Choosing a paddle board depends on your lifestyle, how you intend to use it and your budget. Below are a few essential facts that you need to know before purchasing such a board.
Paddle Boards Types
All-Around iSUP
- Perfect choice for beginners
- Versatile, it can work in any condition and on any surface
- Most boards can be used by the entire family
- It provides stability, being wider than the other types of board
- The rounded tip also ensures stability, but does not provide speed.
Touring
- A perfect choice for the riders who have a special interest in high intensity practice
- Designed for long distances on flat water – golfs, bays and lakes
- The shape of the board is longer and narrower, and its length is considerable compared to other models.
- Built for maximum glide and efficiency in rowing, giving you the opportunity to explore longer distances with minimal effort.
Race
- Designed for flat-water racing or open competitions at the ocean
- Additional length that generates fast speed and long slip efficiency
- A narrower board compared to other models, specially built for speed
- Sometimes they pose challenges for beginners, but they are perfect for elite racers or those who want performance.
Yoga
- The shape of the board is designed for yoga, the paddle is flat and any fitness exercise becomes very balanced
- Aqua Marina offers two types of yoga plates, a rectangular and wider one, 100% designed for yoga, very stable and balanced, and a model that resembles all-around boards that can be used for yoga as well as paddle boarding.
- Built for flat water, provides stability
Surfing
- The perfect choice for intermediate to advanced riders
- For those who want more action from their board experience
- Less stable on water, built for speed
- Very maneuverable on waves, extremely fun
- Detachable sail, with dimensions between 300 and 400 cm
- To master this board, experience is needed, but everything has a beginning!
Board dimensions
The answer to this question will be based on your weight and height. The larger the board, the longer and the thicker, the more it will have more volume and weight. In fact, the higher the volume the board has, the more stable it will be on the water. Beginners will typically want a larger and thicker plate because it provides extra stability and can withstand a higher weight. As your abilities, balance, and strength improve, you can switch to a smaller volume plate. Until then, your old board will be great for friends and family!
SUP or iSUP?
The difference between the two is that SUP is a tough, epoxy resin plate and iSUP is an inflatable board that you can inflate and deflate, so you can store it anywhere and take it with you on any holiday. The advantages of iSUP are also on the financial side, with a much better price than the hard ones. You can also store it in any corner of the apartment.
Hello, I want to start this sport on the water! I want some information about the board that I will buy from you! Being a beginner I don't know what board to buy, thank you!