SUP News

De la tempête au soleil, la 19e édition du Fort Boyard Challenge a offert aux SUP Racers et SUP Foilers deux jours de glisse intense entre vent fort, houle et courants contraires. Un week-end de légende pour les 110 stand up paddlers engagés, qui ont profité de conditions rarement aussi puissantes sur les parcours autour […]

Gunther De Bin, 55, from Flanders, a racer and Coach at SUP Club Supfever, is one of the Belgian SUP scene’s most respected figures. Known to many simply as GUN, he was once a regular at the front of the Belgian SUP Tour (BST) pack. While injuries led him to step back from regular racing, […]

The brand new European SUP League (ESL), in collaboration with the European Surfing Federation, has just announced that its 2025 inaugural season will conclude in Sesimbra (Portugal), on November 29–30 at the iconic Praia do Ouro. This date adjustment follows the recent scheduling of the ISA World SUP & Paddleboard Championship (November 10–15, El Salvador), […]

Du 18 au 21 octobre prochain, la côte vendéenne vibrera au rythme des pagaies avec le Championnat de France de SUP Race 2025, organisé à La Tranche-sur-Mer. Derrière cet événement phare, on retrouve Pascal Caduc, figure incontournable de la scène surf et SUP française. Président de la Ligue de Surf des Pays de la Loire […]

For the past 9 months, one question has followed me everywhere in the SUP racing community: “Do you know where and when the 2025 ISA World Championship will be?” Rumors came and went – first Peru in December, more recently whispers of a late November slot in Oceanside, California. After much speculation, the suspense is […]

Du 10 au 12 octobre prochain, Bordeaux va vibrer au rythme de la rame et des marées. Pour leurs 10 ans, les Bord’Océan SUP Days deviennent les Bord’O Moon Days : reflet d’un événement qui a grandi et s’est ouvert à de nouvelles disciplines. Au programme : spectacle dès le vendredi soir avec les SUP […]

Earlier this month Cam Carney had an incredible performance at John and Alice Batson’s race, the Lowcountry Paddle Fest in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina beating 2 x USA National Champion Jake Portwood in the technical races on the final day of competition. Cam has turned many heads this year as he has recently announced his […]

The Lignano SUP Race has long been one of Italy’s most iconic events, a gathering that combines competition, community, and the beauty of the Adriatic coast. After years of absence, the race has been revived with the ambition of bringing it back to its former glory and this year it welcomed some of the country’s […]

Technical courses, point-to-point sprints, and the pursuit of constant progress define the racing style of 18-year-old Skadi Langbein from Berlin. She discovered stand-up paddling in 2016 during an open day at her local club, Wander-Paddler-Havel e.V., and has since transformed a simple hobby into a competitive career. For several years she has raced on SUNOVA […]

As with any realm in life, we don’t arrive untouched. Stepping into sport is no different: we carry our stories, our motivations, our ambitions, and sometimes the things we hope to leave behind. The paths that lead us into sport may differ, but they share a common thread: finding a safe space and the opportunity […]

On 27th and 28th of September, the crystal-clear waters of Lake Wolfgangsee in St. Gilgen, Austria, will once again host one of Europe’s most unique SUP gatherings: the Legend of Ox. Since 2018, this event has brought together both beginners and elite paddlers in a race that blends competition, history, and community spirit. As part […]

Ce samedi 20 septembre, la Loire devient le terrain de jeu d’un défi hors norme : le Championnat de France Ultra Longue Distance (ULD) de stand up paddle. Organisé dans le cadre de l’Open Kastor Cup 2025, l’événement est porté par le club de canoë-kayak des Ponts-de-Cé, commune du Maine-et-Loire, en partenariat avec la Fédération […]

Whoever has attempted the transition from recreational SUP to racing has faced their own set of reservations, I know I had plenty, with simply showing up at the start line being my biggest. Therefore there’s something truly inspiring about paddlers who just go for it: showing up, competing and paddling their hearts out, turning the […]

At 41, Marco Teodosio divides his time between the waves of Foz do Arelho, Portugal, and the canals of Amersfoort, Netherlands, where he coaches at Lakeside SUP, sharing his knowledge and training the next generation of paddlers. Once a surfer turned ultra endurance SUP racer, Marco swapped crowded breaks for endless waterways—and thanks to the […]