This is the 12'6" x 26" model. Theoretically to short to DW and too full of air to DW but so much for theory. Check it out.
Nice one Paul.. Makes you wonder what these blo-ups will be like in a few years time.
DJ
Agree DJ , looks pretty stiff it puts more bullets in the gun inflatables to be used in Bop races in the future maybe.
Note the Staby Ace at the end of the vid with a DJ-like camera mount near the stern.
DJ you needed to take a patent out on that!
I made it clear on the day that DJ was the inspiration for my use of plumbing materials and duct tape...even got the thumbs up from the man himself 
Cheers
Awesome video, and very impressed with the performance.
How does the footwork on an inflatable DW run compare to a hard board?
Is it essentially the same, or do you have to change your technique?
Yeah change of technique is required. You can't walk the board to trim, you really need to set yourself with a surfing stance before you start paddling for a runner and just trim with your weight on one foot or the other. Any significant movement tends to get the board wobbling and upsets the glide. I had the pressure at the recommended 18 PSI so it was pretty rock hard, yet the wobble is still prevalent. But once you get accustomed to that, it's all good.
Thinking about downwinders like Maui to Molokai or Rottnest Island to Perth, not possible to privately transport boards on the ferry in Maui anymore, expensive to rent private boats - a 14' board like this, problem solved, just cost's you a regular ferry ticket.
Saw that the longer Red Paddle Boards have battens that slide into pockets on the side of the board for more stiffness, I'm sure we are just at the start of development of inflatable SUP's. I bought one of the 9' x 30 surfing Starbie's and it's surprisingly fun, looking forward to high performance inflatable surfing SUP's for travelling.
Actually think the whole inflatable market is what's going to make SUP a truly universal sport - Mickey Eskimo's vision of "oceans bicycles".
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Thinking about downwinders like Maui to Molokai or Rottnest Island to Perth, not possible to privately transport boards on the ferry in Maui anymore, expensive to rent private boats - a 14' board like this, problem solved, just cost's you a regular ferry ticket.
Saw that the longer Red Paddle Boards have battens that slide into pockets on the side of the board for more stiffness, I'm sure we are just at the start of development of inflatable SUP's. I bought one of the 9' x 30 surfing Starbie's and it's surprisingly fun, looking forward to high performance inflatable surfing SUP's for travelling.
Actually think the whole inflatable market is what's going to make SUP a truly universal sport - Mickey Eskimo's vision of "oceans bicycles".
from what i understand getting or hiring a board in hawaii is a real expensive ordeal.
imagine in a few years a really good dw inflatable 14' er you simply take as part of your personal luggage. might be a bit extra but a massive saving never the less.
even interstate flying with boards is a issue
