Downwind

For the 1st time ever, TotalSUP comes to Hood River, Oregon for (one of) the biggest downwind races on the planet! Follow the SIC Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge 2019 on Facebook Live To watch Saturday’s Double-Downwinder and Sunday’s Technical Course Race, go to: www.facebook.com/totalsupofficial On Saturday, we will follow the Men’s Elite Downwind Run #1 […]

SIC Gorge Paddle Challenge, the penultimate stop on the APP’s US Cup, powered by the WPA will takes place this weekend and TotalSUP is there to get all on-the-ground stories. Go with the downwind After a break from US competition over the past month or two, things are ramping back up in a big way […]

Les Teulade Brothers, Jérémy et Ludovic Teulade, ont lancé leur projet “The Ultimate Downwind” le 12 mai 2019 dans des conditions épiques. Les riders de la team Owbow s’étaient donné comme défi de relier la Corse depuis la France. Ils ont réussi à faire plus de 70km dans des conditions dantesques, jusqu’à 50 noeuds de […]

Last weekend the Vendée Gliss race burst into life again on the French Atlantic coast. This year the Vendée glisse had the honor of being a prize winning waterman event, as well as a stop on the Eurotour. This years waterman event gave the chance for competitors to win a ticket a free Air Tahiti […]

Last weekends Kelt Ocean Race saw Amandine Chazot, Marius Auber and Joseph Gueguen (prone paddleboard) give three huge performances. But it is one particular performance that stole the show, and perhaps in years to come we may see this as a landmark event. For the first time in France a SUP foil finished ahead of […]

Starboard Dream team riders Michael Booth and Sonni Hönscheid successfully defended their Carolina Cup SUP race titles. Paddlers were faced with ever changing wind directions and flat water conditions in the race located in North Carolina, USA.  Photo Credit: Peter Newman Aerial Images ILM  Athletes had to paddle 21 KM starting on the beach, before […]

Nous ne sommes pas prêts d’oublier l’édition 2019 de la Kelt Ocean Race qui s’est déroulée samedi 27 avril dans la baie de Douarnenez. Afin d’offrir le meilleur downwind, le parcours de la course était adapté aux conditions de vent et de houle et on peut dire que ça a fonctionné. La centaine de participants […]

Avant le report de TotalSUP de la Kelt Ocean Race qui a vu notamment Amandine Chazot, Marius Auber et Joseph Gueguen (en prone) réaliser trois performances respectives juste énormes, il fallait marquer le coup et être à la hauteur d’un événement historique, en revenant tout de suite sur la toute première victoire en France d’un […]

[FR] Pour suivre en direct la course de downwind de la KELT OCEAN RACE dans la baie de Douarnenez en Bretagne c’est sur Facebook à partir de 14h30 heure locale ! [EN] To follow the French Downwind race of the KELT OCEAN RACE in the Douarnenez Bay, Brittany, go to TotalSUP’s Facebook page! > www.facebook.com/totalsupofficial  […]

Roberto Ricci Designs (RRD) rider Susak Molinero had a strong 2018 season finishing in the top 20 of the SUP racer rankings and 12th in the APP World Tour, despite a mid season injury. The Iberian paddler started the 2019 strong by recording her first victory on the Eurotour in Gran Canaria. Susak talks to […]

Les Teulade Brothers, Jérémy et Ludovic Teulade, se lancent dans une aventure marine hors du commun ! Les deux frères sponsorisés par Oxbow SUP et âgés de 23 et 25 ans, vont réaliser une traversée en stand up paddle de plus de 200 km de la France vers la Corse, par un vent Mistral de […]

It is no secret that the Columbia River Gorge is the epicenter of  downwind paddling. The fact that this is home to downwind legend Fiona Wylde is no coincidence. As a member of the Big Winds J.E.T (junior elite team) she was in the perfect place to hone her downwind skills and become the champion […]

The 2019 season is upon us! With the whole season in front of us it is now the time to see all the tweaks and upgrades the brands have been working hard on over the close season. With this in mind Californian based brand Infinity have wasted no time in touching up their race and […]

3ème l’année dernière, Eric Archambault n’était pas revenu en Guadeloupe pour “cueillir des pâquerettes”. Enchaînant le double-downwind du Karukera Kayak Challenge, le Woo Downwind Camp et Ze Race, le rhodanien rentre des Caraïbes avec la banane (sans mauvais jeu de mot) et la médaille du vainqueur autour du cou. Livrant une belle bataille contre le […]