The Save a Paddle Kit: Five Things Every Paddler Should Keep Handy
Save a Paddle Kit Beyond the obvious – leash, life jacket, water, communication, first aid – here’s a cheat sheet for your Save A…
Category: Take Care of your Stuff
What You Should do Before that First Spring Paddle
Ah spring! That wonderful time of year when nature explodes after the dark, dank grey of winter and re-ignites our paddling souls! The air temperature…
Board First Aid
What to carry to fix pesky SUP dings Most of us keep some sort of first aid kit in our cars or packs for minor…
Strap It Down! Tips for Racking Your Paddle Craft
Ways to Help Avoid Roof Rack Catastrophes Last week I did something I have done a thousand times: loaded my surfski and my 9’4” SIC…
How to Pack A Paddle for Air Travel
Don’t Be Afraid to Fly with Your V-Drive The thought of packing my Quickblade paddles used to scare the living daylights out of me. But,…
OC1 Care – Tips and Tricks to Prolonging the Life of your Canoe
So you just bought a canoe, want a canoe, or have a canoe. Regardless of whether you belong in one of those three categories, knowing…
QuickBlade: How to Use the Composite Patch Kit
In this video, Jim Terrell shows you how to use the Composite Patch Kit from Quickblade to do some repairs on your paddles or carbon…
How To Glue a Top Onto a Stand Up Paddle by Kialoa Paddles
Dave Chun of KIALOA Paddles shows you how to top a KIALOA stand up paddle.
How to convert an insulated bike water bottle into one with a hose for paddleboarding
This is a step-by step video tutorial on how to make an insulated Polar water bottle into one with a hose for prone paddleboarding. It…
How to get on and off the dock without dinging your board or yourself
Now I understand this doesn’t cover the obvious: BOATS. This just covers the structure. We’ll talk boats next time. They’re a whole other can of…
Planning a road trip to a SUP race
Updated June 29, 2016 If you are hopping in your cars and heading for the nearest SUP event, here are a few things to remember:…
How to prevent your Standup Paddleboards from being stolen
Updated on June 24, 2016 You have cash on your car in the form of a standup paddle board and people need cash. I spoke…
How to Install a Fin in a Standup Paddleboard
Bringing this back because it is useful info! Installing a fin is really pretty simple when you know which way everything goes. The most important…
How to Set your Garmin 310XT – The Basics
We’ve had some questions on how to use a GPS watch. This is a repost of directions Kim Sutton created last year. There is a…
How to clean your neoprene booties, gloves and wetsuit video
A great video from Korduroy on how to use household remedies to get you and your wetsuit feeling fresh and clean
Quickblade: How a paddle shaft breaks
Often we get the email from paddlers saying “I was paddling and my shaft snapped” – in about 99% of the cases, it was not…
Help Me Out: What Am I Missing Here?
Help Tim McAuley, ambassador for SIC Maui, pack for travel and training! ************ How many trips have you been on where you…
Quickblade FAQ: how to make your paddle shorter
Short Description Jimmy Terrell tells you how to do it.
How to install the NOCQUA LED Light System
How to install the NOCQUA Light System: Use of adjustable strap and harness for the NOCQUA 2000 system
Cover your paddle
How much does your paddle cost? Yep. A lot! You have a case for your camera. You have a case for your laptop. You have…
How to prevent your Standup Paddleboards from being stolen
You have cash on your car in the form of a standup paddle board and people need cash. I spoke to a police officer buddy…