SUP Race

La sortie cette semaine du magnifique film de 26 minutes sur la 37ème édition du Marathon International de l’Ardèche réalisé avec l’appui de la Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, est l’occasion de revenir sur l’un des événements les plus populaires dans le monde du Canoë-Kayak ouvert au Stand Up Paddle depuis 2016. En dépit des 3 annulations qui […]

The International Canoe Federation is reinforcing its reputation as one of the major SUP race event organizers with confirmation it will host three World Cup races in addition to its world championships in 2022. The ICF provided two world-class competitions for SUP race athletes in 2020 and 2021, including the impressively-run world championships in Balatonfured, […]

A former windsurf teacher, Martin Jandke moved to Thailand from Germany when he was fresh out of university. Fast forward 21 years, he now lives in Khaolak where he has founded a beautiful family, a successful board factory, a popular surf shop, and a watersport board brand SUNOVA which has gained world status as one […]

Mr 3 Bay, Patrice Remoiville, a prominent figure on the French SUP racing circuit Race. 6 years ago Patrice gave up a top position at BIC Sports, at the ripe old age of 50 in order to devote himself to his business, 3 Bay Paddle.  Most 50 years olds would not take the risk but […]

For the second year in a row, Swedish Paddler and ASI SUP Instructor, Göran Gustavsson has completed the SUP 11 City Tour, the ultimate 220km challenge through Friesland, a northern province of Holland, not once but twice! Competing in both the non-stop race and the five-day event, coming in second place in a time of […]

It is fair to say that Tamás (Tommy) Buday Jr was born to be on the water. As a three-time Olympian and ICF World Championship silver medallist in Sprint Canoe, Tommy has done it all from a seated position. Standing up on a paddleboard seemed to be a natural progression. The Hungarian-born Canadian now boasts […]

Installé à Tarifa au sud de l’Espagne depuis plus de 20 ans, le waterman Fred Bonnef connait son terrain de jeux par coeur, véritable paradis du vent, des vagues et du soleil. Après avoir accueilli et coaché des dizaines de stand up paddlers qui sont venus testés les conditions de downwind andalouses ces dernières, années, […]

Italian waterwoman Caterina Stenta is a force to be reckoned with on the SUP stage. Her dominance at the Italian Championships in Rome this autumn proves it. Becoming a Starboard Dream Team rider this year feels like the tip of the iceberg for this all-round athlete, who is versed in paddling, windsurfing, skiing, surfing, and […]

The past year has caused countless disruptions and challenged every person & every business around the world, including Starboard who have had to endure many production and shipping delays as they navigated their way through the pandemic, slowly returning to a ‘new normal’. “Despite these challenges, we have worked incredibly hard to overcome them and […]

The 3rd edition of the Mediterraneo SUP Race that was held last weekend in Alicante proved to be one of the most important SUP events in Spain and is bound to grow internationally as soon as next year. As a Long Distance Spanish Cup event, the race scored points within the official circuit of the […]

Vainqueur en 2020 du parcours de 40 kilomètres entre la Pointe des Châteaux et la Marina de Bas-du-Fort à Pointe-à-Pitre qui sera le parcours unique de Ze Race édition 2022, le guadeloupéen touche-à-tout de la glisse Hugo Coud-Cher, ne sera malheureusement pas de la partie le 28 janvier prochain. Pour la première fois de sa […]

It’s the last event on the EuroTour 2021 calendar, the Marathon International des Gorges de l’Ardèche is above all one of the biggest events in the world of Canoe-Kayak with an average of 1,500 participants per edition and has been open to Stand Up Paddle participants since 2016, a fact that has gone a little […]

Ambassadeur de la marque Fanatic en Suisse d’où il est originaire et où il réside, Stéphane Guillermin, spécialiste du flat et de l’Ultra Longue Distance, rêvait de participer au Corsica Paddle Trophy depuis la 1ère édition en 2019. Il a enfin pu réaliser son souhait le mois dernier sur les 3 jours de courses cumulant […]

Team USA Dominated Day One of the Carolina Cup, as Danny Ching and April Zilg Take Victory in the Graveyard Race. Danny Ching and April Zilg swept the field in the Graveyard Race, as taking an alternative line to the rest of the pack proved triumphant for team USA. Whilst the Coast Guard called for […]