Stand Up Paddle Boarding

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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...

Eugene Buchanan - December 2, 2020

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...

Staff Post - November 7, 2020

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...

Miles De Feyter - November 5, 2020

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...

Ellese Lupori - September 19, 2020

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...

Eugene Buchanan - August 19, 2020

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...

Eugene Buchanan - August 17, 2020

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)...

Eugene Buchanan - August 10, 2020

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...

Ellese Lupori - April 20, 2020

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...

Eugene Buchanan - December 4, 2019

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....

Eugene Buchanan - November 15, 2019

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...

Eugene Buchanan - October 29, 2019

Events

Surfs’s Up at Red Bull Heavy Water in San Fran; Casper Steinfath of Denmark Nabs Crown for Second Time

It’s been two years, with anticipation by contestants growing with the swells. Red Bull Heavy Water, a highlight on the Pro Standup Paddleboard circuit, returned...

Eugene Buchanan - October 21, 2019

Events

Brendel and Kover Among 200 SUP World Title Entries

Entries for this month’s ICF stand up paddling world championships in China are climbing towards 200, with three-time Olympic gold medalist Sebastian Brendel and...

Ellese Lupori - October 21, 2019

Apparel

Skinners May Be Defining a New Category of Footwear Comfort and Protection

Shoe Socks are here, and before you brush them off as just another strange trend (Vibram Five Fingers anyone?), read on. Handmade in Europe,...

Aaron Bible - September 24, 2019

Destinations

Boating to Bluegrass: Say Yes to the Yarmony Music Festival

Want to float into a music festival? It doesn't get any better than rafting into the rip-roaring Yarmony Music Festival, a three-day, hippie-filled, Hula-hooping...

Eugene Buchanan - September 19, 2019

Paddling Life Exclusives

Spaniard Completes Sup Crossing of the Pacific

Feel good about your hour-long sup outing? That’s paddling peanuts compared to Spanish adventurer Antonio De La Rosa, who recently completed the world’s first...

Eugene Buchanan - September 6, 2019

Destinations

Cody Beach Wins as Gore Fest Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Life's a beach for Cody Beach, who bested all other boaters in the longboat class to take this year's coveted Gore Canyon race with...

Eugene Buchanan - August 22, 2019

Destinations

Boise Gets Rockin’ Whitewater Park Expansion

Already close to some of the best whitewater in the country, Boise, Idaho, is now giving paddlers (and surfers) another reason to visit the...

Eugene Buchanan - August 1, 2019

Paddling Life Exclusives

Top 15 Reasons You Know You’re a River Surfer

Badfish Sup athlete Claire Graff explains the in's and out's of being a different kind of river rat. You know you're a river surfer...

Staff Post - April 18, 2019

Events

SUP Mag Cancels PPG Games

Stand-up paddleboarders have one less event on their calendars this year with SUP magazine’s recent decision to bail on hosting the 2019 Pacific Paddle...

Eugene Buchanan - March 26, 2019

Canoeing

Get Kids Paddling for a Lifetime with New Avid4 Adventure Camp Expansions

Paddling parents looking to pass on their passion for watersports, while maintaining their summer sanity, look no further. We all want to do our...

Staff Post - March 20, 2019

Canoeing

Strokes for all Folks: Canoecopia Goes Big in Mad Town

Don't be surprised is your local waterways were a little less crowded last weekend. On March 7-10, more than 20,000 paddlers of all strokes descended...

Eugene Buchanan - March 14, 2019

Paddling Industry News

China Will Host 2019 ICF SUP World Championships

The International Canoe Federation and the Chinese Canoe Association announced they will host the ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships in October, boasting prize...

Aaron Bible - March 14, 2019

Paddling Industry News