Menu

SUP Race

To say TotalSUP is passionate about SUP Race would be an understatement. We literally live for stand up paddle racing and collaborate with most international SUP race events, federations and circuits as commentators, broadcast or social media partners. Browse our 1000s of SUP Race news, stories, new SUP race gear reviews, event summaries and athletes’ interviews to stay informed daily on all things SUP race!

Pagaie Dollo Yukon : retour d’expérience avec Julia Risso, Nicolas Fayol, Florent Dode et Matthieu Chauvel

23 Apr 2023

Pagaie Dollo Yukon : retour d’expérience avec Julia Risso, Nicolas Fayol, Florent Dode et Matthieu Chauvel

Il y a quelques semaines, nous vous présentions Dollo Pagaies, une marque de pagaie de stand-up paddle et de kayak Made In France. Son créateur, Alan Dollo, nous a présenté en détail son entreprise, mais aussi la pagaie Yukon, dédiée au SUP. Aujourd’hui, pour en savoir plus sur cette pagaie, nous sommes allés interroger quatre […]

Starboard Sprint Airline : l’un des SUP les plus rapides du monde… en version gonflable !

22 Apr 2023

Starboard Sprint Airline : l’un des SUP les plus rapides du monde… en version gonflable !

C’est une planche Championne du Monde ! La Starboard Sprint Airline, nouvelle venue dans la gamme des planches gonflables de race de la marque au Tiki, est la planche qu’a utilisée Michael Booth lorsqu’il a gagné la médaille d’or à la course de SUP race gonflables des ICF World Championship en Pologne en 2022. Alors, […]

Starboard team rider Sam Rutt seeks out English Channel record

19 Apr 2023

Starboard team rider Sam Rutt seeks out English Channel record

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 […]

The Lake Rocks Festival 2023: Interview with the Race Director Gerd Weisner

17 Apr 2023

The Lake Rocks Festival 2023: Interview with the Race Director Gerd Weisner

If there’s one lake that’s going to ROCK this SUP racing season, it’s the Faaker See in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Its stunning location will become the central stage for The Lake Rocks Festival held on 18-21 May welcoming top athletes and the sport enthusiasts for a long weekend packed with SUP racing action, […]

NSP’s Swedish Ambassador, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Boyum and his SUP Race quiver

14 Apr 2023

NSP’s Swedish Ambassador, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Boyum and his SUP Race quiver

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 […]

Paddle Logger SUP Activity Tracker on your Apple Watch with David Walker

7 Apr 2023

Paddle Logger SUP Activity Tracker on your Apple Watch with David Walker

Paddle Logger is the GPS tracking app for your iPhone that Chris from the TotalSUP team is using this year, you can find his TotalSUP app review on the site here. Using the app is now part of Chris’ paddle routine but, so far he has only been able to test one part of the Paddle […]

Mark Salter sets Loch Ness World Record on his Starboard AllStar

7 Apr 2023

Mark Salter sets Loch Ness World Record on his Starboard AllStar

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 […]

SUP TWELVE 2023: Emily Evans and Bruce Smith smash the 12-hour endurance race

5 Apr 2023

SUP TWELVE 2023: Emily Evans and Bruce Smith smash the 12-hour endurance race

As of the past weekend, a new endurance stand-up paddle race format was successfully added to the UK SUP racing circuit. Brought by the Guinness World Record holder in SUP, adventurer, water safety crusader and Blackfish Paddles Team Rider, Brendon Prince, the SUP TWELVE event saw thirty seven paddlers taking on the challenge of a […]

Paddle of the Kempen 2023 : ne ratez pas la première étape du Belgian SUP Tour !

3 Apr 2023

Paddle of the Kempen 2023 : ne ratez pas la première étape du Belgian SUP Tour !

Le 30 avril prochain, vous êtes attendus en Belgique pour le Paddle of the Kempen ! À Dessel, dans la région Flamande, cette première étape du Belgian SUP Tour 2023 idéalement située attend des riders de tous horizons : de Belgique bien sûr, mais aussi des Pays-Bas tout proches, d’Allemagne… mais compte aussi sur les […]

NSP’s Bodie Von Allmen and his new SUP race quiver – NSP Carolina, NSP Ninja and NSP Puma

31 Mar 2023

NSP’s Bodie Von Allmen and his new SUP race quiver – NSP Carolina, NSP Ninja and NSP Puma

Rising SUP star Bodie Von Allmen is already a name many on the Stand Up Paddle racing circuit know from his impressive results at Elite level on the world stage yet this young paddler is still eligible to compete as a junior racer. This season he signed with the NSP international race team and TotalSUP […]

Itiwit X500 Tandem : le stand-up paddle à deux, et en compétition, avec Hélène et Laurent

31 Mar 2023

Itiwit X500 Tandem : le stand-up paddle à deux, et en compétition, avec Hélène et Laurent

Le stand-up paddle tandem est une pratique qui se démocratise de plus en plus : plus de pratiquants, plus de matos, et la catégorie tandem qui commence à naitre dans de nombreuses compétitions. Itiwit n’as pas raté le train du tandem puisque depuis plusieurs années, ils proposent leur SUP de randonnée X500 Tandem de 15′ […]

Cap Optimist: 6 women prone paddleboard 8,000kms across the Pacific for sick children

29 Mar 2023

Cap Optimist: 6 women prone paddleboard 8,000kms across the Pacific for sick children

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 […]

SUP Rome 2023: Q&A with John McFadzean

21 Mar 2023

SUP Rome 2023: Q&A with John McFadzean

If you’re after a beautiful weekend get away on your Stand Up Paddleboard then the SUP Rome event could just be your ticket to an action packed weekend of river tourism. This annual event taking place this year on the 30th April and the 1 May is full of the most spectacular sights Rome has […]

3 Bay Paddle : le stand-up paddle Made In France décrypté

15 Mar 2023

3 Bay Paddle : le stand-up paddle Made In France décrypté

En France, pour s’équiper en stand-up paddle race (mais aussi en SUP surf, prone paddleboard…), nous avons le choix d’acheter local. Ce choix s’appelle 3 Bay Paddle. 3 Bay Paddle est une entreprise Morbihannaise créée en 2015, que vous connaissez forcément déjà tant leurs boards ont envahi toutes les compétitions et rassemblement de SUPers aux […]