SUP for FUN

Luca Sommaruga-Malaguti is a professional free diver who travels the world for competitions, for coaching and for epic projects in remote places. In November 2021, he embarked on a 14-day multi-sport adventure in Iceland with two other explorers Jimmy Martinello and Brian Hockenstein, with a unique means of transport connecting each activity: their Red Paddle […]

Vous avez essayé et aimé le paddle et souhaitez faire l’acquisition d’un paddle gonflable pour la prochaine saison? Fini le casse-tête, en optant pour un paddle gonflable, vous serez certains d’avoir chez vous une planche sympa abordable et polyvalente, pour vos loisirs en solo ou en famille. La marque Key West, qui propose une gamme […]

Dorset-based paddler and owner of The SUP Store in Christchurch, Saviour Aquilina has recently reviewed the latest Red Paddle Co 10’6 Ride board. Here he tells TotalSUP why the board is a real crowd-pleaser, the best places to paddle in Dorset and why Stand Up Paddle is the sport that everyone should be doing. You […]

Mélanger le trail et le stand up paddle, c’est l’idée géniale que Damien Rignault et Sébastien Sicard ont développé et éprouvé en 2021 avec une dizaine d’expéditions effectuées et qui a séduit la marque suisse Fool Moon. Ces deux montagnards toulousains aguerris aux Pyrénées qu’ils connaissent comme leur poche, sont allés encore plus loin pour […]

Swedish brand Yster SUP have announced the newest addition to their ISUP family line. The brand new Yster ISUP 17’3”x26” Linear, the perfect long-distance touring board. Yster SUP began as a mere concept in 2014, when founder and CEO, Per Vallbo, realised how few boards were designed for Northern waters and conditions. In 2016, that […]

Wekiva Island, one of Central Florida’s most beautiful natural reserves, where paddlers can enjoy paddling on tranquil waters, fed by a natural spring. It is exactly why stand up paddling was invented. On Wekiva Island, paddlers can explore the lush surroundings, whilst spotting nature below and around the water. TotalSUP talks to Ned Johnson, owner […]

Waterman Bernd Roediger, a paddler famous for his smooth downwind style at the Columbia Gorge Race, and for his dominating SUP surfing. More recently we witnessed some serious shredding on a radical new twin fin SUP surfboard. An idea developed purely by an experiment and the drive to push the boundaries of the sport, exactly […]

For the second year in a row, Swedish Paddler and ASI SUP Instructor, Göran Gustavsson has completed the SUP 11 City Tour, the ultimate 220km challenge through Friesland, a northern province of Holland, not once but twice! Competing in both the non-stop race and the five-day event, coming in second place in a time of […]

The past year has caused countless disruptions and challenged every person & every business around the world, including Starboard who have had to endure many production and shipping delays as they navigated their way through the pandemic, slowly returning to a ‘new normal’. “Despite these challenges, we have worked incredibly hard to overcome them and […]

John Mcfadzean had a dream, a dream to paddle in every country of the world. What started as a casual conversation with strangers turned into a quest, a quest that has taken him some of the most beautiful countries in the world, and also to some of the most dangerous, all with his trusty Red […]

Ambassadeur de la marque Fanatic en Suisse d’où il est originaire et où il réside, Stéphane Guillermin, spécialiste du flat et de l’Ultra Longue Distance, rêvait de participer au Corsica Paddle Trophy depuis la 1ère édition en 2019. Il a enfin pu réaliser son souhait le mois dernier sur les 3 jours de courses cumulant […]

On ne la présente plus : Olivia Piana, multiple championne du monde de SUP Race au palmarès bien garni depuis des années, a pris son envol en 2021 vers des supports à foil. SUP downwind foil, wingfoil, IQfoil ou encore SUP surf foil, nous avons profité de son repos forcé pour lui poser quelques questions sur […]

Le Corsica Paddle Trophy fêtait son 3ème anniversaire cette année et comptait parmi ses participants, l’une des meilleurs athlètes françaises en SUP race, la landaise d’adoption Fanny Tessier qui peut se vanter d’avoir été de toutes les éditions de cet événement qui regroupe chaque année stand up paddle, pirogue, prone, surfksi et wing foil sur […]

Swiss paddler and California resident Juerg Geser is both a SUP 11 City Tour and Infinity SUP convert. Each year, he crosses the Atlantic to challenge himself on one of the most epic endurance races in Europe, on his trusty Infinity Whiplash. Just fresh off the 32 miles of the Chattajack race where he finished […]