Has anyone put a rig on a sup board?What did you use?(sail ,mast etc)How did it go?is it functional or a gimmick.

Ill let you know in a couple of weeks a local windsurfer i know who wants to try my

SUP board has offered to lend me a mast and sail.Would be good to try before i

buy, since i dont live to close to surf it adds a nice option for me hopefully.

P.S - Ill try and have some pictures.

today i was out on the mistral pacifico, with a 5.3 superfreak, i was out at lancelin, and the waves where any where from boom hight to head hight, it was great fun, wave riding is awsome on them, i wouldnt say better than short board, but i wouldnt say worse just differnet, i was getting some strange looks by a couple of guys but i think they where just amazed to see a long board out at main break...

trust me its noo gimmick, it is very functional, i was plaining the entire time, and it capability of moves is great, i wrote a review on it in the windsurfing review section,

not trying to sound rude but ignor what scotty says, it brilliant, the turns are tight and the rush is the same as a short board, but a different feeling under feet, its almost as if you feel everything happen at the nose of the board before it really happens under your feet, really nice feeling, plus its is 1000 times easier to tack when you find a nice wave

Hey each to there own but depends what you call wave riding I guess. Some people like riding bikes up hills......... I am just saying if you are used to sailing in waves and like high performance wave riding, ya going to be pretty disappointed. If you happy to catch a wave and maybe fade up and down on the face then you will love it. If you want to do real snaps, areials or smacks, try a starboard aero 127 or 117. The are just as stable as a SUP in light or no wind but have a waveboard rocker and they are only 235cm long. I been windsurfing for 20 years now, mostly on waveboards so I rekon you could say I have been around a bit........
But hey if you like riding bikes up hills then I say go for it......

Its the same deal as riding a mal or a short board same thing different smell. Some times i like cruising full waves on my 9' mal other days I like riddding pitching waves snapping turns on my 5'9", it really just depends on what the conditions throw at you and what mood your your in.

Ive sailed the bic sup and was very impressed, didnt use it in waves but I think it could be great fun in the right type of surf.

I mounted an umbrella on mine