STAND UP PADDLE

WELCOME TO THE AUSTRALIAN STAND UP PADDLE COMMUNITY!

We've also got SUP events listings & club get togethers , fresh Australian SUP news and articles , including contributions by pro riders. The massive sup photogallery contains many years worth of australian SUP photos.

The forums are famous within the Australian Stand Up Paddle community, and is the 'go to' place for Australian SUP. If anything is happening in SUP you'll find it here. Events, sessions, get togethers, injuries, travel, board discussion, how to & tips -

you name it - there are so many helpful crew in the forums that just about any SUP question you have can be answered. The Seabreeze forums are about having a good time - share the knowledge, share the stoke and help each other out. Just be wary that it's full of Australian humour, so don't get too serious!

Australia is home to some of the best SUP conditions in the world. From warm weather, rivers, perfect surf breaks, you will have plenty of awesome days out. But, there will be days where the weather patterns don't line up so well, and are suited to SUP - strong offshore winds are not suitable to beginners, whilst strong seabreezes are idle for those wanting to do downwinders. By reading the weather forecasts, synoptic charts and watching the clouds you can make an informed judgement of whether it's safe to go out, and what kind of gear you'll need for the day.

Seabreeze.com.au helps you out by providing 7 day wind & wave forecasts , as well as live wind reports for your local area. Seabreeze invented the "Red/Yellow/Green Arrows" concept for representing wind, so if you hear someone on the beach talking about it being "it was all green arrows", you'll know what they mean!

Handy weather articles:

• A beginners guide to wind
• A history of weather forecasting
• The Beaufort Scale - use the trees and water surface to figure the wind speed.

There are plenty of SUP brands available to choose from, but choose the wrong brand, and it really does make a difference. As an example, consider a brand such as Naish who have a strong heritage based on decades of windsurfer designs, kitesurf boards and surfboards, who then applied that knowledge to SUP, and produce an excellent result. Unfortunately, there has been a flood of brands who are putting some horrendous shapes and construction out for sale, with the invitation of cheap cheap cheap. You know the saying .. buy cheap, buy twice. Some of the major reputable brands available widely in Australia include:

• Fanatic
• Naish
• Starboard

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MOST IMPORTANTLY - ENJOY YOURSELF!