About this product
Standing on a paddleboard is fine for half an hour on flat water. Paddle into a headwind, take a child along, or go out for a couple of hours, and sitting down is simply easier – which is why almost every modern SUP has deck rings and almost every serious paddler carries a seat.
This is a universal-fit seat rather than one made for a particular board. Four adjustable webbing straps with side-release buckles clip to the D-rings on a paddleboard deck or the fittings on a sit-on-top kayak, and you pull them tight to set the backrest angle you want. Because the fitting is straps rather than a moulded bracket, it also works on a canoe thwart, a small boat bench or a beach chair frame.
The seat base and backrest are padded with multi-layer PU foam and covered in a wipe-clean fabric. The cushion lifts out, which matters here: after a day in the sea a seat that cannot be rinsed and dried goes musty fast. The underside is rubberised with retaining clips so the seat does not slide forward as you paddle.
Note that a seat alone changes how you sit, not how you brace. If you are paddling a board seated for any distance, a footrest against which to push makes far more difference than most people expect – we stock those separately.
Paddleboard & Kayak Seat with Backrest - Universal Fit