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Paddling Industry News
Largest SUP Accident in the World? 4 Dead in Wales
Perhaps the biggest SUP accident in the world unfolded in Wales on Oct. 30 when four standup paddleboarders died on the flooded Cleddau River...
Athlete Stories
Hydrus SUP Co-founder Nicholas Zawadzki Dies Paddleboarding Payette
Nicholas Zawadzki, 36, co-owner and co-founder of whitewater paddleboard company Hydrus Board Tech, died on Monday, Aug. 9, following "a complete freak and unexpected accident"...
Paddling Industry News
Catching Up With Former Pro Boater Luke Hopkins on BG’s New Tandem SUP, Built for the Pandemic
For Body Glove, Nautica and Spyder licensee Surf 9—whose 45 employees are based in Benita Springs, FL, including 10 added in just the past...
Paddling Industry News
BOTE Wins ICAST 2021 “Best Boat” Category
SUP-maker BOTE banged out a big win at this year's ICAST trade show in Florida.
Held at the Orange County Convention Center, this year’s ICAST (International...
Athlete Stories
A Klamath Undertaking: Trio SUPs Source to Sea on Cali’s Klamath
Feel good about your little 10-mile SUP day trip? That’s paddling peanuts. A threesome of adventurers has you beat, supping source-to-sea down 234 miles...
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Nootica News: SUP Buying Tips for Summer
We always look forward to summer vacation, but this year especially. After being locked up, everyone wants to get outside on the water to...
Athlete Stories
Foiled Again: Chris Bertish Plans to Solo Wing Foil 2,750 Miles Across the Pacific
Watesports athlete Chris Bertish is at it again. In a venture dubbed the TransPac Wing Project, he plans to solo wing foil 2,750 nautical...
Multi-Sport
Paddleboarding and Pet Safety with the Founders of Earthly Pet
Spyq Sklar is living on Tomales Bay, California, for the summer, with kayaks and paddle boards and pups in tow. Sklar is the co-founder...
Destinations
New SUP School Opens Up in Nosara, Costa Rica
Want to get your SUP game on? There’s a new school in the surfing hotbed of Nosara, Costa Rica, geared up for just that. Founded...
Paddling Industry News
Hasta Luego BIC Sport, Helloo TAHE!
After more than 40 years as a French-made watersports icon, BIC Sport is no more. At the end of 2020, it merged with Tahe...
Athlete Stories
Catching Up With Photographer, Ageless Surf Kayaker and Avila Beach Paddlesports Founder Vince Shay
As a marine wildlife photographer, sea kayak/SUP outfitter and former hard-charging surf kayaker and boat designer, Vince Shay is no stranger when it comes...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Contours Film Spreads SUP Love to City Youth in PA
Ian Smith, of Pittsburgh, PA, is on a mission: He hopes to spread the SUP love and protect the waterways he loves to paddle...
Multi-Sport
It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling
Paddlesports sales are swelling like the waves their followers paddle on. As part of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Online tradeshow Jan. 6, that’s what...
Paddling Industry News
Denver to Get New River Park at River Mile
Downtown Denver, Colo.’s largest mixed-used development, The River Mile, will soon be getting new river park amenities as part of a dynamic restoration of...
Stand Up Paddle Boarding
Why SUP Yoga Should be Your Newest Hobby
SUP Yoga isn't just a trendy class to take on vacation.
Here we’ll divulge how and why SUP yoga is enlightening, fun and great...
Accessories
Kind Design Topo River Hoodie Gear Review
We've all been there. Flipping through our social feeds, giving "likes" to our friends most recent river descents, when that very specific and highly...
Inflatables
Supalicious: 5 Top Inflatable SUPs for Every Occasion
Class III rapids? SUP it. Waves? Those, too. Lake? SUP that also, giving you a view of the fish below. From grandma to Kai...
Accessories
Check Out Some of the Best Paddling Gear From Our Friends at Elevation Outdoors
You can enjoy the water this summer while respecting social distancing regulations. In fact, paddling can help get you out and clear some of...
Events
World Record Attempt to SUP Around Great Britain
Great Britain is about to be supped around, mate. On July 26, 36-year-old Jordan Wylie set out on a SUP world record attempt to stand-up...
Paddling Industry News
SUP Clears Major Olympic Hurdle; Governance Awarded to ISA
Supping as an Olympic sport, anyone?
The sup world’s road to the Olympics got a boost recently with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)...
Events
Paddlers Help Set Guinness Record for Largest Underwater Clean-Up
We're always proud to see paddle sports being used to do good by the world, but this time paddlers from the nonprofit surf and...
Destinations
Uber Combo: Paddling Croatia Via Sailboat
Huck Finn once said, “Thar ain’t no home like a raft.” For our host Zeljko Kelemen in Croatia, there ain’t no home quite like...
Events
Niche Report: APP Launches Inaugural Inflatable SUP World Championships
OK, so maybe it’s all getting a little “nichey.”
That’s our take, anyway, as just ahead of the 2019 World Championship Tour SUP Finals Dec....
Events
Sup World Titles Contested in China
Well, the International Canoe Federation promised, and it delivered on a stand up paddling world championships for the record books. More than 200 of the...
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Missing Kayaker Arrested in Georgia After Faking His Own Death By Drowning
Kayaking made the headlines in Georgia recently, but not for the usual reasons. According to a press release issued by...
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Paddling, Not Prisoners, Top of Mind for Iran Slalom Kayaker
While the world is wrapped up in the news of the five U.S. citizens being freed from prison in...
The Fantasy Flash: PL Checks In on Dane Jackson’s Speed Run of Cali Classic
The Fantasy Flash, an Edit by Bren Orton
Well, he's done it again. Jackson Kayak's Dane Jackson is turning heads...
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How to Get Started SUP Fishing
(By Isabelle Mariner): Why use a stand-up paddleboard for...
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