Smiles, surf and sun were prescribed to kiwi kids with Cystic Fibrosis today as The Ultimate Waterman kicked off its official events at Orewa Beach, Auckland. All eight international watermen who are here to compete in the multi-discipline surf competition took part in the one-on-one sessions with the kids aged between five and sixteen years old.
In the first 2016 webisode from the “Serial Lovers” series, join Naish SUP ambassadors Stephane Etienne & Nicole Boronat for Mi Niño (Special winter sessions) at home in the Canary Islands on a very special winter full of great waves. Thanks to the El niño phenomenal year.
Fiona Wylde has improved drastically in both her SUP surfing and racing in recent years and she’s a double threat out on the water. With help from her sponsors Starboard and Werner Paddles, Fiona is well on her way to a long and successful career in professional stand up paddling.
The state of Florida in the United States is a paddle boarding gold mine. With the state being almost fully surrounded by water there is no shortage of places to SUP in this beautiful place.
Owned by Oregon native and longtime surfer Greg Warnick, the 5,500 square foot, four bedroom beachfront Villa Lunada is located “within the gates” of Mexico’s tony Punta Mita on the Pacific Coast, maintaining a laid-back surf vibe as it sits atop of El Faro, a high quality right point break reminiscent of Malibu.
World-class ocean athlete and SIC Maui ambassador Andrea Moller is excited to host the fourth annual Imua Keiki o ke Kai (Formerly ‘Ike Imua), a unique event to provide children with special needs an opportunity to bond and participate in ocean sports with a who’s who list of top professional water sports athletes on Sunday, April 3rd at the Hawaiian Canoe Club in Kahului, Maui.
SipaBoards, the company that designed world’s first self inflating SUP is launching a brand new product and a Kickstarter campaign on March 21st, 2016.
Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddle Boarding. This week we’re bringing you another sample of the best stories covered by ourselves and other publications.
The sun is starting to shine, ice is melting and spring is starting to peek it’s head around the corner. With temperatures rising and waterways defrosting into lakes and rivers again, it’s time to start getting geared up and ready to get back on the water and out of the winter hibernation. Here, we’ve put together a list of SUP gear, SUP accessories, SUP boards and all the must have's for everyone from a beginner to the advanced SUP'er for the 2016 Spring SUP season, so there's sure to be something in this guide for everyone!
Stand Up Paddling is a fast growing sport and local authorities in Slovenia, a picturesque country in Middle Europe, spotted an easy way to collect some quick and easy cash. Being resourceful, they just skipped businesses as planned on the Californian coast and want to collect directly from paddlers to avoid the middleman. Slovenian paddlers are outraged at these new rules and fees and are fighting back with protests against the new rules. Read more...