One of the lightest, toughest and most eco-friendly board bags on the market.The ReCover have a RPET 450D outer fabric layer made from The bottles are chopped into flakes, washed, melted and extruded into yarns and then spun into a fabric.Ripstop weaving technology improves wear and tear resistance.The Starboard ReCover are flipped inside out, like t-shirts, creating a lighter bag with a double thickness padding along the rail edges.This inverted construction eliminates the need for heavy reinforcement webbing, making the bags significantly lighter.Heavy-duty non-corrosive YKK buckles and zippers are placed away from the edgeThis helps to reduce the weights of the bag even further.The ReCover Travel Bags are spacious enough for three boards fitted with fins and accessories.Compression straps are available in case you don’t need the extra space. One thing that would make a good addition, to aid in fit, would be velcro wrist closures on the jacket sleeves.The jacket has one small pocket on the left side, just the right size for a phone. The Starboard suit on smaller folks can be long in the crotch and the neck opening can be too large. We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively.

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While the fabric is still breathable, it is a bit thicker and stiffer – no stretchiness here. $749.00. You can also easily vent the suit if you start to get overheated. I have a wonderful Kokatat kayaking drysuit designed for whitewater paddling but it is extremely difficult to get in and out of and it is very bulky. The Starboard ReCover are flipped inside out, like t-shirts, creating a lighter bag with a double thickness padding along the rail edges. Flooding is bad news  – remember those rubber gaskets on the wrists and ankles?
The days are starting to get longer, and here in the South we’ve had some extremely unseasonably warm weather lately, but the water is still cold. The disadvantages: You can’t wear this suit barefoot or with split toe booties, and you have to be careful that the fabric doesn’t tear. The advantages to this: Booties go on and off easily over them, the add an extra layer of warmth, and it’s two less gaskets to worry about failing. Just sayin’.In the event you do take a fall, chances are you are not going to fully submerge the neck long enough to get much water in. Getting back on your board with a suit full of it will be hard. You will however, run the risk of looking a bit like a Federation science officer from Star Trek: The Next Generation if you chose the blue and black model. Don't let waether slow you down. It is lightweight, breathable and very easy to get in and out of. It is just really hard to mass produce sizes that are going to appropriately accommodate every type of body shape.
$1100.00.

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The Starboard inflatable stand up paddle board range follow the same shapes as their traditional hard board cousins, only with all of the added advantages of inflatable paddleboards – transport, storage and durability. Water is heavy. Stay dry with Starboards All Star SUP suit. The neck and wrist gaskets are so tight I feel like I am going to either be strangled or lose my hands. I always dress for the water temperature…it’s Let’s face it, dry suits just aren’t fun nor are they especially comfortable. And that’s after stretching the gaskets. It is lightweight, breathable and very easy to get in and out of. Starboard Apparel is proud to announce the release of the All Star SUP Suit, a brand that is part of the ongoing evolution of modern day water-sports as pioneers and innovators. But it is and it works. This inverted construction eliminates the need for heavy reinforcement webbing, making the bags significantly lighter.

That can weigh you down and make self-rescue after a fall difficult. They not only keep water from coming it, they keep it from going out as well.