Hi guys,

I just got back from a week working in Hobart and was just wandering if anyone on this forum is from Tassie? While i was busy most of the time i got to have a bit of a look around and there is some great places to go for a paddle, plenty of inlets bays to explore and what i hear from the locals some great surf beaches not to far away. I spoke to some locals and no one new of anyone who SUPs. I just thought i would put it on here to see if i get any feed back.

cheers

"Tasmania" the south island...........lol

sounds cool klektik i think there are heaps of possibilities to explore good SUP areas

down there in Tas maybe next year when i come again for work i will have to buy a

ULI board and find out for myselfHow about getting some pic's so we can all

check it out, what do you think of the naish boards?

Thanks Marlon..and welcome aboard..

Tassie would be an excellent place for SUP'ing.

Up the east coast there's some beautiful spots.

You will have to get yourself a real SUP (board and paddle) one day.

DJ

Hi my name is Ben Kearney and I am based in Coles Bay but also Turners Beach on the north coast and am the agent for naish (mainly kitesurfing) but ride an 11ft6in Naish SUP and also C4 waterman, have a paddle but no boards in yet. So very keen to catch up with any other SUPPERS I thought I might be the 1st in TAS. I am on holidays on the Gold Coast at the moment watching the quicky pro and have been watching tom carrol riding snapper on his LAIRD SUP he really makes my skills look lame, incredible, but has got me inspired to improve. There are lots of guys/gals out here all the time. Swansea and Swanwick at Coles Bay are both brilliant in a southerly swell on the SUP so we should all catch up sometime?

Cheers Ben

Good to hear that there are a few SUPs down here! :)

I can't believe I missed last Monday, had to go to Melbourne :( I think anywhere was going a bit silly, but pretty much all of the points north of Orford were giving one of those days that only happens a handful of times a year.

The point in Swansea (Waterloo Pt) gets a couple of people out when it breaks but most head down to Rubbish Tips which is the next headland down, but even still, you might be talking about 6 people! :) There are a few other spots further south, Kelaroo Pt, and Christmas Island so you never really see too many people even when it does break.

There are a heap more breaks between Bicheno and St Helens but I'm not too familiar with them so don't know how they would go with the SUP.

I think I'll head down the long way and take a look for the last of the warm weather on Thursday and Friday. Will hopefully get a few photos as well.

The advantage of SUPing in Tassie is when it is 6ºC and the winter swell is pushing up, at least we'll be warmer than those lying down on a short plank in the freezing water!