When Starboard announced Shuri Araki as the newest member of its Dream Team at the beginning of the year, the SUP world took notice. At just 20 years old, the Okinawan has already amassed eight senior World Championship titles – six ISA and two ICF – and remarkably, he has never raced in the junior division. […]

The 2026 European SUP League reached Switzerland on 20–21 June for the third stop of the season, as the Big Paddle Festival transformed the shores of Lake Zurich into one of the most exciting venues on the European circuit. Organized by Florian Gander, founder of SUP Kultur and the Richterswil Watersport Center, the event marked […]

With just a few months to go, major announcements have already been made for the 9th edition of Planet Baltic SUP Race, set to take place from 5-8 August in Kołobrzeg, Poland. As the country’s longest-running ocean SUP race and one of the few remaining major sea-racing events in Northern Europe, Planet Baltic SUP Race […]

This weekend, 24-28 June, the English Riviera takes centre stage as the ICF SUP World Cup and SUPER Festival get underway in Torquay and Paignton. Set against the turquoise waters and sheltered bays of South Devon, the five-day festival brings together elite international athletes, grassroots paddlers, and newcomers eager to experience stand-up paddleboarding. The event […]

The Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis has always been a story- and paddler-centred event, carrying a unique emotional weight that sets it apart from other open-water ultra-endurance races. Each paddler brings their own personal motivation to what is ultimately a selfless act, all while supporting the Piper’s Angels Foundation and its mission. This year marked the […]

The European SUP scene is all fired up! On Saturday, 27 June, the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) heads to Surfclub Windekind in Oostduinkerke for one of the most anticipated events of the season: the Belgian SUP Tour (BST)’s Championship Technical Race. As the fourth stop of the twelve-race Belgian SUP Tour calendar and a counting […]

As Rybnik and the wider Polish SUP community prepare for a landmark weekend at the 2026 Odra SUP Cup, we caught up with BassSUP  rider Maja Bauerek ahead of the event. Fresh off a double silver medal in the Long Distance and Technical Race at The Big Paddle Festival, the European SUP League Stop #3, […]

Few races in the world of stand-up paddling exert the same magnetic pull as the SUP 11-City Tour. Over the years, TotalSUP has documented countless stories of paddlers returning to the event again and again. For many, it becomes far more than a race – it’s a lifetime bucket-list challenge that often evolves into a […]

BOLD IN THE FACE OF FEAR: This year marked the 10th edition of The Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis (10X4CF), held from 10 – 13 June 2026. The one-of-a-kind endurance challenge takes paddlers on an 80-mile open-ocean journey across the Gulf Stream from Bimini in the Bahamas to Lake Worth Beach, Florida. Inspired by the powerful […]