Tommy Dee Packendorff

Two words: Asger Smidt . We met this die-hard gamer turned SUP athlete, Overall Danish Champion 2023 and Starboard Team Rider in Malmö, Sweden as he was tearing the technical and long distance races up. Ambitious, hungry and tremendously hard working, at only seventeen, Asger brings explosive and elegant paddling style to the SUP racing table. […]

The athlete line-up for the upcoming Skrea Strand Paddlerace 2023 presented by Baltic Lifejackets is warming up. Held on the 12-13 August, Sweden’s largest SUP competition is the ICF SUP World Ranking Race and the Swedish Long Distance Championships with both local and international SUP talent competing in Falkenberg. In the run up to the […]

Not so long ago, we asked Tommy Dee Packendorff, Director of the Skrea Strand Paddlerace  if Sweden can become the next SUP racing powerhouse. Two themes dominated our discussion – a strong SUP community and supportive brands willing to sponsor events and athletes. The newly released video by Baltic Lifejackets Sweden, a watersport brand specialising in designing […]

What does it take to build a successful SUP racing scene? “It’s about growing the community around it and being able to involve companies to sponsor events and athletes,” says Tommy Dee Packendorff, Director of the Skrea Strand Paddlerace who has teamed up with Baltic Lifejacket Sweden, Swedish watersport brand specialising in designing and manufacturing […]