airs????

[supthecreek]

One factor when considering airs:
Lots of potential to get wrapped up with your board in an explosive situation.
Shortboards suck enough when they hit you.... but even a small SUP can do some serious damage when blown up on landing. Plus the paddle.

I think you can pull off a decent air on a SUP....but the "oh oh" factor is going to be higher.

Have fun... take videos

[Zooport]

I agree with Jump.  Even getting your board up off of the wave at all puts you in the top 10% of all SUP surfers.  If you figure out how to get as high as those guys on the tiny prone boards, you have got to teach us all. 

[PonoBill]

That backwash made me hurt just looking at it. You can't see it coming at the wedge, the water just gets smooth in front of you and suddenly you get whacked. There were times I thought it broke my back, and I only went on small to mid sized days. I remember a tall, skinny, kind of arab-looking kid named Mansour. Didn't know if that was his first, last, or nickname. Pretty good sponger, a great body surfer, and he charged the big days. He got ejected onto nearly dry sand by what looked like sidewash--bouncing off the jetty. His buddies pulled him out but he didn't look good. Never saw him at the wedge again.

[newton333]

early attempt 2010.. on 8'5 board.