South Africa

Successful comebacks in sports captivate the imagination and interest of fans and enthusiasts, particularly when women athletes make a triumphant return to dominate the international SUP scene, all while balancing family life, motherhood, and coaching across multiple disciplines. Today, we are thrilled to catch up with Tarryn King, the 2018 sprint world champion and brand […]

“These victories aren’t done alone,” says Cameron Tripney, Junior Sprint World Champion and Starboard Team Rider, that has been dominating his local SUP racing scene in South Africa for a while now. And among some of the most memorable moments in our sport that truly embody this statement, was seeing Cameron’s Team celebrating his win […]

Oscar Chalupsky, a name that rings around the surfskiing world. A prominent member of the surfski community, and one that is known for his passion towards surfski, both in his paddling and in his coaching. Most people in the surfskiing world have been influenced by the Big O, some directly and some indirectly. A big […]

Although little known in Europe, paddleboarding aka “prone paddleboarding” aka “prone” is gaining in popularity and experiencing an increase in interest amongst the SUP community. This is in contrast to Australia, California, New Zealand, South Africa or Tahiti where it has a massive following. TotalSUP talks to Fanatic France SUP Surfer and top French prone […]

After announcing the 9 major stops of The Paddle League World Tour in January, which includes big international events such as the forthcoming Air France Paddle Festival in Tahiti, the Carolina Cup and Gorge Paddle Challenge. The Paddle League has released a schedule of the confirmed regionals, bringing together 41 regional events across 24 nations, with […]

Team South Africa   Team Members Dylan Frick – 07/14/1995- SUP Surf, Long Distance, Technical Race  Gary Van Rooyen- 03/08/1958- SUP Surf Tamsyn Foster- 10/15/1982- SUP Surf Khara Doyle- 11/28/1997- SUP Surf Kimon Dos Santos- 09/15/1997- Long Distance  Christopher Couve- 07/13/1987- Sprint, Long Distance “I’m really privileged to once again be representing my country and […]

Dylan Frick is a 21-year-old South African Starboard SUP racer. Having taken up Stand-Up Paddle a few years ago, Dylan began competing abroad when he was 16. Leaving home so young to travel the world is not easy for someone so young, but for other family members it can even more tough. Dylan’s mother, Anna-Marie Frick, […]