«How do you do this mate?» s’étonnent les surfeurs locaux sur les spots mythiques Australiens, comme ce matin de décembre à Snapper Rocks où se déroule la prestigieuse compétition du Quicksilver Pro. Il faut dire que le jeune Français, arrivé tout droit de l’île de Ré pour parcourir la côte Est Australienne en quête de sensations fortes attire l’attention.
Dans un pays où la «beach culture» et le surf sont une véritable religion, le stand-up-paddle reste une discipline naissante et une curiosité à l’avenir prometteur. Une nouveauté dans le monde du surf illustré par le jeune touche-à-tout de la glisse, rider de la marque F-One, qui découvre avec émerveillement les eaux cristallines des spots de la Gold Coast et côtoie aisément surfeurs et adeptes de stand-up-paddle, équipé de sa planche de SUP surf hypersport Madeiro Pro 7’2×24 -70 litres. Avec de l’eau jusqu’aux chevilles due au faible volume et la légèreté de ce modèle en carbon, Dimitri rame énergiquement dans les superbes vagues tubulaires qui déferlent sur la Gold Coast pour s’assurer vitesse et excellente stabilité. Le style que lui confère la maniabilité de sa planche et sa technique suscite la fascination sur l’eau comme sur la terre.
Lorsqu’il rejoint les plages de sable blanc qui s’étendent à l’infini, c’est avec un plaisir immense que Dimitri partage son savoir-faire et ses conseils avec les Australiens avides de nouveautés et s’initiant peu à peu à cette pratique distincte et trépidante du surf.
Dimitri a pu être photographié dans les vagues par Jack Cédric Jacquot, entre autre performant un duck-dive, figure qui consiste à passer debout sous la vague.
Ke’ale Dorries, a dynamic force in the SUP world, is joining the Starboard Dream Team (again!), marking a significant milestone in her career. Hailing from the vibrant Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, Ke’ale has spent over 15 years mastering the ocean, competing both locally and internationally. With a deep connection to her SUP community, she […]
As an industrial engineer with a passionate love for the ocean, Mark Travers the current owner of Honu paddle boards believes that the lifestyle of stand up paddling creates something magical that everyone should be able to experience. Every product is designed from the ground up, carefully considering every detail, component and construction method. Each […]
Australia’s Gold Coast is an area we might associate with surfing, and stunning beaches with a shoreline developed for tourism, it is a hotspot for holidaymakers from around the world. But there is much more to the area than the plentiful beach breaks and paddlers looking for some longer, racier SUP action. SUNOVA paddler Monika […]
‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better,‘ to WIN. Some of the most resonating stories in sport are those about reaching through fire to achieve what you want, that ‘ultimate’ goal that has kept slipping away. “It’s been a really long time coming, like 13 years,” says SUNOVA Team Rider and […]
There is a memorable exchange in “Everest” (2015) film where a journalist has to ask ‘the Why question’, “Why do people climb Mount Everest?” and the crew replies, “Because it’s there”. “Why the extreme?” has been a recurring theme in TotalSUP conversations with riders embarking on and completing extraordinary watersport challenges and we had to […]
James Casey has been pushing the limits of what is possible on the foil in waves and in downwind conditions for a while now, embracing the #fullpower mindset behind SUNOVA, one of the most innovative and disruptive SUP, foil and surf board brands. Right on the eve of his biggest adventure to date (!), TotalSUP caught […]
Ke’ale Dorries is not waiting for the things to change in the world and “the stoke continues with training”, she says. After battling injuries, the Blackfish Team Rider had a great start to the SUP racing season with strong performance and podiums bagged at the 12 Towers Ocean Race and the Scotss Head Paddle Games, […]
Day 1 – Terrene Black and James Casey take the win on the Technical Surf Battle Women’s Technical Race 1. Terrene Black 2. Ke’ale Dorries 3. Chloe Walkerdene 4. Savannah Fitzsimmons Men’s Technical Race 1. James Casey 2. Michael Booth 3. Lincoln Dews 4. Kaelan […]
Despite the many challenges faced by global sports bodies and regional organizers through the past year, we are very excited to announce that the 12 Towers Paddle Festival will go ahead as planned in Queensland, Australia and that it is this year the Australasia Qualifier for the 2021 APP World Tour ! The legendary 12 Towers […]