Janneke Smits

“I know that Janneke Smits and Ella Oesterholt of  Team Yukon SUPventure Ladies , were prepared to the teeth which involved putting their inflatable Yster iSUP 17’3”x 26” Linear boards to the test in different conditions. The boards were their ultimate lifelines between the race start at Whitehorse to the finish at Dalton Highway Bridge so the boards just had […]

“The races that really touched our hearts are the races that included a healthy share of suffering.” When a statement of this calibre comes from a duo with competitive paddle background in white water rafting, you know they mean business. With more teams arriving in Yukon to “join the elite few who have conquered the […]

Il avait fait le pari fou pour la 10ème Dordogne Intégrale de proposer une édition collector. Du 19 au 22 avril 2019, Philippe Marchegay, le créateur de la course,  a donc offert un parcours de 350km sur la Dordogne aux participants. Il nous livre le bilan de la course la plus longue d’Europe qui restera […]

The Dordogne Intégrale is a water race unlike any other. It is a true celebration of distance endurance racing, described as one of the most iconic enduro paddling events in Europe. The race is set on the Dordogne in the South of France, its is a race that tests the personal limits of all endurance […]

>>> BREAKING NEWS <<< 4 NEW 24H WORLD RECORDS!!! The 3BAY Five have just set 4 new distance records in the last 24 hours in 4 different categories! > 202,71 km – Dode Florent (SUP male) > 181,33 km – Janneke Smits (SUP female) > 190,48 km – Sébastien Le Meaux + Stéphane Leblond (SUP Tandem) > 124,84 km – Mathieu Chevalier (Prone paddleboard) Watch the various […]

The Guinness world record attempt at the greatest distance paddled in 24 hours is about to take place. Five 3 bay riders  attempt to break the previous record or establish new records on Lake d’Aiguebelette, in the Savoie Region of France. 3 Bay is a brand created in Bretagne (Brittany) France in 2015 by Patrice […]

Next week is an exciting time at 3 Bay with 4 Guinness World Record events being attempted,there will be four attempts on Lake Aiguebelette in the Savoy, France. The four attempts will be – Greatest distance by Stand up Paddleboard on Flatwater in 24 hours by a male with Florent Dode. He will attempt to beat the […]

Long distance solo champion Florent Dode, Janneke Smits, Prone paddler Mathieu Chevalier, Tandem paddlers Sébastien Le Meaux and Stéphane Leblond have all announced audacious plans to break the world record for 24 hours paddling. The attempt will be to paddle the greatest distance in a 24 hour period all in their respective categories. TotalSUP is excited to […]

Ces quelques semaines de recul n’auront pas été de trop pour prendre la pleine mesure de ce qui s’est passé pendant le week-end de l’Ascension en Dordogne. David Tourenc raconte à TotalSUP sa deuxième participation consécutive à la plus longue SUP Race de France, la Dordogne Intégrale est ses 130 kilomètres! La Dordogne Intégrale, la DI […]

Team Netherlands Team Members Joep Van Bakel- 12/04/1982- Long Distance Petronella van Malsen- 06/15/1981- Long Distance- Technical Race Janneke Smits- 08/25/2983- Long Distance Emma Reijmerink- 03/11/1988- Technical Race Bart Haveman- 01/31/1991- Prone Paddleboard Joost Duivenvoorde- SUP Surf Pascal van der Mast- SUP Surf Long Distance: Janneke Smits – Petronella van Malsen – Joep Van Bakel – SUP […]

Dimanche dernier, plus de 100 paddlers étaient engagés et une quinzaine de nations représentées pour parcourir 130 km sur la Dordogne entre Argentat et Castelnaud. L’édition 2017 de la Dordogne Intégrale, qui était ouverte aux SUP pour la 3ème fois a tenu toutes ses promesses ! Le niveau d’eau sur la Dordogne était plus bas que […]

The 8th stop of the EuroTour Presented by Starboard took place in Namur, Belgium this past 24th of June. From the beautiful Mediterranean sights of Croatia we made our way across Europe to the very picturesque town of Namur. The event now in its 5th edition has already been a part of the EuroTour since […]

She's a first year SUP competitor and already a SUP Champion. SUP11-City Tour 2014 female winner, Janneke Smits is just amazed on how fast things have been going since she decided to start competing this year. If you wonder who she is, here is part of the answer… (SUP11-City pictures – courtesy of Mayola Dijksman) TotalSUP […]