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Last year, a group of us paddled out to a sand bar in the causeway here
in Dunedin, Florida. As we were relaxing in the sun having a cold one,
the tide went out. That tends to happen around here, but this time was
different. It left us with 4-5" of water for the mile trip back. As we
walked our paddle boards and coolers back to shore, it got us talking
about why we were walking in the first place.
So our search began for a shorter, shallow water fin that we could use
all the time without compromising performance. We thought it would be
easy to find but it turned into months of searching and testing
different fins without a solution. So we started talking about what it
would take to make the ideal fin. With our backgrounds in design and
fabrication, it was a natural next step to order a sheet of aluminum and
start making prototypes which lead to the creation of the T-Series fins.
As a Florida native, Harris grew up around the water but only recently started paddle boarding after a group trip with Chris. On the water is now where he finds his zen moments of meditation, paddling the causeways and rivers of Florida.
As a founder of Big Up SUP, Harris has taken his expertise and background in designing and manufacturing military aircraft and aerospace parts to develop the T-series fins.
Chris has spent his life on the water. His passion for connecting with nature on a paddleboard has taken him to amazing places across the country. Always ready for an adventure, Chris loves getting friends together for big down wind excursions or fun days on the rivers and springs, which lead to the origin story for Big Up and the need for a shallow water fin.
Because of his countless hours on the water with a paddle in his hand, Chris was the obvious choice to spearhead prototype testing and development at Big UP.
Driven by a desire to make operations more efficient and optimizing workflows, Brennan has worked with companies like Pepsi, Acura and Lyft to produce memorable experiences for their customers using immersive IT technologies.
As part of the Big Up team, Brennan uses his 2 decades of experience running multiple companies to oversee IT infrastructure and logistics.
