Women’s SUP

Juliette DuHaime is one of the Infinity SpeedFreaks, the Elite SUP race team from Infinity and she is frequently found at the business end of competitions around the world. TotalSUP last caught up with Juliette at the end of 2022 and we were super happy to get some more time with this speedy water woman. […]

This season the Infinity SUP SpeedFreak squad was boosted with the signing of Brazilian SUP racer Lena Ribeiro. Lena may not be a familiar name for some but she has been competing at the top level for a long time with a very impressive set of results including a top 10 finish in the 2015 […]

Duna Gordillo, the NSP International SUP Racing Team rider had an outstanding 2022 season culminating with a gold medal in the long-distance event at the ISA World Championships in Puerto Rico. On the way to that result, she picked up silver and bronze medals at the ICF World Championships, silver and bronze at the European […]

You may be mistaken for thinking that only professional athletes are the ones organising their days around sport. However, creating good routines for sport, fitness and competition at any stage of your fitness or paddling journey can help you achieve more than you thought possible. Being an athlete and juggling a busy life is super […]

Many of you will know Seychelle from the SUP race world, she is an extraordinary athlete and coach and now mom too. You may also recognise her as a familiar sight on the red and white SIC boards, paddling on the stunningly beautiful waterways near her home in Florida. As we emerge out of the […]

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 […]

Il y a un peu plus d’une décennie, quand le stand-up paddle gonflable est arrivé sur le marché, notre sport a un peu été révolutionné. Moins chers, faciles à stocker, facile à transporter, robustes… les SUP gonflables ont permis de rendre la pratique accessible au grand public. Mais est-il possible de faire encore plus pratique […]

Vania Torres Olivieri is one of the leading SUP Surfers in South America and after an injury-affected 2022 season, she’s now fully fit and ready to rip on her custom Infinity SUP boards shaped by Dave Boehne in Dana Point. TotalSUP sat down with Vania and Dave to talk about Infinity custom boards and her […]

C’est une belle histoire que Charlotte Dambrine nous raconte dans cette article, une histoire de revanche réussie et d’accomplissement. Charlotte, 35 ans, est architecte dans une agence qu’elle a co-fondé il y a 4 ans. Sportive, elle a pratiqué depuis toujours des sports tels que la gymnastique, le tennis, la danse classique puis jazz, la […]

TotalSUP long-time contributor and Barrachou Paddle owner Helen Trehoret talks to TotalSUP about her venture to  develop a network of SUP events, aimed at increasing female SUP participation. The first the Wild Women SUP Symposium was hosted in September 2022, based out of Cannich, Scotland.  This event held specifically for women SUPrs  was led by […]

Quand vous allez à Decathlon vous équiper en stand-up paddle et autres accessoires pour pratiquer notre sport, il a des chances qu’au rayon Itiwit vous rencontriez des vrais passionnés qui sauront vous accompagner dans votre choix et vous conseiller dans vos achats. Pascale Dargelos, responsable de rayon au magasin d’Anglet, fait partie de ces personnes […]

“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 […]

At only thirteen, SIC Maui Rider Soryn Preston, has already competed in over hundred races taking some of the most acclaimed podiums on the SUP scene from Pacific Paddle Games to the iconic Gorge Paddle Challenge. But her ambitious plans don’t stop here. As part of the SIC Maui Youth Development Team she not only […]

Dans le dernier épisode des Histoires de Sportif·ves by Decathlon, Charlotte fait le récit d’une belle histoire d’espoir et de résilience. Diagnostiquée atteinte d’endométriose à l’âge de 26 ans suite à des douleurs, Charlotte n’a pas pu pratiquer d’activité sportive durant 2 ans. Après avoir redémarré progressivement le sport, Charlotte s’est lancée le défi de […]