SUP Race

Ils sont dans le SUP depuis des années mais au cours des 12 derniers mois ont ajouté à leur quiver, une, voire, plusieurs, pirogues. De Saint-Malo à la Vendée en passant par le Morbihan, rencontre avec Jean-Michel Clorarec, Pascal Pouget et Jean-Pierre Letourneur, quatre stand-up paddlers de la première heure, convertis aux joies de l’OC1 […]

Last weekends Pacific Paddle Games (PPG) was one not to forget. It was the season finale for the Paddle League and the Pro athletes were out in force to stake a claim in the Dana Point sand. However not only were the Pro athletes out in force but the Junior Pro and Grom paddlers were well […]

Day 2 of the Pacific Paddle Games kicked off with all the technical races. Paddlers entered the water and paddled in around a series of buoys before running up the steep beach and entering the finish chicane. In windless conditions with a solid 1 m swell, the men’s open and women’s open paddlers were unleashed […]

Ils s’appellent Lena Bastard, Pauline Gallouedec, François Prévost, Pierre Lavenant et David Amemoutou, ont en commun leur amour du Stand up Paddle et de la Bretagne et vont tous pour la première fois participer à la 9ème édition de Ze Race en Guadeloupe le samedi 26 janvier prochain. Plus motivés que jamais, la bande de […]

The grande finale of the Paddle League arrived on the beaches of Dana Point. Over 300 paddlers were registered for the long distance race in categories that ranged from Pro, Open, Prone and Junior. The day kicked off with the Pro long distance race, a 9.6 KM circuit that included a water start, 3 buoy […]

The Paddle League moved to San Francisco for the regional event Battle of the Bay.The 8th annual Battle of the Bay, saw elite paddlers race 12 KM around the golden gate bridge in a race that is renown for strong currents and epic scenery. This year the iconic race had a new home after moving […]

Le mois dernier lors de la 10ème édition du SUP 11 City Tour aux Pays-Bas, Frédéric Bonnef, le rider de Fanatic, est allé au bout de ses 220 kilomètres avec les tripes et le mord aux dents. Pour cet ex-pro du windsurf et l’un des premiers SUP racers français de niveau international, privé de sports nautiques […]

Congratulations Michael Booth and Seychelle for winning the Battle Of The Bay in San Francisco today. Michael Booth a.k.a. Boothy (Starboard SUP) was simply too strong in the men’s race, powering away from the field before finishing a minute clear of the highly under-rated Aussie Ty Judson. The Tahitian boys Enzo Bennett and Georges Cronsteadt (Team 425Pro) won a sprint […]

Regardez l’intégralité du 5ème et dernier épisode du Waterman Tahiti Tour 2018 qui a sacré Damien Troquenet et Vaimiti Maoni, vainqueur du circuit 2018. De superbes images de Teahupoo, une belle domination de Heilani Cronsteatd (425Pro) en prone paddleboard, et une  victoire d’Enzo Bennett devant le prodige Keone Sulpice et le Tahitian Beast Georges Cronsteadt […]

The monster race that was the Great Glen Challenge (GGR) took place two weeks ago, and it was a race that delivered all conditions. From flat conditions on day 1 to 50 KM winds on Loch Ness on day 2.  The Great Glen Challenge is a distance of 95 KM from one end of Scotland […]

Last week the 4th annual Mynavi SUP Japan Cup was held at Chigasaki, one hour south of Tokyo, the race was a 4-star “Regional”  The Paddle League event. There were 300+ amateur paddlers  in the water plus a dozen top international athletes creating one of Asia’s biggest-ever races. Solid typhoon swell made for challenging but entertaining racing […]

2 weeks ago Floridian paddler Seychelle  stormed to victory in the 11 City Tour for the 3rd time. Her victory came after a week of highs and lows whilst competing on the 10th anniversary edition of the SUP 11 City Tour, with victory swinging back and forth between Seychelle and Starboard paddler Yuka Sato. Seychelle started the […]

Le samedi 15 septembre s’est jouée l’étape finale du circuit Waterman Challenges 2018, en terre Aquitaine où s’était donné rendez-vous les experts de ce type de combiné. Joseph Guéguen, rider SIC Maui France, 2ème du 1er round à Morgat il y a deux mois est allé chercher sa victoire et son billet Air Tahiti Nui […]

Médéric Berthe, sponsorisé par l’équipementier Fanatic, est revenu de Californie fier de sa 4ème place et fier de sa femme Sandrine, qui devient la première Française de l’Histoire à boucler la course de prone paddleboard ! Malgré quelques frissons durant l’évènement, l’émotion et la joie sont là et le couple de Lit-et-Mix n’a plus qu’une seule […]