Stand Up Paddle Surfing Global

France Part 2 : BIG COUNTRY - SMALL WORLD

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:01:26 +0100

Wednesday morning and I stuck to routine, up brekfast and bike it down to the break only to be faced with head and a half plus of bedlam perfection. Clean, offshore, sunny and lines racking up as far as I could see. No-one out. Bollox! Just knowing someone else is there sometimes is all I need. It was pushing up towards high tide and still the beach would not hold the swell. Double bollox!! I had left my Storm rider guide at home and I needed a wooss out wave.

Meanwhile back at the Van : (Tonto, disguised as a bucket was feeling a little pale)

Fat Cornish Bloke in France Part 1

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:48:08 +0100

SATURDAY

Got the ferry Saturday night, with the swell forecast that we had been watching all week there was a better than fair chance that it might be a bouncy crossing. So the obvious thing would be to settle down for an early and get a decent nights sleep. Straight into the bar then to get stuck into some vin rouge and Guinness.

British Stand Up Paddle Assocation Champions 2009

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:39:26 +0100

The British Stand Up Paddle Association Champions have been crowned in 2009. All the points from the events were totalled up, each competitor had to attend all four events to be eligible.

187 Miles on a stand up paddle board through the Grand Canyon

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:04 +0100

Hawaiian veteran lifeguard and big-wave rider Archie Kalepa is no stranger to life-changing experiences. There have been many during his 46 years of life spent in and around the ocean. He never imagined that the fresh waters of inland America would deliver the most astounding experience of all: connecting his native Hawaiian experience to that of the American Indians, and incidentally setting a world record of being the first to standup paddle 187 miles through the Grand Canyon.

WANTED - A cure for my hunchback lefts!

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:00:24 +0100

KELLY'S REEF THROUGH FADING LIGHT

Mooched up the road to Watergate on Saturday Night and met up with Ritch and Matt. Judging from the sea of knackered faces the waves were well worth having and the BSUPA finale had waves!!! Looks like a good time was had by all who entered. I caught some of the results on the SUPGlobal forum through some form of live feed. Impressive.

SUNDAY'S LOOKING GOOD

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:44:57 +0100

Really flattered about the SUPGlobal thing but it sort of gives me a bit of a dilemma as well. I keep thinking things like,

'What can I write for the next post?' and

'How often will they want stuff?' and

'What do I know about anything anyway?'

Snugg Wetsuits, SUP Global and Asparagus

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:08:34 +0100

Welcome to a new section of the website, which is actually where we started back in a cold January 2007 - with a blog. First off I am excited to introduce Steve Coram, if you have not come across his blogging before you will enjoy this (and I promise you its not because there was nobody else available!). I bumped into Steve earlier this year at Gwithian beach in Cornwall, where we went off on a distance paddle on an Uli SUP board and talked all about stand up paddle surfing. Steve loves the sport and brings a humorous and irreverent style to SUPGlobal - welcome aboard and over to you.....

14 Year Old Slater Trout comes 2nd in Battle of the Paddle

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:53:22 +0100

Rainbow Sandal’s Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle turned out to be a very well attended event, with compeititors from all over the world racing and having fun. This year the conditions proved tricky with the competitors battling against the swell and wind as well as each other. There was one stand out from the crowd, 14 year old Slater Trout from Maui. Below is his press release :

SUPing: An Introduction by a Novice.

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:21:10 +0100

It is easy to forget sometimes that we are at the very beginning with this sport. I am sure most stand up paddlers can recall that first time out on a board, I certainly can (thanks to Andy Cooper for that !) and if you have never tried stand up paddling, but are curious to give it a go this is a great article about that experience. David Waddington, who earlier this year had his first SUP lesson, shares his experience.

Nah Skwell SUP boards

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:08:03 +0100

The great thing about stand up paddle surfing right now is that there are some new brands coming into the market. I had been hearing abou these boards for a while, then at the BSUPA Swansea event I got a chance to see them in the flesh. They are certainly eye catching! When I picked them up I also found out how light they were. SUPGlobal have managed to get one of the 7ft 8" Fish Art boards to have a go on, now we are just awaiting the first autumn swells !

James Davis Interview

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100

In January 2009 I was surfing at a very cold Saunton beach. In the line up I could see two stand up paddle surfers. They were having a great time, swapping waves and chatting to the other guys in the line up.

Embrace the hate - Editorial

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:57:48 +0100

This article was going to be called "Fear and Loathing in the line up" then I thought "Fear and Loathing on the internet" was maybe a better title, but finally I thought "Embrace the Hate" was probably better.

Hamburg Stand Up Paddle World Cup

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:12:59 +0100

UK Women's champion Claire Blacklock was invited to take part in the Jever Hamburg SUP World Cup in July 2009, she now reflects on the experience.

Ekolu Kalama Takes Standup Honors in Molokai to Oahu Race

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:27:11 +0100

July 26, 2009 -- Ekolu Kalama won the 32-mile Rainbow Sandals Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race Stand Up Paddle division, posting his first solo win in the record time of 5:02:06. The first solo woman SUP-er was Jenny Kalmbach, from the Big Island, in a time of 5:48:31.

Stand-Up Paddlers join Olympic Athletes for The BLUE Mile - Race for the Environment

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:29:23 +0100

Stand-up Paddle Board champions John Hibbard and 6 year old Blue Ewer joined Professional Surfer Ben Skinner, Olympic Medallists and World Record holding athletes on Plymouth’s (UK) historical Mayflower Steps as Paul Deighton, Chief Executive of The London 2012 Olympic Organising Committee fired the starting cannon to one of the UK’s most important races to date, the race for our oceans and environment.

Hilton Alves - Stand Up Paddle Artist

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:49:25 +0100

Welcome to the first article in the art section of the website. Over the coming months we will be featuring artists such as Mike Doyle (first ever professional surfer, artist and avid SUPer) and Paddy Martin (British artist and SUPer). To kick section off we have a look at Brazilian, and O'ahu North Shore resident, Hilton Alves and his collection that will be on show at the Haleiwa Arts Festival.

The Cape Cod Bay Challenge 2009

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:20:52 +0100

Bob Babcock sent over this press release about a 30 mile SUP marathon to support the Christopher's Haven charity. It should be a great event, read on for more details.

Paddle Round the Pier 2009

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:06:31 +0100

Elliot Dudley was in blistering form at this years paddle round the pier in Brighton 0n 4th & 5th July. Following his success in the BSUPA round 2 distance race at Gwithian in June Elliot made the 20 mile race (10 miles upwind and 10 miles downwind) look easy.

Review of the Curve SUP Board Bag

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:45:27 +0100

Curve, a company from New Zealand, have become well established for very high quality surfing accessories. We got hold of one of their SUP board bags and put it through its paces.

Review of the NorthCore stand up paddle board sling

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:36:47 +0100

NorthCore are a British firm that produce surfing accessories. They are also very eco aware and plant 750 trees to off set thier carbon emissions each year. They have now started to produce some accessories for stand up paddle surfing