Ultra Month: 715 kilometres down, 1248 to go…
Niek van der Linde paddled 23 hours through the fields of Friesland, Emmanuelle Marcon flowed down the Dordogne river in France for 11 hours, and somewhere in the remote wetlands of upstate New York, canoe teams completed their own 145km quest in times between 12
September is Ultra Month: Three weeks, seven races and 2000km of adventure
The Ultras. There's something about these immense challenges that piques the interest of so many paddlers in equal parts excitement and nerves. A bootcamp for both the body and mind, an ultra-marathon paddle "race" (adventure would be a more fitting term) is an exercise in ph
Great Glen Challenge: We fought the Loch Ness Monster and the Loch Ness Monster won
Apparently there's a 50-year-old Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whiskey that sells for £30,000 a bottle. We might have to increase the budget of the Great Glen Challenge next year, because I
“Super Saturday” in September: Six big races, one weekend
Just when you thought the SUP racing season might be winding down, BANG! It looks like the next two days will be the biggest weekend of the year as six international events take centre stage. From Scotland to Sardinia and Osaka to the Alps, l
Bart de Zwart Ticks Another ‘Ultra’ off His List, Wins the 92km Great Glen Paddle in Record Time
Bart de Zwart has continued to cement his reputation as one of the craziest most inspiring paddlers in the world, taking out the 92km Great Glen Paddle in Scotland last weekend and setting yet anot
Epic Race: Small Band Of Brave Paddlers Complete The 93km ‘Great Glen Paddle’ In Freezing Cold Scotland
One of the longest races, most unique and most grueling races in the world of SUP racing happened last month, yet if you're not from the UK you probably didn't even realise it existed. On the 22nd of