SUP News

In 2016 the EuroTour is entering its second year in the running and according to tour founder Belar Diaz, it will provide this year the best SUP racing battle ground Europe has to offer. Here is the full press release!  The EuroTour was established to bring together the top races and paddlers in Europe, with a […]

This year marked the 20th annual of the classic and it was a great turnout.  With over 400+ people competing in various races, (SUP, OC-1, OC-2, Surfski, Kayak) paddlers were rewarded with a beautiful SoCal day with temperatures in the mid 70’s.  The SUP course was super competitive, with 115 people racing from the Newport Aquatic […]

Olivia Piana et Romuald Mamadou démontrent encore une fois leur supériorité en downwind en s’offrant respectivement une superbe victoire sur Ze Race 2016 qui aura marqué les esprits et établissant des temps références sur un nouveau tracé qui semble être le bon pour maximiser la glisse. Les 2èmes sont tout aussi impressionnants et inattendus avec […]

A la veille de la plus longue course de downwind française, TotalSUP laisse le dernier mot au double vainqueur de Ze Caribbean Race, non partant cette année. Dimitri Georges revient sur les éditions 2014 et 2015 et envoie un message d’encouragement aux riders depuis Bali. Comment es-tu devenu le double vainqueur de Ze Caribbean Race, […]

The Frenchman and word number 5 from New Caledonia has just signed with board maker NSP. Ti2 leaves Starboard after two years under the Tiki brand and joins team rider Travis Grant, board designers Alain Teurquetil and Dale Chapman and friend and NSP France national team rider Vincent Verhoeven. This is the official announcement published only a couple […]

Bien connu du circuit de SUP race français, Florent Dode a été propulsé sur la scène internationale suite à sa 2ème place sur la SUP 11 City Tour en Hollande en septembre dernier. Après 2 ans passés sous l’étendard BIC SUP, il vient de rejoindre son ami shaper Patrice Remoiville sous la nouvelle marque 3 […]

A deux jours du coup d’envoi de Ze Race, la course de Downwind longue de 50 kilomètres en Guadeloupe, quatre participants de l’édition 2015 dont deux alignés au départ de cette édition 2016 nous font part de leur témoignage. Yoann Cornélis devait participer cette année en pirogue, il manque malheureusement son avion. Martin Letourneur: “Motivé […]

Nous sommes sur Basse Terre en Guadeloupe et couvrons le Karukera Kayak Challenge, compétition de downwind pour Kayaks, Outriggers et SUP en deux temps: un 8 km le samedi 23 janvier et un 20 km le lendemain. Une excellente préparation pour la mythique Ze Caribbean Race dans une semaine. Karukera Kayak Challenge 2016 Samedi 23 […]

Slovenian Kite surfer and Stand Up Paddler Spela Zupanc caught our attention with a beautiful video of one of her SUP & Sail Safari trips to neighboring Croatia. This triggered a great opportunity to find out more about stand up paddling in Slovenia and Croatia, two destinations we are eager to discover on SUP! Stand […]

JP-Australia has officially signed with professional Stand Up Paddle racer Chase Kosterlitz. In the past five years, Chase has competed across the US and around the world and has won some of the sport’s biggest races including the Battle of the Paddle distance race and Lost Mills in Germany. Chase is also heavily involved in helping […]

This year marks the 3rd edition of the GlaGla Race (understand the BrrrrBrrrr Race in French … as in freezing COLD!). It also means the start of the 4th edition of the Alpine Lake Tour, a now very popular SUP race circuit for all types of paddlers, boards and sizes taking place on French and […]

The Teulade Brothers are the main protagonists of this new Bomber Eyewear video!  

SUPing around icebergs. How much colder and wilder SUP can you get? Alaskan Amber Walker is about to turn that passion into a SUP tour business and she knows her stuff! Here is her story. Hi Amber! Could you tell us a bit more about yourself and how you ended up SUPing in the frozen […]

Anyone who wants to learn or improve their downwind skills should watch this selection of great Youtube video tutorials by a varied range of riders all over the planet. 1. Robert Stehlik: The 5 Most Common Mistakes Robert Stehlik from Blue Planet Surf in Hawaii is a downwind specialist and points out here the most […]