{"id":7971,"date":"2024-01-19T13:34:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stand-up-paddling.org\/en\/?p=7971"},"modified":"2024-01-23T10:49:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T10:49:24","slug":"bluefin-cruise-light-weight-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stand-up-paddling.org\/en\/bluefin-cruise-light-weight-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Bluefin Cruise Lite Weight Limit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>We recommend the Bluefin Cruise Lite to a weight limit of 175 lbs for the 10&#8242;, and 200 lbs for the 11&#8217;4&#8243;.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stand-up-paddling.org\/en\/bluefin-cruise-lite-review\/\">Bluefin Cruise Lite<\/a> weight limits are 270 lbs for the 10&#8242;, and 330 lbs for the 11&#8217;4&#8243;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s delve deeper into why these recommended weight limits are lower.<\/p>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stand-up-paddling.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/divider-sup-board.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stand-up-paddling.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/divider-sup-board.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.stand-up-paddling.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/divider-sup-board-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stand-up-paddling.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/divider-sup-board-768x92.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcf9 Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Bluefin Cruise Lite carries up to ___ lbs (less than advertised)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j4w656ofG8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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<\/strong>model and <strong>330 lbs for the 11&#8217;4&#8243;<\/strong> model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we recommend that the Bluefin Cruise Lite have a maximum weight of <strong>175 lbs for the 10&#8242;<\/strong> model and <strong>200 lbs for the 11&#8217;4&#8243;<\/strong> model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do these figures differ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most brands, including Bluefin, often state higher weight limits for their boards. 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