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Wing-foiling is our new obsession. If you follow our water activity on social media you may have seen that, in this year of staying home, we've been fortunate to have the opportunity to learn and progress in foiling which is as close as we can get to surfing on our home waters of the marine lake in ...

Southport Marine Lake in Merseyside, United Kingdom is an ideal location for stand up paddle boarding and learning to SUP.With the first section built by the Victorians in 1887, the lake has grown with extensions between 1887 and 1966 to be one of the largest man-made leisure lakes in the UK. It's o ...

We hope that you are all staying safe and well during these strange and challenging times.While the national quarantine is in place we are unable to offer SUP lessons. As and when the quarantine situation is changed we will look at offering introductory lessons on the marine lake in Southport with a ...

We're always excited to try the latest innovations in stand up paddle boarding, and this is one of the biggest, in a small package!The 9'6 Compact from Red Paddle Co is set to revolutionise the possibilities for transporting and paddling an inflatable SUP board. It packs down into a backpack almost ...

 We're not into Black Friday - as retailers or as consumers. That impulse to buy things that you didn't really want is strong, even when you're trying to resist, and recent statistics show that almost 90% off 'offers' on Black Friday have been on sale at the same or a cheaper price during the p ...

We're very excited to introduce Starboard's brand new Tikhine collection of SUP boards and paddles.Starboard have enlisted the talents of team rider and artist, Sonni Hönscheid, to produce three beautiful designs to brighten your paddle boarding.We've chosen our favourite Sun and Wave designs, and ...

Recently we had a fun day paddling 10 miles on the Leeds Liverpool canal....and quite a crowd of local paddle boarders came along!Twenty one stand up paddlers took to the canal at Parbold on inflatable boards - ideal for lifting in and out of the water at locks!A lot of heads were turned, as most bo ...

More than just stand up paddle boarding in Southport!Our stand up paddle board and pint evenings are now multi-purpose! Not just relaxation, exercise and socialising, with our adapted Starboard SUP polo paddles we're also cleaning up our marine lake in Southport while we paddle! Che ...

The Northern SUP Racing Winter Series kicks off on Saturday February 11th, with a fun race on Southport marine lake. All paddlers are welcome - there's a 3km course for all-round boards under 12'6, a 5km course for race boards 12'6 and over, and a 1km course for juniors.We'll have loads of SUP-relat ...

A few weeks back Simon undertook a 2,700 mile road trip from North East UK, through France, into Spain and back with his new quiver of SMIK SUP boards; in search of sunshine and waves.With some tourist stops in Paris and Bordeaux; SUP surfing in Lacanau, Hossegor, Biarritz, Liencres Spain and stops ...