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The latest BUZZ in new standup paddle surfing sports gear.

We showcase only the best standup paddle boards, standup paddles, standup paddle accessories avaliable, with news and views.

StandUp Paddle Sports has the largest, and best, selection of SUP's in the UNIVERSE at our store in Santa Barbara, CA.
Over 150 standup paddle boards currently in stock...with new SUP's arriving weekly.

(Best selection...Best value...Best service...Mahalo)

Monday, May 21st, 2012

SUP Sports Wood Standup PaddleBoards

UNSURPASSED QUALITY…PERFORMANCE…VALUE…

Our expanding production SUP lineup…new sizes and new colors…all with factory direct pricing…SAVE HUNDRED$…Australian Pine decks $1299…includes pad, fins, and leash…

Click image below for an overview of our beautifully refined boutique wood SUP board line…best bang for the buck SUP on the market…

PERFECTION ACHIEVED…CLASSIC…STYLISH…TIMELESS SHAPES…

USER FRIENDLY HIGH PERFORMANCE DESIGNS…

You can get heaps more info by clicking any of the images below…

Our iconic logo boards are recognized the world over…unlike the majority of crappy, generic, cheap toy looking, no-name brand KNOCKOFFS making boards with no history in the sport, and shilling them in the online marketplace with no brick & mortar storefront…or, in corporate BIG BOX stores alongside disposable diapers…;-)

We’ve been involved in designing standup paddling gear since 2005…with a long history going back several decades in skateboarding, surfing, and windsurfing before that…we first standup paddled in 2003…as pioneers, we’ve been ahead of the curve for the last 7 years…our boards have been designed, tested, and proven…the master shapes of the WD Wide, Stoke, Mahalo, and One World were developed and refined by hands here in the US with over 4 decades of shaping experience before going into production…we are INNOVATORS…not IMITATORS…

EXPERIENCE…INTEGRITY…QUALITY…

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Labels: wood paddleboard, Wood SUP

posted by WARDOG AT 10:38 pm

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

SUP Sports Tshirts & Hoodies

As you guys know, we’re mostly a hard goods company not a fluffy clothing boutique posing as a surf shop…;-)

We make and sell boards…paddles…fins…pads…bags…etc…that’s what we concentrate on…but, every once in awhile we do these limited edition runs of shwag with our iconic logo for our “friends” that visit us at our shop here in Santa Barbara…we don’t put them up on a click&buy link because every time we have, we get orders from all over the world…and, that would take all of our time just dealing with shipping these shwag items…;-)

We’ve got the stuff shown below in stock now at our store…so, if you have a hard goods order placed with us going out, it’s pretty easy to throw an extra couple of items in your box…;-)

Something for the wahine standup paddlers out there…don’t worry Andrea, Tacy, & Giovanna…we have yours set aside and will ship out on Monday…

Authentic Pigment dyed SUPS wahine paddler T’s…logo on back…front blank…

Introducing your new favorite piece of clothing…our embroidered thermal lined industrial strength hoodie…high quality embroidered iconic logo…

Knock the chill out of the air with this heavy duty front zip hooded sweatshirt ($67)…1/4 zip also available ($62)…designed for maximum comfort and warmth, this hooded sweatshirt keeps you in comfort with a cotton poly blend shell combined with thermal lining inside layer and a double layered hood.

Additional Features:

Two-needle stitched main seams
Double layered three-piece hood with drawstring
Oversized front pockets
Knit cuffs and waistband
Nylon front zipper
Reinforced bartacks at stress points
Media pocket

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Labels: hooded standup paddle sweatshirt, standup paddle tshirt, SUP hoody, SUP sweatshirt, SUP tshirts, women's standup paddle tshirt

posted by WARDOG AT 2:08 pm

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Carbon SUP’s

Fred is on his way down from Central California to the shop this weekend, to pick up his carbon 11’1″ x 32″ One World Wide…

He will be taking this board to surf and paddle at his home in Mainland Mexico…

Meanwhile, back at the factory…Don’s new carbon 6 channel 8’6″ Jammer and 10’3″ Mahalo are nearing completion…Paul, Aaron, and Jason’s carbons are also going through…next up is a 9’4″ x 30.5″ FeatherLite carbon Stoke for Elliot (his 3rd carbon custom) and a 9’6″ FeatherLite carbon Stoke for Bill…stock dims…

Labels: brushed carbon SUP's, carbon SUP

posted by WARDOG AT 2:25 pm

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

SUP Lake Lopez

The weekend forecast was for low clouds and fog…May gray…not much clearing…deep marine layer penetrating far inland…and, near flat surf conditions…

So, we packed up the Sprinter and headed to the lake…

More pics in this GALLERY…

Labels: Central Coast standup paddle, Central Coast SUP, Lake Lopez SUP, standup paddle lake

posted by WARDOG AT 1:53 pm

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Groovy Jammer

We have lots of custom carbon SUP orders going through production right now…including this killer 8’6″ x 31″ deep 6 channel Groovy Jammer for a client in New Jersey…

he’s also getting a 10’3″ x 29.5″ deep 6 channel Mahalo…the Mahalo Groove…

Humboldt Greg’s carbon 9’6″ x 30.5″ Stoke SUP…quad + 1…with mast track for windsurfing it…all finished and heading for Redwood country…

“The Humboldt Wet Dream”…

Fred’s carbon 11’1″ x 32″ One World Wide…

A 9’2″ x 30.5″ Stoke rough shaped out for Aaron…this one will also be in FeatherLite carbon…

Paul’s 9′ x 32″ Stoke 6 channel is up next…then, a 9′ x 33″ Jumbo Jammer for Jason…

Labels: 6 channel SUP, carbon Jammer, carbon Mahalo, carbon SUP

posted by WARDOG AT 11:11 pm

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Exocet SUP’s

We’re trying to keep up with the incredible demand of our boards and paddles right now…lots of shipments will be arriving over the next several weeks…so we are introducing the new SUP line from Exocet, one of our favorite windsurfing board manufacturers, to fill some gaps…these boards are known for being durable and lightweight…

WITH AN EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS SINCE THE EARLY 90’S, EXOCET ALWAYS DELIVERS THE LATEST STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY.

This is the new Evo 10′ x 30″ in bamboo construction…$1499…we also have the 9’6″ x 29″ and 10’3″ x 30.3″…

Here are a few quick shots…I’ll be filling in this page with more pics and details…

Deep double barrel concaves makes this board fast…fast paddling…fast on a wave…fast with a sail attached…there is a barely noticeable threaded insert in front of the handle to attach sail…easy peasy…

Nice amount of nose rocker…

Stock fin setup…

Bamboo fin upgrade is available…

From ASA to Carbon we did it all, and with thousands of
hours spent on water testing, our R&D program
includes all aspects from the very ﬁrst design idea all
the way to the recommended lay up. A new computer
program has been integrated to our R&D department,
allowing our in house designers to respond to the most
complex tasks.

Our aim is to use the best quality material suitable to
every speciﬁc design. We have introduced several new
technologies combining different qualities, for example
our Custom Made Wood Sandwich technology offer the
advantage of being light and at the same time adding
sufﬁcient ﬂex to the boards, well adaptable to all kind of
long boards down to the smallest speed board.
Our ﬁn boxes are recognized as the most durable and
reliable on the market.

The combination of several different materials like PVC,
ﬁberglass and Carbon ensure the highest level of
structural integrity and the most secure long term ﬁt.
Again Exocet emphasize that it is not only enough to
produce excellent designs; the end product has to stand
up to the extreme stress the elements and the user is
throwing at it.

Our Racing line includes full carbon constructions with
wood reinforcements, ensuring superior stiffness and
durability.

High quality is deﬁnitely our best friend. Continuous
feedback from our dealers, forum and active team help
us to meet the latest market demands, and Exocet
remains one of the very few companies offering three
complete production technologgies: Soft deck, ASA and
composite sandwich boards.

Labels: bamboo SUP, Evo SUP, Exocet standup paddle board, Exocet SUP, windsurf SUP

posted by WARDOG AT 10:53 pm

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Stoke in Costa Rica

A couple of our Ventura clients, who have had us build them carbon 9’6″ Stokes, are having lots of fun on them down in Costa Rica…Bill just sent us this postcard…

Here’s Bill B

Warren and Guy,

The Stoke was great and worked superbly. We had big days the last 2 days when sets were 2-3 overhead. Only once did I feel that I should have had a thruster instead of the 4.5/4.0 quad set-up. Wish we had some pics of the bigger days, but everyone out surfing. Sets estimated at 2-3 overhead. We were estimating 400 yard rides. Tough in 90 degree air and 85 degree water as you would get very warm–but someone had to do it…

That is Bill F in the background in the second picture. He is riding his Stoke wide.

Thanks for all of your help.

~Bill B

We’ve had some great CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS from them and lots of other folks regarding the Stoke design…

Labels: carbon Stoke, Costa Rica SUP

posted by WARDOG AT 7:07 pm

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Fun Day at the Lake

Deb has wanted to go windsurfing this Spring…her sister from Alaska has already racked up a bunch of days between Hawaii and Texas…so when it got hot enough inland to suck a large fog bank into the coast, we loaded up the gear and headed away from the fog monster…;-)

The fog monster chased us all the way to the lake…but, then quickly started to burn off to reveal a gorgeous day with the lake level near 89%…

With a nice steady breeze filling in, Deb wasted no time rigging up…

After the wind dropped it was time to get the standup paddle boards out…

The off water mobility of our carbon SUP’s is unmatched…Deb walking the 11’1″ One World carbon 6 channel to the water…

More pics in this GALLERY…

Labels: Lake Lopez SUP, lake paddle board, Lake SUP, Lopez Lake windsurfing, standup paddle board Lake Lopez, standup paddling lake, windsurf lake lopez

posted by WARDOG AT 7:18 pm

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Alaska SUP’s

We’ve got some great clients in Alaska who have been pioneering spots up there on standup paddle boards for a few years now…their local snowboard mountain has had a number of avalanche alerts this spring…so, now it’s time to turn their attention back to watersports…and, fortunately for them (and us…;-) that means new boards…

We have been pulling their order together the last couple of days and dialing in the logistics of their multi-board delivery from our paddle board warehouse…on top of all of our stoked walk-in clients to our showroom…and, the other boards that we have been shipping to Texas, Michigan, Florida, Rhode Island, and North Carolina…to name a few this week…it’s definitely GAME ON!!!

All boxed up and ready to fly up the West Coast of North America to their new adoptive parents…

Labels: Alaska SUP, paddle board warehouse, SUP store

posted by WARDOG AT 3:36 pm

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Big Boy SUP Toys

Some pics of the new carbon 9′ x 33″ Jumbo Jammer…and, the new 10’3″ x 33″ Mahalo Xtra-Wide…both alongside a standard 8’6″ x 31″ carbon Jammer…

The Jumbo Jammer is spoken for…the other two are available first come first served…FeatherLite carbons at $2295…includes pad, bamboo fins, and leash…

Robert is one stoked unit!…he’s out on the water right now…

UPDATE: BOARD REPORT

4/25/12

Subject: Jumbo Jammer

Wardog:

Robert here , just had to take a few minutes to thank you so much for time time you & all your staff spent with me to insure me that I was making the right move.

As always it seems you were right, I asked for the loosest board you’ve ever ridden & the stability of a 10′ Whopper. I was not disappointed in the least, the waves have been small but the 9′ Jumbo Jammer floats me like a dream & the Jammer is so loose everyday it just get better than the one before, I guess you could say I love it & “stoked for life”