Expect Nothing, be ready for EVERYTHING! The Watermana is fast approaching! 14 athletes were chosen and awarded tickets for the Watermana event in December by TotalSUP, in partnership with Air Tahiti Nui and Tahiti Tourisme. Based around individual endurance and team events including disciplines such as SUP, prone paddleboard, open water swimming (and many other which will be a surprise), it is a true waterman’s event. Basque native and athlete Jurgi Zulaika was awarded a ticket for the event. TotalSUP talks to Jurgi Zulaika about his water sports journey, and the excitement surrounding being awarded a ticket for the Watermana!
When I was young I used to be a keen swimmer, but had to stop when I started university. I am new to prone boarding, I came into the sport after learning about an endurance prone paddleboard race from San Sebastian to Capbreton which is 35 miles and I always told my dad I wanted to test myself in that race on prone board. For SUP I started 4 years ago, when I was 21. I got into SUP racing after racing in a beautiful SUP-bike-trail triathlon.
Winning is a dream that every athlete has, but I think this race is about living an adventure, suffering with the other athletes, and pushing ones limits. My goal is to give all I can in every race and start and finish every day with the stoke that I will have as soon as I land in Tahiti! Finishing the race in a good position so to allow me to return next year will be a great result!
10 Oct 2026
At just 17, NĂşria Chiquero GarcĂa is already racing at the front of the European field while still competing in the Under-18 category. Building on the strong season she began on the European SUP League (ESL), the Santa Pola athlete, coached by Daniel Parres at Club Deportivo Parres, has delivered a series of notable results […]
7 Oct 2026
It was a defining season for the European SUP League (ESL), which completed its second consecutive year as the official stand-up paddle circuit sanctioned by the European Surfing Federation. Committed to increasing the visibility of the circuit and creating opportunities for athletes at all levels, the European SUP League has also played an important role […]
3 Oct 2026
Welcome to EuroSUP 2026, stage 2, in Melilla, Spain, where Europe’s best stand-up paddle racers meet for the European SUP Race Championships from October 3 to 6, three years after the last edition in Peniche, Portugal. Held under the European Surfing Federation, this year’s event brings elite paddlers to Spain’s North African enclave, on the […]
9 Sep 2026
The European SUP League brought three days of racing, beachside action and international Stand Up Paddle to Playa Central in Isla Cristina from 4 to 6 September, with nearly 150 athletes taking part in the fifth stop of the 2026 season. With four world champions among the field, the Isla Cristina SUP Race delivered a […]
10 Aug 2026
For Isla Cristina, hosting the next stop of the European SUP League on 5-6 September is about more than simply staging an international race. It is an opportunity to showcase a town where the sea is deeply woven into its identity – and to introduce a new generation of paddlers to the next level of […]
23 Jul 2026
Spain came out on top at Stage 1 of EuroSUP 2026 in Salinas, Asturias, taking the key Open and Women’s titles as the European SUP surfing championships wrapped up on Spain’s northern coast. EuroSUP 2026 is split across two disciplines and two stages. Stage 1, held in Salinas, was dedicated to SUP Surfing, bringing Europe’s […]
22 Mar 2026
Like every year, Spain will become the center of the international SUP race scene this April, as the World SUP Festival Costa Blanca returns from April 24 to 26, 2026, in Santa Pola, Alicante. Now in its sixth edition, the festival has established itself as one of the world’s largest SUP events, bringing together extensive […]
14 Mar 2026
Spain will host the next EUROSUP 2026, the European Stand Up Paddle Championship for national teams organized by the European Surfing Federation (ESF). The competition will bring together national teams from across Europe and will take place in two locations that will host the different disciplines of the championship. EuroSUP 2026: SUP Surf, Salinas, Asturias, […]
10 Nov 2025
What a weekend on the Costa Blanca! The VII Gran Carrera del Mediterráneo SUP Race 2025 once again turned the coastline of Alicante into Spain’s epicenter of Stand Up Paddle, bringing together over 120 paddlers from 18 clubs across the country. Organized by Club Deportivo Parres, led by Daniel Parres — the same powerhouse team […]
