Australia

Ke’ale Dorries, a dynamic force in the SUP world, is joining the Starboard Dream Team (again!), marking a significant milestone in her career. Hailing from the vibrant Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, Ke’ale has spent over 15 years mastering the ocean, competing both locally and internationally. With a deep connection to her SUP community, she […]

As an industrial engineer with a passionate love for the ocean, Mark Travers the current owner of Honu paddle boards believes that the lifestyle of stand up paddling creates something magical that everyone should be able to experience. Every product is designed from the ground up, carefully considering every detail, component and construction method. Each […]

Australia’s Gold Coast is an area we might associate with surfing, and stunning beaches with a shoreline developed for tourism, it is a hotspot for holidaymakers from around the world. But there is much more to the area than the plentiful beach breaks and paddlers looking for some longer, racier SUP action. SUNOVA paddler Monika […]

‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better,‘ to WIN. Some of the most resonating stories in sport are those about reaching through fire to achieve what you want, that ‘ultimate’ goal that has kept slipping away. “It’s been a really long time coming, like 13 years,” says SUNOVA Team Rider and […]

There is a memorable exchange in “Everest” (2015) film where a journalist has to ask ‘the Why question’, “Why do people climb Mount Everest?” and the crew replies, “Because it’s there”. “Why the extreme?” has been a recurring theme in TotalSUP conversations with riders embarking on and completing extraordinary watersport challenges and we had to […]

James Casey has been pushing the limits of what is possible on the foil in waves and in downwind conditions for a while now, embracing the #fullpower mindset behind  SUNOVA, one of the most innovative and disruptive SUP, foil and surf board brands. Right on the eve of his biggest adventure to date (!), TotalSUP caught […]

Ke’ale Dorries is not waiting for the things to change in the world and “the stoke continues with training”, she says. After battling injuries, the Blackfish Team Rider had a great start to the SUP racing season with strong performance and podiums bagged at the 12 Towers Ocean Race and the Scotss Head Paddle Games, […]

Day 1 – Terrene Black and James Casey take the win on the Technical Surf Battle ⁣ ⁣ Women’s Technical Race 1. Terrene Black ⁣ 2. Ke’ale Dorries ⁣ 3. Chloe Walkerdene ⁣ 4. Savannah Fitzsimmons ⁣ ⁣ Men’s Technical Race 1. James Casey ⁣ 2. Michael Booth ⁣ 3. Lincoln Dews ⁣ 4. Kaelan […]

Despite the many challenges faced by global sports bodies and regional organizers through the past year, we are very excited to announce that the 12 Towers Paddle Festival will go ahead as planned in Queensland, Australia and that it is this year the Australasia Qualifier for the 2021 APP World Tour ! The legendary 12 Towers […]

Basé à Brisbane, en Australie, Antoine Delepine Caquelard est l’un des meilleurs spécialistes français de la pirogue sous toutes ses formes ou presque. OC1, V1, V6 mais aussi Surfksi, il fait partie de l’équipe de France de pirogue depuis plusieurs années. Très actif sur l’eau au pays des kangourous, nous partons avec lui à la […]

For my first article on prone paddling, I am interviewing a huge Australian champion who is not only a specialist of the sport within the realm of surf lifesaving with the title of Surf Ironwowan but also a long-distance athlete being a 3-time winner and current record holder of the Molokai to Oahu prone paddleboard race. […]

“After 82 hours, of lugging 30kg packs down the river, in which we felt completely exposed and out of our depth at times it was a pretty special moment to make it to the finish safely, especially after so many setbacks.”  Blackfish Paddles  and SIC Maui Team Rider and two-time World SUP Race Champion Lincoln […]