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The New 2023 NSP Ninja: more stable, more versatile and 2 junior versions!

18 Jan 2023

The New 2023 NSP Ninja: more stable, more versatile and 2 junior versions!

The 2023 iteration of the NSP Ninja Pro Carbon was just released by NSP. Immediate stand-out changes are the additional two 12’6” Junior versions of the existing Ninja, along with some refinements to the existing Ninja line-up. Our interview with Alain Teurquetil and Titouan Puyo on the New NSP Ninja!  Let’s have a look at […]

The 2023 SIC Maui SUP Racing Team Revealed

16 Jan 2023

The 2023 SIC Maui SUP Racing Team Revealed

International SUP, FOIL & Wing Foil brand SIC has revealed its SUP Race Team for 2023. While two young SUP racers, Rai Taguchi (he is currently assessing offers from various brands) and Bodie Von Allmen (recruited by team NSP), are no longer part of SIC’s Global Team after years of being nurtured by the historic […]

Gonflé mais rapide : retour sur la victoire du Challenge des Gonflés 2022 de Luc Boulardot

16 Jan 2023

Gonflé mais rapide : retour sur la victoire du Challenge des Gonflés 2022 de Luc Boulardot

C’est une performance qui n’était pas passée inaperçue : en octobre dernier, lors des Championnats de France Eaux Intérieures de la Lyon Paddle Show Race, Luc Boulardot sur son Itiwit Race 14×25 avait terminé 15ème au classement général… avec une planche gonflable donc ! Inscrit du coup sur la version de la course “Challenge des […]

The 2023 Starboard All Star and Starboard Sprint are out!

10 Jan 2023

The 2023 Starboard All Star and Starboard Sprint are out!

The wait has been longer than usual but it has been worth it! Starboard’s 2023 SUP Race Range is finally out after another very successful year for the Tiki brand with numerous world titles in many age categories and under different federations and competitions. Starboard’s 2023 All Star and Sprint boards won 7 gold medals […]

Duna Gordillo, Christian Andersen and Bodie Von Allmen join Team NSP

9 Jan 2023

Duna Gordillo, Christian Andersen and Bodie Von Allmen join Team NSP

International Surf and SUP brand NSP announced last week the signing of three new young high-profile names to their SUP Race team. In addition to superstar athletes Laura Quetglas, Titouan Puyo and Ty Judson (we’re still hoping Travis Grant to make a comeback to the racing scene after an early retirement from international competition in […]

Plongée dans l’histoire de Starboard avec Yannick Bouillon

22 Dec 2022

Plongée dans l’histoire de Starboard avec Yannick Bouillon

Marque historique du Stand-Up Paddle, connaissez vous vraiment Starboard ? Avant d’être ces planches bleues avec leurs iconiques nez oranges, Starboard était – et est toujours – une marque leader dans le monde du windsurf. Pour nous raconter ce tournant, mais aussi l’évolution de leurs planches de SUP au fil des ans, nous avons fait […]

Introducing the 2023 Belgian SUP Tour!

17 Dec 2022

Introducing the 2023 Belgian SUP Tour!

This is the tour you can’t miss in 2023: the Belgian SUP Tour! In one of the most active territories for SUP racing in Europe, the Belgian SUP Tour will take you around Belgium, with two stops in France and in the Netherlands, allowing you to take part in a variety of fun competition formats: […]

GlaGla Race 2023 : tout ce qu’il faut savoir ! Les infos pratiques par Benoit Mouren

16 Dec 2022

GlaGla Race 2023 : tout ce qu’il faut savoir ! Les infos pratiques par Benoit Mouren

Glagla, glagla, glagla… Si vous n’entendez que cette onomatopée dernièrement, ce n’est pas parce qu’il fait froid, mais bien parce que vos amis stand-up paddleurs se préparent à la plus grande course du début d’année : la GlaGla Race 2023 ! C’est à Talloires, sur les rives du magnifique lac d’Annecy, que vous êtes attendus […]

April Zilg and Connor Baxter Crowned 2022 APP World Tour Champions in Alicante!

15 Dec 2022

April Zilg and Connor Baxter Crowned 2022 APP World Tour Champions in Alicante!

The finale of the 2022 APP SUP Racing World Tour saw April Zilg and Connor Baxter claim the World Titles while Shuri ‘Shrimpy’ Araki and Mélanie Lafenêtre got their first win on an APP World Tour event to close a sensational season! Recap, Results, overall World Rankings, highlights and full LIVE FEED presented by Travis […]

Looking for a SUP foil paddle? Here’s the Blackfish Nootka Kevlar Surf

12 Dec 2022

Looking for a SUP foil paddle? Here’s the Blackfish Nootka Kevlar Surf

“Our Blackfish Nootka blade is a classic shape and a best-selling paddle. We have been working on building a more robust version for a couple years and the breakthrough came with the advent of SUP foiling. We had a number of athletes who had broken paddles while foiling and wanted to find a solution. The result […]

Stand-Up Paddle Downwind : les équipements de sécurité indispensables

11 Dec 2022

Stand-Up Paddle Downwind : les équipements de sécurité indispensables

Vive le vent, vive le vent, vive le vent d’hiver, qui s’en va sifflant soufflant nous emmener des beaux downwind, oh ! Cette intro musicale passée, qui dit downwind, que ce soit en stand-up paddle, en SUP foil, en surfski, en pirogue ou encore en wingfoil, dit aussi sécurité ! La pratique du downwind, quelque […]

Belgian SUP Tour : tous les formats de course, toute la Belgique, le programme 2023 !

10 Dec 2022

Belgian SUP Tour : tous les formats de course, toute la Belgique, le programme 2023 !

C’est le circuit que vous ne pourrez pas rater en 2023 : le Belgian SUP Tour ! Sur l’un des territoires les plus actifs sur le SUP Race en Europe, le Belgian SUP Tour vous emmènera faire le tour de la Belgique, avec une escale en France et aux Pays-Bas, pour participer à des compétitions […]

GlaGla Race 2023: why you NEED to go back according to Petronella Van Malsen

9 Dec 2022

GlaGla Race 2023: why you NEED to go back according to Petronella Van Malsen

In just over a month, let’s go back to The Glagla Race! The annual winter meeting at Lake Annecy will take place from January 20th to 22th, in Talloires, for the first stage of the Alpine Lakes Tour 2023. This race always brings together stand-up paddlers of all levels and backgrounds, from beginners to pro, […]

How Daniel Parres has managed to build the largest SUP racing club in the world

8 Dec 2022

How Daniel Parres has managed to build the largest SUP racing club in the world

Ahead of Alicante SUP Open, the 5th stop of the APP World Tour and the final battle of the 2022 SUP racing season, TotalSUP caught up with Daniel Parres, World Champion, NSP National Team Rider and the Founder of one of the biggest, most thriving SUP clubs in the world and also the organiser of the […]