Best SUS (stand up surf) specifically designed paddle?
Best SUP paddle made for the ocean?
Stand up paddling originated as stand up surfing and has become one of the most popular outdoor adventure sports because it has given everyday people access to almost any body of water in an unprecedented hands-on way. However, with this quick rise to fame and all the flexibility the sport offers, some (paddlers and manufacturers alike) don’t realize that stand up paddling originated in the surf. There are surprisingly few lightweight quality SUP paddles designed specifically for surfing.
What is the best lightweight SUP Paddle made specifically for surfing?
Rip Stick (made by Werner Paddles) is the best SUP paddle designed specifically for surfing. Made of 100% carbon fiber, weighing in at only 16 ounces (454 grams), and built with cutting-edge technology, every design detail is specific to ocean use. The Rip Stick is both a luxury and necessity for those paddling the surf.
Hands down, the Rip Stick is the best paddle for surfers.
As counterintuitive as it seems, a smaller blade is more powerful in the ocean. And don’t be concerned that you are a bigger paddler and thus need a big paddle. No. Even those well over 200 lbs report that the Rip Stick is more powerful and far superior to any paddle they previously used in the ocean and that their fear of losing power by losing surface area was unfounded. This paddle is better and easier in every way and I guarantee it will completely blow you away.
When you are paddling through balls of energy known as ocean waves, you need a blade that is built to behave differently than one used when touring on calm slow-moving water.
The Rip Stick has an ocean-specific blade design; it is smaller, enabling the paddler to have more power and a higher stroke cadence for bursts of speed.
It is designed with a low-profile for executing quick turns through the water.
The Rip Stick has an innovative double concave dihedral blade for maximum power paddling through defiant waves.
It’s built with softer overall flex for a more gentle and natural experience paddling against the resistance the ocean waves deliver.
Paddling against ocean waves differs drastically from other SUP experiences and the adjustments specific to ocean paddling make all the difference in this paddle.
Along with every SUP/SUS paddler who has upgraded their paddle to the Rip Stick, I 100% recommend this paddle. And you don’t have to just take my word for it…drown your doubts by reading 100 testimonials on this SUP/SUS paddle forum as every ocean paddler who has ever switched to the Rip Stick can’t stop raving about it. I love it. It’s not every day that a company makes a product that is just hands-down awesome.
The paddle comes in two sizes, 79 and 89, which refers to the square inches of the blade. Larger paddlers – choose the 89, and smaller paddlers, women, and youth choose the 79.
Here are links for current prices on Amazon (free shipping, 30-day returns):
16 oz (454 g) Werner Rip Stick 89
16 oz (454 g) Werner Rip Stick 79
The Rip Stick is the most effective, lightest and best quality SUP paddle for surfers or those paddling the ocean on the market.
Werner designed it specifically to “give surfers what they want”. The Rip Stick is an incredibly light and powerful surf-specific paddle.
…thank you Werner Paddles!
Sincerely,
-Every SUS/SUP paddler to ever paddle the deep blue sea.
Happy Paddling!
-MJ
About Me – Welcome to One Step Closer to Nature!
Hello, my name is Megan Joseph! Welcome to my website! I am a lover of all things nature and outdoors. I grew up in rugged Idaho, surrounded by mountains and nature, and spent summers backpacking and packing our horses into remote corners of the state as a child with my parents and sisters.
When I graduated from high school, I moved to a beautiful ski town, Jackson, Wyoming which only perpetuated my love of mountains, waterways, and fresh air. After getting married and a few years of living on the line between Teton National Park below the towering Teton Mountain Range, riding our bikes past the expansive elk refuge and only miles away from Yellowstone, we relocated and spent the next ten years raising our three baby boys in rural New England where we enjoyed exploring a new face of nature in Connecticut’s thick forests, rock wall lined farms, sandy beaches, gentle surf, and tiny islands. And only thirty minutes from Rhode Island beaches and waves…pure joy!
Some of my greatest joys are getting my hands dirty working in my garden, watching my boys explore up and down the banks of the river behind our house, and hearing the clucking of our 18 chickens as they meander and scratch the dirt looking for bugs – they seem to wake up each morning as excited as the day before to explore and enjoy the abundance of the outdoors as much as I do!
My life mission is to help families and individuals get back into nature and spend more time outside in the fresh air and sunshine. I believe this is where we thrive and can be our healthiest and happiest.
As a writer, I have always loved research and writing about health, hobbies, and the outdoors. I enjoying compiling data to motivate and inspire others.
Wishing you many adventures and encouraging you to take one step closer to nature!
-MJ