About the Author
Mathieu is the founder of TotalSUP and a multilingual online marketing expert with over 20 years of experience at top international internet companies. His love at first sight with Stand Up Paddling in 2013 inspired him to create TotalSUP, now the leading online media and community for the sport, while shaping his family’s lifestyle around the ocean.
In a week’s time, the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge will take place in Hood River, Oregon. Fiona Wylde, who is currently ranked second in the world and is herself a native, will be competing. She knows the river like the back of her hand and the race will be taking place on home turf. Who […]
Team Italy Team Members Leonard Nika- 06/16/1987-  Techical Race, SUP Surf Claudio Nika- 07/06/1996- Sprint, SUP Surf Paolo Marconi- 01/16/1991- Technical Race, Long Distance Martino Rogai- 03/07/1988- Long Distance – Relay Caterina Stenta- 11/25/1987- Long Distance- Technical Race – SUP Surf Chiara Nordio- 06/29/1998- Long Distance- Technical Race Laura Dal Pont- 12/15/2002- Sprint- Relay Alessia […]
Hello again TotalSUP readers! It’s SUPerman back with a new paddle tip. This is another simple tip that will help you maximize your body to paddle better. Many of these paddle tips are going to be on better muscle engagement and postural cues to help athletes. Today, let’s take a step back from our stroke and just look at where we are holding the […]
Team Japan Team Members Kenny Kaneko- 01/21/1988- Long Distance- Technical Race- Sprint “This will be my 3rd time at the ISA World Championships. We have a full roster this year so looking forward to great competition and exploring Denmark!” Ryouhei Yoshida- 12/11/1981- Long Distance- Technical Race Yuka Sato- 08/17/1986- Long Distance- Technical Race- Sprint Takayo […]
John Spinoulas and Kostas Spinoulas, two Greek riders, want you to enjoy the highlights of their 4 days of downwind in Athens, Greece. The conditions were very challenging due to the summer gales of the “Meltemia” wind, which also made for a more enjoyable experience on the water.Â
Team Australia Team Members: Michael Booth- 01/30/1991- Long Distance Best 3 results: ISA World Marathon Champion 2016, Euro Tour Champion 2017, PPG Distance race Winner 2016 “I have competed professionally in SUP over the past two years transitioning from diverse range of paddlesports including kayaking and surfski. My mission is life is to encourage people […]
Perfect technique, strong in the upwind despite his teenage stature, downwind control worthy of the best out there today. At just 13 years of age, Tahitian Starboard rider Keoni Sulpice is one of today’s most promising juniors. He has won every single race in which he has participated this year in the junior category and […]
Hello again TotalSUP readers! It’s SUPerman back again with a new paddle tip. This one is another simple tip that will help you maximize your body to paddle better. Many of these paddle tips are going to be on better muscle engagement and postural cues to help athletes. Today, let’s look at the reaching phase of the stroke. Reaching is […]