Stand Up Paddle News
Fanatic release the rest: 2016 range is out NOW!
After an early release back in July, Fanatic SUP have just broken the banks and flooded their website with some seriously cool new toys, just in time for spring!
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This is Your Moment - Naish SUP 2016 Release
he Naish lineup in 2016 has something for everyone, from tiny little kids shortboards to Unlimited race boards for competing in endurance racing, and everything in between.
French paddler's sea trials for Atlantic crossing
A french stand up paddler has just spent five days paddling the Mediterranean during sea trials of his ocean-going stand up paddle board.
Red Bull 'Water Maze' debuts on the Gold Coast.
A world first stand up paddling event is making it's debut on the Gold Coast in September - the Red Bull Watermaze.
SUP Surfing Snowdonia Wave Garden
The worlds newest wave pool opened last week in Snowdonia, Wales, and it's proving to be one of the best and most unique around. The Starboard SUP crew got to test it out first, and they give it the thumbs up.
The great board saga of the 2015 M2O
A couple of weeks after the excitement of the Molokai to Oahu race subsided, the plot thickens in the Naish R&D department...
The Barra Bandits - spearing hotel Barramundi in Cairns
The Doubletree (by Hilton) Hotel in Cairns is not your average spot to drop a line in, unless you're one of three blokes this week who couldn't resist a couple of Barramundi.
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Aussie wins Molokai to Oahu Race on production board
The worlds most prestigious passage crossing race has just been won by Aussie stand up paddler Travis Grant, on a production board! Again!
'Top dog' Chris De Aboitiz's new dog SUP surfing trick
Dog SUP surfing legend from Noosa, Chris De Aboitiz has just showed off an impressive new trick with his pup Rama, making dog owners all over the world wonder how on earth he does it!
Fanatic designs the perfect pedestal for show-offs.
The stand up paddle division at Fanatic has just designed the ultimate solution, and it's going to make yoga instructors look like gods.
Naish Demo Tour
After an extremely successful demo tour last season, and a winter-long racing tour with the one design racing class, N1sco, Naish are loading up the vans yet again and heading down the east coast of Australia!
Pacific Paddle Games takes the BOP's Place
Not two months since Rainbow Sandals cancelled the world famous Stand Up Paddling race, the Battle of the Paddle, a new event has sprung up to take it's place in the world stand up paddle racing calendar - The Pacific Paddle Games.
The Red Bull Party Wave - Paddling Hilarity!
Teams dressed up to perform skits on Waikiki Beach, before paddling out on home made paddle craft to surf a wave!
Snow in QLD - but Epic for Downwinders!
With this weeks wintery weather in QLD, including a dusting of snow just west of Brisbane, the conditions were perfect for those willing to brave the water!
Race the Lake of the Sky Highlights
It's not all about the racing for many stand up paddlers, and an event like Race the Lake of the Sky highlights many facets of the incredibly diverse sport of stand up paddling.
Liard Hamilton wears less, and gets more attention..
The worlds most famous stand up paddler and his wife, Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece just got a whole lot more famous for all the right reasons. On the contrary to what you might think if we told you they were photographed completely starkers.
Ollie goes for a paddle (SUP Dogs)
Have you ever tried taking your pooch for a paddle? Some dogs love it, some don't, and this guy Ollie. He don't.
Your next SUP Holiday Destination: Croatia
Croatia is known as one of the best kept flat-water secrets of the stand up paddling world with thousands of islands to explore and a strong local paddling scene.
Across the Atlantic by Stand Up Paddle Board
A south African man is in the planning stages of what could be the worlds first Atlantic Ocean crossing by stand up paddle board. Chris Bertish hopes to make the journey in November 2016, but wishes he could leave tomorrow!
Superhuman paddling - Mo Freitas at the Payette River Games
Mo Freitas has turned his attention to the river lately, and right off the back of this months win at the Payette River Games, he's released a video showing just how cool the whole whitewater thing is.
Surftech and NSP get a new distributor in Australia.
Aroona Pty Ltd is proud to announce that it has secured distribution rights of the "Surftech" Brand for the Australian market
Three tips for Winter Stand Up Paddling
Glassy water and gentle offshore breezes make winter a great time to get on the water, but the colder weather makes it easy to forget the simple things! Remember these three simple tips when going for a paddle this winter, and get more from your session!