That’s a wrap on stop #2 of the 2022 APP Racing World Tour, as the London SUP Open provides a spectacular weekend of racing. Starboard team riders Connor Baxter and Esperanza Barreras take the overall titles. Clement Colmas and Esperanza Barreras become distance champions on their APP World Tour debut, Rai Taguchi turns it on for…
The International Canoe Federation will partner with the Polish Special Olympic Committee and the international paddle board manufacturer Starboard to host an event for Special Olympic athletes ahead of this week’s ICF Stand Up Paddle World Championships in Gdynia, Poland. ICF SUP world champion Fiona Wylde has been named an ambassador for the event, which…
Dream Team rider Clément Colmas steps up to replace injured Starboard teammate & fellow Frenchman Noïc Garioud – and deliver he did! Clément performed stellar at the recent EuroSUP 2022 (European Championships) in Denmark to bring home 2 silver medals for his country. He finished second in the Sprint race after Italian rider and teammate…
Claudio Nika has done it again, taking home the 2022 EuroSUP Sprint Title and cements his name as one of the fastest paddleboard sprinters in the business. The explosive Italian rider finished 1st in all 4 of his heats, and also posted an insane fastest time for the event, clocking a 01:00:58 min for the…
Starboard Dream Team rider Espe Barreras is crowned the 2022 EuroSUP Long Distance Champion, earning vital points for the Spanish team. 2022 EuroSUP took place over 6 incredible days this past week in Hvide Sande, Denmark. The Long Distance event was a 15 km downwind race with the first 3km being a straight line to…
Starboard Dream Team riders Benoit Carpentier (France) and Leo Nika (Italy) put on stellar performances to earn Silver and Bronze medals respectively in the men’s SUP surfing that took place in Hvide Sande, Denmark. “Vice European Champion! It was another great experience with team France. Thanks, everyone for the messages. Now let’s work…
The 2022 World Paddlesports Festival was definitely one of the best experiences and races I have been to. From the organization, to paddling on the American canoe teams training grounds. It was super cool to be competing alongside the other paddling sports and seeing their levels. It was an action packed weekend kicking off on…
What a great weekend of racing in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma Riversports , ICF Canoe Sprint SUPER CUP and ICF Stand Up Paddle World Cup! 3 days of pure adrenaline and absolute world class action. Full Olympic facility, great organization, superb flat water, a great turn out of international super powers and Olympians and…
The 2022 Gorge Paddle Challenge was a fantastic event with incredible people. Celebrating their 11th year, this is definitely one of the OG races and one that I love coming back for. The people, location and of course the conditions make it such an epic weekend of racing. Connor won both the long course Downwinder…
The US Open of SUP at Santa Monica was the first stop of the 2022 APP season, consisting of both a Sprint and Long Distance event, using the rider’s combined positions from both events to determine the overall winner. The Sprint race featured a 2-lap technical beach race format, with a beach portage on lap…
