I’ve just got back from competing in the 2022 New Zealand Stand Up Paddleboard Nationals – on an inflatable. The event site (the fabulously scenic Mount Maunganui, in the Bay of Plenty region of NZ) is a good 6 hour’s drive from where I live, and with gas prices now being what they are, the idea of taking my board rolled up in the back of the car rather than on the roof-rack was pretty appealing.
