Considered a pioneer of ultra-long-distance SUP racing, the SUP 11-City Tour has once again brought paddlers from around the world to Friesland, the northern province of the Netherlands, for its 18th edition of the five-day competition and its 13th edition of the gruelling Non-Stop challenge. What began as one woman’s vision has grown into a […]

The European SUP League concluded its 2026 season in Sesimbra, Portugal, for the second year in a row, with a spectacular final event that decided the circuit titles. After six stops across five European countries, the Giant from the Netherlands, Donato Freens, sponsored by Infinity and Black Project, conquered the 2026 European SUP League title, […]

With an increasingly stacked ICF European calendar, the final months of the season are becoming a crucial battleground for international elite competitors – and the SUP Cup Kemer 2026 is shaping up to be one of the one-to-watch stops on the Autumn schedule. The fourth edition of the event, the SUP Cup Kemer 2026: ICF […]

The Belgian SUP Tour (BST), led by Vincent Claeskens, has become one of Europe’s most established and mature SUP racing circuits, while maintaining a strong commitment to developing the next generation of talent. The tour provides a valuable springboard for young athletes, giving them the opportunity to test themselves against some of the strongest and […]

With the second half of the racing season now in full swing, we’re keeping a close eye on the growing appetite among US athletes for the European SUP racing circuit. And with the ICF European calendar stacking up, there’s plenty to tempt them across the Atlantic, including: Agios Nikolaos on SUP (18-23 September) now part of the […]

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 […]

In just a couple of days, the highly anticipated Portuguese stop takes centre stage, with the European SUP League (ESL) Grand Finale heading to Sesimbra from 11-13 September. Held as part of the Sesimbra SUP Festival and hosted by Surf Clube de Sesimbra, the final weekend promises a high-stakes conclusion to the ESL season, with […]

You don’t get to celebrate a 10th anniversary every day – and certainly not with a crowd of 500+ paddlers at one of Poland’s biggest SUP gatherings, SUP Masa Krytyczna on Lake Żywieckie. But that’s exactly how BassSUP marked the occasion: with metre-long cakes (!), plenty of fanfare and a fitting tribute to a decade spent […]

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 […]