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Forums > Stand Up Paddle General

International Racing to Standardise on Inflatables

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Created by PTWoody > 9 months ago, 27 Jul 2014
PTWoody
VIC, 3982 posts
27 Jul 2014 5:17PM
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... is Dave Kalama's suggestion.


www.supracer.com/dave-kalama-inflatables/


Not sure if he's serious or just stirring the pot. But allowing any board length at any race so long as it needs inflating would certainly mix things up a bit. Racers would be free to strategise board length depending on conditions and the course. No doubt there would be a massive amount of R&D thrown into inflatable design by all the brands if that became the race standard. And it would also solve the travel challenge.

HumanCartoon
VIC, 2098 posts
27 Jul 2014 5:24PM
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...with starts from "board rolled up in bag" (and standardised big-bore pumps)


PTWoody
VIC, 3982 posts
27 Jul 2014 5:33PM
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HumanCartoon said..
...with starts from "board rolled up in bag" (and standardised big-bore pumps)




No fair. Takes you 5 minutes to pump up a board to 18psi. I'm still going half an hour later.

SandS
VIC, 5904 posts
27 Jul 2014 8:04PM
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really good idea , especially if you own shares in a company capable of fabricating these things !!!!!!!!!!!!!

teatrea
QLD, 4177 posts
27 Jul 2014 8:17PM
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He is taking the piss surely!

laceys lane
QLD, 19803 posts
27 Jul 2014 8:36PM
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i remember a few of us were going to be burnt at the stake for merely suggesting this last year

stimo
WA, 874 posts
27 Jul 2014 6:42PM
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All on the same class of pump up like the one design in windsurfing early days then it just comes down to the best water man / women . The ding repair guys are going to be a bit sad I think

John4F
116 posts
28 Jul 2014 5:32AM
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Inflatables will make competing world wide much more feasible as the travel costs decrease enormously.
Also non sponsored SUPpers can compete in several locations whereas now only sponsored SUPpers can compete as the travel costs are way too high.

paul.j
QLD, 3357 posts
28 Jul 2014 8:43AM
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John4F said...
Inflatables will make competing world wide much more feasible as the travel costs decrease enormously.
Also non sponsored SUPpers can compete in several locations whereas now only sponsored SUPpers can compete as the travel costs are way too high.


It costs no more to travel with a board at a max $200 so costs is really no excuse.

racing inflatable boards has a place but at the top level no.

surf4fun
WA, 1313 posts
28 Jul 2014 8:06AM
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paul.j said..

John4F said...
Inflatables will make competing world wide much more feasible as the travel costs decrease enormously.
Also non sponsored SUPpers can compete in several locations whereas now only sponsored SUPpers can compete as the travel costs are way too high.



It costs no more to travel with a board at a max $200 so costs is really no excuse.

racing inflatable boards has a place but at the top level no.



Agreed.

Not sure what it is like to Europe but Perth -USA $0 (with the right airline), Perth - Sydney - LA - Houston - Nicaragua $200 and that is a pretty out of the way trip.



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