Mathieu Astier

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has finalized the locations and dates for this year’s Stand Up Paddling World Ranking Series. Four key events will take place across Europe, offering ranking points that will play a crucial role in the lead-up to the 2025 ICF SUP World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The competition […]

In the recent Honu board review, Mr TotalSUP Mathieu Astier was raving about the rigidity of the Bondi board and its “hardboard-like feel” despite being just 4 inches thick: “Constructed with HONU’s X-woven material and featuring exclusive welded carbon rails, the Bondi truly provides a hardboard-like feel despite being inflatable. This combination of materials and […]

The 2024 edition of the Last Paddler Standing held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida is kicking off on Saturday, 30 November! This endurance challenge was the most-watched SUP race of the 2023. Unlike any other paddling race in the world, Last Paddler Standing is a SUP racing competition of stamina and strategy. Racers […]

 Welcome to a new TotalSUP video review. Honu, an Australian brand known for their dedication to quality and performance, has just introduced the new Bondi series, a line of inflatable SUPs specifically crafted for surf aficionados. Today, I’m taking you through a review of the 9-5 by 32.5 model, which I recently put to […]

Having recently put the Bondi iSUP Surf board by HONU through a test drive, I’m excited to share my thoughts. This board stands out not just because it’s an inflatable board designed specifically for surfing – obviously offering the benefits of portability – but because it is evident that HONU CEO and designer Mark Travers […]

As the 2023 ICF SUP World Championship is about to kick-off, I want to take a moment to publicly send my deep thanks to Starboard for sponsoring our TotalSUP trip to Thailand which has taken my family and I to magical places like Khao Lak, Khao Sok and Kho Pha Ngan over the past two […]

Podcasts are a great way to get more information on a topic you are interested in and here at TotalSUP we are, of course very interested in paddling. Through the summer we have all been listening to the Paddle Logger podcast, Rise and Glide and here is the TotalSUP look back at the first season […]

The finale of the 2022 APP SUP Racing World Tour saw April Zilg and Connor Baxter claim the World Titles while Shuri ‘Shrimpy’ Araki and Mélanie Lafenêtre got their first win on an APP World Tour event to close a sensational season! Recap, Results, overall World Rankings, highlights and full LIVE FEED presented by Travis […]

After a frustrating ‘leap year’ for global sport, the APP World Tour will return to action for 2021 with a full line up of events spanning the globe and set to provide the World’s Best Athletes with what looks like a phenomenal and well-rounded challenge in their quest for the World Title. 2021 sees the […]

From December 25 to December 1, 2019 the 20th edition of Watermana  will take place on Huahine, French Polynesia. This event is more than a competition. It is a personal challenge taken up by watermen and waterwomen who will push themselves to their limits each day in a series of undisclosed events, of which you […]

Du 25 au 1er décembre se déroulera sur l’île de Huahine en Polynésie Française l’édition 2019 du Watermana. Cet évènement unique et hors du commun fête cette année sa 20ème année d’existence. Plus qu’une compétition, c’est un défi personnel qui devra être relevé par les watermen et waterwomen qui repousseront chaque jour leurs limites sur des […]

The 2019 London SUP Open kicks off tomorrow. This is stop number 1 on the APP World Championship Tour for Racing. The atmosphere will be electric and will provide something for everyone. The event is run in partnership with the UK’s single largest Festival of Fitness: The Hackney Festival of Fitness! The list of elite […]