The Big Paddle Challenge

Patrick Federi has spent most of his life around water. From rowing as a kid to windsurfing, stand-up paddling, and more recently, pumpfoiling, he’s always been drawn to sports that keep him close to nature. Based in Switzerland, he’s also one of the co-founders of the national pumpfoiling community and an Indiana ambassador, always looking […]

Florian Gander, founder of SUPkultur and co-founder of the Swiss Stand-Up Paddle Association, is a key figure in Switzerland’s SUP scene. On June 28, he will host the second edition of the annual Big Paddle Challenge on Lake Zürich, a 22 km non-competitive paddle event designed primarily for leisure paddlers. Unlike traditional SUP races that […]