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404 LTD 2 Pro Carbon: Board review with Tanja Ecker, Tommaso Pampinella and Mark & Cassie Salter

19 Jan 2025

404 LTD 2 Pro Carbon: Board review with Tanja Ecker, Tommaso Pampinella and Mark & Cassie Salter

The remastered SUP racing boards never fail to spark excitement, raising the question of just how far innovative R&D and design can push the sport. The all-new 404 LTD 2 Pro Carbon 14′ takes a significant leap forward from previous models. Developed with input from world SUP Champions  Danny Ching (404 Co-Founder) and April Zilg, […]

2025 Race to the Castle: Insider tips for the 40km SUP challenge with Tanja Ecker

9 Jan 2025

2025 Race to the Castle: Insider tips for the 40km SUP challenge with Tanja Ecker

With participation capped at 500 paddlers, Race to the Castle, the 40km Nottingham to Newark SUP event held on 26 April, stands as the blockbuster-style endurance challenge on the UK racing scene, consistently selling out fast. It was created by Cassie Salter, Founder of SUP Fitness: Adventure & Wellbeing, Coach and endurance paddler herself, in […]

404 JUMP 14′ Pro Carbon Race: Board Review with Tanja Ecker and the 404 Euro Squad

26 Nov 2024

404 JUMP 14′ Pro Carbon Race: Board Review with Tanja Ecker and the 404 Euro Squad

Tanja Ecker, the 11x National German SUP Champion, Ultra-Endurance Paddler, Coach and 404 and Hippostick Europe Boss, appears to have sparked a wave of enthusiasm across Europe. She’s created a vibrant community centred around the 404 brand, attracting dedicated riders who tackle some of the toughest SUP races on the planet including the SUP 11-City Tour. We caught […]

Tanja Ecker’s Reign Continues: The Queen of SUP 11-City Tour on Her Latest Victory

16 Oct 2024

Tanja Ecker’s Reign Continues: The Queen of SUP 11-City Tour on Her Latest Victory

For aspiring SUP riders, completing the SUP 11 City Tour once is a dream – but to have seven crosses (*SUP 11-City Tour medal) with podium wins and then crush the 204 km Non-Stop race in 30 hours is nothing short of a stratospheric achievement.  Tanja Ecker, the 11x National German SUP Champion, Ultra-Endurance Paddler, […]

Tommaso Pampinella to take on the 2024 Okinawa to Yoron Ocean Downwind race

24 Jun 2024

Tommaso Pampinella to take on the 2024 Okinawa to Yoron Ocean Downwind race

The Okinawa to Yoron (O2Y) race is a celebrated 30 km downwind ocean competition organized by KANAKA Okinawa. This distinguished event, led by Takuji Araki, Race Director, paddleboarding advocate, Coach and father of Shuri Araki, aka Shrimpy, 4x World SUP Champion and a stand-up paddleboarding sensation, is more than just a race. It is a tribute […]

Race Ready: Tommaso Pampinella on Gearing Up for the 2024 ECA SUP Championships

2 May 2024

Race Ready: Tommaso Pampinella on Gearing Up for the 2024 ECA SUP Championships

This June, the first ever European SUP Championships under the flag of ECA will be held in Szeged, in the south of Hungary. The organiser, the Hungarian Canoe Federation invites SUP enthusiasts from all over Europe and provide the opportunity for anybody to compete against the bests of the continent between June 12-16. Whether you […]

Stevie Bodden: Interview with the Panama’s SUPerstar and 404 Team Rider

20 Feb 2024

Stevie Bodden: Interview with the Panama’s SUPerstar and 404 Team Rider

The stand-up paddleboarding scene is growing strong in Central America and with the Pan American Games’ SUP surf and racing segments attracting the world’s top talent and being dubbed the “closest thing to the Olympics” for our sport, all eyes will be set on this exciting part of the globe and its leading athletes. To […]

Tommaso Pampinella joins the 404 and Hippostick SUP Race Team

11 Jan 2024

Tommaso Pampinella joins the 404 and Hippostick SUP Race Team

The 2024 kicks off with the first official brand signing announcement to spark up the buzz in the SUP racing world: Italy’s pro SUP legend and the SUP surf & foil master shredder Tommaso Pampinella has joined the 404 and Hippostick Team Europe! “We’re super stoked to have Tommaso in the 404 Euro Squad! He’s […]

Danny Ching: His design, coaching and racing plans for 2024

4 Jan 2024

Danny Ching: His design, coaching and racing plans for 2024

If there’s one name that has been synonymous with the sport of stand-up paddleboarding it’s Danny Ching. From SUP Coaches meticulously deconstructing and analysing his paddle stroke technique to Danny’s own data-driven approach to mastering SUP methods and applying the same objectives in the development process of new race board and paddle designs, the SUP […]

How to choose your first SUP Race board? Tanja Ecker shares her top tips

2 Dec 2023

How to choose your first SUP Race board? Tanja Ecker shares her top tips

It’s most likely the million dollar question in our sport: “How to choose my first SUP racing board”, especially when it’s a one-time investment and it has to be done right from the get-go. To tackle the subject, TotalSUP caught up with Tanja Ecker, 11x German SUP Champion, Coach and Founder, who has recently taken […]

“SUP11 City Tour Cross is the only medal that counts”: Mark Salter smashes the Non-Stop and 5-day SUP race marathon

3 Oct 2023

“SUP11 City Tour Cross is the only medal that counts”: Mark Salter smashes the Non-Stop and 5-day SUP race marathon

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to complete the SUP11 City Tour Double marathon?  TotalSUP caught up with Mark Salter,  the UK endurance SUP Champion, Guinness World Record Title Holder and the 404 Europe Team Rider (#404eurosquad), to talk about his latest ultra-endurance achievement and a lifelong ambition – smashing the SUP11 City Tour’s […]

SUP 11 City Tour 2023 – Daily results with Tanja Ecker & 404 Europe

15 Sep 2023

SUP 11 City Tour 2023 – Daily results with Tanja Ecker & 404 Europe

For the 15th edition of the SUP 11 City Tour, TotalSUP is partnering with 404 Europe boss and defending Champion Tanja Ecker, who is sending us a short daily recap of the iconic 5-day Ultra Long Distance competition on the Dutch canals of Friesland. Find all the daily results of the 2023 SUP 11 City […]

Tanja Ecker brings the Californian 404 and Hippostick brands to Europe

1 Sep 2023

Tanja Ecker brings the Californian 404 and Hippostick brands to Europe

11x National German SUP Champion, Ultra-Endurance Paddler, Coach, Photographer, Entrepreneur… The list does not exhausts but definitely translates onto Tanja Ecker‘s multi-faceted approach to our sport and the possibilities that lie within it. And to top it all up, Tanja is the exclusive dealer for Europe of 404 and Hippostick, high-performance Californian SUP and paddle […]