With one foot in the competitive surf world, we’re keeping a close eye on the ISA’s next moves. The SUP community has long been wondering about the ISA’s plans for the 2025 SUP World Championships. At Stand Up Magazin, we’re equally curious about the location of the ISA Junior Surfing World Championships.
Last week, we caught wind of a rumor: the Junior Worlds may be held in Peru around October. While nothing is finalized, the odds are looking good. Based on that, we connected the dots—if the ISA is already working with Surfing Peru, there’s a strong possibility that the SUP Worlds could be part of the same arrangement. It makes perfect sense. So, we did a bit of digging.
Indeed, it appears that once a deal is in the works, for the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships going to Peru—and the likelihood for the SUP Worlds to follow is also very high. If all goes through, we can expect an official announcement confirming the SUP World Championships in Peru for November.
Let us emphasize: nothing is official yet, but all signs point in this direction.
Peru would be a fantastic location with a rich legacy. The ISA held its very first SUP World Championships there in 2012 and returned again in 2013. The 2013 edition created some of the most legendary moments in SUP history—like the iconic moment when Jamie Mitchell shook Casper Steinfath’s hand, only to watch the young Danish paddler take the win that day.
We revisited our archives and found the original results and recaps on our website. The first-ever long-distance SUP World Champion in 2012 was Jamie Mitchell, followed by Travis Grant and Eric Terrien. On the women’s side, it was Brandi Baksic in first, then Angela Jackson and Brigette van Aswegen.
Travis Grant won the Technical Race, edging out Jamie Mitchell, with Paul Jackson finishing third. The women’s Technical Race saw another win for Brandi Baksic, followed by Angela Jackson and Austria’s Karina Figl in third.
Then came 2013—the year of Casper Steinfath’s breakthrough. He won the legendary Technical Race ahead of Jamie Mitchell, with Dylan Frick taking third. (Click here to view the iconic photos and full results.)
Legendary ladies in 2013 in Peru. Angla Jackson winning the SUP Tech. ahead of Olivia Piana an Barbara Brasil.
SUP history was in the makes and might return to Peru again after 12 years.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves—but it might be a good time to start researching flights and board transport to Lima.
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