What a great weekend it was in Santa Pola, Alicante at the 1st edition of the World SUP Festival Costa Blanca, an international SUP racing event organized by SUP Club Parres Watersports founded by Daniel Parres, and part of the Eurotour 2018. With more than 300 participants it was a real success with a great mix of international elite paddlers and open racers from all over Spain. The TotalSUP gang was there and brought back a few highlight videos with them!
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 […]
7 Sep 2026
Arenales del Sol Beach in Elche, Alicante, Spain, was the setting for the second Elche Paddle Festival 2026, organised by Club Deportivo Parres as part of the Regional League and National League. The event brought together athletes across a wide range of ages and abilities, with junior divisions starting as young as Under 8, highlighting […]
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 […]
1 Jul 2026
When Starboard announced Shuri Araki as the newest member of its Dream Team at the beginning of the year, the SUP world took notice. At just 20 years old, the Okinawan has already amassed eight senior World Championship titles – six ISA and two ICF – and remarkably, he has never raced in the junior division. […]
11 May 2026
The SUP calendar has never been more dynamic – but every so often, an event comes along that places stand-up paddling firmly and unapologetically at the heart of the experience. That’s exactly the vision behind the inaugural Gorge Ultra Distance, a 17-mile endurance challenge held on 12 July and set against one of the world’s […]
