Trevor Tunnington

The wait has been longer than usual but it has been worth it! Starboard’s 2023 SUP Race Range is finally out after another very successful year for the Tiki brand with numerous world titles in many age categories and under different federations and competitions. Starboard’s 2023 All Star and Sprint boards won 7 gold medals […]

February 10th 2021, marks the day that the International Canoe Federation (ICF) and Starboard become Environmental Action Partners. Directing, all disciplines under the International Canoe Federation towards a more environmentally positive pathway. The partnership has ignited as the International Canoe Federation is reinforcing its commitments towards protecting the environment. With a specific focus on protecting […]

Starboard paddler Bart De Zwart has just landed back from his expedition in Vanuatu. The expedition evolved from found memories of sailing through the islands in 2007 with his family. A journey that made Bart fall in love with the people, nature and culture of the islands. The Dutch expedition paddler gives TotalSUP an account […]

By Bart de Zwart Once or twice a year I am lucky enough to go on one of those special trips. I call them expeditions because it is an exploration into the unknown.  A stand up paddle board my preferred way to travel.  I honestly don’t know where I going to sleep tomorrow. I know […]

Team Brazil’s Arthur Santacreu and South Africa’s Tarryn King respectively charged to victory earning the Men’s and Women’s SUP Sprint Gold Medals at the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning, China. The USA only won 2 bronze medals  and Australia only 1 in the Sprint Races,  the USA built upon their lead with […]

Hungary’s Daniel Hasulyo and USA’s Candice Appleby claimed the SUP Technical Race Gold Medals in exciting fashion on the sixth day of competition at the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning, China. Photo Credit: Pablo Jimenez The powerful Hungarian brother duo, Daniel and Bruno Hasulyo, made their presence known at their first […]

Frenchman and Takuma Concept rider Greg Closier is blazing a trail for prone and SUP foiling, currently with one foot in the USA and one in France he has sought out some of the finest spots in both countries to foil. Greg gives TotalSUP the lowdown on the best foiling spot in the USA, the […]

New champions were crowned and a new generation stood up at the Hoe Toa Paddle Championships in New Zealand last weekend, The Paddle League presents this report to TotalSUP of the New Zealand’s “Hoe Toa” Paddle Championshipswhere, where Kiwi paddlers Penelope Strickland and Tara Hope earned national titles and Australia’s Lincoln Dews gatecrashed the party with […]

Check out the video recap of the Sprint Race Finals at this year’s ISA World Championship too, where Manca Notar fended off stiff competition from Amandine Chazot and Jade Howson in the women’s, the three placing first, second and third respectively. In the men’s, it was Casper Steinfath who claimed victory on home turf in […]

Team New Zealand Team Members Annabel Anderson- Long Distance- Technical Race- Sprint Penelope Strickland- 09/12/1978- Long Distance- Technical Race “I am really excited that NZ has put together such a strong team for this event, and so happy to be included. We are all looking forward to getting to Denmark and showing the world what […]

Last week-end, New Zealand’s elite distance and race paddlers came together for the national SUP championships at Orewa Beach. The NZ Sup Nationals is New Zealand’s premier SUP event and the primary selection event for the ISA World SUP Championships to be held in Denmark September 1-10, 2017. The two-day championships incorporates long distance and […]

The fin is one of the most important elements of a SUP board, affecting directly its speed and its trajectory. These days we see a lot of different types of fins with different shapes, materials, size and weight… We thought it was high time to address this crucial question we are so frequently asked for : […]

For it’s 6th consecutive week of racing, the EURO TOUR made a stop in the beautiful city of San Sebastian, Spain for another exciting week-end of racing. By Martin Letourneur, in partnership with VMG Blades, Hobie Cat Europe, Howzit, CT+ and Swell Addiction. Following the EURO TOUR’s biggest stop in Bilbao the week before, lots […]