Thinking of buying a SUP with a sail :D anyone has any expierence with this? Is it worth it? Thanks guys!

I am just back from incredible vacation. Ukok Plateau is usually visited by foot on 20 days hard tracking trip. But there are a few comfortable car tours, on mine they had 2 sups and 2 kayaks, so I got a chance to paddle on a couple of rivers and lakes.

This one is very shallow, so no fin. But it is cold! In a couple of places it was barely wide enough for sup.

I’m a complete beginner, so maybe I’m just overthinking this, but this doesn’t seem right.
I just got a new ROC inflatable paddle board, and this is my first time inflating it with the included dual-action hand pump. I know it’s supposed to get really hard once you get to the higher PSI, and I expected that. But around 6–7 PSI, the pressure inside the pump gets so high that the handle basically pushes itself back up. I don’t have to pull up on the upstroke at all because the pressure does it for me. The weird part is that if I don’t stop it when it reaches the top, the handle/piston assembly literally pops out of the pump cylinder.
I also tried opening the valve to switch it to single-action mode, but it doesn’t seem to make it any easier. The handle still gets forced upward by the pressure, and pushing it back down takes a ton of force. When the pump isn’t connected to the board, everything moves smoothly and normally, so it only happens once the board starts building pressure.
Is this actually normal for manual SUP pumps, or does it sound like my pump might be defective? I’ve watched a bunch of videos of people inflating their boards, and none of their pumps seem to force the handle up like mine does. I’d really appreciate hearing if anyone has experienced something similar.

Pulled the trigger on a new board my jobe Yarra 10.6 did me well for 4 years, after a lot of reading i decided to go for the red ride 10.6 living so close to where they are made helped the decision as well. First outing tomorrow 👌

Wow, what a big bird!

Last year I picked up a SUP board from Decathlon during my remote work weeks in Algarve, in Portugal. I'm from here, but have since moved to another EU country.

I've been taking my board down to the beach every day or so, sea conditions allowing, and I have been having a blast. I don't really do much SUP'ing, mostly on my knees or sitting down, go further from the beach and just breathe, either sitting or laying down, while listening to the sea noises. Even just that has been amazing and worthwhile!

Now I've been trying to stand on my board but either get too wobbly and fall, or it seems my board bends a little too much as if it wasn't fully filled (I used an electric pump to get it to 15 PSI as the manufacturer recommends not going higher than that). I'm sure I'll get there eventually.

I only regret not having started years ago. This has been a blast.

1st was the bike that I use to get to the beaches :)

Nice day on the water in Victoria bc!