In this SUPboarder Pro video Will talks about why many iSUPs have tail runners at the back of the board, how tail runners work on iSUPs and if they’re something that will make a difference to an iSUP’s performance.
The main reason is to do with the rail and bottom shape that you can put onto a hard composite board. You can finish the board off with any shape you want to help water flow. At present iSUP are still made with round rails and this is not the fastest at releasing water flow. But some brands are trying to change this in the future and adding a tail runners can help this.
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why this not require or critical on hardboard?
The main reason is to do with the rail and bottom shape that you can put onto a hard composite board. You can finish the board off with any shape you want to help water flow. At present iSUP are still made with round rails and this is not the fastest at releasing water flow. But some brands are trying to change this in the future and adding a tail runners can help this.