I read an interview with a stand up paddler named Whitney Guild and he has come up with rough guide to volume in SUP's.I reckon he is pretty spot on.

Simplified it is the riders weight x experience = volume

Beginners are weight x 2 = volume
Intermediates are weight x 1.7 = volume
Advanced are weight x 1.3 = volume

I weigh 84 kg and ride a 131 litre board.
So by this calculation I am sitting at 1.55
I could go down to a possible (84x1.3=) 109.2litres.
Where do you fit into this calculation?
Jason

1.23 Hilly
Is the water over your feet all the time or just sometimes?
Do you think you could go less or maybe more?

not sure hes got it there im 71 kgs and on 98litres and 27.5 wide its bloody hard work staying upright and feet are lapping with water constanly. by his rule i could go down to 92litres man i would need a snorkel i recon. I also think widths place a big part on stableness.

it's not far off the mark, but it's a guide only. as mentioned other factors come into play

bailey

dont know the litres on my new stick

but at 92kg when i stop paddling the whole board is under even the nose and usually i can sink it half way up to my knees

sometimes i can paddle out of it but most time it's up periscope or dogman overboard

tha dogman said...

dont know the litres on my new stick

but at 92kg when i stop paddling the whole board is under even the nose and usually i can sink it half way up to my knees

sometimes i can paddle out of it but most time it's up periscope or dogman overboard

better fill the dish up with foam

92 kg's- too many crissy mince pies maybe- you know the pack of six you get from woolies. those things have more calories than cream donuts, hmmmmmm donuts haha
owe ya bailin

laceys lane said...

dtm said...

not sure hes got it there im 71 kgs and on 98litres and 27.5 wide its bloody hard work staying upright and feet are lapping with water constanly. by his rule i could go down to 92litres man i would need a snorkel i recon. I also think widths place a big part on stableness.

dan,my last was about 98 litres maybe less- 28 wide step rail. works out to about 1.225 at 80 kg's. it was too much for me. three days surfing in a row in average/poor conditions and i would be a very sore man.

i reckon when you start getting down towards 100 litres every bit of foam is critical.add in thin tails, rails and pulled in nose plan shapes too

i would like to know the dogmans newie is for litres and see what the ratio is

bainbridge

Yeah Lacey its hard work under 100 litres that for sure but it all pays off when your riding the wave

With Christmas just passed I'm running at 86kg and my two smallest boards are both 99 litres. That makes my "Guild" ratio = 1.15.

My feet are always wet/underwater but paddling and hanging around out the back is quite doable.