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Last weekend, Mangalore provided the perfect venue for the APP’s first step in India with the APP-sanctioned India Paddle Festival. The India Paddle Festival is the first step for international Stand Up Paddling in the region and Sasihithlu Beach provided the absolutely perfect venue to showcase the sport. A magical mix of Ocean and River […]

Andrey Kraytor, 2 x Sprint Canoe world champion, continues to stir things up in the Stand Up Paddling world both as an athlete and as the manager for the thriving venture Union Paddlers. Not only did Kraytor secure a bronze medal at the last ICF SUP World Championships in the 200m sprints, but he also […]

Last year NSP SUP Racers had a big impact on the Technical and Sprint SUP Race scene with their new Cheetah board. NSP Superstar Christian Andersen was part of the design team that took the idea for this new SUP Race board from concept to the water and now he takes us at TotalSUP through that […]

At the 2023 ICF World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand a young Italian paddler stunned the world with her two gold medals, Claudia Postiglione. Now this young rising star has joined the NSP SUP Race Team and TotalSUP has the first interview with this talented paddler. Ciao Claudia, benvenuta su TotalSUP!  Grazie Chris!  I want to […]

The recent ICF World Championships in Thailand was probably the biggest SUP racing event of 2023, with more paddlers taking part in more race categories than ever before. One of the largest fields was for the junior racers with around 70 young men lining up to test themselves against the world’s best. One of those […]

Balancing a family, career and a love of the water is tricky for most paddlers and even more so for those who want to compete at a high level. Taking on that challenge, and more is NSP SUP racer, parent and Doctor, Susanne Eder-Meyer. Susanne patiently waited for Chris from TotalSUP to catch up with her […]

In a triumphant return from injury, Belgian SUP athlete and NSP team racer Kjell De Bruyn has managed to secure a spot to represent Belgium for the first time at the ISA World SUP & Paddleboard Championship in Les Sables d’Olonne, France next week. Just a few days away from the huge event, Kjell opens up […]

EPIC is an often overused word, its value has diminished because everything, everywhere seems ‘Epic!’. However, Patrick ‘Paddy’ Boyum, NSP Surfboards’ Swedish ambassador knows the true meaning of the word as you are about to find out. With no further introduction from me here is Paddy’s latest adventure. Patrick Paddy Boyum – Nordic River SUP […]

Portuguese professional Stand Up Paddle athlete and NSP team rider, Tomás Lacerda, despite his youth, has already clinched 20 national titles and showcased outstanding performances in international competitions. He is now poised to undertake a remarkable feat by embarking on a crossing between the islands of Porto Santo and Madeira on a SUP board, making […]

Portugal is a SUP Destination that offers a great variety for the travelling paddler with everything from the established EuroTour stop at Madeira, the spectacle of big wave surfing at Nazaré and the frequently visited area around Esposende. NSP paddler Marco Teodosio thinks there is another destination for the TotalSUP crew to add to their […]

“We felt like rock stars” said about the event Andrey Kraytor who shredded the Sprint final to pieces and walked away with Gold. Agios Nikolaos On SUP 2023, ICF SUP World Cup and National Panhellenic SUP Championship, brought together elite national athletes and some of the world’s top riders and delivered on the promise: “This July […]

There’s a noticeable shift in the attitudes of young SUP athletes towards their professional goals and growth strategy by refocusing onto international competitions. It may be more visible in the post-lockdown world, but they increasingly venture out, train abroad with other paddlers and compete to not only see how they stack up against their peers […]

Crete is calling and the countdown is on to the 8th edition of Agios Nikolaos On SUP 2023, a highly stacked ICF SUP World Cup and National Panhellenic SUP Championship event, kicking off on the 7-9 July. With stunning race courses, international elite SUP talent and a grand prize pot of 9000€, Agios Nikolaos On SUP is […]

With the scenic routes, international athlete line-up and a grand prize pot of 9000€, Agios Nikolaos On SUP 2023 (7-9 July 2023), the only ICF SUP World Cup event in Europe, is uniquely positioned in the SUP racing calendar. This National Panhellenic SUP Championship event will also see a strong representation of local elite athletes […]