At just 17, Núria Chiquero García is already racing at the front of the European field while still competing in the Under-18 category. Building on the strong season she began on the European SUP League (ESL), the Santa Pola athlete, coached by Daniel Parres at Club Deportivo Parres, has delivered a series of notable results […]

It was a defining season for the European SUP League (ESL), which completed its second consecutive year as the official stand-up paddle circuit sanctioned by the European Surfing Federation. Committed to increasing the visibility of the circuit and creating opportunities for athletes at all levels, the European SUP League has also played an important role […]

Several destinations are bidding to host the next edition of the Paddle Worldwide SUP World Championships, with China’s Suzhou and Burlington, Vermont, among the leading candidates. The 2027 host could be announced during this month’s World Championships in Sabaudia, Italy. The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has adopted Paddle Worldwide (PW) as its new official name, […]

Welcome to EuroSUP 2026, stage 2, in Melilla, Spain, where Europe’s best stand-up paddle racers meet for the European SUP Race Championships from October 3 to 6, three years after the last edition in Peniche, Portugal. Held under the European Surfing Federation, this year’s event brings elite paddlers to Spain’s North African enclave, on the […]

The strongest women paddlers in the UK come from the ocean. They are all-round waterwomen – powerful, experienced and with an immense knowledge of how to read the water. And when they line up against each other, anything is up for grabs. We followed a number of UK races featuring the country’s top female paddlers, […]

As BassSUP celebrates its 10th anniversary, the Polish brand is marking the occasion with an expanded quiver of boards, including an exciting first: its very own white water SUP – Bass White Water 9’9″ x 36″ x 6″ SUP Founded in 2016 by Jędrzej Klafkowski and Małgosia Majda, BassSUP is a premium Polish SUP brand […]

Eri Tenório has been making plenty of noise on the other side of the Atlantic this season. Fresh from a clean sweep at Lowcountry PaddleFest on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina – taking the wins in Sprint, Technical Race and Long Distance – the Brazilian has been building an impressive run of results across the […]

We’re slowly moving into the phase of the SUP season when brands will start rolling out their 2027 ranges. And when it comes to Infinity, anything carrying Dave Boehne’s signature is bound to generate interest and plenty of hype. We’ve been catching glimpses of the 2027 EVERREADY in some compelling Cali sunlit sessions and big […]

SUP Race Lignano, Italy’s pioneering heritage race, took another major step forward this year, with both the Technical Race and Long Distance Race becoming official stops on the International Canoe Federation (ICF) SUP World Ranking Circuit. Organised by Romina Mariotto and Alberto Sammarco, co-founders of The Wild SUP, the event brought around 150 paddlers to […]