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Xplorer SUP Touring/ Racing 14'0"

 
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Xplorer SUP Touring/ Racing 14'0" - _isup12tower1b-1387192367
Xplorer SUP Touring/ Racing 14'0" - _isup12tower1-1387192367
Xplorer SUP Touring/ Racing 14'0" - _isup12tower1b2-1387192367
Xplorer SUP Touring/ Racing 14'0" - _isup12tower1a-1387192367
Xplorer SUP Touring/ Racing 14'0" - _isup12tower1b1-1387192367

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Tower

4645 Cass Street, Suite 104
San Diego
CA 92109
USA

Phone: +1 858 362-4082

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An "On the go" SUP racing/touring board that's also lightening fast. At 14' long and 8" thick, this is a revolutionary inflatable design. Originally designed for the jet-setting SUP-racing crowd, the Tower Xplorer inflatable SUP package is also ideal for anyone that just wants a crazy fast flat-water touring board.

Includes a 3-PC adjustable aluminum SUP paddle and a high-pressure hand pump.

Technical Details

• Nose Rocker: 4 inches
• Tail Rocker: No tail rocker
• in Configuration: Standard longboard fix box, with large detachable center fin
• Onboard Accessories: Carrying handle, front towing d-ring, rear surf leash d-ring
• Included External Accessories: A 3-PC SUP Paddle, a high-pressure pump, a detachable SUP center fin, a Tower branded deck pad
• Construction: High-pressure inflatable to 11 PSI

Introducing the 14' Tower Xplorer SUP Package

Includes a 14' by 32" by 8" inflatable SUP, a 3-PC Aluminum Paddle, a high-pressure SUP pump, and a high-end Tower branded diamond grooved deck pad, a standard longboard fin box with a removable center fin, a hand hold strap, a roll-up carrying strap, a towing ring on the nose, and a leash attachment ring on the tail.

A New Frontier in Inflatable SUPs

It will shock you how fast the 14' Tower Xplorer inflatable paddle board is. At 8" thick, it will also shock you how rigid it is. At the time of introduction, not only is there no other 14' iSUP on the market. Nor is there any other 8" thick iSUPs on the market. The Xplorer represents and entirely new class of paddle board, and everyone who tries it falls in love.

Traditional hard board unlimited racing class SUPs are the fastest boards on the market. At 14' or longer, and with many over 7.5 inches thick, they also present a massive storage and transportation problem. For speed and glide, the longer the better, but it's a bitter tradeoff. You need an oversized room or garage to store them, and you've got to crate them for shipping (at a cost of $1000s per shipment). This is largely why more manageable 12'6" length hard boards have become the standard racing class size, but really they're still monsters to transport.

However, when you go with an inflatable, the length is largely irrelevant for storage and transportation as you just roll them up and go. We figured the longer the better, and we were right on the money. Once we tested the boards, we were blown away at the speed. It's the fastest board in our entire line-up... and if fits in a duffel bag when rolled up.

Amazing Rigidity

The Tower Xplorer Inflatable SUP is made from extremely rugged materials like those you'd find on the highly regarded Zodiac boats and extreme river rafts. The amazing rigidity in the Xplorer is created by thousands of vertically oriented strands of identical length that connect the top deck to the bottom. When inflated, they form a structure that has the rigidity of a piece of plywood, and the thicker you go the exponentially more rigid it gets. The Tower Xplorer is an unparalleled 8" thick. You'll be amazed. We can literally put the front tip of the 14' Tower Xplorer on one chair and the rear tip on another chair and a 200 lb person can stand in the middle and you can barely see the thing flex.

A Viable EPS/Epoxy Board Alternative - We're not kidding!

Traditionally, inflatable SUPs were only a consideration for traveling - store one in the cuddy cabin on your yacht, take it with you on the plane, or haul it into that secret mountain lake or river and you can stand up paddle board in the farthest corners of the earth. With the combination of speed and rigidity of the Tower Xplorer, an inflatable SUP is hard to beat on flatwater with anything less than a full-fledged racing hard board... and don't be surprised if it outperforms a few of those.

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