Category: Design
Brian Szymanski Talks Design – Starboard All Star
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Brian Szymanski talks through the design characteristics of the 12' 6" Starboard All Starhttp://www.distressedmullet.com/
Quick Blade Team V02 Max Testing
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Jimmy Terrell at QuickBlade puts team members through their paces on the flume
Integrated Plug System Universal Mount System For Paddleboards
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New release from Matt Friedman and Brian Szymanski @ Sup Think Tank. Designers of the LiftSup Handle and this amazing new invention integrated plug system for your paddleboard. Designed to mount a paddle, fishing pol...
A Visit to Uncle Joe Blair’s Shaping Room and a Lesson in Shaping Stand Up Paddle and Surfboards
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http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/My family and I recently went on a trip to California and we had the chance to visit Joe Blair at his HQ in Solana Beach. Joe showed us his shaping room and the basics of shaping s...
2011 Molokai race interviews – Brian Szymanski
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I had the chance to catch up with the man behind the super fast Starboards race SUP's, Brian Szymanski on the evening before the Molokai to Oahu race on July 30, 2011. He talks about his shapes, downwind racing, and t...
The Tale of the Tail, by Len Barrow
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Have you ever wondered about how your surfboard or SUP works? The terminology requires a minor encyclopedia and each design element interacts with another element. It can be an incredibly complex issue but if you un...
VIDEO: SUP Magazine Presents Shaper Visits: Hobie
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This is an video embed from SUPMagazine's interview with Mark Johnson - Hobie shaper extraordinaire.Check out Hobie’s lineup here.See the original article here
Board Review – Surftech Joe Bark 12′ Stock Paddleboard
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These boards are ridiculously good for training. They are very durable and easy to paddle.It must be noted that I'm too big for a stock board, so my review might be a bit hindered by my fat butt, especially in te...
Hanging With Master Designer Brian Szymanski at the NCP Shaping Room
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I often try and cruise over to the Ding King at about 5.30pm because I can almost always catch Brian in full creative mode, and I was not disappointed today. Although usually I'm prepared with my GoPro HD but t...
Curtis Hesselgrave ~ Master SUP and Paddleboard Fin Designer
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Curtis Hesselgrave is one of those guys you never hear about in the mainstream media and he deserves far more credit than he gets. He has done a ton of work in the designing and building process at my R&D at "DIV...
Joe Bark talks about latest SUP design for Surftech 14′ Dominator
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PaddleBoard Specialists caught up with the one and only Joe Bark at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, UT last week. Joe was happy to show off the new Surftech Dominator 14’ race board. Joe calls this the b...
Brian Szymanski shaping EJ’s new 14′ Prototype
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I've been in my shaping room for the weekend but managed to put some time in the water as well. Here is a slide show of some pics of the new Starboard prototype that EJ is going to be racing in Tahoe.One thing I'...
Starboard 6’6″ designed by Brian Szymanski
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When first introduced to SUP, I was curious. Coming from a professional surfing background, the whole idea of SUP'ing came across a little boring. For all I knew, it was a sport where old guys would stand on top of o...
