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7’4 x 32″ SHAKE

Combining comfort and accessibility for the larger SUP board rider, the 7’4 Shake is the shortSUP for the bigger guy who wants performance and stability in one board.If you’re over 100kg and riding a longer board but are lacking that radical feeling – this is the board for you !
The Shake’s Volume and width 130litres x 32″ will suit riders up to 120kg (18 stone)

THE SHORT SUP revolution is happening ! – These shorter style paddle boards take a little getting used to at first but they catch waves suprisingly easily and once your riding you’ll never look at your longer SUP again in small waves for performance.

board comes with deckpad, leash plug and fins

CONSTRUCTION
EPS 25 kg/m3 blank : a high quality 3 phase epoxy lamination 300 kg/m3 bamboo sheet glued under vaccum bag.

DIMENSIONS

Length: 7’4 = 225 cm
Width: 32”5 / 16 = 82.0 cm
Thickness: 5”3 / 16 = 13.2 cm
Volume: 130 Litres
Fins: quad or tri.
Bamby Weight: 8.40 kg (indicative weight + or – 5%)

RRP £649-00

PRE ORDER – ESSENTIAL ! ORDER NOW & PAY 10% TO AVOID DELAY

see our SUP paddle board guide Here for help

This isn’t the first time it has happened. Starboard’s 2011 SUP Catalog featured Connor Baxter riding a Jimmy Lewis custom which had been photo-shopped to carry the Starboard markings. In June 2011, a Starboard ad came out in Stand Up Journal with a different shot of Connor on the same board. My attorney issued a demand that Starboard discontinue the deceptive practice. Svein Rasmussen, President of Starboard acknowledged that he knew the board was a Jimmy Lewis board and not a Starboard SUP being used in the catalog and ad. He defended that Starboard was within their rights to use and alter the photo. After further legal pressure, however, he issued an apology to me, a promise to never engage in this practice again, and a letter to all Starboard dealers to make them aware of the misleading photos.

YET, here we are 6 months later, and Starboard is doing it again. The new ad features Starboard’s top wave rider, Connor Baxter, again on a Jimmy Lewis board, turning hard and fast on a wave. The caption claims that Starboard construction delivers, “faster acceleration, more responsive turning, and lower swing weight.” So WHY do they need their rider on a Jimmy Lewis board to depict that claim in action? More interestingly, why do some of their riders prefer to ride other brands when on crucial waves or in major races? Connor Baxter, Starboard’s top rider has the right to ride Jimmy Lewis boards in big waves and win all three races of the Hawaii Triple Crown series on boards by S.I.C (Sandwich Island Creations: Connor in fact won all three races of that series using his SIC board and Starboard claimed 3 Starboard victories). But Starboard does NOT have the right to deceive the public into thinking these achievements were made on their products.
Why does it really matter?

THIS PRACTICE IS ILLEGAL. The U.S. Lanham Act prohibits companies from passing off another’s product or work as their own. The consumer is being deceived into believing that Starboard products are being shown when they are not.

Check more on this Facebook thread

SUP fraud

check a video out here SUP wave pool

Send the photo via email to matt@supgower.com and let us know where the pic was taken and what board you’re riding at the time.The 5 best photos will be posted online and receive a Free T-shirt, any other picture entries will receive a Free sticker. Offer closes 1st Feb 2012

Terms:The photo must be of yourself and you must have permission to use the picture.The judges will score the pictures on awesomeness, board control and story telling. competition only open to UK & Ireland residents.

Best of Luck

We have had a few entries so far …..Think you have a better shot ? send it in and win a Free T shirt !

Adrain Jones -Super clean and glassy Llangennith (COLD though) – 8 ft 10 Naish Hokua, my favourite flying machine…

jim Richardson- Langland Shore break on my Naish 9ft Hokua

Al Mennie – rides Surftech Bark 14′ Dominator.

My name is Al Mennie. I am a surfer from Northern Ireland. I have spent a lot of time riding some of the planets biggest and scariest waves.

My next challenge is a little different!

I plan to paddle across a very unique stretch of water at the end of March beginning of April 2012. It will be the northern most crossing of its type in the world. I will have to deal with freezing cold temperatures, large open ocean swell, potentially high winds and the deadly currents around a well known navigational hazard of a North Atlantic Island. I will be on my own except for a support boat carrying food and water for me. A large part of the journey will take place in the dark due to the lack of daylight at that time of year. This adds yet another adventurous element to the project (wouldn’t want it to be too easy!)

I will be crossing between the famous landmark of The Giants Causeway to the Scottish Island of Islay. The journey is 25 miles. I chose this route because the distance matches one of the crossings the Hawaiians do in sun cream and board shorts. I will be wearing a 6mm wetsuit and crossing the most dangerous stretch of water around the Irish coastline known for its extremely deadly currents as the Irish Sea tides drain between Rathlin Island and Northern Ireland. Lots of ships have been lost on this stretch including the Spanish Armadas Gold Ship, The Girona. Richard Bransons hot air balloon got into difficult here in the 1990’s and both crew members were thrown into the deadly currents only to be rescued by locals.

TO DONATE
I am asking the public to donate money to Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke. My Dad died suddenly of a heart attack aged 50 and I know lots of people who have also lost loved ones to heart problems too so I really want to help make a difference by raising money for this charity.

I am really lucky to have great sponsors and partners to help me with my challenge. They include… Surftech paddle boards who are helping me with specific equipment to make the crossing, Chasers Surf Tours who are providing safety cover and boat support for me, Future Fins, Gecko Headgear and Bunk Campers.
I still need some other equipment and supplies so if anyone businesses wish to support me with any of the following I would greatly appreciate it.
Navigation equipment (It will be dark for part of the crossing and no doubt visibililty will be poor during daylight hours).
Energy supplies and supplements.
Warm weather gear for my crew and I. There will be 4 crew members supporting me on The Chasers Surf Tours boat and they all need to stay warm too.
A volunteer paramedic

Please email me if your company can help supply any of the above al@almennie.com

The new range of GONGSUP board bags will be available soon check the prices below in pounds sterling (£)
If you are interested in ordering a bag please get in touch – e mail- matt@supgower.com. Thanks

The ISA World Stand up paddle board Championship held in Peru on the 20-25 of February will see the UK putting forward a team of SUP surfers and Distance paddlers.
CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS

Best of luck …guys !

Send the photo via email to matt@supgower.com and let us know where the pic was taken and what board you’re riding at the time.The 5 best photos will be posted online and receive a Free T-shirt, any other picture entries will receive a Free sticker. Offer closes 1st Feb 2012

Terms:The photo must be of yourself and you must have permission to use the picture.The judges will score the pictures on awesomeness, board control and story telling. competition only open to UK & Ireland residents.

Best of Luck

The gongsup 6’11 Faking with a new Happy owner !

Happy customers

Gong SUP 11ft NFA

Not sure who GONG are or what board to get …? READ OUR 2012 GONG SUP BOARDS SYNOPSIS

The 7’4 Shake, 6’6 Fatal & 6’9 Mutant eagerly wait to tear apart small waves, 2012 shapes available to pre – order NOW …..CLICK HERE TO TAKE A LOOK

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