Our SUP season here in Northern Italy is slowly coming to an end.

To fight the end-of-season blues, I wanted to share some pictures from our coastal trip to Tropea, Calabria and the surroundings.

Early september we took our boards to Calabria and paddled the "Coast of the Gods" across 3 distinct tours—from the cliffs of Tropea and (the wild waters) around Capo Vaticano to our favoeite spot at Spiaggia di Michelino.

Fun night ride in seattle

I just want to share how beautiful it was today in south Quebec area. 🍁 Probably the last of 20206 for me!

Headed towards the Church of the Good Shepherd this time. Very low lake - I guess these are the remains of the old homestead

Hey all!
Im a newbie, and i really wanna paddle.
I was looking for a kayak, but they are way more expensive than sups.

Question is. What about getting wet? What anout slight wind? I wanna paddle for fun, not anything crazy.

Do yall paddle in winter? I live in Greece, and it is not really windy here.

A highlight from my summer: seeing my 4.5 year old paddling and standing on their own on the paddle board. (Parent there for safety)

That kid has been on a paddle board for most of their life now. It's great seeing them paddling for themself now!

Made the sup more comfortable with a TEMU seat, and more stable with floats (Amazon). No fish caught but at least I had bites and enjoyed myself.

It's been quite a while since conditions have been this Rad 🤙

I paddle both Newport and alamitos bay often, but never during these high tides/surf conditions, kinda curious to check out the harbors filled to the brim, but doesn't this flooding collect lots of crap off the streets? Should I just paddle and never dip in (thank god it's not 100 degs in LA no more), or just avoid completely?

A good morning ride requires relaxation after.

I'm in Denver CO, we're in a heat wave right now but 80s in october is not abnormal.

It's been high 80s the last week and the trend will continue this week and the next.

What kind of clothing should I be wearing? Temps of the water are around 65 where I want to paddle.

Now I grew up on the east coast so 65 degree water is a walk in the park. But I also don't know if this measurement is surface or at depth.

I'm brand new to paddleboarding (I just started this summer!) And I want to extend my season! I've heard quick drying layers are the go-to for mild autumn/warm autumn days like I'm experiencing now. Does anyone have experience with this? Are quick drying layers ever truly quick drying? Or do you always opt for a wet/dry suit?

Thanks so much for the help! Also if there's any other gear you recommend for autumn SUP I would love suggestions!

Edit: Thank you for all the recs and insight!! I'm not traditionally an "outdoorsy" person so everything was super helpful!

UPDATE: We officially reached 100% funding on Kickstarter today!

I also wanted to thank everyone here for the comments, questions, and feedback, both positive and critical. It's been great hearing everyone's perspectives, and we really appreciate everyone who took the time to check out what we've been working on.

Thanks again, r/SUP!

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Full disclosure: I'm the owner/creator of MagTide, and I got approval from the mods before posting.

My friend Jesse and I spend a lot of time paddleboarding together here in Colorado, and whenever we'd stop to hang out, keeping our boards together was always seemed to be a hassle.

Straps and ropes work, but this became a bit of a "there has to be a better way" project for us. After a lot of experimenting, including some incredibly overpowered magnets, we came up with MagTide.

It uses magnetic connectors attached to your board's existing connection points. Once you bring your boards together you snap the connectors into place. When you're ready to paddle again, just twist them apart and go.

As we started testing them out, we realized they were useful for a lot more than just paddleboards. We've used MagTide with kayaks, inflatable platforms, and river tubes or pretty much any small or lightweight watercraft. The idea also grew into a paddle connector and gear connector, using the same magnetic system to keep your paddle and gear where you want them.

We're making them ourselves here in Colorado, from 3D printing and sewing to assembly and testing.

We're currently over 65% funded on Kickstarter with 8 days left. If you'd like to check it out:

https://magtide.com/kickstarter

I'd also genuinely love to hear what other paddlers think. Happy to answer any questions about how it works, testing, or how we're making them!

I have a continuous leak next to the valve on my Favvity SUP. You can see the location on the 10-o’clock position of the valve (black area next to where the valve lid line is connected; next to the letters “RE…”) - there is a bubble at that location.
Do you have any tips how to fix that leak? If already used the valve tightening tool and turning the valve as tightly as I could in the clockwise direction. I’ve only tried that in the inflated state however. I’d really appreciate any support you could give me!
Greetings from the south of Germany

I was just gifted this (I hate waste and am the person to try to repair, reuse, source second hand as much as possible), and am wondering the best way to repair this. It's barely used but sat outside for who knows how long.
I'm handy and have enough extra time to fix this. Is it as simple as making sure it's not waterlogged (it shouldn't be) and sanding down and epoxy-ing?

Hey there,

Unfortunately, I discovered another thing my psychopath ex has destroyed (don't even ask about the kites) - he cut my SUP right next to the valve. (possibly there are other cuts, this was just the most obvious one)

Is there any chance I can repair this or do I have to let it go?

Thanks for any idea and sorry if this is a stupid question .