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.

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.

The world's top SUP surfers, SUP racers, and Paddleboarders are preparing to compete in the 2018 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) from November 23 - December 2 in Wanning, China - marking the first time the event has been held in Asia in its seven-year history.

Paddlers! This winter, escape to warm weather, daily downwind races and good times. Enjoy the La Ventana Classic, an adventurous and unique windsport paddle sport event. Set for January 16-20, 2019 in Baja Sur, Mexico, at a stunning event site (Hot Springs) situated between the azure beauty of the Sea of Cortez and rustic foothills of the Sierra de la Laguna mountain range.

On Sunday October 7th 2018, the vessel traffic in the Corinth Canal was interrupted for 434 paddlers, where they lined up just before the sinking bridge of Isthmia for the 8th Annual Corinth Canal SUP Crossing. This year the race was a milestone for the sport of SUP in Greece but also for the event itself.

Last weekend the Pacific Paddle Games attracted the majority of the World’s best and brightest competitive paddlers for the grand finale of the SUP racing season. The weekend was action packed and did not disappoint. Here’s how it all went down:

The Association of Paddlesurf Professionals (APP), sanctioned by the ISA (International Surfing Association), announces that the Pacific Paddle Games (PPG), Stand Up Paddling's most revered event, has become an official stop of the 2019 APP World Tour ... and beyond.