With the surf and weather forecast looking  favorable for next week's Surftech Shootout and Duel SUP/Prone Race presented by SUP Magazine, registered competitors are gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the year.

Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, 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.

Slater Trout and Candice Appleby claimed victory at the Huntington Beach 2014 SUP Tour event, solidifying great starts to the year.

Zane Schweitzer and Emmy Merrill won the first stop of the USA SUP Tour at Hunting Beach yesterday.

BOTE Board has released one of their premiere SUP surf boards, The 'Jackalope' in the 2014 line up.

Watch the video of Kai Lenny's giant barrel at Jaws, during a session that would see him entered into the Billabong XXL Awards

Supconnect proudly welcomes Colorado-based SUP river surfer, Alex Mauer, to the official staff crew.

Bad Fish team rider, Claire Chappell, talks us through some of her favorites spots around the Mid West.

SUPAA and the leading board manufacturers in the world have agreed to establish stand up paddle board restrictions. Read more here.