Pacific Paddle Games

SUP Surf is booming, with more and more surfers taking to the water it is increasingly difficult to find a peak that is suited to SUP surfing.  Infinity Paddler Izzi Gomez has made her reputation in charging on waves all over the USA and the world. At home in California, the Infinity paddler gives us […]

The 2019 season is upon us! With the whole season in front of us it is now the time to see all the tweaks and upgrades the brands have been working hard on over the close season. With this in mind Californian based brand Infinity have wasted no time in touching up their race and […]

SUP Magazine is announcing it will not hold the 2019 Pacific Paddle Games (PPG). Despite its decision to no longer produce the event, SUP Magazine is working with its sanctioning partner, the Association of Paddlesurf Professionals (APP), and California State Parks to explore options to bring PPG back in 2020. As a result of this […]

For those who weren’t present at this year’s Pacific Paddle games, the event had some remarkable moments and stories. One of them was that of 20 year old Brazilian rider Guilherme dos Reis. The (relatively) unknown rider announced himself on the world stage by putting in a performance that ranked him 2nd overall of the […]

2018 has started on a high for 425pro, new factory locations, improved boards, new riders, a move to carbon neutrality and launching into the global market, plus with several big name riders on the roster including Olivia Piana, George Cronsteadt Olivier Darrieumerlou and Noic Garioud everything is on track for 2018 to be a big […]

After a thundering 2017 season where she is now ranked 3rd in the world, Olivia Piana announced her departure from Starboard to join the 425pro team. TotalSUP exclusively reveals the  decision with, equally exclusive, the first photos of Olivia Piana on the boards 425Pro, taken in Tahiti during her participation in the Ironmana 2017 (credits: […]

Après une saison tonitruante à l’issue de laquelle elle est désormais classée 3ème au rang mondial, Olivia Piana annonce son départ de Starboard pour intégrer l’équipe 425pro. Totalsup vous dévoile l’exclusivité de sa décision avec, tout aussi exclusif, les premières photos d’Olivia Piana sur les planches 425Pro prises à Tahiti à l’occasion de sa participation […]

Vice-championne du monde et multiple championne d’Europe de stand up paddle en titres, rien n’arrête la rideuse de Starboard Olivia Piana. Absente des derniers championnats de France, l’année 2017 a néanmoins été un bon cru pour l’athlète provençale. Tahiti ne lui est pas étranger et en grande admiratrice de ses eaux turquoises, ses conditions optimales […]

Champion stand up paddleboarder (SUP) Annabel Anderson is the latest sports star to join Air Tahiti Nui’s ambassador ranks with the New Zealander looking forward to further finessing her sport in one of the world’s leading paddling destinations, the Islands of Tahiti.  In line with the airline’s other sporting ambassadors, Annabel is a champion and […]

Récemment couronné champion de Polynésie pour la troisième fois consécutive, Niuhiti-Nui Buillard est présent sur les podiums de la quasi-totalité des grandes courses locales, en individuel ou en équipe (en SUP et en va’a). Rencontre avec un grand champion et un excellent waterman tahitien. Que ressens-tu après ton 3ème titre consécutif de champion de Polynésie […]

No introduction needed! Having amassed an impressive and seemingly endless list of accolades over the last year at some of the most prestigious competitive events in the SUP discipline, and having treated us to some truly inspired moments of stand up paddle superiority, we thought it an opportune time to gather Starboard rider Connor Baxter’s […]

Having taken up SUP for the first time in Italy in 2011, Susak Molinero has gradually climbed the ladder to become a formidable Iberian SUP rider on the international circuit. PPG, ISA World Championship, Euro Tour, Molinero has really done the rounds, and she has garnered some impressive wins and some very honorable mentions in […]

With two finals at the ISA World Championship and a technical race final at the PPG, Canadian SUP racer Genna Flinkman is proving that she is a fast learner. Hardly two years into Elite Women SUP racing and Genna Flinkman has already impressed her peers with one the quickest starts on the planet. This year, the […]

He heads up The Paddle Academy, a veritable stand up paddle institution in Dana Point, California, and no one is more invested in his kids’ performance than he is. Mike Eisert is at the very heart of fostering and developing young and promising new SUP talent, and his Paddle Academy waits practically all year for […]