Quickblade Trifecta | Stand Up Paddle

7 Apr 2025

Jim Terrell, the Mastermind Behind Quickblade Paddles – an Inside Scoop of the Business and Brand

Quickblade was founded by Jim Terrell, a four-time Olympic paddler and multiple national and international award winner. He began creating the world’s finest competition paddles at the young age of 11 in his father’s garage in Milford, Ohio. Jim is profoundly passionate about hydrodynamics, a passion that has been supported by decades of experience in […]

6 Feb 2017

Robert Norman’s 24 hour Guinness World Record Attempt – The Equipment

By Robert Norman Greetings again readers! I’m Robert Norman, SUP paddler from Florida and today we will be delving into my equipment for the Guinness World Record attempt on Feb 10th-Feb 11th at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota. The current number to beat to be put into the men’s record is 99.4 miles or 160 […]

3 Sep 2015

What happens to your SUP paddle stroke beneath?

Here is a pretty interesting underwater footage during a comparison test between 3 different paddles: an early Blue Planet Kai Zen prototype, a Quickblade Trifecta and a Blue Planet Featherlite paddle. Look in particular for the formation of bubbles, which is best to avoid.