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You’ve been axed! The Eliminator brings a fun, creative & fiercely competitive format to the race calendar

14 Jul 2026

You’ve been axed! The Eliminator brings a fun, creative & fiercely competitive format to the race calendar

The second edition of The Eliminator took place on Saturday, 11 July, in Derby, United Kingdom, bringing its unique blend of strategy, endurance and high-pressure racing back to the SUP calendar. Organised by Greg Wingo of Roam Projects and Cassie Salter of SUP Fitness: Wellbeing & Adventure and the creative forces behind endurance events including […]

Triple Golds headline historic first at the ICF SUP World Cup & SUPER Festival 2026

5 Jul 2026

Triple Golds headline historic first at the ICF SUP World Cup & SUPER Festival 2026

The inaugural ICF SUP World Cup in the UK is now part of history. Spearheaded by Brendon Prince – extreme adventurer, water safety and Blue Mind advocate, and holder of eight world records – with the backing of Paddle UK and local partners including the English Riviera BID Company, Torbay Council and Tor Bay Harbour […]

John Batson: The Last Paddler Standing… and the endurance titan SUP racing needs

18 Dec 2025

John Batson: The Last Paddler Standing… and the endurance titan SUP racing needs

In 2024, many looked beyond the headline that read “the race won” when John Batson – the Flying Fish Board Co. rider, waterman with a background in windsurfing and kayak coaching and an accomplished endurance racer with podiums at events such as Chattajack, the Carolina Cup, and the Goat Boater Race Series – missed the […]

SUP community, fun & elite racing to take centre stage at the next GBSUP stop: Interview with Big Dippa Founder Anna Little

31 Jul 2025

SUP community, fun & elite racing to take centre stage at the next GBSUP stop: Interview with Big Dippa Founder Anna Little

What started as a paddle over a decade ago, down the River Tyne, quickly turned into a passion and then a mission. For Anna Little, former PE teacher turned pro racer, Coach and Founder of the Big Dippa, stand-up paddleboarding has always been about more than just the sport itself. It’s about family, community and […]

SUP TWELVE 2023: Emily Evans and Bruce Smith smash the 12-hour endurance race

5 Apr 2023

SUP TWELVE 2023: Emily Evans and Bruce Smith smash the 12-hour endurance race

As of the past weekend, a new endurance stand-up paddle race format was successfully added to the UK SUP racing circuit. Brought by the Guinness World Record holder in SUP, adventurer, water safety crusader and Blackfish Paddles Team Rider, Brendon Prince, the SUP TWELVE event saw thirty seven paddlers taking on the challenge of a […]