Choosing a SUP
What are you using it for?
Your choice of board will depend on your weight, what you plan to use it for (touring, racing or surfing) whether you’re taking passengers (ie kids and dogs), and how much space you have for it (particularly if it’s going to live on a boat). If you’re not sure, your first board should be an all-round design. You can always specialise later.
Budget
Your budget will influence what type of construction you go for (see panel opposite). As Dave Price, author of , puts it, ‘you may not have a choice as to whether you paddle business or economy class’, but
