April Zilg

Last week, TotalSUP had the privilege to settle down in Hood River, Oregon for a full week, courtesy of the World Paddle Association and SUP brand SIC Maui, partner of the 2019 Gorge Paddle Challenge. Here are the embedded players an links to all the live actions, interviews, social media posts and publications produced by […]

The London SUP Open delivered last weekend in a blistering competition on the Thames. The London SUP Open broke wide open with epic performances on the Thames River. The UK capital hosted a heated competitio where athletes crossed the finish line mere tenths of  seconds apart to set the bar for a competitive 2019 SUP […]

The 2019 London SUP Open kicks off tomorrow. This is stop number 1 on the APP World Championship Tour for Racing. The atmosphere will be electric and will provide something for everyone. The event is run in partnership with the UK’s single largest Festival of Fitness: The Hackney Festival of Fitness! The list of elite […]

Starboard Dream team riders Michael Booth and Sonni Hönscheid successfully defended their Carolina Cup SUP race titles. Paddlers were faced with ever changing wind directions and flat water conditions in the race located in North Carolina, USA.  Photo Credit: Peter Newman Aerial Images ILM  Athletes had to paddle 21 KM starting on the beach, before […]

The Paddle League moved to San Francisco for the regional event Battle of the Bay.The 8th annual Battle of the Bay, saw elite paddlers race 12 KM around the golden gate bridge in a race that is renown for strong currents and epic scenery. This year the iconic race had a new home after moving […]

The 8th Annual edition Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge was unleashed last weekend, and it proved to be a weekend of serious action and fun! The Gorge is one of 10 “major” stops on The Paddle League World Tour (Tahiti, Carolina, OluKai, Zamami, Bilbao, Hossegor, Scharbeutz, Molokai-2-Oahu, The Gorge and next month’s 11 City Tour)The event […]

Last weekend saw 500 paddlers hit the water for the 2018 Carolina Cup, racers ranged between beginners, weekend warriors and the elite, and impressively on Sunday the numbers hit 700 with a number of surfskiers, and OC paddlers out to do the Graveyard race. The weekend was crammed full of racing, paddling clinics run by the […]

2018 marked the 32nd annual edition of the iconic Santa Cruz Paddlefest, an event that started as a waveski contest in the late 80s. This year in the long distance the young Californians were on show to raise the bar for distance racing. The Paddle League sends this report to TotalSUP of this hotly contested […]

A à peine 16 ans, la pensionnaire de La Cigale Surf Club a passé plusieurs caps cette année et est prête à en découdre à la veille des Championnats de France de SUP Race 2016 qui se déroulent à Hossegor en ce week-end de Toussaint. Sélectionnée dans le collectif France Féminines et Espoirs, Mélanie Lafenêtre a pu […]

Lexi Alston, at 14 years old, is one of the most promising paddler of her generation. She especially revealed herself last year at the Pacific Paddle Games, finishing 7th on the ELITE Women’s division. To start her 2016, she took the opportunity to come to Europe to compete against the world’s best paddlers on The […]

Le Week-end dernier avait lieu la SUP Race Cup à Sainte-Maxime, troisième étape de l’EURO TOUR 2016 et plus grosse course de SUP Race en France en terme de niveau. J’y étais présent en tant que compétiteur et pour TotalSUP, voici donc mon report de l’événement : Par Martin Letourneur, en partenariat avec VMG Blades, […]

Suite et fin des aventures californiennes du jeune breton Martin Letourneur avec en prime une 8ème place aux Pacific Paddle Games. C’est à toi Martin! Revivez les aventures de Martin: > 3 mois en Californie, le journal de bord de Martin Letourneur sur TotalSUP > Martin Letourneur aux USA, après 1 mois le bilan est […]