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NSP’s Swedish Ambassador, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Boyum and his SUP Race quiver

14 Apr 2023

NSP’s Swedish Ambassador, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Boyum and his SUP Race quiver

Sweden is one of the best countries in Europe for stand up paddlers with almost unlimited access to vast areas of water, the coast has thousands of islands and inlets to explore, unspoilt rivers and some of the largest lakes in Europe. Combine that with a growing surf scene and it is no surprise that […]

Paddle Logger SUP Activity Tracker on your Apple Watch with David Walker

7 Apr 2023

Paddle Logger SUP Activity Tracker on your Apple Watch with David Walker

Paddle Logger is the GPS tracking app for your iPhone that Chris from the TotalSUP team is using this year, you can find his TotalSUP app review on the site here. Using the app is now part of Chris’ paddle routine but, so far he has only been able to test one part of the Paddle […]

Mark Salter sets Loch Ness World Record on his Starboard AllStar

7 Apr 2023

Mark Salter sets Loch Ness World Record on his Starboard AllStar

Mark Salter has just set a new bar and taken the UK by storm with a Guinness World Record for the fastest Stand Up Paddleboard descent of Loch Ness, Scotland UK, in a time of 4:01:49 over 36.24km. He took an undercover approach to this, springing the amazing news on us only days ago. In […]

SUP TWELVE 2023: Emily Evans and Bruce Smith smash the 12-hour endurance race

5 Apr 2023

SUP TWELVE 2023: Emily Evans and Bruce Smith smash the 12-hour endurance race

As of the past weekend, a new endurance stand-up paddle race format was successfully added to the UK SUP racing circuit. Brought by the Guinness World Record holder in SUP, adventurer, water safety crusader and Blackfish Paddles Team Rider, Brendon Prince, the SUP TWELVE event saw thirty seven paddlers taking on the challenge of a […]

Paddle of the Kempen 2023 : ne ratez pas la première étape du Belgian SUP Tour !

3 Apr 2023

Paddle of the Kempen 2023 : ne ratez pas la première étape du Belgian SUP Tour !

Le 30 avril prochain, vous êtes attendus en Belgique pour le Paddle of the Kempen ! À Dessel, dans la région Flamande, cette première étape du Belgian SUP Tour 2023 idéalement située attend des riders de tous horizons : de Belgique bien sûr, mais aussi des Pays-Bas tout proches, d’Allemagne… mais compte aussi sur les […]

NSP’s Bodie Von Allmen and his new SUP race quiver – NSP Carolina, NSP Ninja and NSP Puma

31 Mar 2023

NSP’s Bodie Von Allmen and his new SUP race quiver – NSP Carolina, NSP Ninja and NSP Puma

Rising SUP star Bodie Von Allmen is already a name many on the Stand Up Paddle racing circuit know from his impressive results at Elite level on the world stage yet this young paddler is still eligible to compete as a junior racer. This season he signed with the NSP international race team and TotalSUP […]

Itiwit X500 Tandem : le stand-up paddle à deux, et en compétition, avec Hélène et Laurent

31 Mar 2023

Itiwit X500 Tandem : le stand-up paddle à deux, et en compétition, avec Hélène et Laurent

Le stand-up paddle tandem est une pratique qui se démocratise de plus en plus : plus de pratiquants, plus de matos, et la catégorie tandem qui commence à naitre dans de nombreuses compétitions. Itiwit n’as pas raté le train du tandem puisque depuis plusieurs années, ils proposent leur SUP de randonnée X500 Tandem de 15′ […]

Cap Optimist: 6 women prone paddleboard 8,000kms across the Pacific for sick children

29 Mar 2023

Cap Optimist: 6 women prone paddleboard 8,000kms across the Pacific for sick children

After two months of an epic crossing between Peru and French Polynesia known as Cap Optimist, six women from France and Spain have succeeded in their challenge to paddle across the Pacific ocean. A sporting and charitable feat achieved for the benefit of children with cancer. In partnership with Air Tahiti Nui. Cap Optimist: from […]

SUP Rome 2023: Q&A with John McFadzean

21 Mar 2023

SUP Rome 2023: Q&A with John McFadzean

If you’re after a beautiful weekend get away on your Stand Up Paddleboard then the SUP Rome event could just be your ticket to an action packed weekend of river tourism. This annual event taking place this year on the 30th April and the 1 May is full of the most spectacular sights Rome has […]

3 Bay Paddle : le stand-up paddle Made In France décrypté

15 Mar 2023

3 Bay Paddle : le stand-up paddle Made In France décrypté

En France, pour s’équiper en stand-up paddle race (mais aussi en SUP surf, prone paddleboard…), nous avons le choix d’acheter local. Ce choix s’appelle 3 Bay Paddle. 3 Bay Paddle est une entreprise Morbihannaise créée en 2015, que vous connaissez forcément déjà tant leurs boards ont envahi toutes les compétitions et rassemblement de SUPers aux […]

Paddle Logger – Stand Up Paddle Activity Tracker TotalSUP Review

10 Mar 2023

Paddle Logger – Stand Up Paddle Activity Tracker TotalSUP Review

Using a GPS device to track our Stand Up Paddling activity is second nature for many paddlers and there are many different ways to do this. One of the most popular and well-regarded apps for SUP, and many other water sports is Paddle Logger. This app was designed from the ground up for paddlers and […]

Young Blood Day : le Stand-Up Paddle Race pour les kids avec la Fanatic Falcon Air Young Blood Edition

9 Mar 2023

Young Blood Day : le Stand-Up Paddle Race pour les kids avec la Fanatic Falcon Air Young Blood Edition

Le dimanche 19 mars, à Fenouillet près de Toulouse, aura lieu le Young Blood Day x Pirates du Canal. Les Pirates du Canal, organisé par le club BocaSUP, est une course de SUP Race très originale, puisqu’il s’agit d’un contre-la-montre avec départs individuels, pour un tour de 10km sur lac et canal. En parallèle de […]

Les Mini-SUPs de Christophe Moulin: le modélisme version stand up paddle !

6 Mar 2023

Les Mini-SUPs de Christophe Moulin: le modélisme version stand up paddle !

Quand Christophe Moulin ne fait pas du Stand Up Paddle avec sa femme Patricia, il fabrique des Mini SUPs.  Ce SUP racer assidu que nous avions déjà interviewé lors de sa toute première Tarn Water Race a, depuis quatre ans, développé une passion qui a convaincu de nombreux passionnés de stand up paddle de lui […]

Conquer The Vedder 2023: Blackfish Paddles are the Official Paddle Partner of the Canadian multisport race

5 Mar 2023

Conquer The Vedder 2023: Blackfish Paddles are the Official Paddle Partner of the Canadian multisport race

Coast Mountain Trail Running (CMTR), organisers of trail running events in coastal British Columbia, Canada, have announced a new paddle partnership with Blackfish Paddles for the second edition of the Conquer the Vedder 2023 event held on 27 and 28 May 2023. “Based in Squamish, BC, Blackfish Paddles are one of the top SUP paddle […]