Reports, Happenings, Events
Last year we saw the inflatable craze, this year, stand up paddling companies are looking to the humble surfboard in an attempt to broaden their market reach. We knew stand up paddle boards were getting smaller, but now they've gone the whole hog!
The Merimbula Classic, formerly known as 'Mambo' is a culmination of kitesurfing, windsurfing and stand up paddling on one tiny beach on the south NSW coast. Of course it's on again this year, from the 27th to the 30th of November 2014.
A job in the watersports industry
Based in Melbourne, Ocean Peak represents the world's best watersports brands in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
A new initiative from the crew in Qld..
What happens when the swell of the century shows up at your local, but you've only got your 12'6" Naish LE on the racks? You don't sit around grumbling all day! You strap on your leggy and go surfing!
Grand opening this Saturday !
Thanks to Hurricane Marie off Baja in the USA, the coastline up around Malibu is getting what surfers are calling a once in a lifetime swell. Dropping into these monsters this week, was Laird Hamilton, once again thrusting stand up paddling into the spotl
As you've probably seen, SUP Yoga is taking over the world. If you (like us) are struggling to stroke a pose, we've got some tips on how to perform the coolest Yoga position around, the headstand.
Poor dolphin, he was just having a surf during the Vintner's Surf Classic in Jongensfontein, South Africa. He pulled in, lined up the lip and then BOOM!
This week a woman from Paris was staying in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. A lovely seaside holiday destination in France, when she decided to go for a paddle. So despite it being quite late, she grabbed a stand up paddle board and headed off.
Today Fanatic pushed the big red button and sent their SUP/Surf Collection for 2015 out onto the internet. Their all new website not only looks fresh, but has all the product info you could ever ask for. Here's the low-down on what's changed, what's new a
Could this be the start of Kai Lenny's departure from competitive stand up paddling? He wouldn't be first to wind down competiting in search of an acting job!
It's not every day that you see a guy honking down the face of a fun sized wave, with his legs crossed, floppy hat waving in the wind and a Bintang in hand.
The modern form of stand up paddling has been around for over 10 years now, and developed into a major discipline in both the surfing, and paddling world. But who are the guys and girls who shone the spotlight on stand up paddling? We've found five paddle
After 58 days on the water, Will Schmidt has just surfed into Mexico. He's paddled all the way from Canada, and broken two records along the way. What an amazing paddle!
They call it SUPstacle, and despite what you're thinking, it's not a medical condition involving Sup and your. Well you know.
Gerry Lopez is a legend of stand up paddling. The guy has been at the forefront of the sports development, shaping both the lifestyle paddling provides, and the equipment we use to participate in it.
Treat your paddle like the fragile shaft of tightly wound carbon fiber that it is, because the damage you cause today, might just bite you in the butt tomorrow.
Stand Up Paddling hasn't really been around long enough to develop its own lingo like the more established sports of surfing and even kiteboarding, but there are a couple of unique little terms that only a stand up paddler could explain. The most unique o
Five in a row, and Connor shows no signs of giving up any time soon after his super-human run in this weeks Maui to Molokai stand up paddling endurance race.
With waves reaching 10m high on occasion, and one of the gnarliest dumps you'll ever see, it's not the place for a stand up paddle surfer.
The Stand Up Paddle Athletes Association have this week raised an interesting point about the way start lines in the sport of stand up paddling operate. Accompanied by some enlightening statistics, they make a convincing argument starting with a vivid rec
New 100% S.U.P shop opening in Watsons Bay this September !
Held in the dead of winter, at a beach aptly named: Roaring Beach in Tasmania, we'd consider the stand up paddlers who competed in the TassieSUP Winter Classic the most exteme paddlers in Australia.
With the incredible views of Lake Tahoe as a backdrop, some of the worlds best stand up paddlers got down to business in a 5 mile Battle of the Paddle style race, a 14 mile endurance run and team relay paddles.
"You've seen them gliding their way across finish lines all over the world this SUP season.now, prepare to see them up close and personal. Introducing the new 2015 Naish Javelin LE's!"
This week Danny Ching was first off the rank with a claim to the fastest 200m paddle in the world, at just over 47 seconds.
If we told you someone had set a new world record for stand up paddling, in the Amazon on a tidal bore. You would be forgiven for assuming we were talking about the longest ride of a wave. Well sorry, that's not it, but the feat is notable (if not more so
With the whale season under full swing in Australia, we bring you a lovely encounter with some California Gray Whales off the coast of Malibu. Of course taken by a GoPro, while standing on a Stand Up Paddle board.
You've probably met a kid that really inspired you at some point in your life. Get ready to meet another one, Nathan van Vuuren has got some serious skills on a stand up paddle board.
The Seventh Annual Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle is certainly in for a big year in 2014, with not only a location change but an entirely new course for paddlers to negotiate.
Angie Jackson from Currumbin on the Gold Coast has finally taken a well deserved win at the Stand Up World Series European Cup, in Bilbao, Spain.
Lets face it, the inflatable stand up paddle boards just aren't the same as riding a good old fashioned foam and epoxy board. So when we found this video of Glyn Ovens in the UK, we were pretty stoked with the level of stand up paddle surfing on show.
In the latest exhibit of stand up paddling laziness, also known as stand up motoring, these guys have more than outdone themselves. (Albeit on a windsurfing board, not a SUP)
Head down to creeks (Currumbin or Tallebudgera creek) Gold Coast at any time of day and you're almost guaranteed to see at least one stand up paddler on the water. But there's so many more people out there who would love to give it a go, but just haven't
This week the SUPAA have set out to standardise the distance we paddle in our race format. Much the same as other racing based sports, most notably running.
The worlds news outlets were first in a flurry after he turned up on Bondi, but what began as a simple star-spotting exercise quickly became a bit of a bagging match when Hamilton misjudged a knee-whacker of a wave and fell off his SUP.
That makes three years in a row, Australia have been crowned the best team of paddlers in the world at the ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard championship.
Hats off again to the crazy paddlers from down south who are running one of the most fun events of the Australian Stand up paddling calendar, the TassieSUP Winter Classic 2014.
We love animal encounters with stand up paddle boards. There's just something really cool about being able to stand up and see right down into the water, not only does it allow you to see far more than usual, you're also silent and can't really harm anyth
Title Dave Kalama is one of the biggest legends in stand up paddling, he knows his stuff, he shares it willingly and it's usually pretty funny when he does so.
It's thanks to these guys that the Naish surf shapes are so so good in the stand up paddling game. Beau Nixon puts on a superb show of stand up paddle surfing in Brazil for the Stand Up world tour earlier in April, and then at the Wadi Adventure.
SupExplore is pleased to announce the the following confirmed dates so far for The Art Of Sup Clinics through Oz Sup Centre, Jamieson Park Paddle, Botany Bay Sup Club and Dive Skate and Ski.
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How did you spend your Anzac day? We hope you got a stand up paddle in! But we also hope you took a minute to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
Do you find yourself surfing along on a downwinder, drained of energy but looking ahead at the paddlers who were once right beside you? You've got to get comfortable being uncomfortable according to Suzie Cooney, owner of Suzie Trains Maui, a personal tra
After winning the surfing at the Wadi Wave pool earlier in the week, Lenny was again told to stand on top of the podium after a first in the sprints and second in the long distance, crowning him the king of the Abu Dhabi All Stars SUP World Series.
SupExplore Coaching Tours and Adventure Retreat FIJI 2014
Now the surfers are finished with the wave pool, the worlds best SUP paddlers are heading to the flats for some racing action in this weeks Abu Dhabi All Stars event, of the Stand Up World Tour.
It's on again, the 8th Annual Butterfly Effect camp for girls only. It's in Maui on the 26th, and if you're a girl who's into stand up paddling, then you need to get on board! (Yeah, pun totally intended)
It was only a matter of time before we saw it, and thanks to Seattle based start-up company Current Drives, now we have a plug in electric motor for the lazy stand up paddler.
Southern Australia put on some perfect April weather with bright blue skies and a light 5-10 knots southerly wind to greet competitors as they arrived for Stop #4 of the Australian N1SCO Tour.
Some great angles of Stand Up Paddle surfing with the GoPro on a paddle...
Take a look at the picture adjacent and tell us what you see. We see an old guy with a fantastic mustache, riding a mal. We see two SUPs who've just fallen off the back of the wave. And then we see. Something.
Ever wonder what a dream-team style training session looks like? Check out team Quickblade in their latest video about the spring season that was.
You don't know where they've been! Check out what happens when a stand up paddler off Auckland's North Shore finds a baby Orca swimming around!
Enjoy being in the elements & immerse yourself in SUP!
It's amazing how far back you'll find yourself if you take a fall at the beginning of a battle of the paddle race.
Auswind are looking for a passionate Paddle Boarder to join the Perth Based Team, wholesale and distribution position.
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