{"id":19052,"title":"SHARK SUPs in 2022","description":"SHARK SUPs in 2022 sees our stand up paddling boarding range continue to evolve just like the shark in \"constant forward motion\".  We are a brand who is passionate about ensuring every individual has access to their waterways by a means that is gentle and connective to the environment.","content":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharksups.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SHARK SUPs<\/a><\/em><\/strong> in 2022 sees our stand up paddling boarding range continue to evolve just like the shark in \"constant forward motion\". We are a brand who is passionate about ensuring every individual has access to their waterways by a means that is gentle and connective to the environment.<\/p><p>For 2022 we have continued to evolve our design, manufacturing and technology in order to place both the planet\u2019s and paddleboarder\u2019s needs at the heart of everything. We have progressed technological innovations and manufacturing capabilities. This has included less printing and less wastage in production, as well as increasing the availability of paddleboard ranges in different depths (5\u201d and 6\u201d). This enables our paddleboarders to select a board that is most suited to their height, weight and discipline therefore allowing improved on the water experiences, all whilst reducing negative impact on our planet.\u00a0<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sL2c5b6fM2g\/?modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;vq=highres\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><p>We are also mindful to listen to feedback from our community and so for 2022 we enhanced our paddle boards aesthetic looks adding more tones and colour whilst keeping the shark patterns throughout. This is helping paddlers keep their boards in pristine condition with the new colours attracting less dirty marks from those sometimes muddy or sandy feet!<\/p><p>Beyond this we have added education stamps to every board so that you can always see what shark your are riding. It is really important to us to continue to build on our collaborative relationship with our charity partner The Shark Trust who helped us with our re-brand in 2020. We continue to search for new ways to help our community to connect with the environment and our shark inspired education stamps are right up there!<\/p><p>Our designer Simon Edwin explains: \u201cWith a streamlined body shape, strong tail and fins, the shark moves through water in a forward motion. Assisting this forward propulsion, the shark\u2019s skin has evolved to be covered with millions of tiny teeth called dermal denticles, which help the shark swim faster by reducing surface drag. Dermal denticles come in many different shapes and sizes reflective of the individual shark species characteristics; fast sharks have pointed denticles, while slower sharks have more rounded denticles. It is the denticle shapes and patterns that really influenced the aesthetic design of SHARK SUP\u2019s brand and products. What I tried to do is bring some attention to some of the lesser known sharks, for example, the Epaulette Shark which can pull themselves out of the water and across the land \u2013 which makes them a perfect all-rounder! Other sharks were chosen for their visual element; the race board is influenced by a Weasel shark whose markings resemble go-faster stripes.\u201d<\/p><p>Paul Cox, Managing Director of\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharktrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Shark Trust<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is proud of the relationship they have with SHARK SUPs: \u201cWe\u2019re really happy to be continuing our partnership. As a shark conservation charity, we\u2019re always promoting the diversity of sharks in our oceans. It\u2019s great to see that the 2022 SHARK SUPs range enhances the subtle shark patterns by adding education stamps to each board. We hope this increases paddlers\u2019 interest and connection with the shark species that influences their board\u201d.<\/p><p>You may remember that in 2021\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/supboardermag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUPboarder Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0gave us excellent reviews. They said: \u201cThe big stand out for us with SHARK SUPs is the range of boards they offer in a range of thicknesses. This shows they have really been thinking about what boards are going to suit what people and what thicknesses they need to be in to promote performance. It\u2019s also worth highlighting that their SUP package is very well coordinated and put together and is delivered with sustainable packaging\u201d.<\/p><p>In October 2021 our All Round board was voted as best beginners paddle board for ocean riders. But in the 2022 range two new boards have been introduced especially with children in mind. Gary Willingham of\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/fcupsports.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCUP Sports<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, the UK distributor of SHARK SUPs said: \u201cIt\u2019s really great to see the introduction of a young paddler range to SHARK SUPs. The addition of the smaller, lighter all round and touring iSUPs increases accessibility for children and young people to enjoy stand up paddle boarding without compromising their experience. We work incredibly hard to promote paddlers onto the kit that is most suitable for their needs and with the new kids range SHARK SUPs now deliver a range of boards that really meet all paddlers needs\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you want to get your hands on a 2022 board, they are in stores across the globe. You can discover more by visiting your\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-sharksups-com.stackstaging.com\/where-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local retailer<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 either online or in person \u2013 and don\u2019t forget to share your thoughts with us on our social media channels\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sharksupsglobal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharksups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0or hashtag #SHARKSUPS22<\/p>","urlTitle":"shark-sups-in-2022","url":"\/blog\/shark-sups-in-2022\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/shark-sups-in-2022\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/shark-sups-shop.teemill.com\/blog\/shark-sups-in-2022\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1656584718,"updatedAt":1656587024,"publishedAt":1656587024,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":209186,"name":"SHARK SUPs Shop"},"tags":[{"id":1781,"code":"s-h-a-r-k-s-u-ps","name":"SHARKSUPs","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/s-h-a-r-k-s-u-ps\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/j4hnugjlggoiwk8qfyiicbipfefo9rx7x636wkmvk7bysc1b.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/j4hnugjlggoiwk8qfyiicbipfefo9rx7x636wkmvk7bysc1b.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/j4hnugjlggoiwk8qfyiicbipfefo9rx7x636wkmvk7bysc1b.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"SHARK SUPs - 2022 paddleboards","metaDescription":"SHARK SUPs in 2022 sees our stand up paddling boarding range continue to evolve just like the shark in \"constant forward motion\".","series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":17326,"title":"Shark Egg Case Hunting with The Shark Trust","url":"\/blog\/shark-egg-case-hunting-with-the-shark-trust\/","urlTitle":"shark-egg-case-hunting-with-the-shark-trust","division":209186,"description":"Last year we had the pleasure of going paddle boarding with Paul Cox from The Shark Trust. 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