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Cela faisait longtemps que Grégory Closier voulait tester ses idées de shape sur ses propres planches. Se retrouvant sans sponsor “Board” cette année (il est accompagné par Howzit et CT+ pour le reste du matériel) , il saisit l’opportunité pour se lancer dans l’aventure du custom et développe avec son glasseur de beau-frère, Antoine Hodin, un premier proto […]

For months, we have wanted to meet Joe King, founder of the SUP brand Aloha Iron Boards and our dream was finally made possible last week when he payed us a visit in Barcelona. Joe King, a renown Stand Up Paddle Guru but also an Ocean Strategist and International Sea Thinker did not come alone though. He brought with him his […]

A comprehensive weekly digest of TotalSUP highlights. Photos, videos, articles…Everything in one place ARTICLES Race Report ! Gabas Paddle Race 2016 – A complete report on this Race that took place near Pau, France. Results and story of the race inside! Robert Norman – Single Leg Stability – Your balance on a SUP will never […]

The Gabas Paddle Race took place last week-end in Lourenties, near Pau in France. With the participation of Florent Dode and two top Spanish riders, the second edition of the race appeared to take a strong international outlook. Here is our report on this fun and entertaining race which is gaining momentum as a season opener in Europe. If […]

Balance is one of the key aspects of Stand Up Paddle. Robert Norman, our SUP ambassador in Florida, introduces in this article a new drill aimed at improving both balance and stability. Balancing on a SUP board starts at the bottom of our feet on the deck pad. The legs are the first line of […]

A quick report on the events that took place while you were unplugged. Today we'll look at the results of the Gabas Paddle Race, Nicolas Jarrossay's Transatlantic SUP crossing, Trevor Tunnington in the newspaper (twice) and Titouan Puyo's victory at the Battle of Bourail. Gabas Paddle Race, France   The Long Distance (12km) SUP Race of the event […]

Last weekend, the island of Ilhabela in the Sao Paulo Region, Brazil, received the largest water sports event in Latin America, the Aloha Spirit Festival. The event, which has been traditionally built around Stand Up Paddle and Hawaiian Canoe races, saw the addition this year of swimming, apnea and waterman challenge events. Professional and amateur athletes offered major battles on […]

Casper Steinfath aka The Danish Viking reveals to TotalSUP how he has toughened up all winter in Vikingland by training in the freezing waters of his home fishing village of Klitmøller by the North Sea. Casper, as the only Danish national in the current World’s Top 100, can you tell us a bit about your Danish […]

Du 14 au 17 juillet 2016 Rémi BELAN va tenter de réaliser le tour du Cotentin en Stand Up Paddle. Avec ce défi, Rémi souhaite rassembler un maximum de dons pour apporter de l’eau potable aux habitants de Ciriri en République Démocratique du Congo. Il nous présente aujourd’hui son projet plein d’humanité. • Présentation du […]

Today we are interviewing Joanne Hamilton, the former Head of the UK SUP organisation and a longtime SUP lover. Joanne tells us everything we need to know to understand how Stand Up Paddle works in the UK. Joanne, could you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your SUP background? I am a […]

A quick report on the events that took place while you were unplugged. Today we'll look at the result of The Ultimate Waterman, the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest, the Dana Ocean Challenge and The Saucy Jack Classic SUP TRANSATLANTIQUE – Nicolas Jarossay Yesterday, Nicolas Jarossay took a plane to CAPE VERDE where he will begin […]

22 year old Zane Schweitzer has been crowned the 2016 Ultimate Waterman. Zane, a late call up for 2016, was the most consistent surfer of the multi discipline event winning three of the seven disciplines contested. Today Schweitzer placed third in the 16km Stand Up Paddleboard Race which was enough to clinch the title over runner […]

American Danny Ching called on his high school sprint swimming experience to help him win tonight’s Underwater Strength Run and Swim discipline of The Ultimate Waterman at the National Aquatic Centre, Auckland. The win puts him in second place overall behind Zane Schweitzer of Hawaii and means tomorrow’s final Stand Up Paddle Endurance race could […]

Hawaiian athlete Zane Schweitzer has claimed his third discipline of the 2016 Ultimate Waterman in a thrilling head-to-head duel with defending champion Daniel Kereopa of New Zealand. The longboard discipline was held at Piha Beach, Auckland today in clean waves of less than 1.0m. The win has catapulted Schweitzer well out in to the overall […]