The Canarian SUP Debacle Heading back to Fuerteventura after a couple of years' break was always going to be a challenge as shortly after my last visit life started to unravel. A combination of stress, some healthier life choices (after many years of not to so healthy life choices), a seriously ill parent and moving house lead to massive panic attack at the side of the road which resulted in ongoing anxiety, an irregular heartbeat and a bout of depression....
As most of our fans will already know Loco boss Joe usually jets off somewhere sunny for some winter waves when the UK SUP season quietens down. Having visited the brand's spiritual home in Fuerteventura numerous times, ticked off Morocco and Portugal in recent years Joe was looking for somewhere new to explore and with a lack of rider availability and some 'family stuff' going on the usual lads trip had to be swapped out for a couples trip...
Loco Endurance iSUP Racing At The Dordogne Integrale In France The Dordogne Integrale is France's` longest SUP race at 130 km (80 mile ) and is held every year. Its also open to most forms of paddle craft. It starts at the town of Argentat and generally heads downstream South West to Castelnaud. Over 300 craft entered in 2017 with 100 of them being SUPs. Being such a long established race its very well organised with pre-race meals and briefs,...
Become a Loco SUP Surf or Kite Board Test Centre or School Hey Locos!! With possibly the mildest winter we've seen for a long time it's been an incredibly busy December for Loco and January looks set to be the same which is very encouraging as we move into 2017. As many of you already know we don't sell through the shops preferring to offer premium constructions at great prices. That said we're receiving more enquiries from people in the UK,...
2017 Loco Paddle Surfing & Kite Action From Tiree, Scotland The Isle of Tiree – we have been coming here since I was at University teaching windsurfing and stand up paddle boarding to pay my way. It has a very special place in our hearts, it always provides the goods on and off the water. Unfortunately, we havent been back for a few years and this trip was a mad dash to the ferry on a Thursday morning, no forecast checking other than to know that swell...
Loco iSUP Ambassadors & Riders Wanted For 2017 Despite Loco's long held view that composite boards offer much better performance in both competitive wave and serious race environments; newbies, schools, those with limited storage/transport options and of course travelling paddlers seem to like inflatable boards so we've come to the conclusion that we might have been missing a trick the last couple of years. With this in mind, we developed a dynamic and well thought out range of premium iSUPs for...
After much deliberation about the forecast Joe decided to pop down for the second half of the Board Masters with a view to supporting Loco team riders Tina, Luke and Finn and maybe catching a few Atlantic bumps himself. After a thankless 8hr mission he arrived early doors to be met with 2-3' clean waves at Fistral so it was SUP time. After a power hour the waves were dropping and water had become really busy with tourists so Joe...
Hey Locos! Loco's boss man has recently returned from visiting Morocco for the first time so we wanted to catch up with him to get the low down on the place, the people and of course the surf. Over to Joe for his top 10 tips for SUP surfing in Morocco... After a slightly frustrating start to our trip due to inclement weather and a five hour delay at Manchester Airport we landed in Agadir slightly jaded before powering on to...
Hey Locos!! Winter has finally landed here in the UK so it's back to booties, gloves and ice cream headaches for the hardcore with many more confining their SUPs to the garage until next spring. It certainly doesn't have to be like that! Why not join Loco head honcho Joey T out in Fuerteventura for a week's intensive coaching in December? Our Loco Winter SUP Camps will improve your paddle surfing by 6 months in just 7 days benefitting from first...
Hey Locos!! Many of you may already have seen photographs from some of our Northern Locos' trip to Tiree, Scotland over the last week or so but here's the full report from boss man Joey T. SUP and kite riders Toby and Laura from Aberdeen invited Joe along a few weeks back which he instantly jumped on knowing that September can often be epic on Tiree and could potentially deliver superb content for all of the new 2015 Loco...
