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
“The Tour de France on water” — What can stand up paddling learn from the world’s biggest race?
"Remove from the heat, crumble in the cheese and stir until melted. Add the thyme then transfer to a large bowl. Allow to cool a little, and then stir in the egg yolks and season." I was listening to a recipe for blue cheese soufflé with pommes frites, and I
More than a race: We’re building the ‘Ultra Paddle League’ to share the world’s longest races, biggest stories and grandest adventures
It was around the 560-kilometre mark of the Yukon River Quest that it finally clicked. Tired, dazed, and with every part of my body screaming out to stop after more than 50 hours of paddling, it hit me like a parting of the seas: The reason why we love these ultra-marath
The Ultras…
There's something special about ultra-marathon paddling... There's some kind of feeling you can only get after six or seven hours on the water. Some sort of spirit you can't generate without a bit of suffering. Tales that can only be told after you've paddled
The SUP Racer “Daily Show” episode #278
Welcome back to the SUP Racer Daily Show — episode #278 features the European Summer of SUP and the Aussie *Winter* …plus Casper, Kyiv and the surprising return of a former champ. If you’ve got any questions leave a comment below, and tune in next week for more live updates from the world of paddling […]
11 photos from the 11 Cities that each tell a little story…
This year's SUP11-City Tour was extra-special for a couple of reasons. For one, it very nearly didn't happen. An event as logistically-complex as this (10 days across half a dozen locations) was always going to be prone to cancellation in the year of Covid
