Hood River

Rising SUP star Bodie Von Allmen is already a name many on the Stand Up Paddle racing circuit know from his impressive results at Elite level on the world stage yet this young paddler is still eligible to compete as a junior racer. This season he signed with the NSP international race team and TotalSUP […]

By placing twice in 5th position at one of the world’s main stand up paddle events, 15-year-old SIC Maui SUP team racer Bodie Von Allmen did put his name in the books of SUP Racing last week in Hood River. Sharing the podium with the likes of Connor Baxter, Josh Riccio, and Itzel Delgado and […]

Despite the sanitary context, one of the most beloved events on the SUP Race planet took place last week in Hood River, Oregon : the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge, which has been sponsored by SIC Maui since 2018. Some of the best US paddlers and a handful of international racers, gathered at the start of […]

Last week, TotalSUP had the privilege to settle down in Hood River, Oregon for a full week, courtesy of the World Paddle Association and SUP brand SIC Maui, partner of the 2019 Gorge Paddle Challenge. Here are the embedded players an links to all the live actions, interviews, social media posts and publications produced by […]

For the 1st time ever, TotalSUP comes to Hood River, Oregon for (one of) the biggest downwind races on the planet! Follow the SIC Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge 2019 on Facebook Live To watch Saturday’s Double-Downwinder and Sunday’s Technical Course Race, go to: www.facebook.com/totalsupofficial On Saturday, we will follow the Men’s Elite Downwind Run #1 […]

En 2018, Martin Vitry avait réalisé une belle saison sportive : champion d’Europe de stand up paddle en technical race et membre de l’équipe de France pour les mondiaux qui se sont déroulés en novembre 2018. Aimant relever les défis, pour 2019, il s’est concocté un programme chargé. Nous avons profité du break dans la […]

It is no secret that the Columbia River Gorge is the epicenter of  downwind paddling. The fact that this is home to downwind legend Fiona Wylde is no coincidence. As a member of the Big Winds J.E.T (junior elite team) she was in the perfect place to hone her downwind skills and become the champion […]

Starboard paddler Fiona Wylde had a great weekend at the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge, winning the double downwinder at her home spot.  Fiona gives TotalSUP the report of the performance at the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge. Photo Credit: Paddle League / Georgia Schofield What an amazing weekend it was! We were fortunate to be greeted […]

The 8th Annual edition Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge was unleashed last weekend, and it proved to be a weekend of serious action and fun! The Gorge is one of 10 “major” stops on The Paddle League World Tour (Tahiti, Carolina, OluKai, Zamami, Bilbao, Hossegor, Scharbeutz, Molokai-2-Oahu, The Gorge and next month’s 11 City Tour)The event […]

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 […]

2018 started off with a bang for waterman and NSP rider Travis Grant, with the intention of taking some snow time with his family at Val Thorens, France, he ended up racing in the Gla Gla Race, contrasting conditions for an Ozzie based in tropical Hawaï! Whilst staying in France TotalSUP caught up with the waterman […]