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Battle of the Paddle

The Battle of the Paddle. The BOP. The Super Bowl of SUP. It’s the biggest stand up paddle race on the planet. The Battle of the Paddle is the only race in the world where all of the world’s best paddlers show up to throw down.

From 2008 – 2014, the Battle of the Paddle California was “the” race of the year, right up until it was canceled in early 2015. Since then, the Pacific Paddle Games has taken the torch and carried forward.

Scroll down through our Battle of the Paddle archives to relive some of the best moments from this legendary race…

October 1, 2014
by Christopher Parker (@wheresbossman)

Mate Against Mate, State Against State: Country-by-country predictions for the biggest race of the year Seeing how the Battle of the Paddle i

           
September 27, 2014
by Christopher Parker (@wheresbossman)

Seven days until the Battle of the Paddle. Seven days til we find out who's going to step it up and take the glory. Seven days til we get to see exactly what the waves at