river tips
24 stories
7 Physical & Mental Benefits of Whitewater SUPing
Stand up paddle boarding (supping) is an amazing sport for so many reasons. It gets you outside, gives you a workout, and can even be good for your mental health. Take your board out to some white-water rapids or big waves and you have a really exciting challenge on your hands. In these circumstances, you’ll get to experience the true excitement and beneficial qualities of supping.
How To Become A Sup Coach
As SUP grows through its variety of disciplines, locations and SUP clubs, the requirement for good, fun and safe coaching is needed. This, more often than not, comes in the form of a SUP Coach.
6 Ways To Help Speed Up Recovery While You Are Injured
SUP racing World Champion, Seychelle, is no stranger to injury so we reached out to her to get her tips and advice on how you can help to speed up recovery while you’re injured to get you back on the water as soon as possible.
Sup Fitness: How Many Calories Does Paddle Boarding Burn?
How many calories do you burn while paddleboarding? Find out below.
How To Keep Your Sup Dog Safe
One of the many perks of paddle boarding? Being able to take your dog along for the ride. There are risks to taking your pet paddle boarding and we want to ensure that they are just as safe as we are when on board.
Top Reasons You Need An Inflatable Paddle Board
Stand up paddle boarding is climbing in popularity around the world and becoming readily accessible to anyone and everyone.
River Sup Top Mistakes
Stand up paddling on the river is tough. It’s one of the most technical avenues of paddle boarding and there are a lot of mistakes that rookies, and even sometimes experienced paddle boarders make.
Whitewater Sup Swimming And Recovery Tip
Whitewater paddling while fun, is also pretty dangerous. It’s important to make sure you’re comfortable paddling whitewater and whatever class you’re on.
How You Can Help The Earth Through Paddle Boarding
There’s no better way to experience and enjoy the beautiful place that we call home by grabbing your paddle board and jumping in the water.
Winter Suping: How To Stay Warm In Frigid Temperatures
As winter settles rubber thickens and sessions tend to get shorter. Wetsuit technology has come a long way and continues evolving every single season.
River Running Basics On A Sup
Standup paddling on the river is an incredibly fun and different way to experience the sport. It is however a very different beast compared to flatwater and ocean paddling.
What Is River Surfing?
What is river surfing? If you find yourself asking this question then here we have the answer for you! River surfing expert Alex Mauer dives into this question and explains not only what river surfing is but how it differs from surfing in the ocean and more!
8 Tips To Camp With A Paddleboard
This is just a small insight into SUP camping, hopefully these tips will help you out if you’re interested in trying SUP camping.
How To Do A Crossbow 360 In 3 Steps
Want to learn how to do a backside 360 on a foamy river wave using a crossbow technique? Look no further. Expert whitewater SUP paddler Mike Tavares takes us step-by-step on how to do the trick.
9 Ways To Have Fun On Group Sups
Stand up paddle boarding is on the upward trend in participation and with that comes more opportunities for even more fun. In the past couple of years we’ve seen the rise in popularity for group SUPs, as in a paddle board that can hold a group of paddlers at one time.
How To Fix A Ding On Your Standup Paddle Board
Getting a ding on your paddle board is a bummer but it’s not the end of the world. Unless something catastrophic happens dings on your board should be relatively simple to fix.
River Surfing Basics On Your Paddle Board
River surfing expert and pro Mike Tavares shares a few helpful hints on how to get in and out of a wave while on the river.
10 Nutrition Tips For Peak Sup Performance
Nothing puts more of a damper on your downwinder than quick crash of energy and stamina. And even the most proficient of paddlers, and strategic of strokes will lose steam if the fuel coming in is lacking the proper nutrients.
Tips For Running Whitewater On A Sup
When you get confident paddle boarding in flat water try the transition into some easy whitewater.
How To Punch Through A River Wave On A Sup
Here, river expert Mike Tavares shares a couple of tips for running waves or small hydraulics on a whitewater SUP. This video is intended to help with basic river running technique while paddling downstream on a SUP.
How To Layer Up For Cold Water Paddling
Why chose a drysuit over a wetsuit in cold water paddling? The human body gives off heat and the heat that the body gives off warms the space surrounding the body, this is known as convection.
Learn How To Catch A River Wave In 4 Simple Steps
If you’ve tried river surfing on your stand up paddle board (SUP) but just couldn’t get the hang of it, fear not because river expert Alex Mauer breaks down the four steps you need to take to make catching a wave on the river a piece of cake.
How To Carry And Store Your Sup Leash
When I like to carry my leash, I like to make sure that there is absolutely no bottom-hang with my leash, and if there is, very little. This is so that there is no room for error, i.e. tripping on the leash or having it get caught on something.
Surfing With Dozer: How To Paddle Board With Your Dog
Always wanted to take your pup paddle boarding with you? The crew at Isle Surf and SUP have come out with an awesome how-to to teach us how to paddle board with our furry friends! Check it out!