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...
2019 Loco Rider Ambassador & SUP School Scheme Hey Locos! After another fantastic season of SUP sales and product development we're now casting our minds forward to 2019. For those who keep up with our facebook page or instagram you'll have already seen that we've made some fantastic steps forward with our new hard race board, the Motion as well as upping our game across iSUPs with the introduction of the new 17' Motion Air Tandem and 10'5'' Amigo Air alongside producing some...
Become A Loco 2018 SUP Ambassador or Rider Hey Locos! It's that time of year again when we're on the hunt for some motivated SUP Ambassadors and talented team riders to help promote our beautiful performance-driven products for 2018. Ambassadors We're particularly interested in SUP instructors for our inflatable range (aka iSUPs) but will also consider active types who love taking photos of their adventures and posting it all over social media. It helps if you live in a beautiful location or travel...
Scottish SUP Surfing & Racing Champ Neil Craig Talks to SUP Mag UK After some fantastic performances in the Scottish SUP Surfing and SUP Racing ISA qualifiers last year, Neil has certainly put himself on the map as a multi-discipline stand up paddle boarder. When you consider he juggles running a building company and being a family man as well as managing to fit in numerous cross-fit and strength sessions each week it's amazing he has time for any kind...
East Coast SUP Hustle After another 'decent size swell' famine for a few weeks and some uninspiring local beach break sessions, Loco boss Joe was desperate for this paddle surfing fix! Magic Seaweed suggested it might well happen at last weekend but as with all interesting forecasts they tend to run over into midweek when the daily grind necessitates doing some 'actual work' rather than swanning off to the coast all day. Praise be to Neptune, Joe's schedule was pretty clear...
The Coast With The Most Well Almost Winter, at least here in the UK, is the season that separates the wheat from the chaff when it comes to paddle surfing. For most the dark nights, freezing temperatures and often challenging conditions are enough to put their ride of choice into hibernation until the weather turns but for the faithful it becomes a calculated game of studying forecasts; cross-tabulating wind direction with swell direction and then trying to find a location...
Loco SUP Surfing South West Portugal It must have been almost 20 years since I last visited Portugal and with a none paddle surfing better half I'd agreed to book somewhere in the South Algarve on a largely 'holiday basis' with the caveat that I could take my board (just in case). The last time I was in Portugal I'd stayed in Lagos and had enjoyed some half decent windsurfing in October so I hoped that I'd at least score...
Loco 2017 SUP Surf & Kite Boards Have Landed Hey Locos! We're stoked to announce that the first of our 2017 SUP Surf & Kite Boards have landed at Loco HQ. Unlike some brands we've not just changed the graphics and increased the price by £200-300, in fact last year's branding overhaul was that popular that we've decided to keep the graphics the same for 2017 and spend time making subtle tweaks to the important stuff! So what's new? One of the biggest...
Rough Camping A Castle and Two Locos If you've been living on the East Coast of the UK over the last few weeks it's been a pretty sorry state of affairs when it's comes to swell. Endless offshore wind, torrential rain and pitiful one foot wonderland has become the norm, thanks jet stream! Unsurprisingly at the first sign of pulse Loco boss Joe was cross tabulating swell direction with wind and which way certain spots faced to try and hunt down...
