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Brian Johncey’s Blue Chip is the oldest family run Windsurfing, Surfing and Stand Up Paddleboarding centre in the UK.
In 1980 Brian founded Blue Chip, the Windsurfing and Surfing store along with Express Windsurfing and Surfboard Repairs, Brian has been working with Structural Polymer fibres and resins for many years. Brian started building and repairing white water canoes back in 1970 as a volunteer youth activities leader. Brian soon gained the reputation as a master repairer in man made structural polymer materials where a strength to weight ratio was the prime requisite then just a few years later added the sail repairing arm to the already successful supply and repair business.
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Over
50 years of water sports knowledge has built our reputation:
Brian Johncey has been involved in the watersports industry one way or another since 1965.
In 1970 Brian started by building and repairing surfboards and white water canoes
In 1980 Brian founded his Blue Chip Board Store.
No one knows SUP like the Blue Chip SUP Crew.
Although it is
very easy and straight forward to pump up your boards here are a few
tips to make it even easier and why When you pump up your board for the first time you may think that the pump pressure dial is not working.
We are passionate about paddles "The
driving force of SUP"
How to choose your paddle length for your
height A quick guide to
Blade aspect Basic
Personal Safety information you need to
know
Why you should wear a Leash What you need to know about wearing a
Buoyancy Aid This video covers basics to getting on the
water with your SUP and eventually standing up. It begins with an
overview of the equipment needed, how to launch your SUP, the basics
of paddling on your knees and finally getting to a standing
position. This video displays how to perform a basic
paddle stroke and SUP turns starting with the basic turn, crossbow
turn and lastly the step back turn.
Scott Mckercher show you basic wave
riding techniques.
This video demonstrates the correct
way to hold your paddle, focusing on the blade angle and
grip on the shaft
Your leash is the bedrock of your SUP safety setup
This is how to attach your leash
This shows how to fin your iSUP fins
correctly
This is how to inflate your board
without any fuss
Here, we show how to deflate your
board
This is the correct way to roll up
your Starboard iSUP
If you feel you need a professional repair on
your inflatable SUP, we are the recognised experts in this field,
Blue Chip is the "go to" repair specialist with over 50
years experience water sports board repairs.
How to Store your board.
Board weights: Due to the construction methods, quoted
weights are +/− 10%
Please contact us if you need further clarification
The advised rider weight is only a guide line from the manufactures and should be viewed as such.
This guide weight is the maximum rider weight that the
manufacture feels that their board will perform at its very
best. It is not the maximum weight that their board will support.
Most boards can carry a rider up to 25%
in excess of the manufacturers advised rider weight and possibly more
depending on the experience of the paddler
All you need to
know about leashes
Click here to find out what all the hype is
about paddles ?
How are iSUP boards constructed
How Durable are
iSUPs
The Speed Bump
Don’t worry about the mysterious bump on the underside of the board, it is opposite the inflation valve on the deck, it is a natural consequence of the valve location and the internal threads are positioned in such a way that the bump will not spread. Sometimes the bump is disguised or hidden under the fin location but if the inflation valve is located at the front of your board that the bump will be visible but all is OK
How to fit a US box fin
The
basics of personal safety when SUPing
How to get started:
Here, is the most simple repair
technique 
next time you need it.
(usually on the lighter end of the scale)
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