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SUP Technique: Fundamentals of a Clean Catch

13 Jul 2017

SUP Technique: Fundamentals of a Clean Catch

Hey TotalSUP readers it’s Robert Norman AKA SUPerman back with another paddle tip. This one is a really easy one to implement into your stroke. Simply looking at your paddle blade will let you know you if you are doing this. I’m talking about having a clean catch.  The catch is the initial entry of […]

Franck Fifils : Le Rider Guadeloupéen à la Molokai 2 Oahu !

13 Jul 2017

Franck Fifils : Le Rider Guadeloupéen à la Molokai 2 Oahu !

La Molokai 2 Oahu est l’un des downwinds les plus prestigieux au monde dont la plupart des riders veulent prendre part au moins une fois dans leur vie. Franck a appris au mois d’avril qu’il avait été, cette année, retenu par l’organisation. Depuis, le rider Guadeloupéen, habitué aux longues distances, a principalement axé sa préparation […]

À 13 ans, Keoni Sulpice Défie La Planète SUP !

12 Jul 2017

À 13 ans, Keoni Sulpice Défie La Planète SUP !

Technique parfaite, solide face au vent malgré un gabarit de jeune adolescent, une maîtrise du downwind digne des meilleurs, à seulement 13 ans, le rider Starboard Tahiti, Keoni Sulpice est l’un des juniors les plus prometteurs. Le tahitien qui a gagné toutes les courses auxquelles il a participé cette année dans la catégorie junior,compte bien réaliser un […]

Interview with Karl Kruger, First Paddler to Finish the Race to Alaska!

11 Jul 2017

Interview with Karl Kruger, First Paddler to Finish the Race to Alaska!

The Race to Alaska is North America’s longest human and wind powered race. Last year, Karl Kruger, a 45-year-old American living in the San Juan Islands, Washington State, took part but was obliged to withdraw when his board broke. This year, Karl would became the first paddler to finish the race. He crossed the finish […]

This Weekend’s Results: Onexe Fuerteventura, Stand up to Alzheimer’s So Cal, Huelva SUP Festival

10 Jul 2017

This Weekend’s Results: Onexe Fuerteventura, Stand up to Alzheimer’s So Cal, Huelva SUP Festival

One more great Stand Up Paddle weekend! Between the Onexe Fuerteventura, the East of Maui-Eastport YC Chesapeake Stand Up Challenge, the Stand up to Alzheimer’s So Cal, the Maui 2 Molokai, the Molokai 4 Molokai, the SaoJorge2Pico, the Paddle Beach SUP Race, the Nelo Summer Challenge and the Huelva SUP Festival there was certainly no chance of getting bored! Onexe Fuerteventura (Fuerteventura, […]

Bad Beach Start vs. Good Beach Start by Robert Norman

7 Jul 2017

Bad Beach Start vs. Good Beach Start by Robert Norman

Hey TotalSUP readers! It’s Robert Norman AKA SUPerman here with a fun paddle tip. Today’s subject matter is beach starts. This is applicable for a race situation…or just trying to look smooth when you go on your next paddle adventure. The first clip is primarily how many people look, very timid, cautious and unprepared. A slow […]

Ludovic Dulou, Le Waterman Français en SUP à La Molokai !

7 Jul 2017

Ludovic Dulou, Le Waterman Français en SUP à La Molokai !

Waterman aguerri, Ludovic Dulou est l’un des premiers à avoir pratiqué le Stand-Up Paddle en France. Participant 6 fois à la très réputée Molokai 2 Oahu entre 2003 et aujourd’hui en Prone, l’ambassadeur Oxbow s’apprête à prendre part au fameux Downwind Hawaiien pour la première fois en SUP le 30 juillet prochain. Salut Ludovic, tu […]

425 Pro : Jerry Mihimana À l’Assaut du Marché Français et Européen

6 Jul 2017

425 Pro : Jerry Mihimana À l’Assaut du Marché Français et Européen

Jerry Mihimana vient de Tahiti, endroit propice aux sports de glisse. Peu de temps après avoir été introduit au SUP, en 2014, ce pratiquant de Va’a a décidé de créer sa propre marque de Stand-Up Paddle. La marque tahitienne 425 Pro, distribuée dans plusieurs pays a bien l’intention de poursuivre et d’accéler son implantation à l’international.   Bonjour […]

Interview with Christian Goebel, the Enthusiast Shaping the Klitmøller SUP Community in Denmark

6 Jul 2017

Interview with Christian Goebel, the Enthusiast Shaping the Klitmøller SUP Community in Denmark

In less than 2 months the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championships will be held in Denmark. Christian Goebel, is really active in the Danish SUP community. Last year he started a board-sharing community in Klitmøller, a city that has already produced two champions, Casper Steinfath, with whom he started the project, and Christian Andersen. The aim […]

Take Part in the Maui SUP Cup 2017!

5 Jul 2017

Take Part in the Maui SUP Cup 2017!

Pai’lolo SUP Sports of the Maui2Molokai Standup Paddle Board Race is announcing the 2017 Maui SUP Cup with total Price Money of $12,000 tying together the Maui2Molokai SUP Race with the Poi Bowl Race. Maui2Molokai SUP Race Summer time is SUP Downwind race time on Maui! The Maui2Molokai SUP Race has been a traditional race […]

Morbihan Paddle Trophy : Le Récap

5 Jul 2017

Morbihan Paddle Trophy : Le Récap

Pour sa quatrième édition, le Morbihan Paddle Trophy a choisi de s’implanter dans le petit port de Saint Gouestan, niché au fond de la rivière d’Auray. Des runs, des sprints, une marche sur l’eau, une étape de l’Oxbow SUP Challenge, une course enfants, une raiders, une élite, une Coupe de France 14′, le programme s’annonçait […]

Yukon River Quest Inside and Out, by Bart de Zwart

4 Jul 2017

Yukon River Quest Inside and Out, by Bart de Zwart

By Bart de Zwart- Not long ago, Chris Parker of SUP Racer asked me, “what motivated you to actually do it?” He was referring to the 24-hour record. With races like this, you always have to ask yourself the same question. Why do it? Signing up is easy. That’s the first step. You can be sitting […]

This Weekend’s Results: Mercedes-Benz SUP World Cup, Morbihan Paddle Trophy…

3 Jul 2017

This Weekend’s Results: Mercedes-Benz SUP World Cup, Morbihan Paddle Trophy…

One more great Stand Up Paddle weekend! Between the Mercedes-Benz SUP World Cup, the French Cup at the Morbihan Paddle Trophy, the Fool Moon SUP Classic, the Yukon River Quest, the French Stand-Up Paddle Surfing Cup and the Kilarny Spain24, there was certainly no chance of getting bored! Mercedes-Benz SUP World Cup (Scharbeutz, Germany) Sprint-Distance Race Pro: Men’s results: 1. […]

Penelope Strickland’s Globetrotting SUP Racing Trip

28 Jun 2017

Penelope Strickland’s Globetrotting SUP Racing Trip

Penelope Strickland, New-Zealand rider took a few months off to travel and race. Having traveled across Europe while taking part in some races of the Eurotour, she is now in the USA to prepare the major races coming up there. Penelope, you took a few months off to tour Europe and the USA. What motivated […]