TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Proposed Field Assessment Method for Stand-up Paddle Board Technology
AU - Dyer, Bryce 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 8
SP  - 2120
EP  - 2125
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.2120.2125
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.2120.2125
KW  - Stand-up paddleboard
KW  -hydrodynamics
KW  -paddler
KW  -drag
KW  -racing
KW  -technological assessment
AB  - There is limited information regarding the performance of Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP) technology
and the means to evaluate its performance. The aim of this study was to assess the intra-test reliability of a
proposed outdoor field assessment methodology and three different levels of SUP technology. These included
changes made to the board, the paddle or the fin and to assess their performance and statistical reliability. A
participant completed a series of randomised runs at 2.5 m/sec over a 230 m distance on three separate test
events all held at a flat water test venue. The stroke index was used to evaluate each technological change made
to the paddler’s equipment. All three test events yielded a good level of reliability (Coefficient of Variation =
<2.4%). The proposed assessment method was also able to detect seven out of eight prescribed technological
changes with statistical significance (p = 0.05). As a result, the proposed assessment method is recommended
as a specific, geographically accessible and cost effective means of SUP technological assessment.
ER  -