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Pump stationDeflate the SUP board

Stephan Gölnitz

 · 01.09.2021

Pump station: deflate the SUP board
Photo: Stephan Goelnitz
Many pumps can also extract air (connection to "deflate" or "DEF"). This allows the board to be deflated like fish in a vacuum machine.

Deflating with a pump protects the board on rough surfaces because you no longer have to press when rolling. It reduces the pack size and you can also roll up the board from the valve.

The aim when rolling and folding should always be to avoid a kinked edge directly on the fin box.

Roll up the board without bending the fin boxPhoto: Stephan GoelnitzRoll up the board without bending the fin box

At this point, the angular plastic collar may otherwise push through the covering PVC patch. This has been seen more often and requires a more complex repair.

Avoid pressure points on the fin box when rolling up.Photo: Stephan GölnitzAvoid pressure points on the fin box when rolling up.Connection for extracting air to "deflate" or "DEF"Photo: Stephan GoelnitzConnection for extracting air to "deflate" or "DEF"

You can find more information in SUP 1/2019 in the Test on electric pumps ->

Stephan Gölnitz

Stephan Gölnitz

Deputy Editor in Chief surf

Stephan Gölnitz comes from Bochum and had Holland as his home windsurfing territory for many years before moving to Munich in 1996 for the job of test editor at surf magazine. The materials engineering graduate worked as a surf instructor on the Ijsselmeer during his studies and competed for several seasons for the Essen sailing team in the Surfbundesliga and the Funboard Cup. He completed a traineeship at surf-Magazin in the test department and since then has actively accompanied almost all tests on the boom and for more than 10 years also as a photographer. Stephan has covered many thousands of test kilometers, mainly on Lake Garda and in Langebaan, but also in Egypt and Tobago. He gets his hands on over 100 new sails and boards every year as his company car. Privately, he prefers to surf with a foil on Lake Walchensee or “unfortunately far too rarely” in the waves. SUP is Stephan's second passion, which he pursued for several years at numerous SUP races. Today, he prefers to paddle on river tours with family or friends - even for several days.

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