Nicknamed the “Dark Horse of the Pacific”, Titouan Puyo was born in Rapa (French Polynesia) in 1991 but grew up in New Caledonia, where he discovered watersports. A va’a champion, Titouan began to get involved in SUP racing in 2013 when he won consecutively the French national title and the world championship title.
1 Dec 2018
Team Australia has been catapulted into the lead with two Gold Medal performances in the 18 KM SUP and Paddleboard Distance Races today at the 2018 ISA World SUP Paddleboard Championship in Wanning, China. With one day remaining, the Team Relay Race on Sunday will determine who wins the overall Team Gold. Australia will go […]
27 Nov 2018
The S at the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship at Riyue Bay in Wanning, China. The Men’s and Women’s Semifinals ran to qualify athletes for the Finals to take place on Wednesday, set to award the first racing medals of the event. Photo Credit: Sean Evans Two qualification slots for the 2019 Pan Am […]
21 Nov 2018
In the next few days the world’s top SUP surfers, SUP racers, and prone paddleboarders will be preparing to compete in the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC). The 2018 ISA’s will take place from the 23rd November to the 2nd December in Wanning, China, marking the first time the event has been held in […]
7 Oct 2018
The grande finale of the Paddle League arrived on the beaches of Dana Point. Over 300 paddlers were registered for the long distance race in categories that ranged from Pro, Open, Prone and Junior. The day kicked off with the Pro long distance race, a 9.6 KM circuit that included a water start, 3 buoy […]
21 Aug 2018
The 8th Annual edition Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge was unleashed last weekend, and it proved to be a weekend of serious action and fun! The Gorge is one of 10 “major” stops on The Paddle League World Tour (Tahiti, Carolina, OluKai, Zamami, Bilbao, Hossegor, Scharbeutz, Molokai-2-Oahu, The Gorge and next month’s 11 City Tour)The event […]
27 Jun 2018
Last weekend (23rd and 24th June) Hossegor hosted the annual Hossegor Paddle Games in France. This was the 9th stop of the Euro Tour and 6th major of The Paddle League Tour. The focus was on Saturdays elite race which was a long distance 7 KM challenge that included paddling in flat water, open ocean, wind and […]
27 Jun 2018
Direction La Baule ce week-end pour la très fun, très populaire mais aussi très relevée Paddle Summer Cup, labellisée Coupe de France 14′ cette année. C’est la dernière du circuit fédéral pour pouvoir se qualifier aux Championnats de France 14′ de Ouistreham à la fin octobre. Vincent Verhoeven, le local, troque sa casquette de SUP […]
21 Jun 2018
Waterman médiatique, beach-entrepreneur, précurseur du SUP en France, recordman de la discipline de surf tandem avec de multiples titres mondiaux et nationaux entre autres accolades, Rico Leroy endosse depuis 5 ans le rôle de Directeur de Course pour les événements SUP du Hossegor Surf Club. On le retrouvera ce week-end à Hossegor pour la très […]
18 Jun 2018
Last weekend saw the 6th annual Iberdrola Bilbao World SUP Challenge held in the beautiful Basque city of Bilboa; North Spain, it was also the fifth stop of The Paddle League World Tour and week 7 of the 2018 EuroTour presented by Rogue. The event had a record field of 272 athletes spread across all […]
29 Jun 2018
14 Jun 2018
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 […]
13 Jun 2018
La marque Howzit, leader du leash, des accessoires et des vêtements spécialisés dans le SUP fait complètement partie de notre paysage et de notre culture SUP. Et, cocorico, cette marque à la sonorité anglophone, est bien française, varoise même. Aujourd’hui, nous partons à la rencontre de Jean-Philippe Wuilmart et de la petite entreprise dont il est […]
6 Jun 2018
Aujourd’hui, nous partons à la découverte d’un sport, peu connu en France mais qui fait de plus en plus d’adeptes parmis les SUPers, et qui connait un énorme engouement en Australie, en Californie, en Nouvelle-Zélande, en Afrique du Sud ou encore à Tahiti. Médéric Berthe, le SUP Surfer de Fanatic France et l’un des prone […]
24 Apr 2018
Last weekend saw 500 paddlers hit the water for the 2018 Carolina Cup, racers ranged between beginners, weekend warriors and the elite, and impressively on Sunday the numbers hit 700 with a number of surfskiers, and OC paddlers out to do the Graveyard race. The weekend was crammed full of racing, paddling clinics run by the […]
