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1. A rack system for holding rigid, non-inflatable, aerofoil-shaped stand-up paddle boards (SUPs), comprising: a rectangular frame including a top exterior frame, a bottom exterior frame, a left exterior frame, and a right exterior frame, collectively defining a perimeter; a fully enclosed housing comprising a top wall panel, bottom wall panel, front wall panel, left side wall panel, and right side wall panel, each of said wall panels fixed to the rectangular frame; an open rear access side opposite the front wall panel, configured to receive a removable fastener for securing a flexible net or a rigid closure wall panel; an interior, horizontal, middle partition panel fixed within the rectangular frame, dividing the rack system into substantially equal upper and lower compartments; a plurality of fixed, parallel, longitudinally aligned carpeted ridges and valleys, each referred to respectively as a ridge or valley, disposed within each compartment, each ridge and valley affixed directly to an interior-facing surface of the bottom wall panel, the top wall panel, or [both] a top and bottom sides of the interior horizontal middle partition panel; wherein the plurality of carpeted ridges define a repeating corrugated pattern forming alternating compressible support surfaces and receiving spaces, the ridges being arranged in vertically spaced tiers within the rack system, each tier being configured to securely support SUP boards in a vertical, longitudinal arrangement; wherein each ridge comprises a solid base wrapped in carpet to form a compressible, bulbous surface configured to apply compressive engagement against the longitudinal side edges of each SUP; and wherein said ridges and valleys are spaced and configured to support the SUPs with a compression fit that enables sliding insertion and removal along a linear path between laterally adjacent ridges, the SUPs being supported in said vertical longitudinal arrangement throughout the rack system.
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