Major Stand Up Paddle Event to Take Place in Bend, Oregon on Father's Day Weekend. On June 18th, 2011, Bend, Oregon will host a World Paddle Association (WPA) sanctioned stand up paddle (SUP) event.

The Santa Monica Pier is holding a one-of-a-kind celebration of paddleboard history, June 11th, creating a giant “museum for the day” honoring local paddleboard, surf and lifeguard history, along with its annual paddleboard race festival.

California's Danny Ching returned to the winner's podium today at the Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle. Ching finished the 9-mile Hawaii-Kai to Duke Kahanamoku Beach downwind race in a stand-up paddle record time of one hour, 20 minutes and 27 seconds - almost five minutes faster than his winning time last year.

Australian Travis Grant turned the tables on good friend and long-time paddling partner Danny Ching (USA) today in the Elite race of the $25,000 Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle, presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection, held at Duke Kahanamoku Beach.

Candice Appleby will have a target on her back this weekend at the Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle, presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection, but she won't be looking behind to see who's taking aim.

The Suplove stand up paddle (SUP) company looks to harness the energy of their fan and customer base to gather the paddling community together in Hawaii to promote and raise funds for the John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF).

The OluKai Ho’olaule’a two-day ocean festival returns to Kanaha Beach Park Maui, May 14th -15th, 2011. SUP and OC1 paddlers will have the opportunity to race the legendary 8-mile Maliko downwind course on Maui’s North shore.

The world famous stand-up paddleboard (SUP) races and SUP lifestyle exposition known as the Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle returns to Oahu, Hawaii, May 14 & 15, 2011, presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection.

San Diego arguably offers the best venues for stand up paddle (sup) board racing in Southern California. It not only has ocean access all along its coastline but also offers a barrage of other waterways, such as Mission Bay, San Diego Bay, and Coronado, plus myriad lakes spread all throughout San Diego County.

Imagine a stand up paddle (sup) board bonanza in a perfect venue to go out and paddle with friends, family, and fellow competitors. That’s pretty much what the audience got with the Standup Roundup in San Diego, California.