SUP Race

Not only is Sonni Hönscheid an excellent paddler, but she is also a great designer. The Starboard rider has been enlisted to create a whole new range of boards, entitled Tikhine. The range of boards, which have been developed by the German, focus on aesthetic as much as technical capabilities. Sonni, you’ve just launched a […]

Après un début de saison en dents de scie avec notamment de bons résultats mais aussi une blessure à l’épaule qui l’a laissé de côté pendant plusieurs mois, Martin Letourneur est de retour à la compétition. Le Breton sera sur la ligne de départ des Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge ce weekend, et il compte bien […]

In a week’s time, the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge will take place in Hood River, Oregon. Fiona Wylde, who is currently ranked second in the world and is herself a native, will be competing. She knows the river like the back of her hand and the race will be taking place on home turf. Who […]

Team Italy Team Members Leonard Nika- 06/16/1987-  Techical Race, SUP Surf Claudio Nika- 07/06/1996- Sprint, SUP Surf Paolo Marconi- 01/16/1991- Technical Race, Long Distance Martino Rogai- 03/07/1988- Long Distance – Relay Caterina Stenta- 11/25/1987- Long Distance- Technical Race – SUP Surf Chiara Nordio- 06/29/1998- Long Distance- Technical Race  Laura Dal Pont- 12/15/2002- Sprint- Relay Alessia […]

Hello again TotalSUP readers! It’s SUPerman back with a new paddle tip. This is another simple tip that will help you maximize your body to paddle better. Many of these paddle tips are going to be on better muscle engagement and postural cues to help athletes. Today, let’s take a step back from our stroke and just look at where we are holding the […]

Team Japan Team Members Kenny Kaneko- 01/21/1988- Long Distance- Technical Race- Sprint “This will be my 3rd time at the ISA World Championships. We have a full roster this year so looking forward to great competition and exploring Denmark!” Ryouhei Yoshida- 12/11/1981- Long Distance- Technical Race Yuka Sato- 08/17/1986- Long Distance- Technical Race- Sprint Takayo […]

Team Australia Team Members: Michael Booth- 01/30/1991- Long Distance Best 3 results: ISA World Marathon Champion 2016, Euro Tour Champion 2017, PPG Distance race Winner 2016 “I have competed professionally in SUP over the past two years transitioning from diverse range of paddlesports including kayaking and surfski. My mission is life is to encourage people […]

Perfect technique, strong in the upwind despite his teenage stature, downwind control worthy of the best out there today. At just 13 years of age, Tahitian Starboard rider Keoni Sulpice is one of today’s most promising juniors. He has won every single race in which he has participated this year in the junior category and […]

Hello again TotalSUP readers! It’s SUPerman back again with a new paddle tip. This one is another simple tip that will help you maximize your body to paddle better. Many of these paddle tips are going to be on better muscle engagement and postural cues to help athletes. Today, let’s look at the reaching phase of the stroke. Reaching is […]

Team France Team Members: Arthur Arutkin- 02/11/1997- Long Distance- Technical Race Titouan Puyo– 05/07/1991- Long Distance- Technical Race Olivia Piana– 03/05/1991- Long Distance- Technical Race Amandine Chazot- 07/22/1991- Long Distance-  Technical Race Benoit Carpentier– 02/15/1996- SUP Surf Pierre Rollet– SUP Surf Justine Dupont– 08/27/1991- SUP Surf Lydie Toche Soulé- 11/18/1979- SUP Surf Julien Lalanne- 05/03/1981- […]

By James Casey– After months of preparation the day was finally here. Molokai 2 Oahu is more than just a 52km paddle island to island, its a hybrid logistical nightmare and arms race. As people say year after year, just getting to the start line is an achievement. For me it involves flying from Australia […]

Mike’s Paddle Sunday Fun Race (Alameda, California, USA) Stand Up for the Lake (Burlington, Vermont, USA) Men’s results:  1. Tommy Buday 2.Andrew Glidden 3. Terry Kent Women’s results: 1. Ellen Miller 2. April Zilg 3. Maddy Schmidt SEAPadlle NYC (New-York, USA) Men’s results:  1. Chase Kosterlitz 2. Kai Lenny 3.Larry Cain 4.Garrett Fletcher 5. Jeremy […]

Team Denmark Team Members: Christian Andersen- 01/08/2001- SUP Surf, Long Distance, Technical Race “I’m really happy and excited to be on the Danish team this year for my first world championships and to be competing in so many disciplines. I’m looking forward to meeting the other teams. I can’t wait.” Oliver Hartkopp- 10/15/1995- SUP Surf […]

Team New Zealand Team Members Annabel Anderson- Long Distance- Technical Race- Sprint Penelope Strickland- 09/12/1978- Long Distance- Technical Race “I am really excited that NZ has put together such a strong team for this event, and so happy to be included. We are all looking forward to getting to Denmark and showing the world what […]