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Red Paddle Co 12’6″ Sport – £899
SUPboarder looks at the new (for 2016) Red Paddle Co 12’6″ Sport. An inflatable stand up paddleboard that will suit many different paddlers and their paddling needs. The Sport is a fast, easy to paddle board that is just as happy cruising down a river, as giving you a feel for racing without committing to a race board. The Red Paddle Co 12’6″ Sport will suit a wide range of paddler weights, in a wide range of paddling conditions.
Board details:
- Length 12′6”
- Width 30″
- Thickness 150mm/5.9″
- Volume 350l
- Fin set up US box centre fin
- Weight 10 kg
- Rider size All
- Defection 15mm
For more information about the Red Paddle Co Sport visit Reds website here.
If you have used this board or have any questions or comments about this board please leave your comment below and we will get back to you and also if you want to compare the Red Sport with other boards on the market on the SUPboarder equipment guide here
I have this board, I think it’s time for next step. So. I have started to look for a board for next season. I paddle a river almost daily, 2km long trip. For fun and fitness. The river have a lot of turns and rocks. My 12’6 works well with that. I don’t carry stuff, when I bought this board my kids where on my board whit me. Now they are bigger and paddle their own boards. What I don’t like with this 12’6 is when I’m on a lake with side chop(wind). I think it’s hard to maneuver in… Read more »
Hey Dew, do you want to stick with an iSUP? A hard board around the same length would feel much better in the chop. But iSUP wise it sounds like the length should stay around 12’6″ to keep your glide up when you are doing your 2km paddles. I think dropping the width could really speed the board up for your weight. But you will still have the side chop issue like you do now. Or if you did go shorter a 11′ Red Paddle Co Sport could be a good smaller board to look at.
I don’t know so much about hard boards. I like to lie on my back and look at the sky, quiet often I fall asleep. An isup is also quite hard to lie on, but will a hard board be to hard?
If I remember right, if I hit a rock is it bad for hard board? How will a 11’ sport be better? It will go slower?
For hitting stuff and durability the iSUP is great and better then a hard board for sure. A hard board will still give you a better overall speed and performance but it will require more looking after than a iSUP. An iSUP will have more volume at the tail (thickness) so lying back on the board wont be as easy on a hard board. Hope this all helps .