The 2025 season starts with a splash
The 2025 sprint season kicked off last weekend in a pool in Dusseldorf. An indoor pool may not sound like the most exciting location for a race, but the SUP event made a splash as part of the larger Düsseldorf Boat Show. And really, in January, where could be better for the athletes than a toasty warm pool facing off their biggest rivals in head to head sprint technicals?
A chink in the armour? Duna dethrones Espe to regain top spot in Spain
Team NSP's Duna Gordillo, the Spanish sensation who took gold at last year's ISA Worlds, has become the first paddler to defeat the almighty Espe Barreras in a distance race since...Duna Gordillo.
World SUP Festival: Noic outlasts Shrimpy, Espe in a league of her own, Alba the dark horse claims second
In brief: Noic Garioud has made it two from two in Europe after coming from behind to defeat dual ISA gold medalist Shuri "Shrimpy" Araki in the most-competitive race so far this season.
Who is the new “dark horse”? Let’s make some predictions for the season ahead
Partly because I enjoy making predictions, and partly because I just love the term "dark horse," each season I try to forecast who will be the new name to watch. This ritual dates back almost a decade to when I called Titou as a contender before we could even pronounce his name.
Euro Tour week 1: Espe holds off Duna while Donato Freens snatches victory from Aaron Sanchez
Euro Tour 2023 begins in style (in Afrika)