Norm Hann

There’s something gripping about those lone riders of our sport, paddling impossible distances under the media radar.  They bring back something intrinsic to our collective SUP experience –  elements of curiosity, self-challenge and deep care for ‘blue space’. Discovering what drives them to just set off one day and embark on SUP adventures that may […]

There are stories that resonate strongly showing another dimension of stand-up paddleboarding. The focused, purpose-driven ones that demonstrate the versatility of our sport transcending the competitive and “lifestyle” aspects of it. It was 2019 when we first talked with Norm Hann, Ocean Athlete, SUP Coach, Wildlife Advocate and Founder of a guiding company Norm Hann […]

“How to get the best of it all? One must conquer, achieve, get to the top; one must know the end to be convinced that one can win the end – to know there’s no dream that mustn’t be dared. . .” – George Mallory once argued and his words still resonate strongly when referred […]

“The DNA of Blackfish is around its tactile feel”*. TotalSUP had a rare opportunity to catch up with David Smart, endurance athlete, entrepreneur and the Founder of Blackfish Paddles, the high-performance paddle brand which philosophy is being driven by purpose, passion for the sport and people who contribute to it. Buckle up for a story that […]

With a family of four generations of grassroots watermen, salt water seems to run in Lincoln Dews veins. When he’s not shredding the global SUP racing scene, he sails some of the toughest waters dubbed the ‘Everest’ of ocean racing. His passion for the sport that stems from growing up within the ocean paddling scene […]

Deeply rooted in British Columbia, Blackfish Paddles, a SUP paddle building brand, stands not only for designing and manufacturing progressive, refined, handcrafted SUP paddles but advocating for conservation of local marine ecosystems. TotalSUP caught up with Blackfish Paddles Team Rider, Norm Hann, SUP athlete, wildlife advocate and founder of a guiding company Norm Hann Expeditions, […]