SUP News

By Andie Landa. The words SUP and YOGA are quite amazing on their own. By putting these two together one can have the most magical experience. If yoga is your thing, if you’re a racing king or anywhere in between, SUP yoga takes us out of our comfort zone by strengthening, humbling and empowering ourselves […]

Malgré tout le soin que vous pouvez apporter à vos planches de Stand Up Paddle, il peut arriver qu’elles prennent des pètes. Et là on fait comment? Amandine Chazot et Boris Jinvresse  se sont emparés du sujet et nous montrent comment réparer simplement et efficacement votre planche de SUP ou de surf. Préalablement à toute réparation assurez […]

Today, TotalSUP is catching up with Bernd Roediger, a born windsurfer and one of the most promising SUP racers and SUP surfers in the world. The Naish / Quicksilver rider, who currently ranks 16th in the world in SUP racing offers us some insight into his lifestyle, his journeys and his undying passion for SUP. Hello Bernd, can you introduce yourself to the […]

Faster, farther, and easier… this mantra is the goal of paddlers of all skill levels. Being a recreational paddler in a local waterway or a traveling elite level racer makes no difference that SUP is an outlet for personal fitness. The most absolute indicator on your paddling skill level and increased fitness output, is how […]

To kick off 2017, Red Paddle Co have today announced the launch of their latest campaign ‘A Bag Full Of…’ which aims to identify the real passions behind why people hit the water with their trusty inflatable paddleboard.     To kick start the campaign, A Bag Full of Resolutions will see the Red Paddle Co […]

By Jen Fuller Instead of just viewing the shoulders as if they were separate from the rest of the body let’s connect the dots and see how the whole body, especially the pelvic position affects the shoulders. Better yet, you can try some functional tests and exercises that I provide in this article to test […]

Les inscriptions pour la 7ème édition de ZE RACE sont closes et c’est encore un très beau plateau de 61 compétiteurs et compétitrices qui s’élancera de Petite Terre, le 28 janvier 2017, pour les 50km de cette célèbre course downwind en Guadeloupe. Un plateau international avec des participants venant de Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, France Métropolitaine, Afrique […]

We are starting this new year with a thorough look at river SUP, which has experienced a huge growth in popularity worldwide over the past two years. Dan Gavere, whitewater stand-up paddle pioneer helps us decode this growing phenomenon. Hi Dan Gavere, first of all, can you please remind our readers who you are? Dan Gavere: […]

In 2007, Jay SUP Manning put together the very first Santa SUP parade in the south of England. Nine years on and the Christmas get-together has become an iconic event and SUP Santas have spread all over the world. Jay tells TotalSUP how it all started!   In 2007, there were only four of us. We thought it would […]

Multiple SUP Surf World Champion Sean Poynter talks to TotalSUP about a oh so very important question: the future of Stand Up Paddle Surfing. Photos: Sean Evans. So Sean… what is the future of SUP surfing? Great question. Legitimacy, expansion and accessibility. Legitimacy in the sense that surfers will continue to evolve their surfing to where any surfer […]

Greetings again readers! I am excited to be returning to TotalSUP and writing more SUP content for everyone to enjoy. If you haven’t read any of my previous articles you can find them HERE! In 2017 I will be attempting to take the Guiness World Record for longest distance covered in 24 hours on flatwater. […]

No matter what kind of board he’s riding or what kind of waves the ocean throws at him, Zane Schweitzer rips in all conditions and disciplines in the ocean. I was recently able to catch up with the newly-crowned 2016 ISA World Sup Surfing Champion on Maui to talk about some of the highlights from […]

I’m just about to hit post on my latest instagram selfie. When the screen lights up. An incoming phone call takes me away from the land of social media. As I answer. My buddy asks. “You want to paddle in a six man canoe?” Before I can even process the question. The words “yes” leave […]

With a new low cost airline connection between Miami and the beautiful island of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies, Ze Race (aka Ze Caribbean Race) should soon attract tens of US riders in search of new SUP downwind adventures. On January 28th 2017, the first American SUP racer to take part in France’s longest ocean race […]