Chris is a Digital Marketing Specialist based out of Ballito, South Africa and also an avid Stand-Up Paddle racer. When he's not working or competing he teaches SUP lessons near home at Emmarentia Dam and educates communities about sustainability & environmental awareness. Also known for making an epic cup of coffee!
After Shakira’s incredible victory last year in pumping surf in Fiji, it was very difficult and different conditions that she faced this year in Cold Hawaii. But she powered through and demonstrated the incredible range of her SUP Surfing to claim her second ISA World title and the second Gold medal for the Tiki Team…
Hood River native Fiona Wylde won a major victory last weekend on her home turf at one of the world’s most competitive races. Fiona put her local knowledge to work and glided to a first-place finish in Hood River at the Gorge Paddle Challenge. The race was stacked with talent and most of the big names of the…
Last weekend, the legendary race Molokai 2 Oahu took place for the 21st time with the grueling 32 mile crossing of the Ka’iwi Channel between the two hawaiian Islands. M2O as it’s abbreviated is considered one of the most difficult races in the world. Penelope Strickland took an amazing victory this year in the women’s…
SUP SURFING TIPS WITH PRO COACH SEAN POYNTER: COMMON MISCONCEPTION OF STANCE Continued from Part 1 of this series, SUP Surfing Tips: Reading Conditions. Recently I’ve noticed a common error among people paddle surfing in the lineup: their stance. Stance in the lineup is one of the main points we teach at our SUP ‘n’ Surf Retreats.…
Making it 8 Straight. And the Longest Winning Streak in SUP. Recap by Connor Baxter. This years 8th Annual Maui-2-Molokai was another Epic Battle and Channel Crossing. Coming straight from Europe after two months of flat water racing I was jumping up-and-down like a kid ready to race downwind. I got back to Maui on Wednesday night –…
Read here the incredible recap by Bart himself about this ultra endurance race in the Canadian wilderness. Bart de Zwart completed this epic race in Record Time of 52 Hours beating his last year’s own record when he won the inaugural sup participation in this race: Not long ago Chris Parker (from Supracer) asked me: “Why…
At the same time and location as the Eurotour Long distance race in Schaerbeutz, Germany, the Mercedes Benz SUP World Cup added a technical beach race and another long distance race. Incredible performance by Dream Team rider Olivia Piana showing extraordinary form this summer in Europe and winning both long distance races during the same…
Without much surprise, as the favorite to win this race, Michael Booth won his third consecutive win and fourth of the summer on the Eurotour in Scharbeutz this weekend on the 8 kms long distance race held Sunday morning in parallel with the Mercedes Sup World Cup running during the same weekend. In second position…
Perfect sunshine, blue skies and a breathtaking panorama of snowy mountains awaited the more than 60 participants of the ICE Race, going all the way from Interlaken to Thun. The short downwind from the start endiled after about 5 kilometers and the wind shifted to a light headwind for the rest of the race, demanding an extra effort from the competitors in…
The national french SUP Surf tour kicked off with it’s first stop last weekend at the SenNoSen La Salie Pro 2017 on the West coast of the French country. Dream Team rider Benoit Carpentier took the top spot in the final on the second day of a full Surf festival organized by the Ocean Roots…