Downwind

Eric Terrien, one of the living legends of the SUP World and a BIC Sport ambassador is set to tackle the Molokai 2 Oahu (M2O), an event  which is considered “one of the worlds most challenging races” and is synonymous with the Hawaiian Islands. Frenchman Eric knows the event well having paddled the 52 km “channel of […]

Summer time is SUP Downwind race time on Maui and last weekend was no exception, with the The Maui2Molokai SUP Race (M2M). Part of the regional race system for the SUP Paddle League, this race has been a traditional race for the past 7 years. With the Pai’lolo Channel connecting with the Kalohi Channel  regarded […]

Encore et toujours pionnier, Eric Terrien, l’une des légendes vivantes du SUP Race mondial et ambassadeur de la marque BIC Sport, s’attaque à une épreuve non moins légendaire, la Molokai 2 Oahu (M2O pour les intimes). Une épreuve hawaïenne qu’il connait déjà bien mais cette fois, c’est sur un foil et avec une poignée de […]

Bienvenue dans le monde de l’OC (outrigger canoe ou pirogue hawaienne),  qui émerge comme une nouvelle façon de glisser et une méthode d’entraînement complémentaire au SUP. Beaucoup des meilleurs SUP Racers dans le monde viennent du monde de la pirogue. Pour la numéro 1 du SUP français et ambassadrice de la marque WOO, fabriquant français […]

New champions were crowned and a new generation stood up at the Hoe Toa Paddle Championships in New Zealand last weekend, The Paddle League presents this report to TotalSUP of the New Zealand’s “Hoe Toa” Paddle Championshipswhere, where Kiwi paddlers Penelope Strickland and Tara Hope earned national titles and Australia’s Lincoln Dews gatecrashed the party with […]

2018 has started on a high for 425pro, new factory locations, improved boards, new riders, a move to carbon neutrality and launching into the global market, plus with several big name riders on the roster including Olivia Piana, George Cronsteadt Olivier Darrieumerlou and Noic Garioud everything is on track for 2018 to be a big […]

At 01:00 AM Sunday morning March 18th Casper Steinfath will hit the cold waters of Skagerrak with his Naish Maliko and take the first paddlestrokes on his crossing towards the town of Kristianssand in Norway. The four time ISA World Champion aims to become the first person ever to cross treacherous Skagerrak,  The paddle is expected […]

On the 11th March 2018 Madeira SUP Challenge 2018 was held in Funchal, Madeira. The race saw choppy sea conditions but it didn’t stop the racers notching up some impressive results. The Madeira SUP Challenge 2018 integrated the first stage of the Portuguese SUP Junior and Open Marathon Championships into the event, the event was organized by […]

Bienvenue en Finistère, terre de downwind! Profitant de conditions idéales et constantes, Amaury Dormet vient de lancer l’ Océan Paddle Camp, un centre de downwind qui est en soit une première en France. Situé à Morgat sur la presqu’ile de Crozon, à l’ouest du Finistère, l’Ocean Paddle Camp bénéficie de belles conditions et d’une bonne orientation du vent quelque […]

The past year has been huge for Tahitian brand 425pro with big name riders Olivier Piana, The Cronsteadt brothers, Enzo Bennett and Noic Garioud all in the the family, just to name a few. There are plenty of good strong riders behind the brand indeed. The 425pro brand is shaping up to be a name synonymous with […]

In the next two weeks four time ISA SUP World Champion Casper Steinfath will attempt to cross the Skagerrak, that is a 120 km ocean straight that separates Denmark fom Norway. Cold Hawaii local Casper will be re-attempting the crossing that he tried to complete last year, but had to withdraw just just 12km from the end. Casper […]

Michael Booth and Yuka Sato picked up a bag full of pre-season Paddle League points on the Gold Coast this weekend, with the Starboard duo overcoming a hot field and even hotter conditions at the 7th Annual 12 Towers Ocean Race. The 7th Annual edition of the 12 Towers attracted 236 competitors in its biggest year […]

Cette année la Oxbow Kelt Ocean Race se tiendra les 31 mars et 1er avril. Une opportunité de ramer (et d’attaquer la saison pour certains) sur les meilleures conditions de downwind en France. Organisée par Le KELT Ocean Club (KOC), ça sa passe dans la baie de Douarnenez, Finistère, un terrain de jeu exceptionnel pour le downwind. […]

If we are all honest we like a bit of footage of ourselves catching a killer wave or paddling in paradise! But if we haven’t got anyone to convince to sit on the beach to take photos or a good friend to fly a drone directly over us, we have to come up with other […]