ISA World Champs Preview
SUP Racing starts today in Surf City, El Salvador. Will Maricarmen double her record 3 world titles in a matter of days? Who are the favourites to win in El Sunzal?
The Final Day is here: Will Sunday’s long distance races feature even more upsets?
The final day is here! It’s Long Distance Sunday, and after some major upsets in sprints and technicals already, the question is – will we see more upsets, or will the favourites finally take their crowns?
Tech Race Top Contenders: ICF SUP World Champs Preview
It was the biggest drama at last year’s worlds in Sarasota, and the best spectating of the weekend. It’s the technical. In the women's race, Duna Gordillo of Spain is defending her world title, but it won't be easy. Mariecarmen Rivera (Puerto Rico) has had a phenomenally good season, and she'll be gunning for the win. But the fastest time in the heats today went to Spaniard Alba Frey. Alba has finished 5th the last two years, is it finally her time to get on the podium? Or even win?
How fast can they go? Previewing the sprints in Abu Dhabi for the 2025 ICF SUP World Championships
Will Andrey Kraytor finally break the 20 km/h threshold? Will the surprise of 2024, Katniss Paris, repeat her victory on the world stage? 2025 SUP Worlds are here, and these are all the favourites to win the sprints. Stay tuned for more on the technical and long distance races.
From Spain to Austria: recapping BCN and looking toward Lake Rocks
At the end of 5 weekends of back-to-back racing for many of the world’s best SUP racers, the spring season’s leaders Mariecarmen Rivera (Puerto Rico) and Shuri “Shrimpy” Araki (Japan) solidified their statuses as #1 with golds in the Barcelona World SUP Fest long distance race. But these two leaders won’t be racing at Lake Rocks this weekend. They’ll be in good company with many top names who’ve opted out of a sixth weekend in a row of racing, presumably to take some well earned re
Six weeks of non-stop racing around Europe is almost over – who will come out on top?
Between the ICF World Cups, the EuroTour, and the newly announced European SUP League, it’s been near impossible for even the biggest SUP racing fans to keep track of all the action this spring. And for the racers themselves, the questions have been: which races are worth competing in? How many can I realistically make […]
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?