Ultra Long Distance

When we’re publishing this article, Göran “Gossa” Gustavsson, Ultra Endurance Paddler and Yster SUP Team Rider supporting the premium Swedish brand on the development side, is already in Canada, getting acclimatised in the run up the Yukon River Quest, kicking off on the 4th July. This ultra endurance challenge is an annual marathon race testing paddlers’ […]

Pour nous présenter la toute première édition de The Longest Day qui remplace le SUP Challenge de l’Eau d’Heure, nous avons fait appel à Olivier Decroly, SUP surfer, SUP racer et organisateur de l’événenement avec le club Sud-Ouest. Un nom d’événement qui claque, un spot magique au sud de la Belgique ainsi qu’un format inédit […]

I recently had the pleasure of chatting to Sam Rutt, Starboard Team Rider ahead of her English Channel crossing attempt on the 29th of May 2023, starting from Dover UK. She is not only attempting this solo but going for a record time. Sam who has been paddling since 2014 and hails from Norfolk where […]

Sweden is one of the best countries in Europe for stand up paddlers with almost unlimited access to vast areas of water, the coast has thousands of islands and inlets to explore, unspoilt rivers and some of the largest lakes in Europe. Combine that with a growing surf scene and it is no surprise that […]

Mark Salter has just set a new bar and taken the UK by storm with a Guinness World Record for the fastest Stand Up Paddleboard descent of Loch Ness, Scotland UK, in a time of 4:01:49 over 36.24km. He took an undercover approach to this, springing the amazing news on us only days ago. In […]

After two months of an epic crossing between Peru and French Polynesia known as Cap Optimist, six women from France and Spain have succeeded in their challenge to paddle across the Pacific ocean. A sporting and charitable feat achieved for the benefit of children with cancer. In partnership with Air Tahiti Nui. Cap Optimist: from […]

“We are so excited to welcome Brendon Prince to the Blackfish Team. Brendon is an amazing athlete and someone with a passion and desire to see what’s possible on a paddleboard. We are honoured that he chose to use our paddles when he paddled around the UK and it is great to have him join […]

Actualisation (01/05/2024): Les 10h de Vassivière sera le support du Championnat de France d’Ultra Longue Distance 2024! – Il y a un rendez-vous à ne pas manquer avant la pause estivale : les 10h de Vassivière ! C’est le samedi 1er juillet 2023 que vous avez rendez-vous sur les rives du lac de Vassivière, à […]

“I love the event format: It’s a race with no finish line, only your physical and mental endurance determine where your finish line is,” said Per Vallbo, Founder and CEO of Yster SUP, a premium Swedish SUP brand based in Malmo, which is The Last Paddler Standing official board partner.  TotalSUP caught up with Greg Wingo, […]

At only 13, Maximus Sijrier from The Netherlands became at the end of last month, the youngest athlete to complete the SUP 11 City Tour, a 5-day Ultra Long Distance race and one of the toughest in the world. Max conquered the 220 kilometers of the Dutch canals under a combo time of 25 hours, […]

In June of this year, Luli Cox and Adriana “Dri” Boccia, two Brazilian adventurers who live respectively in Brazil and Portugal, took on the daunting project to be part of the first official Loire 725 edition in France on an iSUP tandem after reading about the unofficial test edition which took place last year. Although […]

Le marseillais Olivier Drut, que j’ai plaisir à surnommer le “Géo Trouvetou du stand up paddle”, décrit pour TotalSUP le travail de réflexion, d’ingénierie et de shape autour de la planche de SUP Race qu’il a mise au point en vue de l’épreuve de la Loire 725 qu’il a brillamment remporté en relais avec son […]

“When I’m in the zone… pain doesn’t seem so bad and my mind is clear and focused,” says Blackfish Paddles Rider Brad Friesen who has just won the Yukon 1000 SUP division completing the challenge in 7 days and 6 minutes, as part of the Pirates of the Yukon squad where he teamed up with Scott […]

C’est une expérience qui donne envie à de nombreuses personnes du Sud-Ouest et d’ailleurs : relier la Méditerranée à l’Atlantique par le Canal des Deux Mers, nom donné à l’ensemble Canal du Midi associé au Canal Latéral à la Garonne, que ce soit en péniche, à vélo, à pied, ou même en paddle ! C’est […]