SUP Race

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

One of the fairly new faces in the world of Stand Up Paddling has just made a name for himself: Michael Booth. The Australian Athlete sponsored by Starboard has won against some of the world’s top racers on various occasions including world champion Connor Baxter and Titouan Puyo throughout 5 weeks of intense Euro Tour […]

After a 2nd Day of competition filled with plenty of action, the organizers of the European Championships decided to set today (Wednesday 22nd of June) as the Final day of the event, based on to the great condition forecast. And it was a good call because what a fantastic day it was! Here’s your recap of […]

Ce samedi 18 Juin en plus de la fête de la musique la plage de Morgat à Crozon accueillait une première en France: le Morgat Waterman Challenge. A l’origine de ce projet le responsable de Océan Pirogue Amaury DORMET aura mené à bien cette première édition avec un plateau très relevé.Un enchainement d’épreuves qui s’adresse […]