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Gee Hard model – blows itself up. Apparently you can inflate these to around 25psi, but I reckon you’d have to be Arnie Schwarzenegger to do it. Best I could get was around 17psi, but that’s really solid anyway. First paddle out was in a small swell and as I went over the first wave I could appreciate if the board wasn’t pumped up to a good level, you would feel like you’re surfing a bouncy castle. It’s definitely different to surfing a standard hardboard SUP as the board sits high and on top of the water so that you feel every bit of water movement, add a strong wind to 8’10” x 29” and it can be a bit of a challenge, but you do get used to it and pretty soon I was getting a few nice rides. Once I got the feel of the board I found that it was quite easy to ride further up the nose longboard style as well as being quite manoeuvrable towards the tail. It certainly attracts plenty of stares and questions as you might expect. My basic explanation is that it’s a great traveling board. One guy said it would be a shame if you turned up at 6’ and perfect Angourie and that’s all you had to ride. My reply was if you’re travelling with limited resources and space, such as a hire car and family and you turned up at perfect Angourie with nothing, that would be a bigger shame. Like everything it’s how you approach it, so with a bit of practice, perseverance and good paddle skills the Red Paddle Whip surfs just fine, so well in fact that a young Spaniard by the name of Xavi Masdevall won the inflatable division of the 2015 Euro Supa Surf Champs on one. This is a great product that perfectly does what it’s designed to do, be easy and cheap to travel with, catch some waves, with the added bonus of a possible quiet paddle in some great locations. The guys and Red Paddle do a great job of designing, constructing innovative inflatable paddleboards, they’ve turned a bit of a skeptic and naysayer into a bit of a convert over the last few years. I’m looking forward to their next offering. P.S. I reckon these would be great shark repellents – shark bites into 8’10” of 20psi paddleboard, shark inflates in 2 seconds then travels 500 metres across ocean at approximately 100kms per hour in a circular fashion, shark has stomach ache for 3 days leaving plenty of time to safely exit the water. Not only is JEFF ‘JIFF’ MORRIS the guy that runs around for Smorgasboarder in NZ, he’s also a mad keen surfer and SUP rider, world traveller, gear tester and an ace with a keyboard. jeff@smorgasboarder.co.nz 100 SMORGASBOARDER | SUMMER 2016
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