Hawaii

French man and  BIC rider Eric Terrien became the 1st European to complete the fabled Molokai to Oahu race in July. The Molokai to Oahu that was 51 KM (32 miles) long and billed the “world’s most challenging race” it isn’t a race to be taken lightly.  Eric Terrien gives TotalSUP a frank account of his […]

Eric Terrien, one of the living legends of the SUP World and a BIC Sport ambassador is set to tackle the Molokai 2 Oahu (M2O), an event  which is considered “one of the worlds most challenging races” and is synonymous with the Hawaiian Islands. Frenchman Eric knows the event well having paddled the 52 km “channel of […]

Hawaiian Zane Schweitzer has just won the inaugural SUP Foil category race in the 26 mile (42 km) Pailolo Channel crossing from Maui to Moloka’i as part of the 2018 M2M Crossing, in doing so he set a new channel crossing record time, and won the overall classification, beating all other crafts including traditional outriggers, surf skis […]

Frenchman and Takuma Concept rider Greg Closier is blazing a trail for prone and SUP foiling, currently with one foot in the USA and one in France he has sought out some of the finest spots in both countries to foil. Greg gives TotalSUP the lowdown on the best foiling spot in the USA, the […]

Rémy Lavie est l’un des meilleurs pagayeurs français et possède le record européen de la course mythique entre Molokai et Oahu à Hawaï (M2O). Le rider de Fanatic baigne dans l’OC1 depuis 2005 et s’est mis au SUP  la même année après avoir rencontré Laird Hamilton. Rémy parle à TotalSUP de son déménagement en Polynésie […]

In 24 hours the island of Tahiti will be waking up and preparing itself for the 5th Air France Paddle Festival, up to 300 paddlers will be hitting the beautiful shores of Maeva Beach in the 4km, 8km and 24km event. As well as all the local amateurs who are paddling for the stoke, there will […]

After announcing the 9 major stops of The Paddle League World Tour in January, which includes big international events such as the forthcoming Air France Paddle Festival in Tahiti, the Carolina Cup and Gorge Paddle Challenge. The Paddle League has released a schedule of the confirmed regionals, bringing together 41 regional events across 24 nations, with […]

Martin Vitry, champion de France de longue distance 2017, vient d’annoncer qu’il intègre l’équipe SIC (toujours sous la groupe BIC). Martin, qui a fini 7ième à la dernière PPG, a fait cette annonce, “Je suis hyper content d’intégrer la team SIC, les boards sont performantes que ce soit en race ou en surf et c’est […]

Il est l’un des SUP surfeurs les plus prometteurs de sa génération, et il a récemment rejoint l’équipe de 425pro de Jerry Mihimana. Toujours en quête de sensations fortes, il nous raconte son parcours et nous fait découvrir les plus belles vagues de son île natale, Tahiti. Rencontre avec un waterman complet. Tehotu Wong, tu […]

After years of tireless efforts, Mo Freitas finally achieved his goal of becoming Technical Race world champion at the 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Denmark. Fending off stiff competition from Casper Steinfath on home ground, as well as teammate Connor Baxter, Team Hawaii champ Freitas gave us an explosive finish in the Technical Race […]

By James Casey– After months of preparation the day was finally here. Molokai 2 Oahu is more than just a 52km paddle island to island, its a hybrid logistical nightmare and arms race. As people say year after year, just getting to the start line is an achievement. For me it involves flying from Australia […]

Par Franck Fifils- C’est en faisant la Molokai 2 Oahu, que tu comprends pourquoi cette course est unique et mythique. Du départ à l’arrivée une atmosphère vraiment spéciale se dégage, tu sens que tu vis quelque chose de grand ! L’avant course, la préparation logistique, avoir l’assurance que son escort boat sera bien là, envoyer […]