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Blackfish Team Rider Karl Krüger to become the first human to paddle the Northwest Passage on a stand-up paddleboard

26 May 2020

Blackfish Team Rider Karl Krüger to become the first human to paddle the Northwest Passage on a stand-up paddleboard

“Go small, go simple, go now” mantra, coined by the Pardeys*, has been inspiring sailors and travellers pursuing the idea of a nomadic way of living for generations. It embodies a dream of a simple, self-sufficient life and an inherently human, insatiable longing for adventure and deep experiences that reconnect us with nature. With the […]

10 Skills Needed for Ultra Endurance Paddling!

13 Jun 2019

10 Skills Needed for Ultra Endurance Paddling!

Starboard Rider Bart De Zwart and partner Ike Frans completed the Yukon 1000 (1600 kms) in 8 days 1 hour and 42 minutes in 2018, only 3 other SUP teams registered and completed the race. This event, a multicraft one and the longest SUP race in the world, emphasizes the skill set that endurance paddlers […]

Starboard Rider Bart De Zwart Wraps Up His 715km Yukon River Quest

10 Jul 2018

Starboard Rider Bart De Zwart Wraps Up His 715km Yukon River Quest

Starboard long distance paddler and adventurer Bart De Zwart is fresh off the Yukon River Quest. Bart gives TotalSUP a breakdown of his 715 km race through the Yukon where he paddled using the Carbon Sandwich All Star 14 x 24.5, a board that performed exceptionally throughout with its brilliant combination of a good race shape […]

American Veteran Tackles the Race to Alaska!

25 May 2018

American Veteran Tackles the Race to Alaska!

The Race to Alaska (R2AK) is a monumental 750 KM race starting in the USA, following the Canadian coastline and arriving in Alaska, USA. The aim is to complete it by self powered vessel and self supported. This year American Veteran Josh Collins will attempt this heroic distance on a custom board by Stu Sharpe and […]

SUP in Cooper Landing, Alaska

18 Apr 2017

SUP in Cooper Landing, Alaska

PSUPA instructor Courtney Larsen during a Stand Up Paddle session in Cooper Landing, Alaska. Admire the beauty of the landscape of this great American state. What could be better than paddling against this amazing backdrop?

Stand Up Paddle in Alaska’s Kenai Lake & Kenai River

1 Jul 2016

Stand Up Paddle in Alaska’s Kenai Lake & Kenai River

Stand Up Paddle can take you to incredible locations. You practice it almost anywhere and it’s always a pleasure to paddle with nothing around but wilderness. So if you like Stand Up Paddling in the wilderness Alaska should definitely figure on your bucket list. There you’ll be able to find some of the most immaculate […]

BUCKET LIST: STAND UP PADDLE IN ALASKA WITH LOCAL PADDLER AMBER WALKER

14 Jan 2016

BUCKET LIST: STAND UP PADDLE IN ALASKA WITH LOCAL PADDLER AMBER WALKER

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 […]

An Alaska Stand Up Paddle ride

23 Aug 2014

An Alaska Stand Up Paddle ride

Beautiful and peaceful video shots of Alaska from a helicopter and a Stand Up Paddle board.