[ad_1] In an age when 90% of two year olds can already use a tablet, it’s tough to drag kids away from their screens and video games. Stand up paddle boarding (SUP) is one sport which requires bags of fun, lots of energy and plenty of water: what more could a kid want? If you’ve already […]
[ad_1] Professional and competitive stand-up paddle boarders don’t make it to the top of the sport on skills alone. It requires a lot of hard training to harness these skills and an increased amount of attention to diets. In order to achieve good balance on your board, it is important that you have a good […]
[ad_1] CHARLESTON, South Carolina – Garden & Gun magazine today announced Ian Balding Paddle & Surf of Wilmington, NC as a runner-up in its eighth annual MADE IN THE SOUTH AWARDS, in the OUTDOOR category. The Made in the South Awards celebrate and encourage Southern craftsmen who make products in six categories: Food, Drink, Style, […]
[ad_1] Stand up paddle boarding is one of the fastest growing activities in the world, and with good reason: it’s a blast! However, as with all water-based activities, ‘safety first’ is a good motto to keep in mind. Particularly when it comes to your kids. Here are a few key safety points to remember, so […]
[ad_1] Welcome to our new Athlete Training Program series. We are chatting with some of the fastest, strongest, and most fit SUP athletes in the world to find out what feeds their paddle engines. From their paddle routines and cross-training habits to diet regimens, recipes, and more, these athletes share the details of their daily grind. […]
[ad_1] BANGKOK, Thailand – Over in Bangkok at Starboard’s headquarters, there’s a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes. Prototypes that never make it out of the shaping room, experiments that would make you raise an eyebrow in disbelief, and of course, the testing. Oh, the testing. In a sport where millimeters and seconds […]
[ad_1] Summary Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the Top 5 biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding. If you’ve got anything newsworthy, weird or worth reading about, don’t be shy to share the scoop with us via e-mail. 5. Paddle Boarding Slovenia Heat Score – […]
[ad_1] Larry Cain and April Zilg at Surf to Sound Challenge | Photo Courtesy of NC Press Release WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, North Carolina – For the 7th Annual Surf to Sound Challenge in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, defending champions April Zilg and Larry Cain stepped up to the plate to once again to win their fifth […]
[ad_1] Paul Gauvreau tells his story of becoming the first to paddle board the 790-mile mighty Ottawa River. With 14 hydro-electric dams, over 60 rapids and waterfalls, 45+ portages (mostly through untracked bush) his tent, dry food, survival kit and stand up paddle board is all he needed. See his story below: The first Canadian […]
[ad_1] OAHU, Hawaii – The trajectory of Mo Freitas towards becoming one of the most well rounded athletes in the sport has been astonishing. it all started with his breakthrough win back in 2012 at the Ubatuba Pro where he took the world by storm with the most progressive SUP Surfing to date, to take […]