Foil

La démocratisation du SUP et de ses disciplines associées a toujours été le mot d’ordre chez GONG. Afin que tant les débutants que les professionnels trouvent du matériel pour prendre du plaisir sur l’eau, l’équipe GONG développe des produits performants et innovants. La toute dernière planche issue d’une année de travail n’échappe pas à leurs […]

Have you seen Blurr? You may have caught a glimpse of Infinity SUP boss, Dave Boehne, shredding the perfectly engineered, flawless waves at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch. Relentlessly innovating, designing and shaping, with a new YouTube channel and a foil dedicated Instagram page launched, the Speed Freaks squad is not slowing down! TotalSUP caught up […]

Mark Raaphorst, l’une des légendes vivantes du shape en stand up paddle, a grandement influencé le sport avec des planches de downwind et de race innovantes et performantes depuis 15 ans. Waterman accompli, il est passé par toutes les disciplines, de la planche à voile à la pirogue en passant par le SUP et le […]

The SUP, surf and paddling communities in the UK have been hit hard by current lockdown but also showed remarkable solidarity by stopping all water based activity to reduce the risk to the lifesaving crews and other emergency services being exposed to COVID-19, and the pressure on their time. TotalSUP caught up with Ben Pye, […]

“I’m so grateful that David Smart of Blackfish Paddles believed in an unknown kid from the other side of the world” said Blackfish Team Rider Sam McCullough. Well let us tell you, “this kid from the other side of the world” is an emerging Aussie SUP powerhouse and a force to be reckoned with. Competing […]

Mark Raaphorst, the legendary shaper and waterman, has greatly influenced the sport with innovative and high-performance downwind and race boards. As a waterman, he has mastered every discipline from windsurfing to outrigger to SUP and foiling and now takes his own experience and input from elite racers to shape world-class boards that are known for […]

Former international SUP Racer and now owner of the California/French Brittany brand 52FoilCo  Greg Closier, runs through a series of precious Downwind Foil tips that will help you to get started on Downwind SUP Foiling. Downwind SUP foil – Why do we do it? In April 2016, Kai Lenny showed the world what he was doing […]

Richard Boudia est connu dans les magazines pour ses trips de Waterman qui l’ont amené dans le monde entier pendant 20 ans. Depuis 2016, il est entré dans la success story Takuma, marque française 100% dédiée à la fabrication de matériel de foil. Responsable commercial de la marque en France, qu’il parcourt dans tous les […]

Matthieu Aguirre, le waterman de 18 ans originaire de Bidart au Pays Basque et membre du Team 425pro, vient encore de s’illustrer ce week-end, cette fois-ci sur la vague mythique de Belharra. Accompagné de son ami Peyo Lizarazu et d’un collectif de connaisseurs, le basque nominé aux XXL BIG WAVES Awards 2019, devient l’un des […]

Pascal Pouget fait partie de ceux, de plus en plus nombreux, qui ont goûté aux joies du foil et qui sont complètement et irrémédiablement piqués ! Ce pur waterman vendéen (et ex-triathlète !) a accumulé en plus de 40 ans de glisse tous les jouets qu’il faut pour s’éclater en kite, windsurf, surf, SUP race […]

Mathieu Fouliard is a pure-breed waterman, and a full-time brand ambassador for the global watersport brand Roberto Ricci Design aka RRD International. Mathieu has been living on the beautiful island of Tahiti, in French Polynesia since the age of 18 and lives for the ocean. With the Pacific Ocean only a few meters from his […]

Dedicated to custom innovation, Infinity SUP specializes in high end – high performance SUP designs for both surf and race. The new quiver is expected to land in May 2020 and TotalSUP had a unique opportunity to chat with Infinity’s Nate Smieja about enhanced designs and the 2020 collection which is now available to pre-order. […]

As SUP riders across the globe are setting new goals for the 2020 season, SUP foiling, one of the most hyped water activities of the recent years, will make it to the top of the bucket lists. Total SUP caught up with the Fanatic Team Rider and 2019 Junior World Champion, Christian Andersen aka Polar […]

Driven by passion for watersports and cutting-edge designs, RRD International have grown from its epic windsurfing roots into a SUP and foil powerhouse with RRD Team Riders shredding the pro SUP racing scene globally. TotalSUP caught up with the RRD Team Rider Francesco Mazzei to talk about the growing SUP racing scene in Italy.  Hi […]