Product Journal

When I first got into paddleboarding, the allround SUP (which is basically an oversized longboard surfboard) was the popular choice. It gave you a cool ride as you felt like you were ‘surfing’ and that you belonged to the surf culture and were part of the surf lifestyle. However, on the other side of the coin were displacement hull SUPs or touring or race SUPs. They were these funny looking pointy kayak type boards that you couldn’t really surf and it looked as those you were standing on a kayak. SUPs in general were frowned upon for surfers – that is...

MORE ECO FRIENDLY NEOPRENE. Before designing each wetsuit, Vissla always considers how to make it as eco-friendly as possible.  LIMESTONE BASED NEOPRENE.We use earth mined limestone to replace petrochemicals in our neoprene. It comes form nature and has less environmental impact. ECO CARBON BLACK.Carbon Black, one of the key ingredients of neoprene, is now be pyrolyzed from scrap rubber tires. This significantly reduces energy consumption and cuts CO2 emission by 200g per wetsuit.  DOPE DYED YARN. All black, dark grey, and navy wetsuits, black inside liners, & Neo 2.0 super stretch black tape are dope dyed. Dope-dying infuses dye pigments...

At Surf Ontario we are always looking out for reviews of the different surfboards we ride. This is a list of where we look online. >> Chris Grow of the Shred Show.Chris has hung out with Surf Ontario and we can recommend his advice. >> Boardshop.co.uk   >> REAL Watersports   >> Compare Surfboards   >> Surf n Show Reviews by Noel Salas    

UV & sun protectionExposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and other sources, such as solariums, is the major cause of skin cancer >>> more Taking measures to protect yourself and your family from the sun will help to prevent the long term consequences of too much sun, such as skin cancer, and also the short-term effects, such as sunburn.Commercially Marketed ClothingFor marketed sun protective clothing, the following categories are used to describe the protection value of American or Australia/New Zealand tested fabrics. The UPF ratings coincide closely with the SPF values given to sunscreen products in Canada and...