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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 […]

Alicante SUP Open: World Champions will be crowned at the final APP World Tour stop

8 Dec 2022

Alicante SUP Open: World Champions will be crowned at the final APP World Tour stop

[APP World Tour Press Release] Alicante SUP Open, the 5th and final stop of the APP World Tour is just days away and now the World Title is on the line. World Champions will be crowned this weekend at Playa del Postiguet, a venue that will provide a dramatic arena for the World’s best at the […]

Duna Gordillo: On Top of the World with SUP Champion and NSP Team Rider!

5 Dec 2022

Duna Gordillo: On Top of the World with SUP Champion and NSP Team Rider!

Her beach run photo from the 2022 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship for her first World Title is now part of the SUP history demonstrating the sheer power, determination and endurance that’s put into our sport. TotalSUP caught up with Duna Gordillo, NSP Team Rider, to chat about her Gold Medal, the long-distance World […]

Paris SUP Open: Part 2 of the 2022 APP World Tour set to start this weekend!

30 Nov 2022

Paris SUP Open: Part 2 of the 2022 APP World Tour set to start this weekend!

This weekend 1,000 stand up paddlers from across the globe will gather in France’s capital city for the World’s annual largest Race, the Paris Nautic Paddle as well as the Paris SUP Open, Stop #4 of the APP SUP Race World Tour. With sub-zero temperatures and chaotic waters, this unrivaled race provides every year a […]

SUP Race Training Tips: a Q&A session with 6 x World Champion Michael Booth

21 Nov 2022

SUP Race Training Tips: a Q&A session with 6 x World Champion Michael Booth

The below Q&A session is between Aussie SUPerstar and Starboard dream team rider Michael Booth and Chris Jones, administrator of the SUP My Race group on Facebook which was created a few years ago to challenge SUP racers to paddle a little further each month and entice them to post their paddling sessions and mileages. Michael […]