Mathieu Astier

They are from South Africa, have been in the surf shaping business for years and have all it takes to build a strong SUP brand. They are also a very friendly bunch and the first people we got to meet in Dana Point as part of the TotalSUP SoCal Tour earlier this month thanks to their […]

Quand un papa ex-champion du monde en équipe en windsurf fait découvrir le SUP à son fils et lui donne le goût de la compétition, ça donne tout de suite une autre graine de champion. Bienvenue dans le Var, chez la famille Langlois, au sein de laquelle la maman Nathalie n’est pas en reste derrière Lulu le […]

In the absence of a live stream, video summary or press release (we expect them to appear in the coming hours), here is all the info that TotalSUP has managed to gather for our readers about the Red Bull Heavy Water event that took place in San Francisco yesterday.   Red Bull Heavy Water Results:  1. Conner Baxter […]

By Bart de Zwart, international endurance SUP Racer — Green mountains, hairy cows, old castles and the Loch Ness monster … what a more perfect backdrop for a spectacular SUP race than Scotland! Unfortunately the former organizer of the Great Glen Paddle, announced that it was simply cancelled 4 weeks before the event. Luckily, fellow ultra long distance […]

Ce week-end ont eu lieu les championnats de France de Sup Race en 14 pieds, organisés comme l’an passé dans le cadre de la Presqu’ile Paddle Race par Amaury Dormet et Erwan Le Léannec. Nouveau format cette année avec deux parcours en plein océan pour un cumul total de plus de trente kilomètres sur l’ensemble […]

This past week-end, the Stand Up World Series finals were held for the first time ever on Maui, Hawaii. A decisive event in the Women’s which saw Fiona Wylde take on a double win and being crowned the 2016 Stand Up World Series Champion ! On Day 1, the event saw the best racers in the world take one the best […]

Ce week-end a lieu la Presqu’ile Paddle Race à Crozon qui pour son édition 2016 accueille comme l’an passé les Championnats de France de SUP Race en 14′. Organisée par Amaury Dormet en partenariat avec Erwan Le Léannec (organisateur des courses SUP du Grand Prix Guyader), cette édition promet de beaux parcours dont le départ […]

By Eric Terrien, BIC SUP — I have been asked a lot of questions since I have started playing with SUP Foil. Here is a summary of my experience so far. This is, of course, a beginner’s point of view, since I have done at this stage only 15 SUP foil sessions. My choice of SUP foil board […]

We thought it was time to shed some light on our friend Scott McKercher’s new venture. A former Windsurf World Champion, Scott was a Head of Windsurf and SUP Surf Design at Starboard for many years. Last year, he left a crowded Bangkok for the pristine beaches of his hometown Margaret River in Australia with a plan: […]

by Josh Riccio, SUP Racer at Rogue — Once again SUP the Mag’s 2016 Pacific Paddle Games presented by Salt Life hosted on Doheny Beach, California was fortunate to have excellent waves and weather for all 3 days of racing this year, which helped create some really exciting racing for the athletes, the spectators on the beach and […]