SUP Race tutorials & tips

Proper technique is essential for every paddler, how you paddle really can  make a huge impact when it comes to speed, efficiency and avoiding paddler burn out. BIC Sport ambassador Eric Terrien often described as a pioneer of Stand Up Paddling in France has put together a series of tutorials to improve paddle technique and performance. […]

It is always important to mix up SUP training with other sports. With this in mind three paddlers from France, Jean-Michel Clorarec, Pascal Pouget and Jean-Pierre Letourneur, three keen SUP paddlers who have been Stand Up Paddling for years have changed it up in the last 12 months, by finding their way to outrigger canoe (OC) […]

Downwind aficionado’s look no further! January 2019 brings you the opportunity to learn or improve your down-wind paddling skills with Woo Outrigger in the tropical seas of Guadeloupe.  Woo founder Guy Ringrave, discusses the camp that will take place from the 5th January 2019 in Saint Francois. Situated just 300m from the beach it is […]

Foiling is here. As the technology improves and the cost of foils decrease we will start to see more and more people take to the water on their foils. So how do you get started? Takuma man Greg Closier gives TotalSUP how to guide to start this new sport. I started surf foiling in 2016, […]

Summer is here and we are in the midst of race season, whether you are beginner or season pro we all need to prepare ourselves to race. French SUP race living legend BIC SUP Ambassador Eric Terrien is on hand to give us tips and advice on how to complete a race. Eric Terrien who notched up a serious […]

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 […]

Does the allure of gliding down waves on a SUPboard tempt you? If so, welcome to SUP Surfing! What do you look for when choosing your first SUP surfboard, the first thing that you need to do is look at a brand that has a range of boards, for example like French brand redwoodpaddle who has a […]

Learning how to transport your SUP can open up a whole new world of possibilities! especially if you don’t have the luxury of walking to the water from your house or you prefer not to deflate and then inflate your ISUP everytime you go out. We walk through the 2 main methods of transporting your […]

Spring is around the corner and now is the time to look at getting the perfect ISUP. The are so many attractions in buying an ISUP, they are cheaper, lighter and much more practical than hard SUPs, plus easy to transport and store. At first glance, all inflatable SUP boards look very similar, but there are […]

SUP Surfers in the line up aren’t universally tolerated, sometimes we get a bit of a hard time, and in some spots we are banned altogether.  We want to continue to make our reputation better in the line up, so it is important for everyone to know and understand the rules. By sticking to these […]

Originally from Piombino, Tuscany, Paolo Marconi has been making a name for himself as something of a quiet force on the international SUP circuit over the last couple of years. In 2017, he’s managed to pick up a number of accolades and has secured some very respectable results, notably placing 3rd at the Oxene Fuerteventura […]

Hello again TotalSUP readers! It’s SUPerman back with a new paddle tip. This is another simple tip that will help you maximize your body to paddle better. Many of these paddle tips are going to be on better muscle engagement and postural cues to help athletes. Let’s talk about hip engagement and how crucial it is to SUP success. Now, I’ve talked to a […]

Hello again TotalSUP readers! It’s SUPerman back with a new paddle tip. This is another simple tip that will help you maximize your body to paddle better. Many of these paddle tips are going to be on better muscle engagement and postural cues to help athletes. Today, let’s take a step back from our stroke and just look at where we are holding the […]

Hello again TotalSUP readers! It’s SUPerman back again with a new paddle tip. This one is another simple tip that will help you maximize your body to paddle better. Many of these paddle tips are going to be on better muscle engagement and postural cues to help athletes. Today, let’s look at the reaching phase of the stroke. Reaching is […]