A family surf blog with a Red Paddle Co Compact / Can you surf it?
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This all round flat water board is without a doubt the most compact iSUP board on the market. Shorter than the incredibly popular 10'6" Ride, and yet still very stable, the 9'6"x32"Compact allows similar ability paddlers to get on the water. But with it being much lighter and half the size of the Ride when packed down it really does allow you to take it places. After reviewing the Red Paddle Co Compact in January 2019 we've received lots of questions asking " Is this just a flat water board or can it handle itself in the surf too?" We put this super compact board to the test with a small family surf day at the beach.
oh super!! I just started learning. Planning to let my 4 year old be with me as soon as im confident enough lol love the confidence of your daughter in the water!
That's awesome! thanks.
Great handlig of the board! I just bought the Compact 12 and I am super happy. Paddling on the sea would be next level for me as a beginner, I really enjoy the lakes around Munich at the moment. Thanks for showing. Greetings from Munich, Volker
Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear you are happy
Awesome to see your daughter on the water with such confidence!! Great video, I'm yet to get out of the river and into the sea on my iSUP and I have a feeling Izzy will put me to shame! 😂
Thanks for the comments. Yeah she cant get enough of it. As long as you're having fun that all that matters. Thanks Reuben
Un 💃🏾, y un 👍🏻 , que bonito el lugar y hacer algo tan bonito en familia, envidia sana yheeeeeeeeeea!!!!
My daughter will be really pleased to see Izzy staring in another Supboarder video! Once she has seen this she’ll be pestering me to go surfing as well as standard supping!
Great vid, really enjoyed it!
Nice one JH . I hope the sun comes out for you guys ;-)
Thanks for your review, in these days I’m considering purchasing the Compact 9’6” and this video helps deciding.
Great to hear!
Your a good man, can’t wait to take my daughter out on the waves once she’s a little older. Awesome video, hope red paddle makes some changes to the whip soon. Otherwise this may be the board to add to the quiver.
Have fun and take your time with them is my biggest tip. Thanks Reuben
This came out just after I bought my Ride 10'6 for travelling, typical! Love the 10'6 though, it's very versatile. It will be coming with me to Italy shortly.
Sorry about this Spin Drift. The 10'6 is still a great board I know you will have loads of fun with it. Its cheaper than the Compact too! Thanks Reuben / SUPboarder
Great fun video
It's amazing how an inflatable object can take that. It took those waves with the weight of a man on top, yet it didn't bend in the middle. I would like to see it take on some slightly bigger waves.
We have surfed other inflatable SUP in surf well over head high and this board felt stiff enough to handle much bigger waves too. Thanks Reuben
Hi Supboarder, love your vids!!! Just wondering whether the red ride 10’6 will perform well in the surf? I bought it as more of a beach day board but fancy having a go in the surf! I’m a lighter rider so any thoughts would be great. Thanks, Sam.
Hey Sam, I have surfed on a 10'6 many times. Its not a performance surf SUP for sure but it will be fun on the small days. Just get your weight back onto the tail on takeoff and the board will be happy to play in waves up to waist high. Thanks Reuben
Do you have any issues with your compact?my first board cracks in the middle after 3 times in the sea. Also I know happening to other's. Second board no problem at all for now.
Hey Nikos. We didn't have any problems ourselves but like you we did hear others having issues. I believe the issues have all been sorted now and every single board that had a problem was warranted. I think investing in these boards is still a great move. Thanks Reuben
Take your family to work day? :)
Nixy Huntington isup
Thanks for your comment Nik. If only every day was like that ;-). SUPboarder is very much like a family run business anyway. All the team and there families are always getting drag into having fun ;-) Thanks Reuben
how would it compare to the RIDE 9.8? I'm looking at that and it seems similar spec.
I'm missing an allround isup in the fleet, more for family beach days and holidays. but would like it to be fun in 2ft-ish surf
Hey John. Yes its a very close feel on the water. In fact I would have a Compact over a 9'8 and for family days out like in the video it's perfect. Thanks Reuben
Thanks for the helpful review on this. How would you compare it to the RPC Whip for surf?
The Whip has a finer tail. So it surfs better then the Compact. But because of the fins on the edge of the compact it still surfs well.. But the Compact has a bit more stability. Thanks Reuben
Great vid! If you'd had to chose between the red Compact and the itiwit 500 surf?.. 😉
9ft itiwit no longer available until March next year ☹️
@@burbusbond hmm. That's a bummer. Did decathlon confirm that they will be coming back in March? I thought that I saw on there Belgium site 'discontinued line' which would be a shame.
@@SunriseSessions I messaged them on FB and they said there was a supply problem bit they where coming back. I want one. They look good
Depends on what you want it for. The Itiwit is a better board in bigger surf but for small surf like in the video the Compact works fine. For finish, quality and ease of transport the Red Compact wins every time. /// We haven't heard anything about the board being discontinued. But if they do I cant imagine that they will be leaving a gap in the Itiwit surf range. Thanks Reuben
I bought the 500 surf in 8ft length for my 7yr old and 5yr old daughters to use on the lake and messing about in the sea. they love it, and the thinness of it at just 4 inches makes it super easy for getting on and off, less affected by the wind, and nicer when the older one starts to catch little waves. At the moment in the surf we play on it without paddles - so using it as a big prone board, me on the back, her learning to paddle with her arms then stand. saw a great youtube video of this from some surf school in hawaii, using a sup with an instuctor on the back to get kids feeling confident about paddling and popping up. but more fun seems to be having three fiends sitting conga-style on it, with me shoving them into waves. Then when they're bored/tired...its a decent little board for me to surf on. On flat lake stuff we use the Red 32" wide, but also the itiwit 12'6" by 29" touring, which is heavy but fantastic too, and great value.
Great video
Thanks Gary :-)
Niceeeeeeeeeeee!
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Nixy Huntington isup
Oh my god, no lifejackets. Guess you guys know how to swim.
Had to stop watching the music is hell
We will make note of this and try to improve our music over videos. Thanks