SUP News

Yster SUP, the premium Swedish SUP brand based in Malmö, has announced the launch of Basalty, a new all-water hard board series carefully handcrafted in the EU in basalt/carbon fibre and designed for performance touring, long-distance and adventure paddling. In developing the Basalty Series, Yster SUP has taken its original trademark features – Speed, Stability and […]

Vous êtes à la recherche d’une destination SUP trip dépaysante, mais à portée de van ? Jetez un œil à l’Algarve ! Imaginez des falaises orange dorées, le bleu de l’océan à perte de vue, des grottes, des tunnels… et vous, au milieu, sur votre planche ! C’est ce qu’a vécu Aymeric Gossuin avec sa […]

Two words: Asger Smidt . We met this die-hard gamer turned SUP athlete, Overall Danish Champion 2023 and Starboard Team Rider in Malmö, Sweden as he was tearing the technical and long distance races up. Ambitious, hungry and tremendously hard working, at only seventeen, Asger brings explosive and elegant paddling style to the SUP racing table. […]

A quelques jours du Championnat de Belgique de SUP Race Longue Distance qui aura lieu le dimanche 6 août à Nieuwpoort (ouvert à tous et à 15 kms de la frontière avec la France), Vincent Claeskens, le fondateur et moteur derrière le Belgian SUP Tour nous propose un bilan à mi-saison. Cinq événements ont déjà […]

Vous venez d’acquérir un stand-up paddle et vous vous demandez comment faire pour bien s’en occuper et pour avoir une planche de paddle durable dans le temps ? Vous êtes tombés au bon endroit ! Dans ce guide complet pour la maintenance d’un stand up paddle gonflable avec Coasto, nous allons faire le tour de […]

SUP and SUP Racing is a sport that increasingly is attracting athletes from varied backgrounds. Many competitive paddlers have a background in watersports but an increasing number of SUP Racers have been competitive at a high level in other, completely unrelated sports. SUNOVA fan Polona Pusljar is one of those athletes who has already had […]

C’est l’un des aspects les plus fascinants de notre sport, le stand-up paddle, c’est qu’il a de multiples facettes. SUP race, SUP surf, river SUP touring, pêche… il existe des paddleurs de tous horizons. Et aussi des SUP Yogis ! Le SUP Yoga est une façon d’ancrer sa pratique du yoga dans le moment présent, […]

Stand-up paddleboarding with your pup is a pawesome outdoor activity combining our sport and quality time spent with your four-legged companion(s). It’s a great way to share an adventure on the water, strengthen your bond with your dog and keep the two of you active. With some proper preparation to keep you both safe and […]

As racers, Coaches, Polish SUP Champs and sport ambassadors, Julia and Dawid Kuleta combine the experience of two SUP cultures – Polish and English. They are also one of the very few power couples in our sport, training and competing together. With a solid track record on SUP racing scenes both in Poland and the […]

There’s a recurring theme in nearly all our conversations about the sport of stand-up paddleboarding – its versatility. There’s something for everyone from recreational paddling, sightseeing, expeditions to digging deeper and transitioning to the competitive, endurance and ultra-endurance side. There’s also the entrepreneurial aspect of it from side hustling to a full-on career change that […]

SUNOVA are a Surf and SUP brand famous for wooden SUP race boards which can be seen on the start lines of SUP races all around the world. Over the last two seasons, the brand has been expanding its roster of team riders and are now getting results at the top level of the sport. […]

Brendon Prince, extreme adventurer, water safety & ‘blue mind’ crusader, World Record holder (8 WR to date!) and Blackfish Paddles Team Rider, is heading back to the sea! This time for 7 days and 8 nights of unsupported paddling and sharing educational content along the way to raise awareness for water safety. This World Record […]

In this exclusive chat with Starboard HQ about their NEW range of pre-impregnated carbon twill fins, the team explain the detailed process that goes into making such great kit. You may not realise the process that goes into the production of your favourite Starboard items, however here you can read first-hand the passion that members of […]

There’s something noteworthy happening on the budding Polish SUP racing scene – A visible “take over” led by a young generation of paddlers. They’re ambitious, hungry and already competing with SUP athletes outside of their junior divisions, both in Poland and internationally bagging some great results. RTW Raciborz (RTW Raciborskie Towarzystwo Wioślarskie founded by Mariusz […]