On Sunday November 1st 2015, the naval traffic of the Corinth canal will be stopped, for 150 and more Stand Up Paddlers to compete at the "straightest race" of the world, the Corinth Canal SUP Crossing.
Carine Camboulives and Manu Bouvet are professional board riders based in Maui, Hawaii. For the last 15 years they've been searching for the perfect spot all over the world. Today, together with their two daughters, Lou & Shadé (9 & 3 years old) they fulfill their appetite of discovery and their love for nature also by raising awareness on environmental challenges.
Southern California resident and stand up paddle endurance athlete, Will Schmidt, is scheduled to be featured in what is proclaimed as the "most inspirational hour on television". Arrow Electronics and Intersport present the 26th anniversary of "Courage in Sports" on CBS Sports Sunday, November 1st.
Attention to detail is key, but here are top 10 basic tips to get you started on organizing stand up paddle (SUP) races. Here we present the overall framework. But even more importantly is to have highly knowledgeable and competent individuals with complementary skill sets who can all contribute to a highly successful event.
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.
With the Supconnect Editor's Choice Awards now behind us we're excited to announce the 2015 Supconnect Polls -- the People's Choice Awards, where you, the consumer, the fan, the people who make this sport so awesome, can decide who your favorite athletes are, who you think captured the best photo and more! You nominate, you vote, and YOU DECIDE!
In just over 48 hours time, Patricia developed from a tropical storm into a category 5 hurricane overnight and just recently has grown even more becoming the "the strongest hurricane on record in the National Hurricane Center's area of responsibility (AOR) which includes the Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific basins," according to a discussion earlier this morning from the National Weather Service Hurricane Center.
The annual Painkiller Cup, the Caribbean’s most exciting SUP race, has announced it will be on January 23, 2016. Offering a minimum $10,000 purse, the event features a 14-mile downwind relay race with a finish at the famous Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke.
After visiting Easter Island and circumnavigating Fernando de Noronha (Brazil), Brazilian athlete Roberta Borsari traveled to Moorea, one of the volcanic islands that form part of the French Polynesian territory in the Pacific Ocean, 17 km from Tahiti.
As it goes with most good ideas, it all starts from a need and desire to do something better. Jacques Shelton and Jeremy Smith posed the question, "“Why isn’t there a better rack for surfboards?” Their answer? J&J Rax.