Mathieu Astier

Following its successful launch in 2025, the European SUP League (ESL) returns in 2026 with a broader international footprint and an expanded competitive structure. The inaugural season featured four events across two countries — three in Spain and one in Portugal — and marked the first step toward creating a unified professional circuit for SUP […]

Get ready for the Trasimeno SUP Race, returning on April 18-19! Organized by Cristian Bottausci, a celebrated SUP athlete, coach, and multiple national master champion, this iconic race has been bringing paddlers together since 2014. Starting as a national event with 70 participants, it has grown into a highlight of the Italian SUP calendar, attracting […]

Waterman sablais passionné et infatigable développeur de la discipline, Clovis Leroux organise pour la troisième fois le Tour de l’Île Vertime les 30 et 31 mai prochains : un événement unique et résolument multi-glisse, où se croisent SUP, pirogues, surfski, kayak et prone. Ici, le Stand Up Paddle grandit en effet aux côtés d’un club […]

From her historic stand-up paddle crossing between Cuba and Key West to countless miles logged along Florida’s wild coastline, Victoria Burgess has built a reputation as a multicraft waterwoman on grit, endurance, and heart. But beyond the big crossings and bluewater challenges, her passion runs just as deep for her home waters. Now she’s inviting […]

Before the SUP 11 City Tour became one of the most legendary Stand Up Paddle races, there was a quiet, almost forgotten chapter that few people know. In 2008, long before start lines, live tracking or international podium battles, Anne-Marie Reichmann-Totah paddled the entire 11 Cities route alone. No race. No crowd. Just a board, the […]

NSP continues to expand its European footprint with the appointment of APM Marketing GmbH as official distributor for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands, effective December 1st, 2025. The move comes in response to sustained demand across the region and marks another strategic step in the brand’s long-term growth plan. With APM joining SurfCloud in […]

Welcome to the livestream marathon of Last Paddler Standing 2025 – the most unpredictable, sleep-deprived, edge-of-your-seat SUP race on the planet. Starting December 6 at 9 am at Lake June in Winter, Florida, athletes will paddle a 3.33-mile loop every hour on the hour… and keep going until there’s only one paddler left. No finish […]

The first edition of the Sesimbra SUP Festival delivered a 4th stop and a spectacular finale to the inaugural European SUP League (ESL), uniting more than 100 athletes from 10 nations at Praia do Ouro for a decisive weekend of racing. Organized by the Sesimbra Surf Club, the European Surfing Federation, and the ESL, the […]

The ISA World SUP & Paddleboard Championship 2025 is kicking off in El Sunzal, Surf City, El Salvador, bringing together 161 athletes from 27 countries for a week of world-class SUP Surf, SUP Racing, and Paddleboard competition. Despite being announced on short notice, the event has drawn an impressive lineup of the world’s best. Among […]

What a weekend on the Costa Blanca! The VII Gran Carrera del Mediterráneo SUP Race 2025 once again turned the coastline of Alicante into Spain’s epicenter of Stand Up Paddle, bringing together over 120 paddlers from 18 clubs across the country.  Organized by Club Deportivo Parres, led by Daniel Parres — the same powerhouse team […]

After five intense days under the blazing Abu Dhabi sun, the 2025 ICF SUP World Championships came to a close with a mix of sweat, emotion, and history being written on the shimmering waters of Hudayriyat Island. As the event speaker alongside my co-commentator Rob, I had the privilege of living every thrilling moment — […]

As the 2025 ICF SUP World Championships begin this week in Abu Dhabi, one inspiring paddler will be watching from afar. Kateřina Trdlová, from Czechia, will not be on the start line this time, but her story from last year’s Worlds in Sarasota still deserves to be told. In 2024, she claimed gold in the […]