They said it was stiff, but we didn’t realise quite how stiff! The Isle Explorer Pro really is a board that will get your attention… it certainly got ours! Sign into SUPboarder Pro to see full video
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Cam
1 year ago
Reuben,which would you rather have ?
1) Red paddle voyager 13.2 2) Red voyager 12.6 3) Isle explorer pro 14
Hey Cam This is a hard one… I feel that there is elements of all the boards that I really like. Definitely with the stiffness and construction its the Isle SUP. The design outline shape is better on the voyages. But I think I’m edging towards the Explorer PRO. If it was a little bit narrower and with less rocker I would definitely go for it
Thanks Reuben, Then what about the gladiator Elite 14 T ? I just watched your review of it. It has less Rocker I think. It is 30 in wide and lite weight ? Is this the best one out of the lot ? It just so happens, I may be able to get one used. Is the gladiator far less stiffer than the isle explorer ? Thanks
Hey Cam, the Elite T is a good board, I know it will be lighter than and Isle. But it wont be as stiff. The Isle will be more stable and will be better at taking more weight. But if you can find the Gladiator for a good price it could be a great board for you. Like all boards, they both have pros and cons..
hi Cam , you should check out the Quroc 12’6 or 13ft, the Starboard touring DSC and also the Shark performance tourer (my fav) . none of these are as stiff as the Isle , but as touring boards they would be top of my list 🙂
Calvin Morris
11 months ago
Hello, I’m not able to get the Isle Explorer video to load on vimeo. Is there a problem with the link?
Hey Calvin, Sorry to hear this. Have you tried logging into Pro on a new Internet browser. 99% of the time this is due to your Internet cache that needs to be deleted. Let me know if this helps . thanks Reuben
Reuben, I have tried a couple different browsers(chrome, edge, brave) on multiple devices and still can’t get it to work. All I see is a vimeo address,
share=copy
All the other pro videos I have watched seem to be working. Thanks for the great content
Yes, there was a problem. But all fixed now. Sorry about that Calvin. Try now
Łukasz Klonowski
10 months ago
Hi Reuben,
I would like to provide some update on the Isle Explorer availability in EU & UK, as the film is from November 2023.
I was interested in Explorer Pro and wrote to Isle why they are not available in the EU & UK. I got a reply from Isle FB page in July 2024 that “Due to copyright laws in the EU, unfortunately we are unable to offer the Explorer models in the EU market”.
So, it seems that those boards are not coming to our continent in the near future.
Thanks for the update Lukasz – yes, it’s the same copyright that made Red Paddle Co have to change their explorer to Voyager. WE are in continued discussions with Isle and there is still some talk of getting the boards to the EU and UK – they have some interesting looking products in development.
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Reuben,which would you rather have ?
1) Red paddle voyager 13.2
2) Red voyager 12.6
3) Isle explorer pro 14
Hey Cam
This is a hard one… I feel that there is elements of all the boards that I really like. Definitely with the stiffness and construction its the Isle SUP. The design outline shape is better on the voyages. But I think I’m edging towards the Explorer PRO. If it was a little bit narrower and with less rocker I would definitely go for it
Thanks Reuben,
Then what about the gladiator Elite 14 T ? I just watched your review of it. It has less Rocker I think. It is 30 in wide and lite weight ? Is this the best one out of the lot ? It just so happens, I may be able to get one used. Is the gladiator far less stiffer than the isle explorer ? Thanks
Hey Cam, the Elite T is a good board, I know it will be lighter than and Isle. But it wont be as stiff. The Isle will be more stable and will be better at taking more weight. But if you can find the Gladiator for a good price it could be a great board for you. Like all boards, they both have pros and cons..
Thanks Reuben
hi Cam , you should check out the Quroc 12’6 or 13ft, the Starboard touring DSC and also the Shark performance tourer (my fav) . none of these are as stiff as the Isle , but as touring boards they would be top of my list 🙂
Hello, I’m not able to get the Isle Explorer video to load on vimeo. Is there a problem with the link?
Hey Calvin, Sorry to hear this. Have you tried logging into Pro on a new Internet browser. 99% of the time this is due to your Internet cache that needs to be deleted. Let me know if this helps . thanks Reuben
Reuben, I have tried a couple different browsers(chrome, edge, brave) on multiple devices and still can’t get it to work. All I see is a vimeo address,
share=copy
All the other pro videos I have watched seem to be working. Thanks for the great content
Hey Calvin sorry about this. I will look into it now!
Yes, there was a problem. But all fixed now. Sorry about that Calvin. Try now
Hi Reuben,
I would like to provide some update on the Isle Explorer availability in EU & UK, as the film is from November 2023.
I was interested in Explorer Pro and wrote to Isle why they are not available in the EU & UK. I got a reply from Isle FB page in July 2024 that “Due to copyright laws in the EU, unfortunately we are unable to offer the Explorer models in the EU market”.
So, it seems that those boards are not coming to our continent in the near future.
Thanks for the update Lukasz – yes, it’s the same copyright that made Red Paddle Co have to change their explorer to Voyager. WE are in continued discussions with Isle and there is still some talk of getting the boards to the EU and UK – they have some interesting looking products in development.
Hi Will, great to hear that you are on it 🙂 Regards
hi Will, any luck finding out whether Isle Explorer Pro is coming to Europe? Thanks!
We have been in touch with ISLE’s team but not yet got a response on this – we will keep trying!
Hi Will, thanks – I contacted them as well but they confirmed that this model is not available in their European catalogue…pity!