SUP HIRE IN MURITIUS

G'day Im off to muritius shortly i was wondering if anybody had been, and hired sup boards.

I was over there last month, it was more of a kitesurfing holiday so I didn't take my SUP. We happened to have a few light wind days though, so I ended up hiring a SUP and getting some nice waves.
We were staying at Le Morne and you can hire a range of Fanatic SUP's from Club Mistral right on the water front there.
I ended up purchasing a 10 hour block for I think around $150 Euro, which you can use over a number of days.
If I go back I will definitely look at taking my own as the main disadvantage of hiring them from Club Mistral is that you are only allowed to use them on the breaks directly out the front and as it is the windsurfing/kiting beach it is open to the fairly prominent trade winds (had some nice long rights at middle/little reef though).
They have Fanatic's boards, I was mainly using the 9'6" Fanatic Fly but on occasions the small ones were taken so you end up on an 11'er or whatever. Also the paddles are pretty heavy and chunky compared to my kialoa shaka puu.

http://www.club-mistral.com/en/equipment/suprange/12

I posted this a couple of weeks back but will throw it up again, this is another break around the corner and up the coast a bit where I couldn't take the hire SUP so had to beg/borrow my mates 7'10" Uber Smooth.
It probably looks a bit better than it actually was, this wave was more suited to a short board as it was very fast and sucky.

Rob enjoying the clean, clear, glassy conditions.

sic pic

feel the glass

thanks for the heads up i have noted this im sure there willbe plenty of places to check out .

mikeman said...

I would not advise taking a SUP out at Tamarin Bay. The "White Shorts" still rule with a heavy fist out there. There are plenty of other spots on the Island that are not so intense.

Here is one such place. Get it before the wind gets on it though and at the right tide. It's not for the faint hearted.