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Slappysan said...

What's the current SUP flatwater 1000m speed record?

I've read people going about 9.0 mph but that's only about 4:08 for 1000m.

Meanwhile the canoe and kayak records are:
Kayak: 3:22
Canoe: 3:46

I would have expected an 18' race SUP to beat a canoe at least. Perhaps it's just who's paddling.

a big guy on a big board i reckon could do better maybe. however over longer distances 14 to 15' ish seems to be the optimal lenght. sure a longer board would go faster, but effort required to do so a massive ask.

How do you account for the influence of current and wind in a flat water 1000m speed record?

Bring on the sprint races , I like the sound of that 200M I rekon would attract even more punters. Couple of good spots on the Goldie to hold a sprint regatta , a good course at Varsity and a longer one up at Coomera/OXENFORD. possibly attract more kids too.

PeterP said...

Wind, current and waterdepth will all affect result.

Jim Terrel won the 200m in 53.76 seconds, which is 13.39 km/hour or 8.32 miles/hour at the Silverblade Regatta. Looking at the video it looked like they had some tailwind - not sure though. That is the fastest non-downwind sprint time I've seen recorded.

So is that 4.48 not real fast compared to Kayak: 3:22 Canoe: 3:46

Jim Terrell's a good paddler to follow for flat water sprints. He was in 4x Olympics for C1 and now he's testing out a lot of stuff with SUP race boards. Check out his thoughts on SUP sprints (including video):

www.supracer.com/jim-terrells-sprint-sup-racing-secrets/

Here's a quick comparison of times.

SUP: 13.39km/h
200m (Jim Terrell, 2012 Silver Blade Regatta)
53.76 seconds

C1: 17.03km/h
200m (2012 Olympic Gold Medalist)
42.29 seconds

K1: 19.86km/h
200m (2012 Olympic Gold Medalist)
36.25 seconds

Specs
K1 length: 520cm
min weight: 12kg

C1 length: 520cm
min weight: 16kg

SUP length: 381cm/427cm (12'6/14'... sprints are usually 14')
weight: usually between 9-15kg

Speed differences

C1: 27% faster than SUP
K1: 48% faster than SUP

Keep in mind C1/K1 boats are longer, plus their times come from the Olympics, where the very best are competing. We've never had a flat water sprint with all the top guys (...though Jim Terrell would be pretty hard to beat no matter who was there).

i recon i got a pretty quick 50m then im r00ted!!

We have a South African SUP 200m sprint champ - Colin Heckroodt (Coreban) took the win in our first 200m sprint event - results below.

SUP WA will be running a 200m flat water sprint championships on a rowing course in November so will be good to compare times. This will be on what ever board you show up with.

Following on from that the top 8 will qualify for the Battle of the Paddler. 4 x production 12'6s and 4 x production 14s, all exactly the same. Two heats in each and one final. Idea is to find the best paddler and eliminate the board factor and will be over 500m.

and check out the guy in 14th position - he is 8yo and already doing 7.5km/h on a 12'6 - imagine what he'll do when he turns 9yo!!!

JB Mel said...



IMO it would be great for the sport if there was more of this kind of stuff.

I second that, i was there it was FREEEZZZING but it was good sitting on the shore, the paddlers 30 mtrs out under lights, having a red cheering for the underdog..........