The SUP demo at Currumbin on Saturday was great, we had great weather and plenty of eager crew trying out the gear. have a look below to see some of the action.
Looks like a great day. How nice does the water look? Wish I was there. Thanks for the photos, JB.
Another great day today with better waves.
Apart from hurting my back it was a awesome day.
Im sure JB or sumone will post sum more pics of today.
Thanks for the pictutres JB...The color of the water is amazing.. 
Bummer about your back Jake..How did you hurt it.?
DJ
Just was on a wave and the it died out so i just jumped off the back of it and came up and my back was hurting, i couldnt stand up and paddle without it hurting.
But Angie thinks its just a knot in one of my muscles so hopefully it unties itself soon 
yeah it was good today scored some nice waves on my patched up board , i tried to take some video today but it didnt turn out so good.I might post it any way so you all can have a laugh.The water did look great expecially with all those big yellow boards.
Looks like a fantastic day - I love seeing the different age groups that your event attracted - fun for everyone. Well done guys.
Looks like everyone had fun, dont know about the colour of the water, no different to the the colour around here and wa, but
to see people in boardies thats something special right there
Here are some pics from Sunday. Nice sized waves. We should have some more good ones from Jacko's FIL too.
JB
I think you need to up load it on YOUTUBE first, then paste the link into your post.
JB
Nice one fella's weather look's great, wish it was like that when i was up there last christmas
What was everyone's thought on the board's?
Everyone was very stoked with the ride. on both days, all boards (8) were on the water majority of the day. I am pretty sure a lot of sales were made after yesterdays demo, especially the 9'6", she was a real demo winner.
JB
A big thanks to JB, Jacko, Angie, Marty, Steve and others who helped put together the BBQ yesterday, its great to see whole families getting into the sport, even Mrs Dover senior got her backside wet.
One thing however I did notice that with weekend was the need to ensure that when the guys go out demo'ing, they need to be made aware of the "rules" ... especially 1. Keep away from the surfers by sitting wide, do not go through the pack, 2. Respect the fact that this is not your equipment, don;t put it in situations where the chances for damage are overly great, 3. Don't turn and paddle for EVERY wave ...... shrieking "Party Wave Party Wave" ... 4. Take the whitewater ... don't paddle for the shoulder unless your absolutely sure your gonna clear it in time and be out of the way for any one on it. 5. An most importantly, don't get SUP lessons from Marty unless you have an icepack and first aid kit handy.
Just wrong It seems that you are "just right" with that post you hit the nail on the head we need to blend in and share the waves around and try not to "over" dominate[}:)] I say "over" because we "are" dominating at the moment Out of a four wave set on the weekend a least two more likely three of the waves where being enjoyed by an SUP and good luck to us! We have taken ourselves out of our comfort zone to be begginers again, most of us surfed prior to the SUP uprising which mind you has only just begun! So we will need to set the standards for etiquette and a fair go for all the new comers this summer. the surfer who just wants to exist the way he is now,well its his right even if he is 120kg and riding a 5'6" fish floundering around trying to catch the white wash 
he may verywell think that is fun and SUP is crap!!
so let him catch the white wash and nose dive, catch the next "wave" man , any way to get back on track it's a great sport and we have a great place to do it with not much aggro at the moment which is great ,but it is up to us to keep law and order for as I have already said we are dominating out there at the moment , Well Marty is anyway !!! 
Hey Guys
I agree to a point but we have to stand our ground or we will always be stuck on the shoulder most of us don't drop in and when we do we always pull of if the guy looks like he's going to make the section. My rule is know who the local is and try not to fade them. If we keep the main locals on side we will have no probs that is until we take over which will happen in time.
One really good thing that came out of the demo was that a few of the older locals came and had a go and really enjoyed it which has to be a good thing.
I wont be content to sit out wide all the time and don't think we should have to we are SURFERS not pretenders i have a lot of respect for some of the older locals and not so much for some the others. Lets face it currumbin is full of kooks with a few good riders in between it's not a short board wave it's a mal and sup wave the only argo guys I've seen are short boarders and serious if they were any good then they would be at straddie or somewhere like that.
whats wrong with party waves, i love sharing and trying cross overs come on just wrong you weren't complaining when that dolphin dropped in on ya.
Jacko
Wooooooooo lads ... meant demo riders just starting out ..... once the confidence and skill ability yep for sure, mix it up with the Mals and Shortboarders in the pack but not when someone is out on a 11'6 for the first time and is having difficulty keeping upright let alone cranking a turn.
Jacko .. you know my shortcomings buddy ... any wave I paddle for all ya have to do is talk to me or point that freaking camera at me and that's it ... splash, wish I could do more than 1 thing at a time!!!
As for dolphins .... I hate when the relatives drop in unexpected! BTW, if I hear one whale dropping in joke.
Hey Jacko,
You raise some good points especially regarding the repect of the older local surfers.It helps with karma.
I would like to add to what you said by making sure that guys SUP surf in the area that best matches their present SUP ability.
As guy/girls get better they can then move in closer to the pack but untill then ,sit out wide and enjoy the space and improve their sup skills.
Currumbin is a fantastic spot to SUP, so lets keep the vibe cool inthe water (as it is now)
Remember.....surf with Aloha guys.
Waz
P.S The kids loved the sausage sangas!!
Plenty of good waves to be had on the shoulder for a sup , i noticed a bit of aggro at the alley on Sunday , not the sup guys but the long boarders short boarders.
The biggest issue i think with sups is when it is crowded and it is big , if you loose control of a sup it can cause havoc.Also when it is big it is quite easy to loose control expecially paddling out through the break , theirs no way you can control your board when you are getting pounded by a big shore break.Iagree sup,s have as much right as any water craft to catch a wave but common sense must prevail at a crowded spot.Personally i find it hard to actaully pull of a wave if some one is on the inside with such a large board expecially if the lip is a bit steep it just catches the big board.If sup takes off i think their could be major dramas at crowded breaks.It really struck home on Sunday i caught a nice wave and their where prone guys every where in front of me and i was thinking at the time i hope i dont fall or some one is going to get hurt.I would hate to be hit by a sup.
Some great points all around , Karma and Ability are key words, well it was the weekend remember , A bit more sand on that outer bank down the guts and that will spread the crowd out, during the week its not so bad you just have to put up with " POO MAN " Jacko and Marty's best mate !!
what a great weekend ! "The Yellow Tide" strikes again
You guys are right surf to your ability, big board and not so good at turning then maybe the shoulder is the best spot. One thing i have learned from kiteboarding is it doesn't matter how many times you tell people to stay out of the flags they still go straight though them and SUP's will prob be the same some people do want they want and don't care about anything else which makes everyone look bad and there's nothing we can do about it. As long as we keep it fun it should stay that way for some time to come.
I'm sure bendover will say something about the whale out wide on that day
Jacko
Think Dover's old man is getting worried, first there is Ben Dover and now there is the younger Spank Me Boy.
And yeah bring it on Ben, just remember I know where the Bourbons will be hiding on Saturday night ok.
Yer i think it was Karma how i hurt my back.
The whale wasn't sitting wide like it usually does. This time it snuck up to the point and i dropped in on it.
Now im suffering.
