--== HELP select right paddle boat pls ==--

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Sitting and paddling canoe style on a SUP involves sitting upright with your legs stretched out flat in front of you. It's not very ergonomic and is not easy to develop power. I can only stand it for a very brief time. Make sure you are physically supple enough to do it. Standing up has the advantage of being able to see a lot
Generally you would be better off with a second hand quality brand such as Starboard or Red Paddle etc etc, the higher quality in the equipment really shows
 
Thriftyarek888 said:
I am newbie puddle boater, and never done it before.
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It will seem expensive but go on a “come and try” / “intro” session you will save wasting money on something you don’t like, understand better the differences between boards, learn to paddle efficiently and maybe even save yourself getting rescued.
Thriftyarek888 said:
I want to use it on Thames mainly, for relaxing kayaking (using the seat option) .
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Buy a kayak then! You can get good drop stitch inflatable kayaks is portability/storage is the issue. SUPs are good for paddleboarding. Kayaks are good for kayaking. Mixing the two is like mixing a scooter and a bike!
Thriftyarek888 said:
THe one I am thinking of getting (am on £300 max budget if possible):

Aqua Spirit - Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board / Kayak - 10'6" x 32" x 6" - SUP Board 2025 - Complete Conversion Kit with Paddle, Backpack and more accessories Adult Beginner/Expert

If there is better option please recommend.

Thanks

TA
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Temu? Not somewhere people usually go for quality. Decathlon are usually OK for a price / cost compromise.
 
Get a ait on top type kayak
Could be bought for the money you mention.

Some have padded seat nacks and storage aboard to.

I'd prefer that for any length of time on the water.

Very stable, can take a bit more weather than a sup.
 
I''ve used an Innova/Gummotex solo model inflatable kayak on the Thames. An IK meant I could take it to and from the river by tube in its backpack, though it is pretty heavy. This model has apparently has been discontinued, but is most like the current Solo Twist model. I chose it based mostly on reviews here:

Innova solo Twist Inflatable Kayak with Skeg

There used to be a very good folding kayak site (foldingkayak.org?) which also considered inflatables a bit, and I reviewed my boat on there, but it seems to have either disappeared or, almost as bad, gone facebook. You should perhaps consider these too but they tend to be more expensive unless you can get a Russian one.

Mine was billed as a white water kayak, and is accordingly self-bailing and a bit tippy (for manouverability). Unusually for an inflatable it can be rolled, but I think I've only achieved that in the pool, and that not reliably. The big downside is that the lack of initial stability makes it difficult/impossible to re-enter from the water, which is a major inhibitor on its use, especially on the sea, meaning I've tended to stick close to the shore, though I've been out to Inchgarvie, the island in the Forth closest to the Forth Bridge.

If I was doing it again I'd probably forgoe the aspirational white water capability and just get one of the Decathlon models, probably a double, which could also serve as a tender.

I have very limited experience with SUPs but wouldn't fancy one much for the Thames, where you have boat wakes and, in the lower city centre reaches, standing tidal waves which would probably put me in the water quite a lot, and it isnt always clean.

Also it was strongly impressed on us by instructors at the Westminster Boating Centre that moored lighters are potential death traps when the tide is running,
 
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Sandydog2 said:
He did all this with “which kayak” back in April. If you do as he suggested then and look him up you will also find “which bike”, “which scooter”, “which handgun”. Seems to find entertainment in winding up forums.
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This is not wind up. I am truly going in to kayaking and paddle boating...
 
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