They are up to cms in length and relatively narrow, which means they will glide very nicely across the water. Although, as now you know, because they are narrower than beginner boards, they will be more unstable. The disadvantages of using this style of windsurf board is there tends to be a lot of footstraps, daggerboards and potentially adjustable mast tracks getting in the way.
All this stuff on the board means an increased chance of you stubbing your toes or tripping over. So before you get going, grab a screwdriver and try to remove as many trip hazards as possible.
Also, this style of windsurf board is likely to have the non-slip sandpaper type surface that is likely to rub some skin off as you climb on the board. So it could be a good idea to wear a wetsuit or longboard shorts.
If this is the case wear wetsuit boots to provide the grip. If you are just desperate to get up and paddle and not too worried about comfort whilst paddling, then just grab the board and go for it.
Following our advice from above, the windsurf board you convert needs to have enough volume so you can float on it easily, and wide enough so that the board is stable.
Before you go about making any changes, get the board wet and stand up on it, to make sure you are comfortable on that size board. After you know the board is big enough, you then want to go about making sure it is watertight and safe to use as a paddleboard.
Have a thorough check over the board for any holes and damage. If there are, buy some Epoxy Resin design for surfboard repairs and have those holes sealed up. Sorting these issues now will mean your paddleboard conversion is likely to last a lot longer, as prolonged water exposure to the foam core will result in an unusable board.
You can take the footsteps off with a screwdriver and the UJ, that can be found in the centre of the board, should come off up by turning it anticlockwise. The final part of the conversion is to add some grip to the board. Chances are this is an old windsurfing board that has seen a lot of use, so any non-slip has likely been worn down. I'd love to get a SUP.
But I'm broke. My question is this. And yes, I searched but didn't really find much of an answer. Can I use this as a low-budget SUP. Mostly for cross-training purposes on the Bay and local Sloughs, not for surfing waves. Are there major downsides or worse, dangers to doing this? I'll probably have to find something to make it grippier, and I'll need to find a paddle.
I know that much. I grew up with water toys sailboats, canoes, kayaks, windsurfers old ones like this , waterskiing, etc. I have to protect my rep! I don't know much about windsurfers or paddle boards but at 25" wide it should be plenty bouyant. Is that a keel? I don't see why not but maybe other people have better input. You could probably just use surf wax on it for grip. Good core strengthening, I say thumbs up. You could also buy grip for it. The answer is yes, depending on your height and weight.
Starboard is leading the way — with almost every model they make being available with a windsurf option. Starboard also makes several inflatable boards that have the windsurf attachment.
Starboard is also leading the re emergence of sailboarding with a easy to set up, easy to use, low cost sail package. The Sail packs come in the Classic model, or if storage space is an issue — the Compact model. Biggest Con that I experienced was the reduced ease to sail upwind. As I mentioned that was on an inflatable crossover.
A little online research showed me that inflatable boards often come with a smaller daggerboard. I guess that was the cause. A second cause could be the fixed mast foot position that seemed to be relatively far to the nose of the board.
As I mentioned, I believe that in most cases, when concessions are made, high end performance on one single usage can be compromised. Therefore the crossovers can be great for learning. But even to this there seem to be exeptions. When you want to do advanced windsurfing like jumping or wave riding more specific boards seem to be more appropriate.
Some brands seem to make crossovers that even try to help you out beyond entry level. An example is the RRD Wassup. They have volumes as low as Liters. And no daggerboard. I have not had a chance to test boards like these. To get a feel of what non inflatable crossover boards look in you can I share a few links that I used for my little online research. I even saw some boards having a rail to position the mastfoot where needed. That would have solved the upwind sailing issue that I experienced.
This board has a 61 cm daggerboard and a 44 cm fin. That should give a lot of upwind sailing ability. The biggest Pro is the fact that they are so easy to travel with in a deflated state. And, of course, that makes storage a lot easier too. It looks like the height of the backpack is a little more that the width of the folded, deflated, board. As I mentioned, developments seem to go fast. So the Cons we experienced might be resolved in the or models.
Furthermore it was just us testing them, so these results are to be considered personal and subjective. Having said that, I felt like sailing upwind was the biggest CON.
As a result tacking was a lot harder for the friend that I was teaching than on a regular entry level board with a large daggeboard.
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