Starboard Enduro Carbon Surf Paddle 12/10/2014
Written by The SUP Hut shop rider – Emily King
I just got my hands on a Starboard Enduro Carbon with a premium flex
round shaft and 76″Sq paddle face….what do I think having taken it out
surfing?
The is an extremely light paddle, I’m 5’5” and found it to be quick and
really light to swap hands when paddling. It felt very balanced and
comfortable in either hand. The shaft is a non-slip design which feels very
smooth and easy to move your hands up and down on, so no slipping and
overbalancing when leaning on or putting the power down.
The catch seemed really easy on this paddle with the blade size being
small enough to stab in close to the board rail. Equally taking the paddle
out of the water seemed very quick with no suction from the water on the
blade, making it easy to create lots of power in my short sprint paddle
strokes to take me onto 2’ waves on a 7’5” board. Paddling out through
the surf seemed quick and easy too. There was no tightening around my
shoulder from using this paddle, even though I stayed out for two hours.
Overall I rate this to be a really user friendly paddle, light, quick and able
to perform with ease. Although priced at the higher end, I really do think
you are getting a class-leading SUP Surf paddle that works hard for you in
your hands.
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