harbour Social paddle - 7am
- Demo from 8am
- Sausage sizzle from 11am
- Try the latest gear from the top brands.
- Paddling techniques and tips from the Pro's
or take a Lesson at the Balmoral Sailing School.

Remember this is the first weekend of Daylight saving! Yeeeew!

AA
NSW, 2159 posts
22 Sep 2015 3:23PM
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We will have 24 sparkly new boards from Mr Naish-

- Hokua GTW 8'6 9'0 9'6
- Hokua X32 7'10, 8'3 & 9'1
- Hokua RAPTOR V95 & V116
- Mana 8'5, 9'5 & 10'
- Nalu 10LE, 10'6 GTW, 11'0 GTW
- Odysseus Soft Top
- Glide 12'6 x 30GS & 14 x 30 GS
- Javelin Carbon 12'6 x 26, 14 x 26 & 14 x 28
- Javelin Maliko LE 14 x 26
- Alana 9'5 & 10'6
The van is full but we are hoping that they will manage to slide in the new Penetrator as well! Come on JB, you can squeeze it in!

AA
NSW, 2159 posts
25 Sep 2015 9:36AM
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...and from JP!

JP surf slate all sizes
JP Fusion 10'8
JP Fusion 10'2 AST
JP Fusion 9'6 wood
JP surf wide body 7’11
JP surf wide body 8’2
JP surf wide body 9'3
JP wide body 10'2
JP wide body10'0 wood
JP surf 7'6
JP surf 8'10
JP surf 9'6
JP Venus 10'6
JP Hybrid 11

supthecreek
2583 posts
25 Sep 2015 8:30AM
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Jealous..... have fun.... sounds like a great opportunity to try and compare a lot of quality boards

TalkToMe
QLD, 118 posts
25 Sep 2015 1:32PM
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Is it worthwhile demoing a surf SUP in flat water? That being high performance Surf SUPs.Have past attendees gotten much from that experience or is it best to wait/hope for a demo day near some surf?

Sincerely.

Talk To Me

AA
NSW, 2159 posts
25 Sep 2015 3:10PM
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TalkToMe said..
Is it worthwhile demoing a surf SUP in flat water? That being high performance Surf SUPs.Have past attendees gotten much from that experience or is it best to wait/hope for a demo day near some surf?

Sincerely.

Talk To Me




Good question T2M, our experience with Surf demos in Sydney is that it generally results in carnage. The last one had to be called off due to 3m seas.
Obviously conditions are not always like that, but down our end of town if there are any rideable waves, introducing 30 SUP's to the line up will generally lead to friction and someone getting hurt.

We carry the majority of the high performance boards at our store which can be demo'd 7 days a week. We have over 40 boards in demo.
A lot of crew come down to compare the 'feel' and stability of the shorter boards so they can narrow down what boards they want to try in the waves from the store. The ability to try boards across different brands is key.

Throw in the ability to try a few different race boards side by side and let the rest of the family give it a try, we get nothing but positive feedback from the demo days at Balmoral Beach.

AA
NSW, 2159 posts
25 Sep 2015 3:44PM
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We will also have a new board from SUNOVA to try! The new 10'6 Surf 'Classic'!



Well...we are calling it the 'classic' because of its classic all round characteristics. Check out more pics of this new board in the 'Board Talk - gear section'
Also from SUNOVA for your demo pleasure-

SUNOVA
10'2 ECO Wood
FUN 9'5 ECO Wood
XXX Balsa tech
SURF 10'6 x 30
Style 10'6 x 30
Style 10' x 30"
Style 10’ x 29”
Speed 9’5
Speed 8’10
Speed 8’5
Speed 7’11

AA
NSW, 2159 posts
3 Oct 2015 12:54PM
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Wow! It is looking like an absolute cracker for the Monday demo! 34 degrees with light and variable winds.

- Social paddle from 7am
Join is for a paddle around Sydney Harbour before the demo.
Bring your own board or book a Naish, JP or Lahui Kai by emailing: info@paddlesurfing.com.au
- Demo from 8am
- Sausage sizzle from 11am

The DEMO is about trying different boards to determine which is the right board for you to buy.
If you would like to try Stand Up Paddle or hire a board, the Balmoral Sailing School have boards to hire and offer lessons at the special price of $25 on the day.

REGISTRATION

If you wish to take a lesson, hire or just DEMO boards please register here:
www.paddlesurfing.com.au/sup-school/lesson-demo-rego/

We will start from the DEMO AREA - in front of the Balmoral Sailing School. Park in the Balmoral Oval car park.

AA
NSW, 2159 posts
5 Oct 2015 4:40PM
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Thanks to everyone who came down today! What a cracker!

Our next Demo is in Sunday Nov.15th and will incorporate a 5.0 time trial and a visit from one of Australia's legend paddlers who will be running paddling clinics on the day.










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