Ultra Long Distance

“I know that Janneke Smits and Ella Oesterholt of  Team Yukon SUPventure Ladies , were prepared to the teeth which involved putting their inflatable Yster iSUP 17’3”x 26” Linear boards to the test in different conditions. The boards were their ultimate lifelines between the race start at Whitehorse to the finish at Dalton Highway Bridge so the boards just had […]

Vendredi 24 juin 2022, les premiers Stand Up Paddle arrivaient à Paimboeuf en Loire Atlantique, au bout de leur Loire 725, désormais la course la plus longue d’Europe, après près de 6 jours d’une aventure sur la Loire en relais ou en solo, avec assistance ou sans. Avec une moyenne de 140 kilomètres par jour, […]

Have we entered a new era of adventure SUP? Have the COVID-19 lockdowns ironically unlocked something that drives SUP riders to embark on extreme paddle challenges and push the limits even further? TotalSUP caught up with Samantha Rutt,  Starboard UK Team Rider, SUP Coach, athlete, sports advocate and Founder of Barefoot SUP, on the eve […]

The one-and-only Red Bull Midsummer took place last weekend on June 18/19  in Copenhagen, Denmark under tough Viking conditions! Mr TotalSUP (i.e. me) had the privilege to have a front-row seat as a media partner and I loved every bit of this very special event. What I cherish most about this concept is its primary […]

Quelle belle et étonnante surprise que de retrouver au départ (et encore plus à l’arrivée) de la Tarn Water Race 2022, Jean Letourneur. Pour les nouveaux venus au Stand Up Paddle de Race, je m’empresse de rappeler que ce jeune malouin de 23 ans, a écrit avec sa famille et notamment son grand frère Martin […]

“The races that really touched our hearts are the races that included a healthy share of suffering.” When a statement of this calibre comes from a duo with competitive paddle background in white water rafting, you know they mean business. With more teams arriving in Yukon to “join the elite few who have conquered the […]

Les résultats de la Tarn Water Race se sont fait un petit peu attendre mais les voici, ainsi que les 10 LIVES de TotalSUP ! Revivez l’aventure des 71 kilomètres de la Tawara 2022 du début à la fin ! La Tarn Water Race 2022 en REPLAY LIVE #1 Intro + Départ LIVE #2 – […]

[FR] Si vous souhaitez suivre toute l’action autour de l’édition 2022 de la Tarn Water Race les 11 et 12 juin, rendez-vous sur les pages Facebook et Instagram de TotalSUP ! [EN] If you want to follow all the action on the Tarn River this weekend at the 2022 Tarn Water Race – Viaduc de […]

There’s no compromise when it comes to the design process and testing in the most extreme conditions SUP-specific apparel by StandOut SUP Wear, a Slovenian watersport brand with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing technical sportswear. TotalSUP caught up with  Rok Puvar, StandOut SUP Wear Team Rider, 2x Guinness World Record holder and Slovenian […]

Bien manger c’est le début du bonheur ! Non, nous ne sommes pas là pour faire la promotion de produits laitiers, mais bien pour parler alimentation et nutrition autour du stand-up paddle en compétition, et particulièrement sur les Ultra Longues Distances. Pour nous conseiller, nous avons fait appel à Sandrine Berthe, gagnante des 10h de […]

The countdown is on to Yukon 1000, “the world’s toughest endurance and survival race” taking its paddling contestants through 1000 miles of “untouched wilderness” with zero support available. In the run up to this equally unforgiving and epic challenge, TotalSUP caught up with Scott ‘Skip’ Innes of Team SHAC Yukon 1000,  the first all UK SUP Team […]

When TotalSUP team was testing the Wanderer Inflatable SUP 13’2″ x 29.5” from Uone, a premium Polish stand-up paddleboarding and watersport brand specialising exclusively in inflatable boards, another squad was seriously putting Uone boards through its paces as they paddled (or rather powered through some tough weather conditions and river stretches) from Czestochowa to Szczecin, […]

After 54 days and 1,450 kilometres around Denmark, the Danish SUP World Champion, Casper Steinfath, finally set his feet on the beach in his hometown Klitmøller aka Cold Hawaii Wednesday night. The 28-year-old is the first ever person to circumnavigate Denmark on a SUP board. He started on April 2nd in picture-perfect conditions with sun […]

Après deux annulations consécutives du fait de la crise sanitaire, l’Ultra Paddle Race, la course ULD en relais binôme qui se juxtapose au Paddle Raid, pour une traversée Corse – Continent encore plus intense, a enfin pu avoir lieu ! Loran Nicolardot nous raconte l’aventure extraordinaire de 190 kilomètres entre Calvi et St Raphaël qu’il […]