SUP Industry News

We are excited to share the news of the 2021 Starboard SUP hard board and paddle collection. So what are the highlights in this season at Starboard? 2021 Starboard LIMA PREPREG CARBON The catch of the Starboard Lima has been improved with a very direct catch and ability to redirect automatically.  More info: https://sup.star-board.com/paddle-board-paddles/lima-paddle/ […]

Les mois défilent à toute allure chez Woo Outrigger. Après un séjour en Corse pour tester du nouveau matériel et découvrir les parcours du Corsica Paddle Trophy, Luc Cividino, en charge du marketing chez Woo Outrigger, nous parle de l’actualité chargée de la fin d’année 2020. Bonjour Luc, comment va la team Woo ? Hello […]

Pour que la corvée de gonflage de son SUP ou kayak n’en soit plus une, Eric ingénieur et Greg designer Itiwit, tous les deux waterman, ont développé une pompe à main facile SUP & kayak haute pression 20 PSI double action. Ils nous dévoilent les dessous de la conception de leur nouveau produit disponible en […]

“Impossible…is not a word in my vocabulary” says Jordan Wylie, as he embarks on an epic challenge – The Great British Paddle 2020 – a full circumnavigation of Great Britain and a World Record attempt on a stand-up paddleboard in aid of Frontline Children. TotalSUP caught up with Jordan, a former British soldier, activist, extreme […]

La marque française Takuma spécialiste des planches de foil se développe. Présente chez plus de 100 revendeurs dans le monde, elle propose maintenant en complément son e-shop. Un an après le lancement de son Efoil, elle élargit sa gamme en proposant des 3 planches de foil à assistance électrique mais aussi, une wing et tout […]

After introducing their whole range of inflatable boards, Aztron is now entering the hard board space with a broad line-up featuring surf to all-round, touring, and carbon race boards. Aztron selected a variety of materials ranging from carbon sandwich and epoxy to bamboo and soft-tops according to the desired characteristics of the board. Let’s take […]

Nous venons d’apprendre avec une immense tristesse, la disparition hier d’Eric Cros, alias Titus, le très actif paddler et sympathique Président du club SUP en Seine. Nous ne connaissions pas très bien Eric, mais savions le dynamisme du club SUP en Seine. Eric préparait  les 10h de Vassivière auquel il s’apprêtait de participer le week-end […]

Dedicated to designing high performance SUP paddles and driving the sport of stand-up paddleboarding , Blackfish Paddles are supporting a new initiative launched by Water Skills Academy (WSA), global leaders providing watersport training and professional coach and guide certifications, in SUP, Surf, Lifeguarding and Packrafting. “Blackfish is proud to help support the WSA Youth Team. […]

 This BOOTHCAST is with Starboard Production Manager Ollie O’Reilly and is brought to you by Starboard SUP & broadcast partners TotalSUP   Ollie has been working for Starboard for the past 6 years with his focus on making sure those new boards you all paddle come out looking great, paddling well and on time. […]

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 […]

You’ve heard of Aztron and want to find out more about their gear? Let’s have a look at the full range of Aztron inflatable and composite boards in the 2020 season. Good looks, admittedly good marketing, innovative technology and affordable rates,  it looks like the SUP industry is going to have to count with Aztron […]

PRESS RELEASE – LONDON, UK: On 11th March 2020, The STA Group announced the shortlist for the 2020 Sports Technology Awards and revealed that Paddle Logger had been shortlisted in the Most Innovative Sports App category for its work creating the Paddle Logger App and services. Having received hundreds of entries from 31 countries which […]

TotalSUP en collaboration avec ITIWIT et Olivia Piana, est très heureux d’annoncer l’une des très grosses nouvelles dans l’industrie du Stand Up Paddle de ce début d’année 2020: la collaboration d’Olivia Piana, triple championne du monde de SUP Race, avec le team R&D de la marque de Stand Up Paddle et de Kayak du groupe […]

Amidst the uncertainties caused by coronavirus fears and lack of resolution in the mediation led by Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) in the ongoing dispute over the governance of SUP, the 2020 ICF SUP Worlds were put on hold. However, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced awarding the 2021 Stand Up Paddling World […]