The APP World Tour is proud to release its official schedule (both racing and surfing) for the 2019 Season that celebrates the major global regions with large scale events that bring together the World's best, SUP enthusiasts and the global media to celebrate the sport in all its glory.

In the midst of a stormy political weekend in Paris with protests rocking the central city, APP athletes showed grit, determination and positivity in closing out the 2018 racing season.

As we come to the close of the 2018 Racing Season, what better place to envisage crowning the APP World Tour Racing Champions than amidst the biggest single race in the sport: The Paris SUP Crossing.

After an overcast morning, the cloud lifted and Western Australia’s famous wind, the Fremantle Doctor, went to work with south-westerly winds that created challenging then fast conditions between 16 and 18 knots for the seventh annual Stand Up Surf Shop King of the Cut.

Team Australia continued their reign atop the sports of StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard to earn their sixth Gold Medal in seven years at the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning, China. The Gold Medal for Australia extends their win streak to three in a row and represents a historic first Gold in the event's history to be awarded in Asia.

Australia’s Michael Booth and France’s Olivia Piana were the standouts of the day, both commanding their distance races and taking home Gold Medals at the ISA World SUP & Paddleboard Championship in China.

Team Brazil's Arthur Santacreu and South Africa's Tarryn King respectively charged to victory earning the Men's and Women's SUP Sprint Gold Medals at the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning, China.

On day two of the Technical SUP races it was Hungary's Daniel Hasulyo and USA's Candice Appleby who claimed Gold Medals in exciting fashion on the sixth day of competition at the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in Wanning, China. History was also made when team USA flexed their junior SUP talent and swept the first-ever Under-18 Technical Race Gold Medals. Jade Howson and Ryan Funk were respectively crowned World Champions in the Girls U-18 and Boys U-18 Divisions.

The SUP Technical races sparked an action-packed fifth day of competition at the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship at Riyue Bay in Wanning, China. The Men's and Women's Semifinals ran to qualify athletes for the Finals to take place on Wednesday, set to award the first racing medals of the event.

Between wind, weather, chop, swell, no babysitter, working too many hours and missing daylight, and a plethora of other reasons, sometimes the day just doesn’t allow for getting on the water. So, while we can accept the fact that indoor SUP training definitely is not as stress-relieving and euphoric as actually being on the water, it does have quite a few benefits. And when done appropriately, can be affordable AND highly effective.

If you don’t know, now you know – Southern California offers some of the best paddle boarding spots in the United States. From Coronado to Catalina Island, there are an abundance of amazing places to cruise on your SUP. Lucky for you, we picked out the best five.

The 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) is set to gather the world's best SUP and Paddleboard athletes in Wanning, China from November 23 - December 2. Here are the 10 things that you need to know about the upcoming competition.