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French Company Develops a Transparent Stand-Up Paddleboard

Le StandUp gives you an unparalleled view of what you're gliding over

By Rain Noe - November 30, 2020

in Object Culture

The visual design of stand-up paddleboards can be pretty garish. Some of the stuff on the market looks like it was designed to be sponsored by Mountain Dew.

Perhaps the thinking is to make them well visible from overhead, should a rescue plane need to come looking for you. But Loeva, a company out of Biarritz, France, where the water is clear, took a different approach with their boards. Their Le StandUp is made from an unspecified crystal-clear polymer that allows you to see the ocean floor below.

The aluminum-framed board also has LEDs on the underside, for those paddling out at night.

They won't say what type of plastic it is, just that it's "almost unbreakable."

The company plans to have Le StandUp in production by 2021.

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""They have succeeded in inventing a colorless acrylic glass almost as transparent as crystal," Laurent Jaurey enthuses. "Unlike other polymers, Altuglas® ShieldUp provides an unparalleled balance in terms of resistance to shocks, scratches and cleaning products," states Jean-Marc Boutillier, Altuglas® R&D Engineer."

"Usually made of neoprene, in this case, the ankle strap that attaches the surfer's foot to their board is manufactured to haute-couture standards using vegan leather made from apple skins."

https://www.arkema-americas.com/en/media/news-overview/news/The-StandUp-by-LOEVA-and-Altuglas-ShieldUp-crystalline-transparency/

Invisible, airtight bonding of transparent PMMA and white painted Carbon fiber. The chance that this looks anything like the renders above, razor slim.

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