Welcome to TotalSUP, where we stand up paddle and have FUN! If you are new to Stand Up Paddling, we’ll have you know that we like to use its acronym and call it SUP! This section is dedicated to the leisure paddlers. Here you will find 100s of articles on our favorite activity: stand up paddle gear reviews, tutorials, paddlers’ stories, SUP trips, videos & more. Welcome to TotalSUP, have fun!
10 Jul 2018
Starboard long distance paddler and adventurer Bart De Zwart is fresh off the Yukon River Quest. Bart gives TotalSUP a breakdown of his 715 km race through the Yukon where he paddled using the Carbon Sandwich All Star 14 x 24.5, a board that performed exceptionally throughout with its brilliant combination of a good race shape […]
28 Jun 2018
Rencontre avec un paddler dont le SUP a changé la vie. Alexandre Barblan est tombé dans le stand-up paddle un peu par hasard, et ce nouveau sport lui a servi de rémission à plus d’un titre. Il épaule désormais la marque suisse Fool Moon et gère chez nos amis helvètes l’un événements phares du SUP […]
19 Jun 2018
The APP World Tour has launched a series of City SUP events. Located in 3 iconic capital cities on both sides of the Atlantic, London, Paris and New York City, this is a trio of SUP events not to be missed! The 1st stop will be at The London SUP Open on July 7th and 8th 2018. […]
15 Jun 2018
Le 23 juin prochain deux frenchies décolleront pour le Yukon, au fin fond du Canada, à la frontière avec l’Alaska, avec un triple challenge de taille dès le 27 juin: être les premiers français à aller au bout de la course la plus longue du monde, sur un SUP tandem en formant un duo handi-valide. […]
13 Jun 2018
La marque Howzit, leader du leash, des accessoires et des vêtements spécialisés dans le SUP fait complètement partie de notre paysage et de notre culture SUP. Et, cocorico, cette marque à la sonorité anglophone, est bien française, varoise même. Aujourd’hui, nous partons à la rencontre de Jean-Philippe Wuilmart et de la petite entreprise dont il est […]
7 Jun 2018
Cette année le SUP français danse au rythme de ukulélés tahitiens! Quatre acteurs institutionnels et privés (Air Tahiti Nui, Tahiti Tourisme, Kainalu XT et TotalSUP) qui ont pour même objectif de promouvoir la destination Tahiti et le sport tahitien s’associent pour offrir 6 voyages à Tahiti pour participer au Watermana 2018. Qu’est-ce que le Watermana […]
5 Jun 2018
Nous avons eu l’immense plaisir de rencontrer à Tahiti un pur waterman et ex-champion du monde de Kite Surf, Julien Sudrat installé en Polynésie depuis 13 ans. Désormais passionné de foil sous toutes ses formes et notamment en Stand-Up Paddle, le distributeur de la marque Takuma Concept nous parle du matos, de son amour pour […]
4 Jun 2018
Moorea Coral Gardeners project has recently received support from brand 425pro. The project formed in 2017 aimed at promoting coral reef education, awareness and restoration has rapidly grown thanks to the input from 425 pro. TotalSUP speaks to Moorea Coral Gardeners founder and president Titouan Bernicot about the project, 425pro involvement and how we can help reduce […]
1 Jun 2018
British paddler Cat (Catherine) Friend and Mallorcan paddler Valerie Bisbal set off today to be the 1st people to be the first people to circumnavigate the Spanish Island of Mallorca (Majorca). The Soller to Soller expedition set off from Port Soller and they will paddle 555km (345 miles) in 21 days. The goal of the trip […]
30 May 2018
If you find yourself in London with have few hours or half a day to spare then taking a SUP trip with Active 360 could be a great activity. SUP centre Active 360 has a large presence on the River Thames in London, with four bases spread along the Thames and canal system you can take your […]
29 May 2018
Kainalu XT, Air Tahiti Nui, Tahiti Tourisme, Air Tahiti and Hawaiki Nui, Hossegor Paddle Games and TotalSUP have joined forces to give two watermen / women the chance to compete in the 2018 Watermana set in beautiful French Polynesia. The Watermana, previously known until last year as Ironmana – Bora Bora Liquid Festival, is a week-long […]
28 May 2018
Tahitian and 425 Pro ambassador Heilani Cronsteadt and 425 Pro ambassador is well known for her performances in prone boarding. But thanks to her husband (a certain Georges Cronsteadt), Heilani crossed over to SUP and today, she cannot stop. Heilani opens up to TotalSUP about her life as a paddler, mum and vahine (“woman” in Tahitian). […]
25 May 2018
The Race to Alaska (R2AK) is a monumental 750 KM race starting in the USA, following the Canadian coastline and arriving in Alaska, USA. The aim is to complete it by self powered vessel and self supported. This year American Veteran Josh Collins will attempt this heroic distance on a custom board by Stu Sharpe and […]
24 May 2018
A l’occasion de la sortie d’une nouvelle collection Oxbow, destinée spécifiquement aux SUP Women, avec un mélange unique de produits dédies à la pratique du SUP, du SUP Yoga (ou Yoga SUP) et à un mode de vie sportif, l’une des ambassadrices Oxbow, Julie Dumoulin nous parle de la polyvalence des vêtements lors d’une séance photo exceptionnelle […]
