SUP Race

The Gabas Paddle Race took place last week-end in Lourenties, near Pau in France. With the participation of Florent Dode and two top Spanish riders, the second edition of the race appeared to take a strong international outlook. Here is our report on this fun and entertaining race which is gaining momentum as a season opener in Europe. If […]

Balance is one of the key aspects of Stand Up Paddle. Robert Norman, our SUP ambassador in Florida, introduces in this article a new drill aimed at improving both balance and stability. Balancing on a SUP board starts at the bottom of our feet on the deck pad. The legs are the first line of […]

A quick report on the events that took place while you were unplugged. Today we'll look at the results of the Gabas Paddle Race, Nicolas Jarrossay's Transatlantic SUP crossing, Trevor Tunnington in the newspaper (twice) and Titouan Puyo's victory at the Battle of Bourail. Gabas Paddle Race, France   The Long Distance (12km) SUP Race of the event […]

Last weekend, the island of Ilhabela in the Sao Paulo Region, Brazil, received the largest water sports event in Latin America, the Aloha Spirit Festival. The event, which has been traditionally built around Stand Up Paddle and Hawaiian Canoe races, saw the addition this year of swimming, apnea and waterman challenge events. Professional and amateur athletes offered major battles on […]

Casper Steinfath aka The Danish Viking reveals to TotalSUP how he has toughened up all winter in Vikingland by training in the freezing waters of his home fishing village of Klitmøller by the North Sea. Casper, as the only Danish national in the current World’s Top 100, can you tell us a bit about your Danish […]

Today we are interviewing Joanne Hamilton, the former Head of the UK SUP organisation and a longtime SUP lover. Joanne tells us everything we need to know to understand how Stand Up Paddle works in the UK. Joanne, could you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your SUP background? I am a […]

A quick report on the events that took place while you were unplugged. Today we'll look at the result of The Ultimate Waterman, the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest, the Dana Ocean Challenge and The Saucy Jack Classic SUP TRANSATLANTIQUE – Nicolas Jarossay Yesterday, Nicolas Jarossay took a plane to CAPE VERDE where he will begin […]

22 year old Zane Schweitzer has been crowned the 2016 Ultimate Waterman. Zane, a late call up for 2016, was the most consistent surfer of the multi discipline event winning three of the seven disciplines contested. Today Schweitzer placed third in the 16km Stand Up Paddleboard Race which was enough to clinch the title over runner […]

American Danny Ching called on his high school sprint swimming experience to help him win tonight’s Underwater Strength Run and Swim discipline of The Ultimate Waterman at the National Aquatic Centre, Auckland. The win puts him in second place overall behind Zane Schweitzer of Hawaii and means tomorrow’s final Stand Up Paddle Endurance race could […]

A comprehensive weekly digest of TotalSUP highlights. Photos, videos, articles…Everything in one place! Articles In English The Weekend SUP Recap : includes the first days of the Ultimate Waterman in New Zealand, the Adler Race results and the Cocoa Beach results. ANOTHER WIN FOR ZANE SCHWEITZER AT THE ULTIMATE WATERMAN : Zane Schweitzer score again in New […]

Defending Ultimate Waterman Champion Daniel Kereopa (NZL) has stormed back in to title contention with a win in the shortboard discipline held in Fiordland on Thursday (17th March). The clean 1.5m lefthand river bar in the Fiordland area provided the perfect platform for high performance surfing throughout the day. After a slow start to the […]

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today confirmed that the 2016 ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship will be hosted in Fiji – the first time that an ISA event will be held in the Pacific island chain, further highlighting the global growth and expansion of SUP Surfing and Racing. SUP, the fastest growing outdoor activity according […]

Robert Norman, our new ambassador in Florida is back again with another SUP training video. The Instagram SUP training sensation has been paddling since July 2014 and competed in his first event last month. After revealing the secrets of the Windshield Wipers, he now explains how to improve your paddling performance with some Stabilizing Pushups. […]

La pretemporada llega a su fin, comienzan los entrenamientos en serio. Las mariposas se acumulan en el estómago de los riders, y es que la Federación Española de Surf ha publicado el circuito de SUP Race, nada menos que 27 carreras divididas en 5 circuitos diferentes y 7 Campeonatos de España. Muchos títulos a repartir […]