Market survey of entry level SUPs on Maui

[DaddyDog]

Below is a brain dead matrix of what my wife and I were able to find for entry level SUPs on Maui. 



Jimmy Lewis         HIIS         
11' x 30"                  
11'7" x                   

Core 4 (C4)   www.c4waterman.com   Oahu   HIIS, Second Wind         
Parmenter/Keaulana 10'0"x 27" x 3.85               epoxy   $1400 (HISS)
11'6"                  

Kazuma       Matt Kinoshita   HiTech      fiberglass   
10'                  

Bill Foote                  



SOS      Sean Ordez (local, SD)   HiTech         
Big Blue                  
Big Red                  
Big Green                  

Ed Angulo            rec'd by Larry & Josh      
10'9" x 30.5"            beach boy versatile, intermed, in/out of surf      
Nui- 11"9" x 31"            learning, surfing, fishing, cruising      
10'4"               epoxy   $1,600

SurfTech                  
Softtop 12'      Mickey Munoz            


Laird                  




from GSI- Global Surf Industries (2008 models):
Dave Kalama Model - 11'6 x 28 7/8 x 4 1/2 the board comes complete with a carbon paddle and a inlay deck grip

Bonga Perkins Model - 10'0 x 27 x 4 1/8 the board comes with a carbon paddle and inlay deck grip.

[luke]

Just got  one of the new C4waterman SUPs from Boardworks it is really nice.  Dave parmenter and Brian Keaulana do a great job. Dave rips on an SUP and the Only shaper I see really doing the sport at the level I want to have boards done..  I guess Boardworks will have distribution of there C4 SUP line rolling in all over the counrty now. 1st ones arrived in CA. 

[Lightning Bolt Maui]

Bill Foote is making some of the best standup boards on Maui that I have ridden. They ride like surfboards instead of ridding like a paddle board. He is making all Lightning Bolt Maui standup boards both custom and pop out epoxy boards. If you are on Maui call for a demo. (808) 877-3484 You can check out some of the custom boards at
http://www.lightningboltmaui.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=2&sid=cc6423c625b77d7d3759aea11f6e75fc

[DaddyDog]

Luke, do you have any more specifics on the C4?  This was an option Rand mentioned to me awhile back since it might be a little lowere priced option.  At the time, none of them were out.

[Rand]

Hi Doggy,

Check here:

http://www.paddlesurf.net/