SUP Volume Guide For Beginners

The Ultimate SUP Volume Guide, if your a beginner or even an intermediate paddleboarder you may have heard about sup volume? you may have asked what is “SUP volume” why Is stand up paddleboard volume so important? Well before we get into that you have to know a few things…

• Your weight
• Your height
• Your stand up paddleboarding ability
• The conditions you want to use it in? ( Flatwater / Racing / Touring / Surfing )

Your weight is important when it comes to stand up paddle boarding volume because it has a direct effect on your control and performance on flat water and waves.

Where is the volume

Just like we mentioned previously, the placement of the volume is crucial to the stability and the performance for the board as well as its intended usage. Keeping the majority of the volume in the centre makes it great for paddling whilst it’s thinner nose and tail means it can turn easier in waves or flat water, most beginner all-around stand up paddleboards are like this, they are great for learning the basics  whereas touring or race paddleboards tend to have bowl displacement noses, storing a lot of their volume to power through waves and keep speed, touring boards tend to be very stable compared to race boards. The touring board’s volume will be spread more equally throughout the length of the board with a slight taper toward the tail to help in turns. Touring boards like our DON Sup are designed to be comfortable to paddle long distances or excursions or even for fitness.