If you’re heading to the water you should do so with Aqua-Bound line of stand-up paddles from Branches. The new stand-up paddles include “The Spark,” for beginners, “The Freedom,” for intermediate paddleboarders, and “The Challenge,” for more seasoned paddlers.
This offshoot of the 1960s surfing culture in Hawaii has a true Polynesian ancestry, but only arrived in California in 2004. The sport has since migrated throughout the United States, including to inland lakes and rivers, and Branches is finding that it is increasingly be paddled by women of all ages.
With this in mind Aqua-Bound has created StandUp Sisters to inspire and support women who don’t want to be up a creek (river, or on any body of water) without a (Standup) paddle!
The new Aqua-Bound stand-up paddles all have colorful Polynesian graphics that really stand out on the water, and other distinctive features including:
The Spark
- For beginning paddleboarders
- Aluminum shaft, comfortable palm grip, and a fiberglass-reinforced proprietary resin blade: total weight of just 31.5 oz.
- Spring green blade and contour palm grip
- Available in two adjustable lengths: 70” – 80” and 76” – 86”
The Freedom
- For intermediate paddleboarders
- Carbon shaft and a fiberglass-reinforced proprietary resin blade
- Surprisingly light at just 29 ounces
- Ocean blue blade and contour palm grip
- Available in two adjustable lengths: 70” – 80” and 76” – 86”
The Challenge
- For more serious paddleboarders who’ll be on the water for extended periods
- Super lightweight all-carbon shaft, contoured palm grip and carbon-reinforced proprietary resin blade
- Adjustable length all-black paddle weighs just 27 oz., and fixed length comes in at only 24 oz.
- Available in fixed lengths from 70” to 86”, and in two adjustable lengths: 70” – 80” and 76” – 86”