hi people, im new to the world of SUPing im looking for an all round beginner board. I was searching on gumtree for a board n I came across a brand called alleydesigns in Currumbin on the GC ( I thing they are made localy) n I was wondering if anyone can tell me if they are a good descent board/brand for a beginner. cheers

Hi redman666 - I'm not going to provide you with a review as I am going to be biased - happy for you to trial any of our boards for yourself.

We have sold plenty of quality boards at affordable prices to assist beginers, family's and paddlers to access the sport, esp those that don't have money tree's in their back yard.

I paddled one of our alleydesigns 14ft x 25in carbon SUP's in the Hawksbury Classic (100kms) on Saturday night in 13hrs 34mins - so I think they go alright!

Manufacturing in Australia is very expensive - high rent, high wages, high electricity its no wonder that many, many boards (fanatic, starboard, JP Austrailia, etc) all come from Asia.