It Began In Afrika: The 2023 Euro Tour starts this weekend in the anomalous Spanish city of Ceuta
As The Chemical Brothers once said, it began in Afrika.
Four decades after winning gold, Larry Cain wants another taste
Can anyone compete with the ageless robot?
The Year of the Comeback: Fiona, Jenny, Seychelle lead renaissance in racing
While the youth seem to get all the attention these days, one of the key narratives of Season 2023 will be the comebacks. And in the women's sport, we have three of the biggest names ever making a return.
The coldest race on earth
Jim Terrell from Quickblade has a saying about technique: Imagine you're paddling through concrete so you plant your blade in the water and pull your feet up towards it. Perhaps Jimmy should do a clinic in Quebec, because the water there looks like cement..
Another game changer? Quickblade has invented a strange-looking paddle called the “Stingray”
This is the "Stingray" from Quickblade Paddles, a rather bold new design that looks kind of like a melted V-Drive. Or a squashed pear. Or a banjo. Or ...a stingray. Whatever you see when you look at the Stingray, one thing is obvious: you're looking at a unique paddle. We've never seen anything like this before.
SUP Racer had a shave
It only took 12 years, but the design of supracer.com has finally been updated. "Boldly minimalistic" was the thesis, and I really like how simple it all looks. The site should be faster than ever but may have a few bugs for a while (it ain't easy transferring 3,000 posts to a new layout). The bold header atop the site reads "stories about paddling" and that's what my personal aim will be this year. Expect less breaking news and more long-form pieces as we reflect on what draws us out on
Here’s the full schedule for the 9th annual Euro Tour
Ahh, Europe. Home to so much history, so much culture, so many goddamn SUP races. If at times it feels like Europe is the center of our sport that's because it well and truly is...
