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17 Jan 2017
On Thursday January 12, a group of 6 riders (Eric Terrien, Matthieu Raimon, Amaury Dormet, Stéphane Guiomar, Yoann Cornélis and Martin Letourneur), gathered for a crazy downwind in the “rade de Brest” (Brittany), in order to test the race conditions and the safety facilities for the Paddle Storm Master which is currently looking to take place on the last week-end of […]
14 Jan 2017
Larry Cain is a canadian sportsman who won the Olympic gold medal in sprint canoe in 1984. All the technique and science he has learnt over years of canoeing, he is now transferring to SUP. In this series of 8 videos, Larry Cain breaks down the stand up paddle stroke into 5 different phases : Entry, Gathering, Catch, Middle stroke and Exit and turns each phase into a SUP […]
11 Jan 2017
David Tourenc, grand connaisseur de l’Etang de Berre, partage avec TotalSUP son spot préféré. Il franchissait en août dernier la barre des 50 downwinds sur l’étang et devrait très prochainement réaliser sa 60ème descente. Il nous explique ce qui en fait un endroit parfait pour la pratique du SUP en Downwind et nous rappelle quelques règles de sécurité. […]
10 Jan 2017
Despite all the care and attention you pay to your paddleboard, it can still get damaged. Here is a step-by-step guide brought to you by PRO riders Amandine Chazot and Boris Jinvresse on how to repair your SUP board, surfboard or any other composite material. Before beginning your repair work, ensure that your board is […]
6 Jan 2017
Malgré tout le soin que vous pouvez apporter à vos planches de Stand Up Paddle, il peut arriver qu’elles prennent des pètes. Et là on fait comment? Amandine Chazot et Boris Jinvresse se sont emparés du sujet et nous montrent comment réparer simplement et efficacement votre planche de SUP ou de surf. Préalablement à toute réparation assurez […]
5 Jan 2017
Today, TotalSUP is catching up with Bernd Roediger, a born windsurfer and one of the most promising SUP racers and SUP surfers in the world. The Naish / Quicksilver rider, who currently ranks 16th in the world in SUP racing offers us some insight into his lifestyle, his journeys and his undying passion for SUP. Hello Bernd, can you introduce yourself to the […]
4 Jan 2017
Faster, farther, and easier… this mantra is the goal of paddlers of all skill levels. Being a recreational paddler in a local waterway or a traveling elite level racer makes no difference that SUP is an outlet for personal fitness. The most absolute indicator on your paddling skill level and increased fitness output, is how […]
3 Jan 2017
By Jen Fuller Instead of just viewing the shoulders as if they were separate from the rest of the body let’s connect the dots and see how the whole body, especially the pelvic position affects the shoulders. Better yet, you can try some functional tests and exercises that I provide in this article to test […]
3 Jan 2017
Les inscriptions pour la 7ème édition de ZE RACE sont closes et c’est encore un très beau plateau de 61 compétiteurs et compétitrices qui s’élancera de Petite Terre, le 28 janvier 2017, pour les 50km de cette célèbre course downwind en Guadeloupe. Un plateau international avec des participants venant de Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, France Métropolitaine, Afrique […]
2 Jan 2017
We are starting this new year with a thorough look at river SUP, which has experienced a huge growth in popularity worldwide over the past two years. Dan Gavere, whitewater stand-up paddle pioneer helps us decode this growing phenomenon. Hi Dan Gavere, first of all, can you please remind our readers who you are? Dan Gavere: […]
11 Dec 2016
With a new low cost airline connection between Miami and the beautiful island of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies, Ze Race (aka Ze Caribbean Race) should soon attract tens of US riders in search of new SUP downwind adventures. On January 28th 2017, the first American SUP racer to take part in France’s longest ocean race […]
7 Dec 2016
Dimanche dernier avait lieu la 7ème édition du Nautic SUP Paris Crossing auquel était officiellement associé TotalSUP, aux premières loges pour couvrir l’événement en Facebook live toute la journée. Malgré un froid de canard c’est bien la plus grande course du monde en terme de participation qui avait une nouvelle fois lieu sur la Seine […]
3 Dec 2016
Percée réussie pour la marque Oxbow qui est devenue en quelques mois un acteur incontournable du SUP français en s’investissant à plus d’un titre. A la veille du Nautic SUP Paris Crossing 2016, sélectionné par Oxbow pour être la grande finale du tout premier Oxbow SUP Challenge, Jean-Patrick Mothes, le Directeur Marketing d’Oxbow, revient pour TotalSUP […]
2 Dec 2016
The Danish Viking is returning to Paris for the 5th time. Casper Steinfath, recently crowned in Fiji ISA World Champion in Technical SUP Race for the 3rd year in a row, tells us how much he loves the Nautic SUP Paris Crossing why has Paris has been on his SUP calendar since 2011. Casper, why do you keep coming […]
