SUP Mag UK March 2015 issue 4 | Page 62

Boards The kit It’s easy to assume land paddle boards are just bog standard longboard skateboards, yet there are subtle nuances that make Kahuna Creations’ gear great for land SUP. Boards carve extremely well, to the point of feeling ‘wobbly’ if you’re first jumping on board. They also glide with ease and have a little weight to help overcome friction as they roll along. Land paddle boards, mostly, look different to traditional longboards. Adopting surf and SUP shapes, these craft have been developed to recreate the experience of being on water as much as possible – check out the Bombora for evidence of how land paddle boards appear SUP-like. Paddles Land SUP paddles can be anything from adjustable alloy shafts, with rubberised ‘blades’, to beautifully crafted works of art that you feel guilty for abusing. Rubber ends are engineered to keep contact with the concrete and avoid slipping. The