Chase Kosterlitz

The World Paddle Association (WPA) in conjunction with Uptown Columbus GA will host the WPA Paddle Championships presented by SALT LIFE on June 3-4, 2017 in Columbus, GA on the Chattahoochee River (90 miles South of Atlanta, GA).  There will be open entry for all competitors in all races. Byron Kurt, President of the WPA: “While having […]

Danny Ching & Shae Foudy take Overall wins at the Tommy Bahama Pier Paddle in Santa Monica this past Saturday In his first race back since the birth of his daughter and the Carolina Cup, Danny Ching took first overall in the 6-mile distance race, followed by a second place in the PaddleCross (surf race), […]

This year marked the 20th annual of the classic and it was a great turnout.  With over 400+ people competing in various races, (SUP, OC-1, OC-2, Surfski, Kayak) paddlers were rewarded with a beautiful SoCal day with temperatures in the mid 70’s.  The SUP course was super competitive, with 115 people racing from the Newport Aquatic […]

JP-Australia has officially signed with professional Stand Up Paddle racer Chase Kosterlitz. In the past five years, Chase has competed across the US and around the world and has won some of the sport’s biggest races including the Battle of the Paddle distance race and Lost Mills in Germany. Chase is also heavily involved in helping […]

The pressure is mounting as the Pacific Paddle Games are fast approaching. We asked six international racers what they expect of this 1st edition of the PPG. Josh Riccio, Titouan Puyo, Shelby Taylor, Martin Letourneur, Chase Kosterlitz and Shae Foudy give their gut feeling 24 hours ahead of the biggest SUP race event of the […]