A huge part of paddle boarding is all about balance. It takes many hours of practice in order to refine your skills. SUP racers take even more time in order to be able to both balance themselves in the water and be able to race with precision. One of the best ways to gain these skills is by practicing SUP yoga.
The APP is proud to announce the launch of the contest period for APP's Ride of the Season and Fast Track virtual competitions.
For the 11th year, Supconnect has officially launched the Supconnect Awards.
World champion stand up paddler Michael Booth believes Covid-19 will help many athletes extend their careers.
The APP is excited to announce two all new 'virtual' competition formats for 2020 that will lead to two prestigious made for TV events to take place later this year for surfing and racing respectively.
The EuroTour is very happy to announce a brand new event for #EuroTour2020 in Egypt, the Egypt SUP Championship!
Ahead of the official launch of the 11th Annual Supconnect Awards Supconnect has launched the Open Nominations for all categories, ahead of the official launch of the Awards in July. Categories include: Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Grom of the Year and Gear of the Year, among others.
Initially scheduled for June 13 and 14, 2020, the SNSM Morbihan Paddle Trophy was planned by the organizers for the end of September, but the conditions could not be met.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic many major events throughout the year have been postponed or cancelled. The world-renowned Molokai 2 Oahu (M2O) race is one of those that was cancelled for 2020 despite paddlers' hopes it would continue. However, M2O event organizers have just announced a 2020 virtual edition of the M2O to keep spirits high amid all that's going on.
Supconnect is launching its own Strava Club with the goal of bringing together standup paddlers from around the world, giving them a platform to connect and be inspired.
Another one bites the dust thanks to Covid-19. In what was hoped to be the new 'kick off' event of the 2020 season, the SIC Maui sponsored Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge unfortunately just announced they would be cancelling their event this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After much discussion with APP partners and stakeholders in Japan, the APP regrets to announce that it has no option but to postpone the Osaka SUP Open until 2021 due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.