LA TORCHE, France - After a steller year of competition, Brazillian Nicole Pacelli was crowned the first ever Women's Stand Up World Tour Champion at the La Torche Pro in France last weekend.

SAN DIEGO, California - Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Heat, our countdown of the biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding. This week we’re bringing you another sample of the best stories covered by ourselves and other publications. 

SAN DIEGO, California - Friday, November 1, signalled the start of a very important and serious month for men around the world: Movember. For the next thirty days, people young and old old will raise awareness for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, male depression and other men’s health issues by wearing a manly sign of observance above their top lips.

SARASOTA, Florida - SURFit USA is offering a five day adventure and skills workshop based in Sarasota, Florida to help adventurers build confidence and skills on a paddleboard.

SAN DIEGO, California - One of the most interesting items in the Wave Jet quiver is the rescue board, now being adopted by lifeguards across the world. This week we caught up Kelly Virgulto from Wave Jet to find out more about the rescue board and what makes it such a handy tool.

COOLANGATTA, Australia - The inaugural Be the Influence Australian SUP and Paddleboard Titles on the Gold Coast have added a series of dash for cash and team relays to the schedule.

DESTIN, Florida - Meet Matt Wise, the Floridian super-grom who is starting to make a name for himself on the paddle racing circuit. This week Supconnect asked him 10 questions about his training schedule, daily living habits and preferences when it comes to ordinary things. 

SAN DIEGO, California - After two months of voting, we are very pleased to announce the Supconnect Grom of the Year and final results up for 2013.