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EuroTour in Noli, Italy – Event Report by Belar Diaz

19 Jul 2016

EuroTour in Noli, Italy – Event Report by Belar Diaz

Belar Diaz: The 11th stop of the EuroTour presented by Starboard brought us to beautiful Noli in Italy.  The Noli SUP Race was quite a change of scenery from the far lands of Finland the prior week. With breaking cliffs that come straight out of the sea and the town of Noli literally on the […]

Exploring Lake Tahoe by SUP – John Gabriel

15 Jul 2016

Exploring Lake Tahoe by SUP – John Gabriel

Two weeks ago, John Gabriel was paddle boarding on Lake Tahoe with his friend Brian Kelly. Today on TotalSUP, he tells us the story of this fantastic journey. For this 4th of July five day trip, my good friend Brian Kelly and I were using two boards from local Southern California SUP and Surfboard company […]

Campeonato de España de SUP Resistencia – Pedreña 2016

14 Jul 2016

Campeonato de España de SUP Resistencia – Pedreña 2016

Este fin de semana se celebró en la Bahía de Pedreña la 4ª edición de SPAIN 24, la única prueba del mundo de resistencia 24 horas en Stand Up Paddle. En esta ocasión la prueba volvía a poner en juego los campeonatos nacionales y regionales de la modalidad, CAMPEONATO DE ESPAÑA FES DE RESISTENCIA en […]

INTERVIEW: Bart De Zwart, winner of the Yukon River Quest

13 Jul 2016

INTERVIEW: Bart De Zwart, winner of the Yukon River Quest

Last week, Starboard‘s Bart de Zwart won the 2016 Yukon River Quest (YRQ), a 715km endurance race through the Canadian wilderness. This year, for the first time, Stand Up Paddlers were allowed to compete among canoeists and kayakers. After such an incredible performance we decided to ask Bart a couple of questions about the race. […]

Big Bear Paddlefest 2016 – Recap & Results

13 Jul 2016

Big Bear Paddlefest 2016 – Recap & Results

This past weekend marked the holding of the 9th annual Big Bear PaddleFest, putting racers to the test once again at 6,700”ft elevation on Big Bear Lake.  The day was broken down into multiple events — the main events being the 5k, 20k and 10k Elite (Salt Life Cup Points Race) Racers were welcomed with […]

EuroTour Stop #10 – Sieravuori SUP Masters, Finland

12 Jul 2016

EuroTour Stop #10 – Sieravuori SUP Masters, Finland

July 8th and 9th saw the EuroTour head to the Northernmost venue for stop number 10 on the beautiful lakes of Finland. The IV Sieravuori SUP Masters presented by Naish. Another first for the EuroTour saw us bringing some firsts to the country with the first ever down-wind race on day one of competition and […]

2016 Fiji ISA World: SUP Racing and Surfing Locations Revealed

11 Jul 2016

2016 Fiji ISA World: SUP Racing and Surfing Locations Revealed

In 3 months, the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will kick off in Fiji. So far, the exact locations of the different competitions were unknown but the International Surfing Association (ISA) has just made an official announcement and confirmed the venues of the Stand Up Paddle Surfing and the SUP Racing competitions. The ISA’s […]

EuroTour is coming to Italy

8 Jul 2016

EuroTour is coming to Italy

All the best Italian, and many of the best European Stand Up Paddle athletes will take part in the first edition of Noli Sup Race, from July 15th to 17th. The competition The race, that will include both the Eurotour Elite race and the Italian Sprint championships will be held in the waters of the […]

Euro Tour Stop #9 : Greece On Board Festival, Moraitis

5 Jul 2016

Euro Tour Stop #9 : Greece On Board Festival, Moraitis

Here is the race report of the stop number 9 of the EuroTour by Belar Diaz which took place in Greece this past weekend. Greece On Board Festival – Moraitis Beach The 9th stop of the EuroTour presented by Starboard saw us heading to Marathon in Greece on the 2nd and 3rd July. The II […]

Lexi Alston in Europe : the Journey of a 14 years old paddler

1 Jul 2016

Lexi Alston in Europe : the Journey of a 14 years old paddler

Lexi Alston, at 14 years old, is one of the most promising paddler of her generation. She especially revealed herself last year at the Pacific Paddle Games, finishing 7th on the ELITE Women’s division. To start her 2016, she took the opportunity to come to Europe to compete against the world’s best paddlers on The […]

Sup Technique – 5 Do’s and Don’ts by Kelly Margetts

30 Jun 2016

Sup Technique – 5 Do’s and Don’ts by Kelly Margetts

Kelly Margetts, Australian professional SUP racer and coach shares with us his 5 Stand Up Paddle Technique Do’s and Don’ts! Photo credit - The Marko Photo © A little bit of background… I get asked a lot how at 43 I can still keep racing at the level I do. How I keep mixing at the front […]

Tout savoir sur la marque CT+ et son modèle Aïto

28 Jun 2016

Tout savoir sur la marque CT+ et son modèle Aïto

La marque française de pagaies fait de plus en plus parler d’elle sur les courses. Bien que récente et pas encore très médiatisée, elle est présente sur la plupart des podiums. Nous avons constaté qu’il n’était pas si facile de trouver des informations sur ces pagaies, et avons donc décidé de vous présenter la marque […]

Euro Tour Stop #8 : Namur (Belgium)

28 Jun 2016

Euro Tour Stop #8 : Namur (Belgium)

The 8th stop of the EuroTour Presented by Starboard took place in Namur, Belgium this past 24th of June. From the beautiful Mediterranean sights of Croatia we made our way across Europe to the very picturesque town of Namur. The event now in its 5th edition has already been a part of the EuroTour since […]

2016 World Series – Summary of the Mercedes SUP World Cup

27 Jun 2016

2016 World Series – Summary of the Mercedes SUP World Cup

Last week-end saw Connor Baxter and Sonni Honscheid take the overall win at the Mercedes SUP World Cup, the second stop of the 2016 World series. Here is a press release from The Waterman League summarizing this action-packed Stand Up Paddle competition. Connor Baxter secures victory at Stop 2 of the 2016 World Series with […]