Any of you guys girls who travel a lot to races , can you recommened a buisness or individuals i can get in contact with to hire a race board for the BOP in September? Tried a few shops from the net in the general area and having no luckI definately wont be travelling with a board + i dont have a 12,6 race sup anyway.

Cheers

hhmm not sure about hire buddy. I know alot of the riders struggle to even get boards themselves sometimes over there.
If i see anything i will let you know. What race you planning on doing? The open or BOP?
X angie

Hey Teatrea try Jeremy at Olympus Board Shop [[email protected]]

I would suggest an alternative: instead of renting, buy a board remotely and put immediately an ad to sell it after your race.

I have just done this for my trip in Hossegor, I bought a "big wave semi-gun" SUP that I immediately put for sale for after my trip, since I would not have had its use at my local spot. Got sold to a local guy there in less than one day after the ad was posted. Done this also for surfboards when travelling to the US.

Agree of a price in case of normal wear, and some rebate (price of repairs?) in case of damage. And if you buy at a shop, they even may buy it back from you (although this seems unlikely in my experience)

After seeing that shore dump at last year's race, I can understand why the smart business operators in Southern California are NOT climbing over each other to set up hire facilities for BOP. Although inflatables would be a good option - you'd be spared a massive repair bill.