Nature & Wildlife

Starboard paddler Bart De Zwart has just landed back from his expedition in Vanuatu. The expedition evolved from found memories of sailing through the islands in 2007 with his family. A journey that made Bart fall in love with the people, nature and culture of the islands. The Dutch expedition paddler gives TotalSUP an account […]

This year the Dordogne Intégrale celebrates its 10th anniversary. To mark this occasion the route will be on the entire river, a total distance of 350 KM connecting 4 departments, Corrèze, Lot, Dordogne and Gironde. Paddlers will transfixed by beauty and diversity of the landscapes the river crosses.  Paddlers will descend through wild gorges, limestone […]

SUPROME is an 18  KM paddle adventure that bisects the ancient of Rome and passes under ancient Roman bridges. Currently at its fifth edition, SUPRome is a total paddle experience, international paddlers will join together to feast their eyes on the eternal city.  Organiser Roberto Crosti who has been paddling in the urban and wild […]

By Bart de Zwart Once or twice a year I am lucky enough to go on one of those special trips. I call them expeditions because it is an exploration into the unknown.  A stand up paddle board my preferred way to travel.  I honestly don’t know where I going to sleep tomorrow. I know […]

The 31st March will see the 1st ever 100% SUP Race on the Ardèche. Paddlers will paddle under the iconic Vallon Pont d’Arc for the SUP’Air Ardèche . The race organised by the team behind the international kayak marathon Gorges de l’Ardèche will follow in giant footsteps.  The race is the 1st of its kind is […]

This is your chance to join the movement for a strawless ocean! Starboard SUP would like YOU to join in the fight against single-use plastics by saying NO to straws with their #stopsucking campaign. Plastic straws are just one of many single-use plastics which end up in the ocean, polluting the water and harming sea […]

In October 2018 two Swiss geologists, Jérôme Chablais and François Martin embarked on an unprecedented SUP adventure, exploring the fjords on the Musandam Peninsula, Oman. The trip was supported by Swiss brand Fool Moon, which connected and supported the two adventurers, providing head to toe equipment, as well as their 12ft X-moon touring SUP  board. The […]

Adventure calls with Red Paddle Co’s dedicated range of ultimate touring and voyager boards. British SUP brand Red Paddle Co has launched its adventure series of SUP boards “The Voyager” aimed at introducing paddlers to paddle exploration and adventure.  With adventure in mind the Red Paddle Co Voyager SUP boards have been specifically designed […]

Starboard continues its drive towards eco-responsibility by launching an initiative to transform discarded fishing nets into high-end paddleboard components. A move to contribute to cleaner oceans, litter-free beaches and jobs for local communities.  It was announced by  Starboard and Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, that they are collecting and upcycling discarded […]

Ludovic Teulade, l’un des deux frères Teulade se rendra en Polynésie pour l’une des plus grosses compétitions de Waterman au monde d’ici la fin du mois à Huahine. Ayant déjà passé le mois de février entre Tahiti et l’île de Tahaa pour un surf trip, c’est avec un tout autre objectif que Ludo se rend […]

C’est en juillet dernier que Jules et son père Lulu Langlois se sont envolés sur invitation de TotalSUP et de Air Tahiti Nui pour Teahupoo pour participer au 5ème round du Waterman Tahiti Tour 2018. Pendant cette édition Jules a relevé le défi de réaliser l’ensemble des épreuves dédiées aux Watermen (warm-up, natation, SUP et prone et combo). […]

Starboard SUP  the brand with 25 years of innovative board building and design has just reached Sustainable Surf’s Gold Level status for their Blue Carbon technology board range.  Starboard ‘s Ollie O’Reilly takes TotalSUP through the new range made from balsa the natural sandwich material, and has a carbon footprint that is climate positive.  “Achieving this has […]

Regardez l’intégralité du 5ème et dernier épisode du Waterman Tahiti Tour 2018 qui a sacré Damien Troquenet et Vaimiti Maoni, vainqueur du circuit 2018. De superbes images de Teahupoo, une belle domination de Heilani Cronsteatd (425Pro) en prone paddleboard, et une  victoire d’Enzo Bennett devant le prodige Keone Sulpice et le Tahitian Beast Georges Cronsteadt […]

Lizzie Carr, a British activist and adventurer completed a 275 KM (170 mile) paddle boarding challenge along the Hudson River in New York to highlight plastic pollution. The double world record holder paddled from Albany to the Statue of Liberty in an eight-day endurance challenge, calling for companies to take responsibility for plastic they produce. […]