Anna Nadolna

Agios Nikolaos on SUP is currently underway, bringing together two major SUP racing events in 2026: the ECA / Paddle Europe European SUP Championships (18-20 September), followed by the ICF World Cup (20-23 September). With each stage producing its own results as the competition progresses, the two events share the Long Distance race, with separate […]

Considered a pioneer of ultra-long-distance SUP racing, the SUP 11-City Tour has once again brought paddlers from around the world to Friesland, the northern province of the Netherlands, for its 18th edition of the five-day competition and its 13th edition of the gruelling Non-Stop challenge. What began as one woman’s vision has grown into a […]

With an increasingly stacked ICF European calendar, the final months of the season are becoming a crucial battleground for international elite competitors – and the SUP Cup Kemer 2026 is shaping up to be one of the one-to-watch stops on the Autumn schedule. The fourth edition of the event, the SUP Cup Kemer 2026: ICF […]

The Belgian SUP Tour (BST), led by Vincent Claeskens, has become one of Europe’s most established and mature SUP racing circuits, while maintaining a strong commitment to developing the next generation of talent. The tour provides a valuable springboard for young athletes, giving them the opportunity to test themselves against some of the strongest and […]

With the second half of the racing season now in full swing, we’re keeping a close eye on the growing appetite among US athletes for the European SUP racing circuit. And with the ICF European calendar stacking up, there’s plenty to tempt them across the Atlantic, including: Agios Nikolaos on SUP (18-23 September) now part of the […]

How about a slice of iconic Hood River? TotalSUP welcomes Christian Andersen – aka “Polar Bear” – back to The Polar Bear Chronicles. The two-time SUP World Champion, multiple-time European Champion, and NSP Team rider – gives us a glimpse into life between training, racing and the road. After two months at altitude in the […]

In just a couple of days, the highly anticipated Portuguese stop takes centre stage, with the European SUP League (ESL) Grand Finale heading to Sesimbra from 11-13 September. Held as part of the Sesimbra SUP Festival and hosted by Surf Clube de Sesimbra, the final weekend promises a high-stakes conclusion to the ESL season, with […]

You don’t get to celebrate a 10th anniversary every day – and certainly not with a crowd of 500+ paddlers at one of Poland’s biggest SUP gatherings, SUP Masa Krytyczna on Lake Żywieckie. But that’s exactly how BassSUP marked the occasion: with metre-long cakes (!), plenty of fanfare and a fitting tribute to a decade spent […]

Arenales del Sol Beach in Elche, Alicante, Spain, was the setting for the second Elche Paddle Festival 2026, organised by Club Deportivo Parres as part of the Regional League and National League. The event brought together athletes across a wide range of ages and abilities, with junior divisions starting as young as Under 8, highlighting […]

After a season balancing SUP racing with a growing focus on surfing and foiling, Italian National Champion, prestigious Molokai 2 Oahu Winner and professional Coach, Tommaso Pampinella is set to return to the international stage in Crete. The Civitavecchia-based athlete will be looking to build on a year of training and dialling in his racing […]

Last weekend, the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) opened the second half of its racing calendar with The Longest Day at Lacs de l’Eau d’Heure, a gruelling 10-hour endurance challenge that also served as the Belgian leg of the second edition of the Double 10 Challenge. The pioneering concept pairs two of Europe’s toughest ultra-distance SUP events […]

Imagine a SUP competition village where the setting, the community and the racing all come together. That is what Kemer, Antalya, Türkiye offers: the Mediterranean stretching out in front, with the pine-covered Taurus Mountains rising dramatically behind it. At Moonlight Beach, a wide shoreline and crystal-clear waters provide a spectacular backdrop for an event that […]