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How to choose your first SUP Race board? Tanja Ecker shares her top tips

2 Dec 2023

How to choose your first SUP Race board? Tanja Ecker shares her top tips

It’s most likely the million dollar question in our sport: “How to choose my first SUP racing board”, especially when it’s a one-time investment and it has to be done right from the get-go. To tackle the subject, TotalSUP caught up with Tanja Ecker, 11x German SUP Champion, Coach and Founder, who has recently taken […]

Tanja Ecker brings the Californian 404 and Hippostick brands to Europe

1 Sep 2023

Tanja Ecker brings the Californian 404 and Hippostick brands to Europe

11x National German SUP Champion, Ultra-Endurance Paddler, Coach, Photographer, Entrepreneur… The list does not exhausts but definitely translates onto Tanja Ecker‘s multi-faceted approach to our sport and the possibilities that lie within it. And to top it all up, Tanja is the exclusive dealer for Europe of 404 and Hippostick, high-performance Californian SUP and paddle […]

An Epic Nordic SUP Adventure with Patrick Paddy Boyum and his NSP FSL O2 Race SUP

23 Aug 2023

An Epic Nordic SUP Adventure with Patrick Paddy Boyum and his NSP FSL O2 Race SUP

EPIC is an often overused word, its value has diminished because everything, everywhere seems ‘Epic!’. However, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Boyum, NSP Surfboards’ Swedish ambassador knows the true meaning of the word as you are about to find out. With no further introduction from me here is Paddy’s latest adventure. Patrick Paddy Boyum – Nordic River SUP […]

NSP’s Bodie Von Allmen and his new SUP race quiver – NSP Carolina, NSP Ninja and NSP Puma

31 Mar 2023

NSP’s Bodie Von Allmen and his new SUP race quiver – NSP Carolina, NSP Ninja and NSP Puma

Rising SUP star Bodie Von Allmen is already a name many on the Stand Up Paddle racing circuit know from his impressive results at Elite level on the world stage yet this young paddler is still eligible to compete as a junior racer. This season he signed with the NSP international race team and TotalSUP […]

The APP World Tour returns to SoCal this weekend and it’s going to be EPIC!

24 Jun 2022

The APP World Tour returns to SoCal this weekend and it’s going to be EPIC!

The US Open of SUP at Santa Monica Pier kicks off the Championship Tour his weekend! Here’s just a taste of all the things we can’t wait to watch: the homecoming of the APP to Southern California after 7-years; the return of Mo Freitas; dramatic surf racing and an iconic distance race that will launch […]

USA Team selected for ISA World Champs in Puerto Rico in November

22 Jun 2022

USA Team selected for ISA World Champs in Puerto Rico in November

Some of the top American Athletes competed in Oceanside, California last weekend for a spot in the USA team for ISA World Champs in Puerto Rico in November. The US Surf Federation known as USA Surfing hosted three days of competition on June 16-18 which included 3 disciplines: Distance Race, SUP Surfing and Technical Racing, […]

Watch the Carolina Cup 2022 Facebook livestream with TotalSUP

30 Apr 2022

Watch the Carolina Cup 2022 Facebook livestream with TotalSUP

TotalSUP will Facebook-livestream the 2022 Carolina Cup, good old-schoold style (ie with a mobile phone) and the commentaries from the boat of our friends Kristin Thomas and Dave Boehne. Make sure to tune in before the race starts at 9.40 am local time (UTC -4). >> Head to www.facebook.com/totalsupofficial !!! << World times: Saturday April […]

Pre-Carolina Cup 2022 interview with Ty Judson and Kaelan Lockhart

28 Apr 2022

Pre-Carolina Cup 2022 interview with Ty Judson and Kaelan Lockhart

I caught up with Aussie powerhouses and NSP team riders Ty Judson (back from knee injury and 2 years of very little SUP racing) and new international sensation Kaelan Lockhart, freshly arrived in Wrightville Beach, NC, USA for the big show down taking place this weekend at the Carolina Cup 2022! Here is the start […]

Ex-Olympic Sprint Canoer and father of three Tamas Buday takes to the podium at the Carolina Cup

18 Nov 2021

Ex-Olympic Sprint Canoer and father of three Tamas Buday takes to the podium at the Carolina Cup

It is fair to say that Tamás (Tommy) Buday Jr was born to be on the water. As a three-time Olympian and ICF World Championship silver medallist in Sprint Canoe, Tommy has done it all from a seated position. Standing up on a paddleboard seemed to be a natural progression. The Hungarian-born Canadian now boasts […]

Los Angeles

The Stand Up Paddle Guide to Los Angeles by John Gabriel

Located in the southern state of California, on the Pacific coast, Los Angeles is an attractive city especially through film production in Hollywood, but also with its large watersports community. John Gabriel, SUP Racer, teacher, and coach in LA, tells us about his city with its conditions, SUP spots, and riders. Hello John, can you introduce […]
The SUP scene is set for the 2019 APP World Tour Racing Finals in Paris

6 Dec 2019

The SUP scene is set for the 2019 APP World Tour Racing Finals in Paris

The scene is set in Paris for the 2019 APP World Tour Racing Finals! Paris SUP Open is one final showdown for the year showcasing the leading SUP pro contenders, with the backdrop of some of the world’s most famous landmarks (Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame) for the distance, and the unique and fast paced sprint […]

Red Bull Heavy Water 2019: Radical Conditions, Major Male/Female Cast and Historic Prize of $75,000 on Friday 18th October

15 Oct 2019

Red Bull Heavy Water 2019: Radical Conditions, Major Male/Female Cast and Historic Prize of $75,000 on Friday 18th October

The world’s best are getting ready for one of the sport’s most radical challenges and richest rewards. As without a doubt the most talked about and highly anticipated races in the sport, the Red Bull Heavy Water starts at Aquatic Park, in the heart of San Francisco, heads out to Golden Gate Bridge, through Fort […]

Chattajack 2019: Ben Friberg talks about the coming up 31 Mile SUP/Kayak Challenge

10 Oct 2019

Chattajack 2019: Ben Friberg talks about the coming up 31 Mile SUP/Kayak Challenge

The countdown is on to the Chattajack 31 Mile SUP/Kayak Race held on 26 October 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Over 650 paddlers have registered for this distance endurance race through the Tennessee River Gorge with big names confirmed and set to defend their titles. In the run up to the event TotalSUP, Chattajack’s Media Partner, […]

APP World Tour: Osaka SUP Open Finishes in Style!

22 Sep 2019

APP World Tour: Osaka SUP Open Finishes in Style!

And that’s a wrap the Osaka SUP Open weekend ended in spectacular style with Michael Booth and Seychelle taking victory on the final day of action! The Mens Distance Race In a thrilling distance race that threaded its way through the beautiful waterways of this bustling City. The Osaka SUP Open presented by Remax Japan […]