New inflatable sup's?

[gafas]

New Hobie inflatables looking good.

[SUPfan]

We have the new 2013 Naish "ONE" (12'6"x 30"x 6") ISUP in the shop and have one for demo use.  My first experience with the"ONE" was good.  I inflated the board at the shop using the equipment supplied, no compressor or alternative pump, and found the first 10 PSI was pretty easy. It did get tougher the closer I got to 15 PSI,  and that is where I stopped.  In the future I will use a compressor to inflate about 80% and finish with the hand pump. 
Side Note: The inflation process prompted me to supply an electric pump here at our shop for anyone in the area looking to inflate their ISUP. No charge for air  Might be helpful for anyone visiting San Diego.

First Paddle; flat water, no wind, glassy, the "ONE" was fast, tracked nicely, and I found it to paddle better than some epoxy touring boards.  Second Paddle; Ocean, small surf/swell, light wind, small chop, found the board to be fairly stable (I'm 6'0 200 lbs) and once again, it had a nice glide. With the  little bit of nose rocker, it handled the chop with no problem, never breached.  It surfed pretty well as I caught a couple waves but does not turn in the surf...but didn't expect a ISUP touring board  to shred. 

All-in-all, I was pleased with the performance of the "ONE" . I would reccommend it to anyone looking for a traveling touring board that wants more speed that your typical ISUP.

[TEX_SUP]

Now that the 2013s have been out for awhile, which one is faster in flat water?

[jlv]

and what about the astro race?

[Easy Rider]

^^^^ The 12'6" Astro Race is due out in about 6 to 8 weeks.   
I, hopefully, will have some sooner as I was the first to place my order for them while at the Starboard meetings in Spain. 
Has a different graphic set up than the prototype.

This is the 14'  Which is still a little ways away.

[JerseySUP]

The Starboard Astro 12'6 (and I assume 14') is now shipping with a larger 8" fin, which I believe is the same size as the Naish One.

I purchased my Starboard 12'6 board about a month ago and it origionally arrived with a 6 3/4 Drake fin (and 2012 model year pump). After a quick email, Starboard agreed to ship me the new 8" fin (and 2013 pump!). As you can see, the 8" fin is considerably larger than the 6 3/4" fin! Hopefully the water will warm up enough for me to try out both fins in the coming weeks...

[PT Woody]

That's good to know. The little Drake fin is so small compared with the N1SCO board fin.

[viatormundi]

The Starboard Astro 12'6 (and I assume 14') is now shipping with a larger 8" fin, which I believe is the same size as the Naish One.

I purchased my Starboard 12'6 board about a month ago and it origionally arrived with a 6 3/4 Drake fin (and 2012 model year pump). After a quick email, Starboard agreed to ship me the new 8" fin (and 2013 pump!). As you can see, the 8" fin is considerably larger than the 6 3/4" fin! Hopefully the water will warm up enough for me to try out both fins in the coming weeks...

Pls let us know about the differences between two fins. I hope it will track better with the larger fin without losing too much speed

[capobeachboy]

Aloha SUP is selling last year's production prototype 14' ULI race board - check the WTB ULI thread in the classifieds.  Probably the fastest one they've made to date.  New production models should be available in several weeks.

[baddog]

Hard to believe that's the new Starboard fin.  I already have the same fin from NRS ($10).  My Astro Touring definitely paddles straighter then the the way too short Drake 2+1 fin.  The new fin has very little foil and very blunt edges.  A disappointment to look at, but it paddles fine.  I believe since blow-ups sit so high in the water along with any tail rocker, we really need deeper and wider tip fins. A weedless hatchet fin would be great.  Bottom line Viator, yes it tracks straighter with no additional drag.

Dear EZR, did they stick with the 26" width on the new Race?  My 12'6" x 26" All Star just arrived in Kansas and I should have it next week.  My point is, I'm getting narrower, and that's the one thing I wish my AT was.  Probably won't go Race, but whatever inflatable I get next has to be sub 30".

p.s.  I've been bugging Starboard a lot for 2013 pump, I'm going to have to get after them now

[JerseySUP]

Give them a call, baddog. Apparently the new pump (that they've been advertising for months) just arrived from the manufacturer. I was a bit put off that Starboard shipped me last year's fin, last year's pump and last year's bag... Nothing is worse than dropping $1,500 and when you open the box it's not 100% what you were expecting. Don't advertise one thing on your website, at shows, on Youtube and elsewhere on the Internet and then ship something else. But kudos to Starboard for promptly fixing the problem.

[PT Woody]

Last week we took out an inflatable Starboard Touring board to see how it would handle a downwinder. Check it out:

[raf]

We just received our 12-6 and 14 Starboard touring inflatables.  The 12-6 is incredibly light, maybe the lightest SUP in the shop.  I was very surprised by this as the ULIs are fairly heavy at 32lbs ish.  It is a beautiful board, very nicely finished.  We've got over 50 different models in the showroom at the moment, but this board is the one I am most curious about getting on the water.  It may become a "dedicated demo model", aka MINE

Raf
owner of Soposup
www.soposup.com
Portland, Maine

[AirJunky]

Anyone ever see any reviews of the Hobie 12'6" inflatable? A comparison to the Naish One 12'6" would be great too.
Or a comparison to a similar length touring conventional board, like Tahoe or LakeShore make, would be even better.

New Hobie inflatables looking good.

[TEX_SUP]

Anyone have the Starboard 2013 RACE inflatables available for sale yet?