Erika Benitez

The 6th Mexican National SUP Championship was held on the 17th and 18th March in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and was part of the qualifiers for the ISA Worlds  which will be held in Brazil later this year. The athletes were kept busy with an 18 KM long distance, technical and sprint race plus the surf sup […]

He heads up The Paddle Academy, a veritable stand up paddle institution in Dana Point, California, and no one is more invested in his kids’ performance than he is. Mike Eisert is at the very heart of fostering and developing young and promising new SUP talent, and his Paddle Academy waits practically all year for […]

Team Mexico Team Members Erika Benitez- 06/25/2000- Long Distance- Sprint “Team Mexico is ready to be part of the ISA world Championship SUP in Denmark. I can’t wait to compete and have a great time. I am ready to give everything I have . Viva Mexico! ” Jose Manuel Rodriguez- Long Distance- Sprint- Technical Race […]

At 16 years old, Erika Benitez who trains in Southern California, is a young prodigy who has already won 3 Mexican national titles. The teenager, who is a potential future star 0f  SUP Racing, introduces herself and the forthcoming season. Congratulations on your 3rd consecutive Mexican national title! How do you feel after such an […]

By Rob Griffin, US team rider for JP Australia — And just like that the 2016 PPG is done. After all the training, all the excitement, after all the worrying it’s over just as fast as it came. This year’s PPG did not disappoint though, it was filled with excitement and drama. We saw dramatic […]

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 […]