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After months of preparation, the countdown to the start of an immense exploit attempt is now launched. At the beginning of April, Nicolas Jarossay will embark on his specifically designed paddleboard in Cape Verde to rally Martinique over the Atlantic ocean. Last week Nicolas spent 6 days in the Vendée region, where his shaper has had […]

The Teulade Brothers are the main protagonists of this new Bomber Eyewear video!  

5 days and 4 nights. Last month Nicolas Jarossay put his Transatlantic SUP Crossing board prototype to the test in live conditions for the first time and his confidence is rising… In January 2016, he will embark on what is expected to be a 2-month journey accross the Atlantic ocean. Hello Nicolas, first of all, where and […]

A Monster wave near Margaret River on the Australian west coast has left Starboard SUP surfer Justin Holland in hospital with a broken femur. Justin Holland, who is from Gold Coast, found himself submerged under tonnes of water with an impact so savage it broke his leg. Jamie Mitchell rushed the surfer back to shore where he was taken by […]

Meet Japanese SUP rider Tomoyashi Murabayashi aka SUP Tomo, one the most active Stand-Up Paddle ambassadors in his country. The rider from Starboard tells us about his recent SUP achievements and how big SUP is growing in Japan! TotalSUP: Hi Tomoyasu, could you please introduce yourself ? Tomoyasu Murabayashi: Hi, I come from Japan, I am […]

We would like to introduce Breeze Turner to you. She is an amazing SUP girl who rarely jumps on her board without her dog, a Golden Retriever called Marley. Here is the story of their recent circumnavigation trip around Lake Tahoe, Nevada/California, USA. Total SUP: Hi Breeze, can you introduce yourself and your relationship with […]

Voici une info que vous ne soupçonniez peut-être pas, La BOP ou Battle of the Paddle n’est non pas une une épreuve individuelle mais bien une épreuve par équipe. Derrière chaque rider se trouve un compagnon de course, le Caddie. Céline et Jean-Philippe, pouvez-vous nous donner votre définition du caddie? Céline Guesdon : En fait, la […]

Année après année ce grand classique de la rame a su se faire une solide réputation auprès des rameurs de Paddle Board, Stand Up Paddle et Pirogue monoplace. Pour cette édition 2014, encore une fois la presqu’île de Crozon mettra les petits plats dans les grands. Avec une configuration géographique permettant d’optimiser les tracés de […]

On October 10th, Maggie Adams, Claudette Baker, 13 year-old Stephen Baker and Isabelle Malique took part in the Island to Island Waterman Relay Race in California. The 28 nautical mile relay race opened to 14' SUP, OC1 and prone paddleboards involves teams of 3 paddlers from Santa Barbara Island to the Isthmus on Catalina Island. […]

That's it ! It took a few days to sort out the thousands of names put forward by hundreds of entrants but Caren Forbes, Mathieu Rauzier and Svein Rasmussen have made their choice. Bow-Down for some incredible, amazing, inspiring, creative, witty – but also sometimes sketchy, cheesy, dodgy and VERY FUNNY – names.  We personnally enjoyed: – […]

It's Battle of the Paddle Week ! Starboard, SUPRacer.com and TotalSUP are organizing a pretty cooooool contest: the Name Battle. Name the 2015 huge 8-paddler board designed by Mathieu Rauzier and which has just come out of the Starboard factory without a name…yet!  Starboard will pick the best name and the winner gets a brand new […]

Every year Idaho River Sports organize the Fall Paddle Classic at the now world-famous Whitewater Park in Boise, Idaho which hosted the Payette River Games in June earlier this year. The Fall Paddle Classic is a Stand Up Paddle, Kayak and Canoe friends and family-friendly get-together mixing racing, barbecuing and plenty of fun. One particular event […]

2ème partie de notre focus sur le wagon de champions français en partance pour la BOP 2014. Nos frenchies détendus de la pagaie en profitent pour s'envoyer quelques vannes à la tronche… Des lunettes d'Eric Terrien au boardshort léopard d'Arthur Daniel, quelle que soit la réussite sportive, ça sent la bonne virée entre potes!  Si vous avez […]

Regards croisés de 5 riders français sur 5 marques de boards différentes en route pour la Battle of The Paddle 2014 : Greg Closier (Hobie SUP), Titouan Puyo (Starboard), Éric Terrien (BIC SUP), Arthur Daniel (F-One) et Vincent Verhoeven (NSP) témoignent de la place de choix – et parfois de coeur – qu'occupe la BOP dans leur […]