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Post-PPG 2017 Debrief with Susak Molinero: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!

13 Oct 2017

Post-PPG 2017 Debrief with Susak Molinero: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!

Having taken up SUP for the first time in Italy in 2011, Susak Molinero has gradually climbed the ladder to become a formidable Iberian SUP rider on the international circuit. PPG, ISA World Championship, Euro Tour, Molinero has really done the rounds, and she has garnered some impressive wins and some very honorable mentions in […]

Allistair Swinsco & Alison Rennie: from the Lochs of Scotland to the Australian Outback

12 Oct 2017

Allistair Swinsco & Alison Rennie: from the Lochs of Scotland to the Australian Outback

“Alison has been abusing the rowing machine – me, I don’t train, I rely on stubbornness”…By the sound of it, Allistair Swinsco and her partner Alison Rennie are ready to take on the biggest Stand Up Paddle Challenge of their life. Based in the North West of England, the non-stop travelling Anglo/Scottish SUP Endurance couple […]

Genna Flinkman, Her Breakthrough Year in SUP Racing with Infinity SUP

11 Oct 2017

Genna Flinkman, Her Breakthrough Year in SUP Racing with Infinity SUP

With two finals at the ISA World Championship and a technical race final at the PPG, Canadian SUP racer Genna Flinkman is proving that she is a fast learner. Hardly two years into Elite Women SUP racing and Genna Flinkman has already impressed her peers with one the quickest starts on the planet. This year, the […]

Championnat de France 14 Pieds 2017 et Presqu’île Paddle Race : Le Programme

10 Oct 2017

Championnat de France 14 Pieds 2017 et Presqu’île Paddle Race : Le Programme

Reconnue comme l’une plus anciennes et importantes courses de SUP Race en France, la Presqu’île Paddle Race est devenue un événement historique qui réunit, depuis maintenant 8 ans, les meilleurs sportifs de la discipline. Organisée par l’association Presqu’île Sports Côtiers les 21 et 22 octobre prochains à Morgat dans le Finistère, elle rassemblera près de […]

Amandine Chazot : Comment Elle est Devenue l’une des Meilleures Mondiales

9 Oct 2017

Amandine Chazot : Comment Elle est Devenue l’une des Meilleures Mondiales

Le mois dernier, Amandine Chazot crevait l’écran (enfin celui de nos pcs, smartphones et autres tablettes) aux Championnats du Monde ISA au Danemark alors qu’elle célébrait sa toute première qualification en équipe de France de SUP race avec un titre de vice-championne du monde. Mais pas que ! La bretonne qui s’alignait sur 3 événements […]

L’Enorme Perf de Martin Vitry, 7ème et Comme à la Maison aux Pacific Paddle Games 2017

5 Oct 2017

L’Enorme Perf de Martin Vitry, 7ème et Comme à la Maison aux Pacific Paddle Games 2017

Martin Vitry est en train de dompter année après année les Pacific Paddle Games. Vainqueur en junior devant les meilleurs jeunes de la planète lors de sa toute première participation l’année dernière, le rider d’Oxbow SUP revient de la plus grosse SUP race du calendrier mondial avec deux top 10 en Pro Men sur la […]

SUP and Outrigger: Garrett Fletcher On Two Complementary Disciplines

4 Oct 2017

SUP and Outrigger: Garrett Fletcher On Two Complementary Disciplines

Garrett Fletcher has been practising SUP both recreationally and competitively for many years. He’s more recently taken to outrigger canoeing. A sport he believes has real potential if certain criteria are brought together and it’s given the right chance to flourish in a more mainstream environment. For outrigger specialist Woo, he spoke with TotalSUP about […]

Pacific Paddle Games 2017 and The Paddle Academy: Mike Eisert Gives us the Lowdown

28 Sep 2017

Pacific Paddle Games 2017 and The Paddle Academy: Mike Eisert Gives us the Lowdown

He heads up The Paddle Academy, a veritable stand up paddle institution in Dana Point, California, and no one is more invested in his kids’ performance than he is. Mike Eisert is at the very heart of fostering and developing young and promising new SUP talent, and his Paddle Academy waits practically all year for […]

Tim Rowe on the 2017 Fort Boyard Challenge: Like Father Like Son

27 Sep 2017

Tim Rowe on the 2017 Fort Boyard Challenge: Like Father Like Son

In the Rowe household, SUP runs through the veins. Like his son Aaron, who recently racked up some very respectable results at the 2017 ISA World Championship in Denmark, Tim Rowe is a loyal SUP enthusiast. Having first participated at last year’s edition, the pair decided to return to Fouras-les-Bains in France for this year’s […]

SUP 11 City Tour Winner Daniel Hasulyo: Brotherly SUP

22 Sep 2017

SUP 11 City Tour Winner Daniel Hasulyo: Brotherly SUP

He’s one half of the notorious SUPBROz duo you’ve been hearing so much about and he recently took the men’s title at the SUP 11 City Tour in The Netherlands. But when you and your own sibling are an almost inseparable pair in a competitive sport like stand up paddle, can rivalry ever seep in […]

Interview with ISA World Championship Medallist Yuka Sato: Eastern Promise

21 Sep 2017

Interview with ISA World Championship Medallist Yuka Sato: Eastern Promise

A quiet force in the world of SUP, Japanese rider Yuka Sato has recently come into the limelight, having performed well at a number of international events, and even taking the 4th place copper medal at the recent ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship 2017 in Denmark. Like a duck to water, having only taken […]

Fort Boyard Challenge 2017: Un Nouveau Format Réussi Pour Faire Partie des Grands Evénements du SUP Français

21 Sep 2017

Fort Boyard Challenge 2017: Un Nouveau Format Réussi Pour Faire Partie des Grands Evénements du SUP Français

120 suppers se sont retrouvés à Fouras le week-end dernier avec pour même objectif : rallier le mythique Fort Boyard ! Lancée en 2006, la recette de l’événement est identique et l’objectif d’aller rallier Fort Boyard demeure un privilège accessible en toute sécurité une seule fois par an ! Autre spécificité de l’événement, la possibilité […]

SUP 11 City Tour 2017 Winner Lena Guimarães Ribeiro: Emerging SUPerpower

20 Sep 2017

SUP 11 City Tour 2017 Winner Lena Guimarães Ribeiro: Emerging SUPerpower

Though she’s only now coming into our sight here in Europe, Lena Guimarães Ribeiro is already a highly accomplished SUP rider and a big presence on the Brazilian stand up paddle circuit. In the wake of her convincing victory in challenging conditions at the 2017 SUP 11-City Tour in The Netherlands last weekend, Guimarães Ribeiro […]

How Mo Freitas Finally Became ISA World Champion in Denmark

15 Sep 2017

How Mo Freitas Finally Became ISA World Champion in Denmark

After years of tireless efforts, Mo Freitas finally achieved his goal of becoming Technical Race world champion at the 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Denmark. Fending off stiff competition from Casper Steinfath on home ground, as well as teammate Connor Baxter, Team Hawaii champ Freitas gave us an explosive finish in the Technical Race […]