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Blair 8-7 Stand Up Paddle Surfboards

Here’s a preview of the Blair 8’7″ x 30″ x 4.25″ high performance stand up board. Joe shaped this from a thinner blank than I would have liked and it feels like this board should be for a person under 200 lbs. I’ve ridden it a few times and it is definitely smaller than the […]

Joe Blair 8-7 Longboard Quad for Big Guys

I know this isn’t a stand up paddle board but this may be an addition to your surf quiver. It’s a special surfboard built by Joe Blair for older or heavier guys. Here’s what Joe has to say on the board.

Blair Surf 9-11 Quad Ripper – Review

I met up with Joe Blair initially last October at Legoland in San Diego. Joe is a very animated guy and has decades of shaping experience with legends like Dick Brewer and Xanadu. Anytime I hear a shaper tell me how good their boards are I take it with a grain of salt. I finally […]

How not to turn a quad into a thruster

I finally got around to getting these pictures online. I was at Ala Moana Courts the second to last week of February and had a fun but uneventful session. The tide was really low. At Ala Moana you need to walk over a long reef to get to the break and going out the water […]

Joe Blair gives his version of the nose kick turn for stand up paddle surfing – Video

Joe Blair shares a technique for spinning your board around quickly. It’s not as easy as it sounds. I tried it and it takes some practice.

icon for podpress  Joe Blair gives his version of the nose kick turn for stand up paddle surfing [1:14m]: Download
icon for podpress  Joe Blair gives his version of the nose kick turn for stand up paddle surfing [1:14m]: Download

Joe Blair – stand up paddle surf board master shaper on boards for big boys – Video

I met up with Joe Blair last week at Lego Land’s parking lot to check out the master shaper’s 9’9″ stand up paddle surf board. It was my last day in San Diego and there was no other way to meet up. I’m glad I did as the custom Blair stand up paddle board was […]

icon for podpress  Joe Blair, master shaper, on stand up paddle surf boards for big boys [8:18m]: Download
icon for podpress  Joe Blair, master shaper, on stand up paddle surf boards for big boys [8:18m]: Download

Meetup with Joe Blair and his stand up paddle board at Legoland

As I mentioned in a recent post, I’m on a trip in California. I was able to make a stop by Infinity Surf and Ron House’s place on the drive from Los Angeles to San Diego and then resumed the trip from there. My wife has been a little peeved at me because after the […]