The Peahi standup surf paddle comes with the P50 standup paddle grip standard. You can upgrade it with a t-handle in red, yellow, blue, orange, carbon, black, forest camo or snow camo. You probably won’t have any need of camouflaging your handle while you’re in the water, but there’s nothing wrong with looking good while you’re standup paddling.

Of course, QB paddles are the lightest, strongest, fastest paddles in the world. Designed by former Olympian Jim Terrell, Quick Blade stand-up paddles are designed for all types of SUP competition. It doesn’t matter if that competition is with other stand-up paddlers or simply with yourself.

Quick Blade standup surf paddles benefit from carbon fiber construction with light weight and near-indestructible strength. But they also benefit from Jim Terrell’s 40 years of experience designing and refining paddle designs. Jim Terrell’s experience has propelled him and Quick Blade to the leading edge of standup paddle construction. When Jim and his team design a Quick Blade stand-up surf paddle, they consider four extremely important phases of paddling.

1. The Catch. Maximizing the efficiency of the paddle’s entrance into the water is the focus here.

2. The Power Phase. The power phase is where QB blade is designed to anchor itself in the water, so that the standup paddler can pull himself or herself past the paddle blade. It’s for this phase that you want a strong standup paddle handle and blade that are able to withstand the stress of being pulled.

3. The Release. A clean, smooth release is more important than many people realize. The less water that the blade catches, the cleaner, smoother and faster the release will be.

4. The Recovery. The return stroke requires an efficient, balanced paddle. The degree of efficiency and balance of the paddle during the return stroke before the next catch is an important aspect that many surf paddle manufacturers don’t think about. With Quick Blade, though, it’s an extremely important step in the paddle’s design, and can mean the difference between winning and losing.

So all things considered, which is the best standup paddle for you? The best standup paddle is the paddle that feels the best. Stop by your nearest Quick Blade paddle dealer, and pick one up (a Quick Blade paddle, not a Quick Blade dealer). See how light and how comfortable it feels. Once you finally put it in the water, we think you’ll end up agreeing: Quick Blade paddles are the strongest, lightest, fastest paddles on 75% of the earth.

All Quick Blade paddles are built to last. We use the finest materials available and the most advanced processes to fabricate them. Quick Blade reinforces all paddle blade edges with a tough ABS plastic edge. Quick Blade stands behind the strength and durability of our products with a one-year limited warranty.