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Trade fair tourThe SUP highlights at boot Düsseldorf

Julian Wiemar

 · 26.01.2023

Full house on opening day
Photo: Tobi Frauen
A packed Hall 17, action on the pool and plenty of new boards. In our gallery, we take you on a short tour of the surf hall and show you the most important innovations in the SUP area.

After a two-year break, most of the visitors and exhibitors were literally delighted that the trade fair was back: Nine days of water sports, marvelling at new products, meeting like-minded people and exchanging ideas with them. Located in the centre of the exhibition centre, with an XXL pool, including winch and wind machines and many stars on stage, Beach World is a major attraction and was well attended right from the start.

So there's a lot going on in Hall 17 this week - including in the SUP area, of course.
Even if there are only a few pure SUP stands, such as the Dutch brandMOAIHowever, you can still stumble across stand-ups on every corner - mostly inflatable models.

Racing machines and a SUP made of glass

The exhibition in Hall 17 is quite mixed.
It seems as if the windsurfing and wingfoil manufacturers, such asGunsails, Ensisor TabouThis year, the focus was on inflatable, easy-to-ride boards with a mast foot mount (for the sail mounting option).
But exhibitors such asAqua Marina, that do not originate from the wind-water sports sector are starting out exclusively with "inflatables" and advertise 20% more stiffness thanks to new, double longitudinal stiffeners.

At the large stand ofStarboard however, everything can be found: From inflatable all-rounders and hardboards to radical surf SUPs for the waves, or the race highlight of the trade fair called Zero: the hollow, ultra-light race SUP from Starboard is an eye-catcher in the front row. The exhibitor assures: "This flat water machine was built to win races."

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However, you have to take a closer look at the stand ofglassSUP - Well cleaned, you can see right through this innovation. Is the transparent glass board heralding a new trend? It is not a sport, but an experience to paddle on it and marvel at the underwater world while doing so, claims the manufacturer.

Right next door, the brandIndiana generously: The Swiss company's entire water sports product range is huge and continues to grow. In the SUP sector, they emphasise two products in particular: Their chic classic, the Allround-Wood, and the new, hollow carbon racing machine.

Jimmy Lewis shaped on Maui - Jan Muellers presents the shiny, classic shapes at the attractive stand in Düsseldorf. The new European importer relies on Jimmy's many years of experience and the timeless board concepts of the septuagenarian, who built custom boards for big wave legends such as Laird Hamilton and Aloha Classic winner Mike Waltze back in the early 80s.

Julian Wiemar

Julian Wiemar

Editor surf

Born in Cologne in 1996, Julian grew up on the western banks of the Father Rhine, where he still pushes himself to new tricks almost every day as one of Germany's best freestyle windsurfers. He discovered his passion for water sports at the young age of five. 15 years and countless hours on the surfboard later, Julian traveled the world from Cologne after graduating from high school. With a German championship title in his pocket, he spent several years traveling to the best windsurfing spots on the planet in order to gain a foothold in the World Cup. With the aim of making windsurfing the focus of his life in the long term, the then 24-year-old globetrotter found his way to the surf magazine through his love of writing travel and spot reports.

There, as a trainee, he immersed himself in all the other areas of responsibility of a surf editor and was able to expand his expertise on a daily basis. With dedication and extraordinary enthusiasm for the sport, he is motivated to share his experiences, adventures and knowledge with readers in the world of windsurfing.

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