The first-ever SUP Longboard World Champion was crowned today at the 2022 Gran Canaria Pro Am. After a day of many upsets, huge performances and incredible longboarding at La Cicer, Brazilian SUP surf veteran Leco Salazar claimed the first-ever SUP longboard World Title, while French and Starboard Dream Team rider Benoit Carpentier took home the 2nd position. Leco Salazar’s title collected his world title ten years after he was crowned APP World Champion, marking a decade as one of the APP SUP Surf World Tour’s greatest competitors as well as proving the world he can still challenge the best international riders.
Day 2 of the 2022 Gran Canaria Pro Am also saw eight new APP World Tour faces qualify for the professional division after a competitive run of trials for both the women. Headed up by the trials’ winners, 2022 Junior World Kapono Fukuda and Marine Kerdreux, the eight hopefuls passed their initiation into the main event and now have the chance to prove themselves against the best in the world.
The 2024 Gran Canaria Pro-Am by APP World Tour, delivered a week of thrilling action, historic victories, and unforgettable performances in Gran Canaria. Argentina’s Lucia “Luchy” Cosoleto claimed her maiden Performance SUP World Title with a dominant showing, while Japan’s Taka Inoue overcame a star-studded field to secure his first Performance SUP World Championship crown. […]
Follow all the action with the full livestream broadcast of the Gran Canaria Pro-Am 2024 by APP World Tour with TotalSUP! Welcome to Day 3 Congratulations to Taka Inoue (Japan) and Luchy Cosoleto (Argentina), winners of the Men’s and Women’s SUP surf competition! Women’s final at -4:38:00 Men’s final at -4:10:00 Welcome to Day 2 […]
The 5th edition of the APP World Tour’s Gran Canaria Pro-Am is about to go off! The windsurfing powerhouse and numerous world speed records holder, Björn Dunkerbeck, invites you to the final event of the 2024 season. The battle for the this year’s SUP surf and longboard SUP World Titles, will unfold on 3-8 December […]
Legendary windsurfer Bjorn Dunkerbeck invites you to the 5th edition of the Gran Canaria Pro-Am, part of the prestigious APP World Tour, from December 3-8 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Known for its perfect winter conditions and world-class waves, the event will crown the 2024 World Champions in both performance and longboard SUP surfing. […]
With downwind foiling booming all across the globe, Starboard has unveiled two groundbreaking products just in time for two major international Downwind SUP Foil events in France – the Crozon Foil Festival and LAST Les Ailes de Saint Tropez. The Ace Foil Lightning board and the Foil Blade are designed to push the limits of […]
The APP World Tour’s Busan SUP Open is set to make a thrilling return for its 3rd edition in 2024, with Gwangalli Beach serving as the breathtaking backdrop. The event will take place this weekend, featuring Sprint Racing on Saturday, October 5th, followed by Distance Racing on Sunday, October 6th. Not only will the world’s […]
The Crozon Foil Festival returns from October 10 to 13, 2024, promising to be the international highlight of the year in the foil discipline! Organized by the Crozon Waterman Club in collaboration with its partners, this event is set to become a world-renowned gathering with an ambitious and innovative program. Three disciplines will take center […]
Danish International SUP Racer Christian Andersen – also known as Polar Bear – raced the India Paddle Festival, a pre-season APP World Tour event, on a brand new inflatable race board from NSP and managed to finish with two second places, in both the 9 km Long Distance and the 300-meter Sprint race. This outstanding […]
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