The 2018 SUP 11 City Tour was once again one of the most well organized and improved SUP competitions on the calendar. The 10th Anniversary year of this prestigious event was bigger and better than ever before with increased spectators, increased participants and an ever increasing level of competition. Athletes from 28 different countries came…
“What an amazing weekend it was! We were fortunate to be greeted with a hefty breeze all weekend for the 8th Annual Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge, creating epic downwind conditions and a very technical course race! It is crazy to think that this is already the eighth year of the Paddle Challenge. This race was…
Thailand based SUPBROz are currently in preparation for the upcoming 10th Anniversary SUP 11 City Tour, where they hope to set a Guinness World Record with more than 1000 paddlers. The Hungarian brothers have now secured MINI Thailand as their official vehicle sponsor for the upcoming period, supporting them with the latest MINI COUNTRYMAN COOPER…
The Yukon 1000 (1600km) is the World’s longest paddle race where they allow stand up paddlers to compete as well, making it arguably the toughest endurance SUP race in the world. It’s no doubt that Bart de Zwart was among the few competitors on the start line, alongside race partner Ike Frans (Netherlands), racing for…
The 9th Annual Maui to Molokai was another grind but as always one of the best channels to cross. From the first time I crossed this channel windsurfing at 8 1/2 years old, I fell in love with the big open ocean and how you can really just be present in the moment and…
Zane Schweitzer (Hawaii) has just won the inaugural SUP Foil division race of the 26 mile (42 km) Pailolo Channel crossing from Maui to Moloka’i at the 2018 M2M Crossing, setting a new channel crossing record time and winning the overall classification – beating all other crafts including traditional outriggers, surf skis and unlimited SUPs!…
First person account of completing the 2018 Yukon River Quest by Bart de Zwart This year’s preparation for Yukon River Quest was a little different to prior years because I was travelling through Europe by car, visiting family and attending Connor and Anae’s wedding – I didn’t have a regular training schedule for a…
What an awesome weekend of action-packed racing we witnessed here at the 2018 SUP World Cup Scharbeutz for the 9th stop of the EuroTour. In men’s race, Michael Booth had a big battle with fellow Australian Lincoln Dews and Sonni Hönscheid fought hard but eventually conceded to Olivia Piana for the women’s title. “It feels amazing to…
Congratulations to Sonni Hönscheid for winning the 2018 Hossegor Paddle Games! Dream Team rider continues her great form. The French surf mecca of Hossegor once again provided exciting racing for stop # 6 on The Paddle League World Tour and week 8 of the EuroTour. Sonni won Saturday’s elite women’s long distance ‘main event’ with teammate…
Starboard Dream Team rider Sean Poynter does it again! The two time ISA SUP Surfing Gold Medalist (2013 & 2015) has just won his second consecutive USA Champion Title at the 2018 USA SUP Surfing Championships at Oceanside Harbor, California. This win also books Sean a spot on the USA SUP Team to represent his country…
