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Michael Booth

Michael Booth is an Australian paddle athlete who competes not only in SUP but various other disciples. He grew up in a small town called Caves Beach which is 2 hours north of Sydney on the East Coast of Australian and now resides on the other side of the country in Perth. Michael started paddling prone boards at age 6 and started ski paddling at age 15, he didn’t jump on a SUP until he was 23 for the first time. After competing in Ocean Ski, Sprint Kayaking and SLS at the highest levels he turned professional in SUP in 2016. He is best know for winning the ISA World Championship Marathon race in Fiji and winning many other distance races on the Euro Tour and PPG last year. His Major Sponsors are Starboard SUP, Shaw and Partners Wealth Management, Inamo, Zazik and VMG Blades.

Michael Booth, New Long Distance ISA WORLD SUP Champion

16 Nov 2016

Michael Booth, New Long Distance ISA WORLD SUP Champion

2016 ISA World SUP Championship Men’s Long Distance Race Top results 1. Michael Booth (AUS) 2. Titouan Puyo (FRA) 3. Georges Cronsteadt (TAH) 3. Arthur Arutkin (FRA)  5. Vinnicius Martins (BRA) 6. Guilherme dos Reis (BRA) 7. Kai Lenny (HAW) 8. Kenny Kaneko (JPN) 9. Marcus Hansen (NZL) 10. Zane Schweitzer (HAW) 11. Giorgio Gomez […]

Preview of this Weekend’s Central Coast Saltwater Festival

11 Nov 2016

Preview of this Weekend’s Central Coast Saltwater Festival

by James Casey.   The Australian stand up paddle race season is underway and this weekend the Central Coast (just an hour north of Sydney) is hosting the Saltwater Festival. This is a relatively new race, just in its third year now, but is starting to gain some serious momentum with paddlers from up and […]

La Pirogue, Nouveau Jouet du SUP Racer! Interview de Titouan Puyo.

10 Oct 2016

La Pirogue, Nouveau Jouet du SUP Racer! Interview de Titouan Puyo.

Aujourd’hui nous nous intéressons à un sujet qui est en train de faire son chemin parmi les adeptes du Stand Up Paddle et notamment en France: s’armer d’une pirogue! Du grand Kahunas Pascal Pouget, qui a trouvé, avec une opération au genou, l’excuse parfaite pour commencer à pagayer assis, en passant par Olivia Piana qui […]

SUP Race Week-end Results: Japan Cup, SUP 11 City Tour, Battle of the Rock, Collioure Arena Race

12 Sep 2016

SUP Race Week-end Results: Japan Cup, SUP 11 City Tour, Battle of the Rock, Collioure Arena Race

Another week-end of intense SUP racing worldwide, here are the results we could get: Michael Booth and Annabel Anderson win the Japan Cup’s Long Distance on Day 1 Men’s  1. Michael Booth (1:43:55) 2. James Casey (1:46:10) 3. Kenny Kaneko (1:46:17) 4. Matt Nottage (1:46:31) 5. Timothy Cyprien (1:47:30) 6. Toby Cracknell (1:49:29) 7. Tomoyasu […]

2016 World Series – Summary of the Mercedes SUP World Cup

27 Jun 2016

2016 World Series – Summary of the Mercedes SUP World Cup

Last week-end saw Connor Baxter and Sonni Honscheid take the overall win at the Mercedes SUP World Cup, the second stop of the 2016 World series. Here is a press release from The Waterman League summarizing this action-packed Stand Up Paddle competition. Connor Baxter secures victory at Stop 2 of the 2016 World Series with […]

Michael Booth – From Dark Horse to SUPerstar

23 Jun 2016

Michael Booth – From Dark Horse to SUPerstar

One of the fairly new faces in the world of Stand Up Paddling has just made a name for himself: Michael Booth. The Australian Athlete sponsored by Starboard has won against some of the world’s top racers on various occasions including world champion Connor Baxter and Titouan Puyo throughout 5 weeks of intense Euro Tour […]

Euro Tour Stop #7 : SUPer Porec Challenge (Croatia)

19 Jun 2016

Euro Tour Stop #7 : SUPer Porec Challenge (Croatia)

Written by Martin Letourneur: . . The EURO TOUR, the circuit that unifies the big european races for 14 weeks of competition on 14′ SUP race boards stopped in Porec, Croatia this week-end for its 7th stop on the beautiful Adriatic Sea. . Saturday was the big day of competition with the 14′ Elite Distance […]

How to choose your SUP race Fin? Q&A with Chris Ting, the “Master of Fins”!

14 Jun 2016

How to choose your SUP race Fin? Q&A with Chris Ting, the “Master of Fins”!

The fin is one of the most important elements of a SUP board, affecting directly its speed and its trajectory. These days we see a lot of different types of fins with different shapes, materials, size and weight… We thought it was high time to address this crucial question we are so frequently asked for : […]

EURO TOUR – San Sebastian Race Report by Martin Letourneur

13 Jun 2016

EURO TOUR – San Sebastian Race Report by Martin Letourneur

For it’s 6th consecutive week of racing, the EURO TOUR made a stop in the beautiful city of San Sebastian, Spain for another exciting week-end of racing. By Martin Letourneur, in partnership with VMG Blades, Hobie Cat Europe, Howzit, CT+ and Swell Addiction. Following the EURO TOUR’s biggest stop in Bilbao the week before, lots […]

Today is Day 1 of the BILBAO World SUP Challenge!

4 Jun 2016

Today is Day 1 of the BILBAO World SUP Challenge!

Don’t miss the action today from the EURO TOUR’s biggest race in Bilbao, Spain. For this year’s edition, the Bwaters crew put on an amazing work, gathering once again the best paddlers in the world to compete on the famous river that go through the city. This is the 5th stop of the EURO TOUR, […]

Michael Booth and Sonni Honscheid triumph on the biggest stop of the EURO TOUR.

1 Jun 2016

Michael Booth and Sonni Honscheid triumph on the biggest stop of the EURO TOUR.

The Lost Mills Race (the biggest SUP Race event in Europe every year) happened last week-end and for its 4th edition, it has been once again a big fight between a large part of the world’s best paddlers that saw the victories of German native Sonni Honscheid and the Australian Michael Booth. By Martin Letourneur, […]

SUP Race Cup 2016 à Sainte-Maxime : le report !

26 May 2016

SUP Race Cup 2016 à Sainte-Maxime : le report !

Le Week-end dernier avait lieu la SUP Race Cup à Sainte-Maxime, troisième étape de l’EURO TOUR 2016 et plus grosse course de SUP Race en France en terme de niveau. J’y étais présent en tant que compétiteur et pour TotalSUP, voici donc mon report de l’événement : Par Martin Letourneur, en partenariat avec VMG Blades, […]