Don't know if this has been posted before, but looks interesting for us cold water paddlers

DavidJohn said..
I think it's great that starboard have done this.. Not my cup-a-tea but I'm sure some will like it..

I reckon you'd get pretty sweaty in a dry suit.. but it's a good idea for cold areas..

Colour looks a bit gay.. They should do a black one.

A black one would be even sweatier.

2222222 said..
DJ with the amount of times you lose your board in down winders it might keep you warm in the water, particularly when sitting on a channel marker waiting for rescue!

Good point..

PTWoody said..

DavidJohn said..
I think it's great that starboard have done this.. Not my cup-a-tea but I'm sure some will like it..

I reckon you'd get pretty sweaty in a dry suit.. but it's a good idea for cold areas..

Colour looks a bit gay.. They should do a black one.

A black one would be even sweatier.

Looks quite nice. But I would not go for a yellow one like DJ is yearning for. Maybe black or grey with a highly visible front and back.

That V panel type look at the sides of the waist is likely to make anyone with even the slightest upholstery look like a porker. Noddy suits tend to be unflattering anyway. Great idea, but a shame that Starboard have done the colours and design. If SIC has done it it would be black with discreet white logs and would look way cool...

You need to also buy undergarments, which will then have to be washed, so it might not be a cheap or particularly easy solution.

And if you want one of these, then the water is likely to be so cold that you need boots and gloves. So how do they fit with this suit?

If it's that cold... Where are the booties???

traveller1984 said..
Do you think the Supskin Ultimate Pure Suit or Starboard All Star SUP Suit is better?

I have not seen either product in the flesh but despite being a Starboard pimp, I would have to say it is a big call to assume the first attempt at a drysuit from Starboard is going to be better than the top of the range product from a company that has been doing it for quite a while.

magillamelb said..
I'll stick to some dinghy sailing gear myself. Far greater range, better priced and some manufacturers have highly refined products...

Have you seen a price of the Starboard suit or are you assuming the worst?

Lets see how far you can swim in it....

traveller1984 said..
I found a post at facebook as below; Does these means Supskin produce the Suit for Starboard?

www.facebook.com/supskin/posts/796966817079618

Good find. Yeah that's pretty much what it's confirming. Makes sense as Starboard rep Dan Gavere has had a sponsorship deal with Supskin for a while so he would be the conduit between the companies.

Wear a Supskin suit and it's a great product because weather and water are becoming colder nowadays in Europe (below 15 degrees Celsius and lower) A wetsuit is not an option for me: sweatty and you get cold on long paddle sessions due to the sweat is cooling you down too far. A wetsuit is not the best isolator on the long term. A Supskin suit is a breathable suit, much better as a neoprene wetsuit or standard drysuit. It is keeping the warmth inside but it's not too warm. And it's keeping the real cold outside. And the big advantage: you start dry and stay dry. The Starboard suit has been made with cooperation of the owner of Supskin. It's more like a racingsuit, snugg fit.

supthecreek said..
was this designed to keep the HyperNuts warm?

In every eay