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Posted on 18. April 202418. April 2024 by Ed

SUP World Rankings Weekly Top Ten

It’s time again to look at the weekly SUP Top Ten list. While most of the world was looking at the Longdistance Race “Paddle for Hercules” in Andalusia, there were actually some other races that made an impact to the SUP World Rankings.

Pretty much all of Italy paddled at the Trasimeno SUP Race, they held Longdistance and a Tech. Race. We are glad Tibor Hasulyo is paying attention and is adding races to the rankings that are lesser know but have a great local turn out.

Same thing in Brazil, there was a race last weekend, the “Ultimate Paddle Brasil” this race did not much to shuffle to many positions but it did enough for us to see some unknown names making an appearance in the Worlds Top Ten list.

Men Longdistance

Despite not winning the Paddle for Hercules, Donato Freens remains on top of the list. The winner of that race, Aaron Sanchez only paddled in this race so far and the points of this medium rated race were not enough to get him into the Top 10. The biggest jump came from Thomas Dusart who became 2nd at a small race in France. However, with 5 races completed this season the 2nd place there was enough to move up 4 spots.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Donato Freens	NED	1570.05	4	2. Battle for Hercules	→
2	Thomas Dusart	FRA	968.6	5	2. Amiens Paddle Race	↑ 4
3	Normen Weber	GER	863.56	3	4. Spring SUP Race	↓ 1
4	Rai Taguchi	JPN	863.2	2	1. Sprint SUP Race	↓ 1
5	Antonio Morillo	ESP	828.63	2	3. Battle for Hercules	NEW
6	Ludovic Teulade	FRA	815.24	2	6. Spring SUP Race	↓ 2
7	Bode von Allmen	USA	797.85	4	3. Dana Ocean Challenge	↓ 2
8	Filippo Mercuriali	ITA	770.36	3	1. Trasimeno SUP Race	NEW
9	Ricardo Rossi	ITA	714.32	3	3. Trasimeno SUP Race	↑ 1
10	Danny Ching	USA	697.2	3	1. Dana Ocean Challenge	↓ 3

Women Longdistance

At this time the women Top 10 does not quite look how we were used to it from last year. Right now it is Laura Quetglas who is leading the pack. But Petronalla van Malsen is having a good season. After her win that the GlaGla Race, she won the Rondje Haarleem race which is part of the Belgium SUP Tour. Cecilia Pampinella also jumps up 4 spots, she won the Longdistance at the Trasimeno SUP Race.

After that, we do not see too many exciting moves in the list. The season is young and big names like Duna Gordillo or Esperanza Barreras have not arrived yet. One name to look out for this season, given she will be racing more, is Alba Frey. She is not on he list yet but won the “Battle for Hercules”, but the points from that one race are not enough yet to make the Top 10.

We are hoping the women’s Longdistance competition for 2024 shapes up as suspenseful as it was in 2023.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Laura Quetglas	ESP	532.53	2	4. Battle for Hercules	↑ 3
2	Petronella van Malsen	NED	428.5	2	1. Rondje Haarleem BeNe SUP Tour	↑ 6
3	Samantha Eastburn	USA	406.22	4	2. Dana Ocean Challenge	↓ 2
4	Juliette DuHaime	ARG	405.75	2	1. ProSayulita SUP Open	↓ 2
5	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	404.72	2	1. Trasimeno SUP Race	↑ 4
6	Soryn Preston	USA	402.05	3	1. Dana Ocean Challenge	↓ 3
7	Jessica Matos	BRA	381.25	2	1. Ultimate Paddle Brazil	NEW
8	Vira Lemekha	UKR	373.6	3	5. Trasimeno SUP Race	↓ 2
9	Lia Venturelli	ITA	368.92	3	2. Trasimeno SUP Race	↑ 1
10	Kunthong Supatchaya	THA	316.2	2	1. SUP Addict Champ.	↓ 1

Tech. Race Men

Once again we have Donato Freens on top of the list, but the Italians were busy with the Trasimeno SUP Race shaking up the rankings from the SUP Spring Race. If we continue to have a busy season with Tech. Races this category may surprise us with new names being present permanently in the Top 10. All the movement behind Donato Freens stems from the Trasimeno SUP Race and the one race in Brazil.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Donato Freens	NED	954.02	2	3. Spring SUP Race	→
2	Filippo Mercuriali	ITA	760.9	2	2. Trasimeno SUP Race	↑ 1
3	Ricardo Rossi	ITA	622.88	2	1. Trasimeno SUP Race	↑ 4
4	Rai Taguchi	JPN	616.8	1	1. Spring SUP Race	↓ 2
5	Tomasso Pampinella	ITA	542.9	2	7. Trasimeno SUP Race	↓ 1
6	Filippo Alberti	ITA	416.6	2	6. Trasimeno SUP Race	NEW
7	Cameron Tripney	RSA	416.34	1	4. Srping SUP Race	↓ 2
8	Zeno Szabo	HUN	413.48	2	5. Trasimeno SUP Race	NEW
9	Arthur Santacreu	BRA	385.72	2	11. Ultimate Paddle Brasil	NEW
10	Christian Andersen	DEN	379.6	1	1. ProSayulita SUP Open	↓ 4

Tech. Race Women

Cecilia Pampinella won the Trasimeno SUP Race and is now 100 points in the lead. We see a big move from Jessica Matos your 2nd place in Brazil. Her other race was the Aloha Spirit Festival where she won the Tech. Race. This is the first big move of a racer collecting points from races outside of Europe. As of right now we do not see a clear trend in this category. This might all come down to which organizers choose to hold Tech. Races at their events.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	543.5	2	1. Trasimeno SUP Race	↑ 1
2	Paris Katniss	USA	431.77	2	2. Spring SUP Race	↓ 1
3	Jessica Matos	BRA	341.2	2	2. Ultimate Paddle Brazil	↑ 7
4	Lemekha Vira	UKR	320.16	2	4. Trasimano SUP Race	↑ 1
5	Cieplinska Malgorzata	POL	297.5	1	1. GlaGla	↓ 1
6	Laura Quetglas	ESP	246.72	1	3. Spring SUP Race	↓ 2
7	Juliette DuHaime	ARG	237.25	1	1. ProSayulita SUP Open	↓ 1
8	Marta Apanasewicz	POL	200.46	1	4. Spring SUP Race	↓ 1
9	Lena Riberio	BRA	200.24	1	1. Ultimate Paddle Brasil	NEW
10	Zusanna Tylingo	POL	190.4	1	3. GlaGla	↓ 2

Sprint Race Men

Sprint is the most under rated race category. There fore we have not much movement in this list. Filippo Mercuriali holds on to the top as the only one with 2 races. His first result was his victory at the Florence Paddle Games. The two newcomers in the top then here are the guys from Brazil. Who know maybe the we will see more sprint races in South America than in Europe.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Filippo Mercuriali	ITA	718.02	2	3. Spring SUP Race	→
2	Cameron Tripney	RSA	616.8	1	1. Spring SUP Race	→
3	Normen Weber	GER	539.7	1	2. Spring SUP Race	→
4	Sergio Cantoral	ESP	416.34	1	4. Spring SUP Race	→
5	Iwai Sota	JPN	370.08	1	5. Spring SUP Race	→
6	Rai Taguchi	JPN	339.24	1	6. Spring SUP Race	→
7	David Leao	BRA	320.4	1	1. Ultimate Paddle Brasil	NEW
8	Doukas Phaedon	GRE	308.4	1	7. Spring SUP Race	↓1
9	Arthur Santacreu	BRA	280.35	1	2. Ultimate Paddle Brasil	NEW
10	Samuel Peska	CZE	277.56	1	8. Spring SUP Race	↓2

Sprint Race Women

All women in the top 10 have one race under their belt and that was the ICF sanctioned Spring SUP Race. We have just like on the men side new names in the list coming from Brazil.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	385.5	1	1. Spring SUP Race	→
2	Susak Molinero	ESP	308.4	1	2. Spring SUP Race	→
3	Kyriaki Logotheti	GRE	246.72	1	3. Spring SUP Race	→
4	Sabine Fischer	SUI	200.46	1	4. Spring SUP Race	→
5	Jessica Matos	BRA	200.25	1	1. Ultimate Paddle Brasi	NEW
6	Roseli Novloski	BRA	160.2	1	2. Ultimate Paddle Brasil	NEW
7	Marta Apanasewicz	POL	154.2	1	5. Spring SUP Race	↓ 2
8	Candice Appleby	USA	131	1	1. Afterglow Series 1	↓ 2
9	Lena Ribero	BRA	128.16	1	3. Ultimate Paddle Brasil	NEW
10	Maria Metta	ITA	123.36	1	6. Spring SUP Race	↓ 3

Posted on 11. April 202411. April 2024 by Ed

SUP World Rankings Season 2024 Start

SUP Race enthusiast have been waiting for this moment: The start of the highly anticipated Stand Up Magazin Top Ten List by SWR.

We just finished the last weekend with the Spring SUP Race where some but by far not all of the known names competed in an ICF sanctioned race that held all 3 SUP disciplines: Longdistance, Tech. and Sprint. There is not much movement yet but some of the known names are on the score board and some other lesser known names too.

Next weekend we are looking at the Battle for Hercules in Spain. We are sure the field will be shuffled quite a bit as we may anticipate for the Spanish SUP Elite to show up for this race.

Men Longdistance

Just like in 2023 Donato Freens is very busy with his race schedule and his second place in Italy got him into the first place. Normen Weber who is probably easy 20 years older than Donato keeps up quite well. He finished 4th in Italy against many young guns. The name to look for here is Ray Taguchi, we have serious doubts that Rai jumped on a plane and flew back to Japan after this race. Is he spending the SUP Summer in Europe? Or was is visit in Italy at quick stop in Europe? We will know soon.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Donato Freens	NED	1174.2	3	2. Spring SUP Race	↑ 3
2	Normen Weber	GER	863.56	3	4. Spring SUP Race	↑ 8
3	Rai Taguchi	JPN	863.2	2	1. Sprint SUP Race	NEW
4	Ludovic Teulade	FRA	815.24	2	6. Spring SUP Race	↑ 3
5	Bode von Allmen	USA	797.85	4	3. Dana Ocean Challenge	↓ 5
6	Thomas Dusart	FRA	758.6	4	5. Mays SUP Race 53	NEW
7	Danny Ching	USA	697.2	3	1. Dana Ocean Challenge	↓ 4
8	Joep van Bakel	NED	582.05	3	2. Winter Cup Kempen	↓ 3
9	Natapat Koman	THA	553.8	2	2. SUP Addict Champ.	↓ 3
10	Ricardo Rossi	ITA	518.4	2	5. Sprint SUP Race	NEW

Women Longdistance

The points collected at the Spring SUP Race were not enough to change the current podium for the women. But when looking at the points distribution, then it becomes clear that if it look Samantha Eastburn 4 races to get to her points and Laura Quetglas only one to get to hers, that US races don’t weigh as much as European ones. We anticipate big changes to this list after the Battle for Hercules this weekend.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Samantha Eastburn	USA	406.22	4	2. Dana Ocean Challenge	→
2	Juliette DuHaime	ARG	405.75	2	1. ProSayulita SUP Open	→
3	Soryn Preston	USA	402.05	3	1. Dana Ocean Challenge	→
4	Laura Quetglas	ESP	385.5	1	1. Spring SUP Race	NEW
5	Kunthong Supatchaya	THA	316.2	2	1. SUP Addict Champ.	↓ 1
6	Vira Lemekha	UKR	310.4	2	2. Florence Paddle Games	↓ 1
7	Susak Molinero	ESP	308.4	1	2. Spring SUP Race	NEW
8	Petronella van Malsen	NED	297.5	1	1. GlaGla	↓ 3
9	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	246.72	1	3. Spring SUP Race	NEW
10	Lia Venturelli	ITA	242.52	2	7. Spring SUP Race	NEW

Men Tech. Race

Once again Donato Freens is leading the charge with the most races, but if Rai sticks around in Europe Donato will have to work hard for his lead.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Donato Freens	NED	954.02	2	3. Spring SUP Race	→
2	Rai Taguchi	JPN	616.8	1	1. Spring SUP Race	NEW
3	Filippo Mercuriali	ITA	539.7	1	2. Spring SUP Race	NEW
4	Tomasso Pampinella	ITA	416.5	1	2. GlaGla	↓ 2
5	Cameron Tripney	RSA	416.34	1	4. Srping SUP Race	NEW
6	Christian Andersen	DEN	379.6	1	1. ProSayulita SUP Open	↓ 3
7	Ricardo Rossi	ITA	370.08	1	5. Spring SUP Race	NEW
8	Leo Nika	ITA	368.9	1	3. GlaGla	↓ 4
9	Ludovic Teulade	FRA	339.24	1	6. Spring SUP Race	NEW
10	Itzel Delgado	PER	332.15	1	2. Pro Sayulita SUP Open	↓ 5

Women Tech. Race

We do not recognize many of the names in this list. We see Cecilia Pampinella paddling strong. With Paris Katniss from the US we might have a dark horse on our hands here. Paris last race was in Mexico at the ProSayulita SUP Open were she was 4th. Who know maybe we have new name to look out for from the US. Time will tell.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Paris Katniss	USA	431.77	2	2. Spring SUP Race	↑ 8
2	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	385.5	1	1. Spring SUP Race	NEW
3	Cieplinska Malgorzata	POL	297.5	1	1. GlaGla	↓ 2
4	Laura Quetglas	ESP	246.72	1	3. Spring SUP Race	NEW
5	Lemekha Vira	UKR	238	1	2. GlaGla	↓ 3
6	Duhaime Juliette	ARG	237.25	1	1 ProSayulita SUP Open	↓ 3
7	Marta Apanasewicz	POL	200.46	1	4. Spring SUP Race	NEW
8	Zusanna Tylingo	POL	190.4	1	3. GlaGla	↓ 4
9	Sofia Finer	MEX	189.8	1	2. ProSayulita SUP Open	↓ 4
10	Jessica Matos	BRA	181	1	1. Aloha Spirit Festival	NEW

Men Sprint

Besides for Filippo Mercuriali this was pretty much a season opener he already won the sprint race at the Florence Paddle Games but the points there were so low that all the other racers from that race were not able to hold on to their position after the Spring SUP Race. Since SUP Sprints seem to be the least favorite race category we don’t anticipate for this list to change anytime soon.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result	Change
1	Filippo Mercuriali	ITA	718.02	2	3. Spring SUP Race	→
2	Cameron Tripney	RSA	616.8	1	1. Spring SUP Race	NEW
3	Normen Weber	GER	539.7	1	2. Spring SUP Race	NEW
4	Sergio Cantoral	ESP	416.34	1	4. Spring SUP Race	NEW
5	Iwai Sota	JPN	370.08	1	5. Spring SUP Race	NEW
6	Rai Taguchi	JPN	339.24	1	6. Spring SUP Race	NEW
7	Doukas Phaedon	GRE	308.4	1	7. Spring SUP Race	NEW
8	Samuel Peska	CZE	277.56	1	8. Spring SUP Race	NEW
9	Antonio Morillo	ESP	246.72	1	9. Spring SUP Race	NEW
10	Linus Karlsson	SWE	215.88	1	10. Spring SUP Race	NEW

Women Sprint

This list pertty much represents the top results from the Spring SUP Race. We have three American ladies still in this race and recognize one of the OGs in the SUP Sport, Candice Appleby. Its great to see she is racing mostly in California. It sure would be great to see her sometime join some races in Europe.

Rank	Name	Nation	Points	Races	Last Result
1	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	385.5	1	1.Spring SUP Race
2	Susak Molinero	ESP	308.4	1	2. Spring SUP Race
3	Kyriaki Logotheti	GRE	246.72	1	3. Spring SUP Race
4	Sabine Fischer	SUI	200.46	1	4. Spring SUP Race
5	Marta Apanasewicz	POL	154.2	1	5. Spring SUP Race
6	Candice Appleby	USA	131	1	1. Afterglow Series 1
7	Maria Metta	ITA	123.36	1	6. Spring SUP Race
8	Samantha Eastburn	USA	104.8	1	2. Afterglow Series 1
9	Laura Quetglas	ESP	92.52	1	7. Spring SUP Race
10	Lindsay Weidner	USA	83.84	1	3. Afterglow Series 1

Posted on 5. October 20235. October 2023 by Ed

SUP World Rankings Update after the ISA SUP Races

It is getting late in the year but the SUP Season is far from over. We concluded the first SUP World Championships in a series of three organizations who claim SUP World Titles. In the meanwhile we have been keeping track all year round of a unified system that keeps track of SUP races around the globe based on mathematics. We believe, even if its not completely flaw less, this system is by far the best the SUP Race community can get.

With that being said we don’t want to take away from the athletes accomplishments. For example Shrimpy who just made it back into the top 10 with only 4 races on to board. Shrimpy has been in and out of the top 10 since the APP race in Spain. Compare this for example with Manuel Lauble with 11 races, Shrimpy is only 424 points behind, but has 7 races less. Imagine Shrimpy showing up for a European SUP Summer. He be dominating everybody on this list. This is why we still need a unified and agreed upon SUP Tour that everybody goes so the race count of these athletes is not all over the place. The APP has been trying to do that since day one but sadly had not figured out how to gain the loyalty of the international SUP community, but that is another topic for the season finale.

Now lets celebrate the new entries and amazing performance from all the SUP athletes out there.

Men Longdistance

As mentioned all the newcomers stem from the ISA, except Manuel Lauble who racked up some local results in Germany. Normen Weber is German Champion and 1. at the Bavarian Waters SUP race that gave him the points needed to move in 2nd place. Despite Donato Freens 13th place in the ISA he will be very had to catch unless he sits out the ICF SUP Worlds and Normen makes podium, but even that wont be enough, he would have to do really good in Paris in December as well with Donato not being there.

Rank	Name	Country	Races	Points	Change
1	Donato Freens	NED	13	3872.97	→
2	Normen Weber	GER	10	2886.68	↑1
3	Christian Andersen	DEN	8	2602.25	↓1
4	Manuel Lauble	GER	11	2493.44	NEW
5	Bruno Hasulyo	HUN	7	2493.44	→
6	Michael Booth	AUS	6	2252.18	→
7	Ludovic Teulade	FRA	6	2237.45	↓3
8	Noic Garioud	FRA	4	2180.56	NEW
9	Blue Ewer	UK	7	2171.46	↑1
10	Shuri Araki	JPN	4	2069.2	NEW

Women Longdistance

The ladies competitive SUP is much better to follow than the men. The women top 4 pretty much fall in line with the ISA Worlds. Esperanza Barreras ramains the undisputed worlds number one. Despite her 2nd place at the ISA Duna remains in 4th position as she is missing out on one race. Sadly Mariecarmen Rivera did not make the cut she sure would deserve it after her great showing, but she is just not present enough to get into the top ten. For now she remains on rank 16.

Rank	Name	Country	Races	Points	Change
1	Esperanza Barreras	ESP	9	2895.8	→
2	Anna Tschirky	SUI	12	2628.64	→
3	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	9	2206.77	→
4	Duna Gordillo	ESP	8	2018.45	→
5	Tanja Ecker	GER	7	1144.67	↑1
6	Candice Appleby	USA	6	1009.55	↓1
7	Emma Freja Pedersen	DEN	7	913.89	→
8	Claudia Postiglione	ITA	6	885.89	→
9	Iona Rivet	FRA	6	829.56	NEW
10	Petronella Van Malsen	NL	5	824.21	↓1

Men Tech. Race

We notice here that the race count in this category is way lower than in the longdistance, therefore Shrimpys 1st place has moved him right into rank two. Christian Andersen has twice as many races as Shrimpy, one more race and Shrimpy could move to the top. Lets see what happens next month in Thailand. Noic also made the list with his 2nd place in France but he has one race less than Shrimpy. We can now all look forward to the ICF Tech. Races that for sure will look a bit different than the ISA.

Rank	Name	Country	Races	Points	Change
1	Christan Andersen	DEN	8	2710.93	→
2	Shuri Araki	JPN	4	2225.65	NEW
3	Connor Baxter	USA	4	2016.8	↓2
4	Ollie Houghton	NZL	6	1786.65	↑1
5	Davide Alpino	ITA	6	1758	↓3
6	Noic Garioud	FRA	3	1599.9	NEW
7	Donato Freens	NL	6	1570.18	↓1
8	Blue Ewer	UK	6	1490.18	↑2
9	Fernando Perez	ESP	5	1467.32	↓2
10	Claudio Nika	ITA	5	1467.32	↓2

Women Tech. Race

Esperanza dethroned Cecilia Pampinella. These two been going back and forth all year long. Sadly Cecilia did not do too good in France. Her 10th place and Espes win did set them apart by many points now. Mariecarmen Rivera and Melanie Lafenetre both came into the top 10 with their podium placement at the ISA.

Rank	Name	Country	Races	Pts	Change
1	Esperanza Barreras	ESP	7	2016.73	↑1
2	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	8	1526.13	↓1
3	Juliette Duhaime	ARG	5	1334.44	→
4	Anna Tschirky	SUI	6	1035.8	↑1
5	Caroline Kuntzel	DEN	4	970.19	↓1
6	Marie Carmen Rivera	PUR	6	881.26	NEW
7	Melanie Lafenetre	FRA	3	853.8	NEW
8	Fiona Wylde	USA	3	831.8	↓2
9	Claudia Postiglione	ITA	6	773.27	↓2
10	Duna Gordillo	ESP	3	749.3	↓3

Sprint men

If you look at the race count of the athletes you can clearly tell that we have a lack of sprint races in this world. Why race organizers shy away makes no sense to us here at the Stand Up Magazin.

Christian Andersens disappointing final miss, still gave him the push to move to the top, but by a really slim margin ahead of Claudio Nika who was third. In fact if you look from rank 2 to 4 its the ISA podium in reverse. Unfortunately the final 4th did not make top 10: Aaron Sanchez 397.98 point for that one race were not enough. This circumstance allows us to compare his score with Filippo Meruriali who also has only one race but 504 points. Filippo won the Agios race in Greece. That race must have ranked higher in the scale. We might speculate that has to do with the fact that the ISA does not pay price money and the race in Greece was an ICF World Cup with a big prize purse.

Rank	Name	Country	Races	Points	Change
1	Christan Andersen	DEN	2	800.16	↑6
2	Claudio Nika	ITA	2	773.74	NEW
3	Ollie Houghton	NZL	2	713.65	NEW
4	Noic Garioud	FRA	1	589.6	NEW
5	Andrey Kraitor	BUL	1	576	↓5
6	Itzel Delgado	PER	2	571.65	NEW
7	Ondej Petrak	CZE	3	535.04	↑1
8	Matyas Soukup	CZE	3	506.93	↓6
9	Linus Karlsson	SWE	2	506.93	↓6
10	Filippo Mercuriali	ITA	1	504	↓6

Sprint women

The women sprint rankings are a bit all over the place. We did see many sprint races in eastern Europe and with the lack of participation of the well known paddlers this list was and still is dominated by eastern European ladies. The ISA event has now created a bit of a mix. It would have been great to see Linda Syrovatkova racing in France to find out how she stands against the rest of the field.

Rank	Name	Country	Races	Pts	Change
1	Linda Syrovatkova	CZE	5	523.42	→
2	Caroline Kuntzel	DEN	2	507.4	↑1
3	Cecilia Pampinella	ITA	2	479.62	↑1
4	Iva Dundova	CZE	3	452.25	↓3
5	Marta Apanasewicz	POL	2	404.95	↓2
6	Melanie Lafenetre	FRA	1	368.5	NEW
7	Lucie Raab	CZE	5	302.1	↓2
8	Mariecarmen Rivera	PUR	1	294.8	NEW
9	Anna Tschirky	SUI	2	262.6	NEW
10	Skadi Langbein	GER	2	251.4	↓3

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Posted on 8. September 20238. September 2023 by Ed

Adria SUP Challenge new racing event

A new event in the SUP Alps Trophy

Photos: Uroš Kekuš Kleva

SUP enthusiasts of the NNN club (“Do something for the nature”) from Koper – Capodistria, Slovenia port town on the Adriatic coast near the Italian border, organized an Adria Sup Challenge (ASC) event, an international SUP competition on September 2nd and 3rd within the legendary SUP racing cup – SUP Alps Trophy, a competition with the longest tradition in Europe.

More than 110 participants from eight European countries and Thailand gathered in the Water Sports Center in Koper to show their sup performances on the waters of the Bay of Koper. The ASC organizing team has set interesting racing courses for the 12 km long distance race (4 laps of 3,0 km) and the 2,5km lap for technical race.

Among the participants we find well-known faces of top European sup competitors according to world rankings, winners of European sup competitions and finalists of the last ICF World Championship in Poland, Normen Weber from Germany and Hermann Huslein, Thailand.

The SUP Alps Trophy series events connects well-known tourist destinations in Austria, Germany and now also in Slovenia. This year, Adria Sup Challenge (ASC) event was accepted into the SUP Alps Trophy family as a new member. This SUP event is the only SUP Alps Trophy competition on the “sunny side of the Alps,” and the only one on the waters of Adriatic Sea. During two competition days, more than 110 sup paddlers competed in seven races on the waters of the Bay of Koper. Racing courses took place in front of the city beach filled with crowds of spectators and fans. The best elite paddlers tested their SUP skills in the longdistance race 12km, the recreational paddlers in the 3km fun race, and the kids (U12) on the 1km track.

In the men’s 12km distance race the strong international competition dictated a very sharp paddling pace from the first stroke and thus, with high temperatures and high humidity, have created difficult competition conditions for the competitors. Multiple winner of SUP competitions on Europe sup races, Normen Weber (Germany) and Hermann Huslein (Thailand), immediately took the lead and seized control of the race in their hands, who could only be followed by Vasilis Samniotis (Greece) in third place. After a fierce fight in the last turn and a long sprint to the finish, Normen Weber crossed the finish line first, ahead of Huslein and Samniotis.

In the women’s categories on 12 km long distance cours, the 16 years old Csillag Kocsis (Hungary), showed extraordinary performance, SUP skills and paddling technique and she was undoubtedly in a class of her own. An incredible performance was also shown by Naja Pinterič (Slovenia), otherwise the European junior champion in kayak, who competed for the first time at such international sup competition and for the first time in the elite category. She beat in a close finish sprint the multiple Slovenian national champion Maja Dolžan, who took the third place.

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Kids Race also found a place in the ASC event. The youngest (U12) showed all their sup knowledge and skills and they easily completed the 1000m course. There is no better view than a racing course full of youthful energy, intransigence and an enviable level of sup paddling.

Also competition in the “fun category”, where a large number of recreational paddlers tested their strength on a 3km course was set up. They showed their paddling skills and combativeness and proved that even with inflatable paddleboards is possible to be fast, very fast. After crossing the finish line and returning to shore, obvious fatigue was visible among the competitors but also big smiles on their faces. They got a huge round of applause from the spectators and other ASC competitors on the shore – all became winners of the ASC fun race.

On the second day of the ASC competition, the organizers prepared a 2.5 km lap for the technical race.

In the beginning of the racing day the men racers competed in two qualification heats on the 5km technical race course (2 laps) and after the women’s final race in the final short course race of 2.5 km (1 lap) sprint technical paddling battle. The first 5 according to places from the each qualifying group went directly to the finals + 6 paddlers by time. The ladies competed only in one race – the 5km final race, as only 15 women took part in the technical race.

Within the ASC technical race, Slovenian paddlers also competed for the titles of Slovenian national champions.

In the qualifications and in the final short sprint men’s “technical race”, sharp sports fight for positions immediately took place on the competition field of the Bay of Koper. The absolute fastest in the final, after a stunning paddling performance, was once again Normen Weber (Germany), who overtook Vasilis Samniotis from Greece and Hermann Husslein (Thailand) in a sharp extended finish sprint.

Among the girls, young Csillag Kocsis (Hungary) once again demonstrated her superiority. She crossed the finish line first with a 4:25 minute advantage. Naja Pinterič Slovenian kayaking champion and the hope of the Slovenian women’s stand up paddling, took second place again. The bronze medal was won by Penny Tsaoutou (Greece) after a sharp fight with Maja Dolžan (Slovenia).

The technical race also gave us new national champions of Slovenia.

Patrik Šime Olič (Keka, Portorož) was the fastest in the men’s category, and became the new Slovenian national champion on “home waters” of the Bay of Koper. This time, he was stronger than Luka Kožar (Supklub, Ljubljana) and Tomaž Jensterle (Supklub, Ljubljana).

Naja Pintarič (ŠD Pemupi, Brežice) is by achieving 2nd place overall in the Sup Alps Trophy technical race, also became the new national champion of Slovenia in the technical discipline. Maja Dolžan (Supklub, Ljubljana) took the second place, while Natalija Fon Boštjančič (Supklub, Ljubljana) won the bronze medal.

The Adria SUP Challenge event took place at the extraordinary location of the Water Sports Center in Žusterna and on waters of Bay of Koper. Event location Water Sports Center in Žusterna is connected to historic city center of Koper by the coastal promenade, a walking path among the Mediterranean greenery and a beautiful city beach, where hundreds of swimmers and spectators gathered to watch the ASC sup races. The water sports center is equipped with all the infrastructure for water activities, which enabled the ASC organizers to hold a really nice sports event. Despite worse weather forecasts and the threat of a stronger wind, the weather was “quite kind” to the organizers and paddlers, so that despite the high temperature and humidity, the sup competitors had ideal competition conditions.

In the evening, the competitors enjoyed in hospitality of the ASC organizetional team and later explored the Mediterranean vibe of the city of Koper. The Port of Koper gives the city of Koper a touristic pulse, where Cruise ships often stop on their journey around the Mediterranean. There is also a sports marina, many pleasant bars and restaurants and historical sights of Istrian architecture.

The 1^st edition of Adria Sup Challenge event proved to be a superbly organized and competitively successful sports event, which places Slovenia and City of Koper on the international SUP map. Thus, the city of Koper, as a tourist and sports destination, is more and more decisively positioned alongside internationally recognized tourist destinations.

The gathered SUP Alps Trophy family and the guests of the ASC event, gave the organizers ASC TEAM a long round of applause for all their diligence, professionalism, efforts and hospitality, and they made a promise the organizers that they would definitely return to Koper for the 2nd edition of ASC sup event next year.

Posted on 9. February 20239. February 2023 by Ed

ICF announces date for Stand Up Paddling World Championships

The 2023 International Canoe Federation Stand Up Paddling World Championships will be held in Pattaya, Thailand, from November 15-19.

The ICF confirmed the Thai beach destination will host the season-ending event over five days of festivities both on and off the water. The ICF will soon announce details of a series of events especially designed for recreational and amateur paddlers, which will run alongside the elite competitions for the world’s best athletes.

The ICF is set to confirm an exciting year of SUP events, with up to six events leading into the world championships and a world cup in Sarasota, Florida, the venue for the 2024 and 2026 ICF world titles.

Several of the events will offer qualification pathways for the ICF World Championships, although competitors will also be able to qualify in Pattaya. The ICF will also once again team up with the popular North American Carolina Cup event.

“We are thrilled this year to provide even more opportunities for the planet’s best stand up paddleboarders to compete in world-class events,” ICF SUP committee chair, Noemi Horvath, said.

“We are taking the sport to exciting venues on three continents, which will provide great opportunities for paddlers from all corners of the globe. And our world championships this year will be a real festival of SUP, providing events for paddlers of all levels, and a feist of activities both on and off the water.

As always our focus will be on growing the sport. Our development programs have been very successful and will once again be an important part of this year’s calendar. And we will continue to look at ways to make SUP more accessible for athletes around the world.”

The full ICF SUP calendar is set to be released later this month, and will include nomination details and any assistance the ICF will be able to offer participants.

Posted on 6. January 20236. January 2023 by Ed

boot Preview F2 at the Beachworld

Also this year F2 will be present at boot 2023. The German-based company is internationally active and presents its novelties there. At the booth you can find a wide range of SUP boards, kite, wing, sails, windsurf boards and accessories. This time the focus is on the newly optimized e-fin. In addition, a test at the pool with the current E-SRFR will take place on site.

Booth F2 Fun&Function GmbH, Hall 17, 17C05, 17C11 & 17D61

The F2 E-Fin

What the pedelec does for the e-bike, the F2 does for its new e-fin. The special thing about it is that it recognizes when you start paddling. Every paddle stroke into the water is supported with a decent power boost. Of course, the F2 E-fin also has a manual mode in which the power can be regulated continuously in continuous operation. The regulator unit is designed in such a way that it can be optimally attached to the paddle while surfing and cruising or simply held in the hand. The F2 E-fin comes with a US box and slotbox adapter and can therefore be easily mounted on all types of equipment. Not only SUPs, but also surfboards, kayaks and small inflatable boats can be equipped with it, offering a faster and more power-saving ride. The F2 E-fin has an all-in design, which means no external battery or even cables, just fin and radio controller.

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E-SRFS:

We love surfing! Of course we don’t want to say goodbye to the classic surf style but our brand new F2 E-Surfer is just too tempting for us not to chase it through the North Sea. Equipped with a whopping 4.5 kW and a runtime of up to 60 minutes, our motor comes from German craftsmanship and was made with a lot of care and love for the sport.
Air into the board – start the engine – let’s go!

New Collection in our Ladyline

F2 „Tropical“

The new F2 Tropical expands from 2023, next to the “Happiness” Line our Ladylines. The F2 Tropical SUP forms the basis as a solid all-round SUP with optimal
optimal performance for the ambitious beginner to the experienced SUP rider.
The Tropical Line offers here the possibility to complete his outfit with the matching accessories such as paddle or wetsuit from the Tropical Line.

Board: 10,0‘
Length: 305 cm
Width: 80 cm
Thickness: 15 cm
Finns: 2 fix Softfinns
1 entfernbare US-Box Center Finne

Board: 10,5‘
Length: 320 cm
Width: 80 cm
Thickness: 15 cm
Finns: 2 fix Softfinns
1 removable US-Box Center Finne

Fresh Wind with the Strato + Roundsail Packet

The latest addition to our sails is the “Roundsail”, which can be perfectly combined with SUPs like the Strato. It is optimal to use the wind for you while sailing.

SUP Riding with our Glide SUP & Allround Wing Combi

The F2 GLIDE ALLROUND WING offers completely new experiences and yet is an easy entry into already familiar (SUP) terrain. Lightweight, equipped with vision windows, intuitive to use and thanks to the three sizes it can be used for any weight and skill level. In addition, it can also be used in minimal wind, which makes the new F2 GLIDE ALLROUND the perfect family companion and should not be missing in any SUP equipment. Both optically and technically, our new GLIDE SUP fits perfectly with our new WINGS. In addition, the GLIDE SUP and all other models of this series are equipped with a windsurfing option, so that both “old windsurfers” and youngsters get their money’s worth and the Stand Up Paddle repertoire can be expanded.

Posted on 7. June 20227. June 2022 by Ed

SUP Alps Trophy Insider Story

Its been a while we heard a story of some paddlers taking the wrong turn. In this case our paddler(s) managed to paddle 200m in the wrong direction and still end up on podium.

Thank you Gerd Weisener for this Insider Story:

Gerd-Weisner-SUP-Racer — Gerd is passionate SUP Racer, founder of the brand light corp and head of the SUP Alps Trophy. (This man is busy.) Foto ©ICF

SUPRACE LOVERS – INSIGHTS OF THE LONGDISTANCE PRO – 2. TOURSTOP SUP ALPS TROPHY – LEGEND OF OX

The first SUP Alps Trophy tour stop, THE LAKE ROCKS at the beautiful location in Kärnten, Faaker See, has been a great success and many new faces from Slovenia, Hungary as well as some friends from Italy competed against the Austrian and German SUP racers.

The 2nd tour stop was hosted at lake Wolfgang in the beautiful town St. Gilgen and is as well a real SUP FESTIVAL – LEGEND OF OX – an iconic event. Besides many elite paddlers from Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia we have been happy to see a huge participation from Czech Republic and Poland including some of their top youngsters and legends as well as international elite paddlers like Andrey Kraytor starting for Bulgaria, paddling against Ole Schwarz and Normen Weber.

Allow me tell you some insights of what happen from my perspective in the men’s pro longdistance race:

The SUP Alps Trophy Top Ten 2022 will be a hard catch. The number of participants and quality of paddlers is getting better and better each year. This race series will be the breeding ground for future top athletes in our territory as well as the largest gathering of SUP racing enthusiasts.

At the start line we saw former Olympians in canoe sports, hungry youngsters, national champions and proven masters that have won medals in the last ICF World Championships.

The race course has been like a large tech race with many buoys. Each round was around 3,4 km in a total of 3 rounds. Start line to the first buoy has been 550m and as expected the top paddlers as Ole Schwarz, Normen Weber and Andrej Kraytor have been at the forefront with a new face that did impress quite a lot, Manuel Lauble.

Austrian champ Christian Taucher followed with Bransislav Sramek and Hermann Husslein not far behind. In the next pack there have been many paddlers including me and it has been a big mix of new and old faces. After the 4th buoy, rock´n roll started and the 2 leading paddlers Andrey and Ole took the wrong direction forgetting about one buoy and had to take 200m extra not to get disqualified. Normen Weber and Manuel Lauble did not make that mistake.

In the field behind it has been a new and occasionally happy circumstance to find a lucky draft from Ole and Andrey to split with their usual competitors.

My favorite new paddler in this longdistance was Manuel Lauble. He was improving most this year as did my friend and dark horse Hermann Husslein who had a fall in front of me at the first buoy and did paddle hard to finish with a strong 6th place. The podium has been earned by a clever Normen Weber, a heavily improved Manuel and a superfast Ole in 3rd.

Funny story behind Oles’ wrong turn: At night we have had dinner with Ole, Normen, Hermann and Olaf Schwarz (father) and I asked: “Ole, why didn´t you hear your father scream when you turned the wrong direction?“ Simple answer, he was paddling with earbuds, paddling with the beat. No complain it works, he is fast but 3rd.

Cheers

Gerd

P.S Excited to hear your impressions about your race – doesn´t matter fighting for top ten or top 30… and what happened in the elite women’s field ?

SUP Alps Trophy LEGEND OF OX Longdistance

SUP Alps Trophy Ranking 2022 after the 2nd Tourstop

Next Tourstop SUPALOT 18.-19.06.2022

Posted on 30. March 202230. March 2022 by Ed

Armie Armstrong: SUP Athlete turned foil entrepreneur

(From the print issue #20 summer 2021)

I’m not even sure where to start with Armie Armstrong. We’ve known each other for a relatively long time. Armie came to Maui often during the summer months when SUP was just about the hottest new trend. We first met when we were paddling the Maui2Molokai SUP race. We were on our way back from Molokai to Maui after my first M2M race eight years ago. I even had Armie on the cover that year. That was the 6th issue in the fall of 2014, that memorable SUP race where cover was shot would give us enough content for a story on its own. This was a time long before wings and foils. It was a time when the world revolved around downwind racing in Hawaii and big events like the Battle of the Paddle.

Armie and I met time and time again at different events. It was typical Armie when he wanted to compete with his foilboard at Molokai2Oahu in 2017. However, he was banned from doing so. The race officials were skeptical. I only know few people who bring more enthusiasm to something than Armie. The year after, however, the organizers could no longer ignore the trend and SUP foiling was allowed at M2O. Armie was there, of course, but didn’t finish very well. But that didn’t matter, because at that time it was mainly about the pioneering performance.

Armie was back on Maui in summer so we spent a day together. That’s when the idea was born to do an interview and introduce Armie a bit closer. For those who do not know his story we have an interview where we get to meet Armie and learn more about his amazing product.

Armie is always ready for action. Left: wing skate on Maui. Right: SUP Brand in 2015, too late for SUP and too early for foil.

Aloha, Armie! Really great to see you again. It’s been a while since we last saw each other. I think it was at the 2019 Gorge Paddle Challenge when you were exhibiting your foils. One memory however that has stuck with me in particular, though, is when you tried to cross the Ka’iwi Channel with a foil back at M2O 2017, but race officials prohibited it. As I recall, that was a prototype that looked like it was made in a garage. A lot has happened since then. Tell us the story.

Yes, that was one of my first foils. It was a “high aspect” foil and I wasn’t really good enough to control it. Nowadays this foil would probably win races, but back then it was too fast and too maneuverable for my skills.

How did you end up with a foil like that and after all your brand?

Answer on next page.

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Posted on 17. March 202217. March 2022 by Ed

Aloha Spirit Festival APP World Tour Qualification

Aloha Spirit Festival Kicks off the APP World Tour Qualification Series as Four Athletes join the 2022 Athlete Roster

lhabela, Brazil, Tuesday 15th March: Last weekend marked the first qualification event for the 2022 APP World Tour which awarded the top two men and women at the Aloha Spirit Festival a sought-after spot on the World Racing Tour.
Who would get these four coveted spots would be decided over two races: a 10km distance race and a short-form technical race on the beach, determining who has what it takes to compete against the best in the world on Tour.
After a weekend of highly competitive racing after two years of a dormant SUP scene in Brazil due to Covid-19, experienced APP athlete, David Leão, was first to secure the men’s spot with a 1st place across both disciplines. Joining him on the podium and eventually on Tour, was 3 X Brazilian Champion, Arthur Santacreu, who put on an excellent performance over the weekend.
On the women’s side, Pan-American SUP champion, Lena Guimarães, occupied the top spot across both events securing her a deserved spot on Tour. Roseli Novloski stood alongside her, who placed second in both the distance and technical races.
David, Arthur, Lena and Roseli all occupied the top two spots on the podium across both disciplines, making them irrefutably worthy of the spots on the Tour, whilst reinforcing that there is some incredible talent coming out of Brazil.
The APP World Tour are incredibly excited to both welcome back David Leão and initiate the newcomers on tour and where better to do it than the first event of the year in Santa Monica, California where the campaign for the 2022 World Title will begin.

Vendée Gliss is Announced as the Official European Qualifier for the 2022 APP World Tour, taking place from the 14th – 15th May

Following on from the success of the first APP Regional Qualifier in South America, Europe will be the next step in the qualification process for aspiring APP Athletes, with the well respected and celebrated Vendée Gliss event being established as the Official European Qualifier for the 2022 APP World Tour Season.

Taking place from the 14th-15th May in St Jean de Monts in the beautiful ‘Vendée’ region of France, the Vendée Gliss has long been one of the go to races in Europe given the calibre of the conditions, athletes attending and local organization. This year will be no different, and as such will once again provide the perfect proving grounds for European qualification for the Tour.

As was the case in Brazil, the Top 2 Men and Top 2 Women overall across downwind / distance and technical races, and, that are not already qualified for the Tour, will earn their places for the 2022 Season to battle it out with the best of the best on the APP World Tour.

We look forward to the energy generated at the South American Qualifier transferring over to Europe as we continue to build up to the dramatic return of the APP World Tour this summer for what will be an incredible season of action ahead.

Posted on 10. March 202210. March 2022 by Ed

ICF to partner with the Carolina Cup

This is an interesting piece of news we just discovered in the feed this morning: The ICF is partnering with the Carolina Cup… I instantly had some thought going trough my mind. Didn’t the Carolina Cup partner up with the APP just a few month ago? Wasn’t the C.C. traditionally a qualifier for the APP? (Could not find anything on the APP website right now about this.)

Partnering up with races is a common business model for organizations to sanction races. The EURO TOUR for example runs entirely on this model and the APP has partnered with numerous organizers in the past and present. We see this in Germany where local races are under the umbrella of the National Canoe Federation, or in Switzerland where the Surfing Association has partnered up with the Canoe Federation creating SUP Suisse. The only organization that has not done that, and they are kicking themselves probably for not doing this is the ISA.

Now the ICF is stepping in starting to sanction races across Europe namely the ICE Race in Switzerland and now the big coup is the Carolina Cup coming in April, as well as an event in Salzburg and Budapest.

I was going to write a whole lot more but then had to decide to rather speak it into a camera:

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This is the PR that just crossed the wire:

The International Canoe Federation is excited to announce it has teamed up with one of the biggest stand up paddle events on the planet as part of an incredibly busy 2022 SUP season.

The Carolina Cup on USA’s east coast attracts hundreds of paddlers every year, and this year will also double as an ICF ranking race for both technical and long distance courses as part of the ICF world series.

Under the memorandum of understanding, athletes competing in the Carolina Cup will have a chance to pre-qualify for the main draw of this year’s ICF world championships in Gdynia, Poland, avoiding the pre-event preliminary qualifications.

Carolina Cup race director Mark Schmidt said teaming up with the ICF was the perfect fit.

With the International Canoe Federation’s long established base in paddle sports, we look forward to being the first stop on the ICF point series that qualifies for their championships,” Schmidt said.

The Carolina Cup from April 30 – May 1 will kick off the ICF’s 2022 world ranking series. Athletes will then head to Thun, Switzerland, for the opening ICF world cup, followed by events in Prague, Salzburg and Budapest.

ICF SUP co-ordinator, Hoichan Kwon, said he was proud to have the Carolina Cup as part of the ICF SUP calendar.

We have an exciting event calendar lined up for this season, and now the Carolina Cup will take it to another level,” Kwon said.
Since 2015 the Carolina Cup has rightly been considered as one of the world’s premiere SUP events. It will attract many of the world’s best paddlers, so we re thrilled to be giving these athletes an opportunity to book their tickets to our world championships.”

The SUP world cup planned for Moscow has been cancelled, but Kwon is confident a replacement location will be announced soon.

Board rental and transport services will be available at all European events.

Posted on 30. November 202130. November 2021 by Ed

ICF World Cup and World Championships

The International Canoe Federation has reinforced its reputation as the major event organiser for stand up paddling with confirmation it will host three World Cup races in addition to its world championships in 2022.

The ICF provided the only world-class competition for SUP athletes in 2020 and 2021, including the record-breaking world championships in Balatonfured, Hungary, earlier this year. Athletes voted with their feet and are already preparing for next year’s ICF world titles in Gdynia, Poland.

The world cups will be held in Thun, Switzerland, in early May, in Budapest, Hungary, in mid-June, and at a soon-to-be-announced third destination in August. The second world cup in Hungary will be organised by the same team who hosted this year’s successful world titles.

The overall winners of each world cup will gain automatic qualification for the September world championships, including full travel, accommodation and entry fees.

The ICF has also announced that due to the anticipated high number of entries for the world titles in Poland, a series of world ranking events will help ease the qualification path.

The ICF is in discussion with potential hosts in Spain, Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Ukraine and Turkey. Athletes will earn world ranking points at these events, which will help determine the start list at the world championships.

The world championships will remain open to all competitors, but world ranking points will allow top athletes to progress straight to the main draw.

Newly elected ICF President, Thomas Konietzko, said the ICF will continue to work to provide opportunities for the world’s best SUP athletes to compete.

“Already we have shown our commitment to the continued growth of stand up paddling, and these announcements today further builds on our strong relationship with the SUP community,” Konietzko said.
“As the only organiser of world-class competition in the past two years we have further cemented our partnership with SUP athletes, and it is important we continue to provide competition opportunities.
“Our role is much more than just the organiser of a once-a-year world championships. This sport is practiced around the globe for 12 months of the year, and by providing more world-class events we are opening the door for more opportunities for athletes to compete at the highest level.”

The ICF will offer board transport and rental services to all the events to make logistics easier for athletes, allowing access to top-of-the-line hard racing boards.

The International Canoe Federation is also excited to announce it will officially sanction the 2022 SUP 11 City Tour, one of the most gruelling but most popular annual stand up paddle races.

“We are thrilled the organisers of the 11 City Tour have decided to partner with us next year, and are confident this will be the start of a long and fruitful relationship,” ICF SUP co-ordinator, Hoichan Kwon, said.
“In the longer term we are looking at the possibility of hosting a SUP ultra-marathon world championships, and the 11 City Tour is a fantastic platform for a race like this.”

Full details of the ICF SUP world cup races and world ranking events will be revealed soon.

Posted on 22. October 202122. October 2021 by Ed

New Starboard SUP Suits

Six new Starboard SUP Suits with high wearing comfort

The water sport stand-up paddling is also gaining in importance as an all-season sport with the right clothing. With functional techwear from Starboard, breathable, elastic and absolutely waterproof thanks to 3-layer material made in Croatia, all paddlers can now also use the golden autumn days for tours on the water and significantly extend the season. The comfort of the specially designed Starboard SUP Suits is noticeably higher than neoprene. The fit and extra features support the paddling movement. Depending on the air temperature, additional warming layers can be worn under the dry suit, comparable to ski touring clothing. Latex cuffs, taped seams and high quality zippers close 100% tight.

Due to the great success of the SUP Suits Allstar developed by Starboard Germany, three additional models are now being launched. The addition of the Blend, Sprint and HD series suits brings the Starboard portfolio to six models, covering the full range from suits for the occasional recreational paddler to suits for professional paddlers who train year-round for races and long tours. Product videos in German illustrate each feature. The new website also features helpful info such as sizing charts and a directory of retailers: www.starboard-techwear.com/

Starboard Sprint

The top model with hood and face mask for extremely cold days or bad weather.

Ultra Flex Clima Core outer fabric: Breathable, stretch, waterproof with a 20,000 mm water column.
Comfortable and waterproof collar construction.
Waterproof pocket on the thigh.
Two inside pockets (one waterproof and one open for DeepL access).
Created in 3 colors, in three color options for women.

Starboard Allstar

The bestseller of recent years, now with revised collar construction, even more waterproof.
Ultra Flex Clima Core outer fabric: breathable, stretch, waterproof with a 20,000 mm water column.
Body-hugging cut, stretch panel on the back for paddling movement.
NEW: waterproof inner pocket and an additional open pocket with DeepL access. Created in 2 colors, available in three color options for men and women, in 10 fits each.

Starboard Blend

NEU: Das Einstiegsmodell in die Starboard Techwear.

Produced in the same high quality material as Sprint and Allstar: Ultra Flex Clima Core outer material. Breathable, stretch, waterproof with a 20,000 mm water column.
One-piece back panel, allowing the chest, waist and hip area to be cut approximately one size larger.
Robust neoprene cuffs on the arm, making it suitable for SUP stations. Latex cuffs on the feet, thereby downward 100% waterproof.
Waterproof inner pocket and additional open pocket with DeepL access. Single color laid out, two color options available for men and women in 10 fits each.

Starboard HD Pro

HD stands for heavy duty, so a high functionality even with heavy use. With Cordura reinforcement on the seat and knee area for demanding use such as in white water or also for canoe paddlers and other water sports enthusiasts. Here instead of membrane a waterproof film.
Ultra Flex Clima Core outer material: breathable, stretch, waterproof with a 20,000 mm water column.
The new Starboard HD Pro is equipped with a latex cuff on the legs, arms and neck, guaranteeing 100% waterproofness. Waterproof inner pocket. Five uni fits.

Starboard HD Allstar

The best of both worlds: As tough as the HD Pro with Cordura reinforcements on the seat and knees. As comfortable as the Allstar at the neck with its intricate neoprene collar construction and waterproof front zipper.
Ultra Flex Clima Core outer fabric: breathable, stretch, waterproof with a 20,000 mm water column.
Waterproof inner pocket and additional open pocket with DeepL access. Five uni fits.

Starboard HD Element

Double layer concept with stylish jacket. The waterproofness allows – depending on the temperature – to work with base and mid layer (onion principle).
Ultra Flex Clima Core outer material: breathable, stretch, waterproof with a 20,000 mm water column.
Fitted with a latex cuff on the legs, arms and neck, guaranteeing 100% waterproofness.
With Cordura reinforcement on the seat and knees for demanding use.
Also suitable for other water sports like kiting and windsurfing.
Waterproof pocket on the thigh.
Five plain fits in one color combination.

Posted on 25. February 202125. February 2021 by Ed

Virtual World Stand Up Paddling Challenge

We had brought up the topic of Virtual SUP Races again and again. It started with the idea of the M2O organizers last year. The M2O became a huge success as a virtual race and after that other SUP races followed suit with a virtual version.

The idea of a permanent, worldwide virtual SUP race series began to take root in some people’s minds. Even the APP Tour did a virtual “Speed Challenge” via Instagram and crowned the SUP Surf World Champion via Instagram videos. So why not expand it a bit and give the SUP world a platform where you can compete against each other in a serious way.

Just such an idea has now been presented to us by Austrian SUP pioneer Mario Lach:

ARE YOU READY FOR THE VIRTUAL WORLD STAND UP PADDLING CHALLENGE 2021 ?

Grab a SUP board and take part in one of the Virtual World Stand Up Paddling Challenges – No matter WHEN & WHERE – Paddle on the given distances to compete virtually against your SUP friends or improve your personal best time, training times. Directly after paddling your result will be visible in the viRACE app with ranking.

ABOUT VIRACE

viRACE is an app that for the first time allows paddlers to participate in a “virtual” event. It can be used as a compensation offer after cancellation of an event, as a training tool or simply for fun by all paddlers – live updates regarding the intermediate results of the other participants and the marked favorites are given directly to the ears via the headphones. There are also route-specific announcements for additional motivation during the challenge.

Timing, registration and tracking is handled directly via the app. In addition, there is the possibility of a GPX upload via the website https://virace.app

How does it work?

To participate in the SUP Challenge:

1. Get your self a Raceticket
2. Download the viRACE App for Android & iOS on your smartphone
3. Log in to the viRace app with your account – you create your login when you buy your race ticket
4. Pick your challenge and let’s start the race!

TIP: Take your smartphone & headphones with you on the water for your live updates – so you are always acoustically informed about your split times, as well as rankings of your friends – in addition, there are even more features!

Included in your sign up fee:

Access to the viRACE app with ranking & time measurement
Start number (printable)
Certificate (printable)

SAFETY & FAIRNESS
We are for safety & fairness in sports – every participant has to make sure that his health and physical constitution meets the requirements to participate in the respective virtual competitions. Virtual competitions are held according to the respective federations in the countries or the ISA & APP rules!)

More info| Mario Lach | info@supcenter-wien.at | Tel. +43 699 183 292 33

Posted on 27. November 202027. November 2020 by Ed

A decade with Connor Baxter

No one has dominated the SUP sport like Connor Baxter. He was a teenager at the very beginning of the sport, back when SUP was practically all downwind racing and surfing. Connor was born into the Maui windsurfing scene just like Zane Schweitzer and Kai Lenny. The three of them practically grew up together hand in hand. Just like Annabel Anderson, Connor was declared SUP athlete of the decade by SUPracer. How has Connor experienced the last ten years? What memories have remained and what lessons has he learned? I asked Connor if he would like to write something for the Stand Up Magazin and since we all have to stay more or less at home, he spontaneously said “yes” and wrote down how he experienced the last decade of SUP.

Connors memories

The past ten years have been a whirlwind! If someone had told me at the age of fourteen that in ten years I would win multiple world titles, travel the world, meet so many amazing people, marry the love of my life and become a father – I would have laughed! I feel like I’ve lived a lifetime in such a short period of time…all because I fell in love with the ocean when I was young.

Growing up on Maui was one of the biggest reasons I ended up competing at the level I’m at today. Maui’s ocean conditions are constantly changing and because of this an incredible group of athletes live here. I was fortunate enough to have guys like Laird Hamliton, Dave Kalama, Robby Naish, and others as role models to look up to. I’m also extremely fortunate to have very talented friends and competitors like Zane Schweizter and Kai Lenny. We were always pushing each other and trying to one up each other everyday, which has made us into the athletes we are today. Zane is honestly the most humble, positive, and craziest kid I know! Our parents competed at the same events back in the day for windsurfing, and when we met, we instantly became best friends! We even share the same birthday, making us practically brothers! When we were just eleven and twelve years old, Zane and I were traveling the world for windsurfing, mainly to Japan, Europe and all across the USA. We had so many good times winning events, surfing river waves in the middle of cities, paddling alongside icebergs in Patagonia, and surfing man-made waves in the desert in Abu Dhabi. Along with the good times of course came some not so great times. Once we actually got stuck in Puerto Rico’s airport because of a storm. We were unaccompanied minors and Zane and I tried to break out of the room where we were being held. A few days later the storm finally passed and Zane and I were able to fly to Bonaire to compete in the windsurfing event. To this day Zane and I continue to travel, compete, and train together. It’s been a life long friendship that I am extremely grateful for.

When I first started paddling, I was mainly just going downwind chasing guys like Dave Kalama, Mark Raaphorst, Ekolu Kalama, and Livio Menelau. I was that kid chasing the older guys every day and learning from the best.

Watching and chasing them got me where I am today. My real addiction to paddling started when I was fourteen and got a taste of a victory at the Maui-to-Molokai event back in 2009. Winning this race showed me what I was truly capable of and gave me a new hunger to start taking on this new water sport. From there it was all a blur…event after event, trip after trip, and of course lots of losses and victories along the way.

left to right: Dave Kalama – Livio Menelau – Mark Raaphorst – Ekolu Kalama – Connor Baxter (Photo: Karen Baxter)

After that iconic shot of me on the podium with Ekulo and Dave beside me, things really started to take off! Events started to pop up around the world, and that’s when life on the road and competing almost every weekend began. The first big event I traveled for outside of Hawaii, was the infamous BOP in Southern California in 2009. This was a huge turning point for our sport and started a new style of racing which is actually my favorite – surf racing! That second annual BOP at Dana Point was the most exciting and entertaining event I’ve ever been to. The surf was pumping and we had a six mile course in and out of the surf with a beach run to finish off each lap. The beaches were packed with spectators and competitors, and every major SUP brand had a tent. That year I got absolutely smoked and ended up finishing 19th, but that only added fuel to my fire. Later that year in July, I crossed the Kiwi Channel for the first time and set a new record as the youngest stand up paddler to cross the channel. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done, but with the support of my family I was able to do it in six hours and fifty-six minutes and finished in 89th place. That year was a year of learning and defeat. It was also the year of the birth of a future champion. After being in the atmosphere of competing on such big stages with hundreds of paddlers from around the world, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

At the first 11 City Tour ever, Zane and I went to see what it was all about, as well as to test our physical/mental strength. To be honest, all I remember from that event were the hot meals after paddling five hours every day, the free massages, and that crazy Dutch guy (Bart De Zwart). I went into that event thinking I was going to win it and quickly learned I had a lot more work to do. Going home after that event, I started to paddle with Bart more on flatter days at Kahului Harbor, instead of just going on downwinders. Bart had me meet him every morning at the harbor to do laps in the flat water. I remember getting dropped off by my mom, training for an hour or more, and then jumping on the Maui bus to go home and do some online homework. Paddling with Bart De Zwart was one of the biggest turning points in my career and a huge factor in some of my successes early on. Also just to make it clean once and for all…I learned the infamous “choke stroke” from Bart! On some of those crazy windy Maui mornings, I saw Bart choking down on his paddle to lower his wind resistance. Back then the recommended paddle height was a double shaka over your head. I was using longer paddles when I was fourteen then I am today at twenty-five. The choke stroke always felt natural to me and has won me some of my biggest victories.

SUP Showdown 2014 (Photo: Mike Jucker) left to right: Danny Ching, Kai Lenny, Connor Baxter, local beauty

Two years later, I won my first Molokai-to-Oahu. Then shortly after that I won the Battle of the Paddle in the famous battle with Jamie Mitchell and Danny Ching. The competition got harder and more serious, so I kept on adapting, training, traveling, competing. The birth of the racing side of the Stand Up World Series started in 2012 in Fiji. This was a crazy event with a small group of elite athletes and where the rivalry really started heating up between Kai and I. Kai would win an event and then I would win an event. This back and forth went on for the next five years. The Stand Up World Series was the place to be, with some of the bigger prize purses and all of the top paddlers. From my first event, till today I have supported the tour through the ups and downs. These past few years after the switch to APP things have really been going in the right direction and its been incredible to compete in events in huge cities around the world like New York, London, Osaka and Paris – all putting SUP on a bigger stage.

Of course along the way, as with any new sport there has been the Paddletics (paddling politics). Two federations have decided they should own the sport and should be the governing body. At the end of the day both federations have their points and I understand both sides, but the athletes are the ones suffering from this nonsense. At the end of the day, the ISA has been there from the beginning and organizing some of the most amazing events.

They also put SUP on the biggest platform the sport has ever seen, the Pan American Games. The racing styles ISA uses are exciting, up to date and challenging. The ICF on the other hand is newer to sport of SUP. They have only had a few World Championship events that showcased their traditional style of racing; sprints, marathon, and they even added in a technical race. That event was ran very well, and they treated the athletes at the top level.

Left Connor wins the Olukai on Maui several times his finish line crossing becomes legendary. (2016 Photo: Karin Jucker)

With the competition only rising at all events, athletes are beginning to focus more on one discipline. Things have definitely heated up over the past twelve years and the pressure to preform has only gotten more intense for me. Personally, I’ve felt this pressure at every event I compete in, from the two hundred-meter sprints to fifty-four kilometer distance races, just because I’ve won these different types of races in the past. This has definitely caught up to me in the past two years, making the motivation and the drive to win feel overwhelming at times. It wasn’t until I was back on the start line of a surf race or even a downwinder that the drive to win was back. Events where you have to just “grind it out” have never been fun for me, so I lost all motivation. I kept asking myself “why am I doing this?” at the start line. Whereas at events like the Pan American Games, ICF Worlds two-hundred-meter sprint and the APP technical sprints in Paris, I was jumping up and down because I couldn’t wait to race. Shifting focus and choosing the events I truly want to compete in has brought out a new excitement that I haven’t had since the early days of racing. This was my plan for 2020 season, but unfortunately everything has changed with the current state of the world. With the coronavirus and becoming a father, this year has been one the craziest but also most fulfilling times ever. Winning a race is cool but watching your son grow up, laugh and smile is like no other feeling in the world. This time home has really reminded me of what’s important and what I still want to achieve.

Lost Mills 2015: Is Rami Zur getting a beer shower? (Photo: Mike Jucker)

Looking forward to next year, I want to focus on the APP tour and also grow the sport back here at home in Hawaii with a downwind series. On top of that…it would be amazing to see this court case between the ICF and the ISA resolved! Stand Up Paddling is one of the few sports that brings the fresh water and salt water together and I know we have something so different and exciting that it belongs in the Olympics. Most importantly, I want to be the best father I can be for my son Trestle and take him along to all my events just like my dad did with me as a child.

Posted on 21. February 202421. February 2024 by Ed

Starboard Dream Team 2024

Starboard just announced their 2024 Dream Team and the field of athletes is stacked with talent and diversity across all SUP disciplines. When it comes to SUP Racing, the legacy brand remains to be a power house if not THE power house. If you look at pictures of racers on the podium or just races in general you can avoid Starboard riders and Starboard SUPs.

The 2024 team is 22 athletes deep and features some of the most decorated SUP Racers, such a Connor Baxter, Michael Booth, Noic Garioud, Esperanza Barreras and Fiona Wylde. But its not only the top of the top that makes the team. Starboard also considers, young and upcoming riders such a Cecilia Pampinella who just joined the team. There is also Germanys SUP Hero Ole Schwarz and other well know paddlers from all over the world, such as Rai Taguchi from Japan or Aaron Sanchez the Spanish long-distance champion 2023.

Bart de Zwart is the team manager and a well known pioneer in the SUP world that made a name for himself with many ultra long-distance SUP expeditions. These are his words:

“I am proud to introduce our 2024 Dream Team to you. We have an incredibly diverse and talented group of athletes. Diverse because our riders, men and women, cover the whole SUP spectrum from race, wave, sprinting, adventure, and expeditions to big waves, with World Champions in every category.

Talented also, every rider deserves to be on the Dream Team in their own right, but especially this year, we have a lot of fresh new talent working their way up through the ranks. Watch for our bright orange noses sticking out in front of the pack.”

Who are the athletes to look for this year:

Connor Baxter

Connor has the most seniority at Starboard, he has been with them since he is a kid. Riding the Tiki for more than 14 years. Connor is also the GOAT of the sport as he has been dominating since the early days and continues to wind medals at big events like the ICF.

🥇 Pan American Games 2023
🥇 ICF World Championship Technical Race 2023
🥈 ICF World Championship Sprint 2023
🥇 APP in Alicante 2023
🥇 APP Sprints Portugal 2023
🥇 Gorge Paddle Challenge 2023

Michael Booth

Michael is a multi paddle champion not only in the SUP world but also in other paddle sports. Despite 2023 not being his best SUP year, he is force to reckoned with inb 2024. This year he would like to focus on key events, train, and perform to his true ability. This means following a structured program, committing to it, and continuing to enjoy his paddling.

🥇 Scharbeutz Euro Tour 2023
🥇 Punta Ala Euro Tour 2023
🥇ICF SUP World Distance Race Champion 2022
2 x 🥇 ICF iSUP World Distance Race Champion 2022 / 2023
🥇 Carolina Cup Champion 2022 / 2023
🥈 Euro Tour Overall 2023
🥈 Euro Tour Nordhousen 2023

Noic Garioud

In 2023 Noic was not as busy as in previous years but he showed up at all the key races and he won most of them.

🥇 ISA Sprint World Champion 2023
🥇 ICF Sprint World Champion 2021/ 2023
🥇 ICF Technical Race World Champion 2021
🥇 ICF Long Distance World Champion 2023

Esperanza Barreras

Espe knows only one place and that is the top of the podium, she dominated the EURO TOUR in 2023 and the SUP Worldranking all together.

🥇 ICF World Champion Technical Race 2023
🥇 ICF World Champion Long Distance 2023
🥇 Euro Tour Champion x 2
🌟 SUP Woman of the Year – SUP Connect 2023

Fiona Wylde

Fiona is a true asset to the Starboard team. As an overall water woman we fits the brand very well. She won multiple SUP World Titles in the past and after having to sit out due to a shoulder injury she returned with a bang winning the APP race in Spain as well at the Wing Foil Tour in Marokko.

In 2024 Fiona is shifting her goals in 2024, stepping into more of a coaching and supporting role compared to racing. She still plans to participate in many races, but not as frequently as in years past.

The main objectives for 2024 include developing Wylde Wind & Water, the non-profit organization founded by Fiona to provide watersport and water safety education, with numerous community projects. Additionally, Fiona is stepping into a completely new role as the new Class Manager for the first-ever Wing Foil One Design equipment called X-15 Class produced by FreeWing and Starboard. In this role, Fiona will develop an internationally recognised one-design class and provide a pathway for the sport of wing foiling.

🥇 Sprint World Cup Champion at APP Alicante 2023
🥇 Gorge Paddle Challenge Champion 2023
🥇 Sarasota ICF World Cup 2023
🥇 ICF Distance Race World Champion 2021
🥇 ICF Technical Race World Champion 2021
🥇 Euro Tour Champion 2021
🥇 Euro Tour Champion 2022

Our interview from the boot show 2024 in Dusseldorf.

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Zane Schweitzer

Zane is Starboards “crazy” waterman and has one of the biggest hearts. He is taking care of the kids in Maui and stepped up in the community after the Lahaina Fire. Zane is also a big wave surfer and charges Banzai Pipiline on Oahu like no other.

🥇 Pan-AM SUP Surf 2023
🥇 DaHui Backdoor Shootout Pipeline, Oahu 2023 SUP Surf
🥇 Surfercross Surf 2023
🥇 Longboard SUP Revolution, Bali 2023 SUP Surf
🌟 7th M2O World Championships Wingfoil

Benoit Carpentier

Benoit has been a SUP Surfer for about as long as the sport has been around and for the same amount of time he as been winning competitions.

🥇 ISA World Champion 2023
🥇 APP World Champion 2023
🥇 European SUP surf champion 2023
🥇 European longboard champion 2023

Rai Taguchi

Rai’s excellent start with the Starboard Dream Team in 2023 gave him a strong push and desire to achieve his main goal for 2024 – winning the gold medal at the World Championships. He is planning his training program to strengthen his muscles to reach an even higher level this year.

🥇 SUP Asian Championship Winner 2023
🥉 ICF World Championship Long Distance 2023
🥉 ISA World Championship Long Distance 2023
🥉 ISA World Championship Technical Race 2023
🥈 APP World Tour in Busan Long Distance 2023
🥈 APP World Tour in Viana Long Distance 2023

Cecilia Pampinella

Cecilia just joined the team as she was stolen away from mistral. She is a junior power house and a highly motivated SUP Athlete with a great future in the sport.

🥇 ISA Junior Technical World Champion 2023
🥇 ISA European Champion Junior in Portugal 2023 (x 3)
🥇 ICF World Cup Long Distance in Greece 2023
🥇 Eurotour race in Punta Ala 2023

Aaron Sanchez

Aaron has set his goal for 2024 to improve upon all the results he achieved last season and to participate in races he has never entered before. He plans to continue working hard with clear objectives and, above all, to give 100%.

🥇 Spanish Championship Long Distance 2023
🥈 Battle of Hercules Euro Tour 2023
🌟 4th ISA World Championship Long Distance 2023
🌟 4th ISA World Championship Sprint 2023
🥉 SUP race festival Scharbeutz

Ole Schwarz

Ole has been a competitive paddler in Germany since he was a junior. He continuously makes podium at the German SUP Races.

🥇 German Sprint Championship Duisburg 2023
🥇 German Champion Tech Race and Long Distance 2023
🥉 Euro tour Berlin
🥉 Euro tour Namur

Riki Horikoshi

As a Japan rising star for SUP surfing, Riki is getting closer to his big world titles in 2024! Gearing up for big waves and aiming to become the APP SUP Surfing World Champion are the main plans for Riki for the upcoming season.

🥇 SUP surfing national tour champion 2023
🥇 KAKEGAWA SUP contest 2023
🥇 Maboroyal Cup 2023
🥉 SUPA national contest 2023
🥈 TED CUP 2023

Fernando Perez

Getting more power and speed for all the aspects of SUP racing, Fernando set his 2024 goal to stay on a top 3 at the ISA and ICF World Championships. Looking forward to the results of this young Spanish Dream Team racer!

🥇 APP Korea Champion 2023
🥉 Spain Championship Long Distance 2023
🌟 7th ISA Long Distance 2023
🌟 5th Euro Tour SUP Long Distance 2023
🌟 5th Euro Tour Sprint 2023

Clement Colmas

Focusing on favourite disciplines and getting good train plans for 2024 events, Clement is excited for the year. His main objectives are the Défiwind and Molokai 2 Oahu events, both of which he is determined to win!

🥇 European championship long distance 2023
🥇 European champion technical race 2023
🥇 Madeira SUP race Euro Tour 2023
🥉 World paddle festival Alicante
🌟 7th ICF World Championship Technical 2023

Linus Karlsson

The Swedish Champion has been training hard and with just a few results in 2023 he is setting out with big goals for 2024. Linus has chosen the strategy to take in the moments even more and don’t rush through anything. That mindset surely will reach a new level of performance for him! He plans to continue working on becoming even more comfortable in race situations and ocean conditions.

🥇 2 x Swedish Champion 2023
🥈 ICF technical race in Italy 2023
🥇 Planet Baltic Race 2023

Camille Dubrana

With plenty of 2024 European and World championships planned to dominate, Camille’s plan for the year is to improve her Longboard SUP skills and also SUP surfing backside attack as well as keep cross-training to be in the best possible shape to enjoy every session & competition.

🥇 SUP Surfing European Champion 2022
🥉 APP LongSUP World Championships
🌟 6th ISA World SUP & Paddleboard Championships 2023
🌟 2 x 5th APP SUPSurf World Championships 2023

Alba Frey

Alba consistently prioritizes her goals, aiming to train harder and smarter while enjoying every moment of ride. We believe this approach is her personal secret to achieving high results over the past few years. In 2024, she plans to focus on race training, while also indulging in enjoyable surfing, foil, and windsurfing sessions.

🥇 APP Sprints Alicante SUP open 2022
🥇 Gran Canaria Pro EuroTour 2023
🥈 Alicante Eurotour 2023
🌟 4th Technical Race ISA Worlds France 2023
🌟 4th Sprints European Surfing Association 2023
🌟 5th Technical Race European Surfing Association 2023
🌟 5th Technical Race ICF World Championship 2023

Cameron Tripney

One of the youngest members of the Dream Team, Cameron is looking forward to attending as many international events as possible in 2024 to gain more experience on the international race scene. Intending to win a medal in the 200m ICF Sprint format, he is also focusing on improving his technical racing skills to succeed in that category as well.

🥇 3 x South African Open Mens Race Champion
🥇 Freedom Paddle 22km Champion
🥇 ICF Junior Sprint World Champion 2022
🥇 Robben Island Freedom Paddle 2023

Tim Oliver

North America champion Tim Oliver is taking 3-steps approach for 2024 training season. First – is the gym working on strength. Secondly, it’s doing 1 – 2 technique sessions per week filming and analyzing parts of the stroke with Larry Cain as a coach. The third area of focus – is at least 1 over distance workout per week but keeping the intensity very low to keep the endurance capacity topped up!

🥇 Canadian Champion Distance and Technical 2023
🥇 Chattajack race 2023 / 2021
🥇 Carolina Cup 10th 2022
🥇 Ontario SUP race Series Champion x3
🥇 Eastern Canadian Champion x2
🌟 Muskoka River X 130km record

Marie Buchanan

After showcasing impressive results at the ICF World Championship 2023, and securing two world titles, Marie continues to focus on refining her pacing, both on and off the water.
In 2024, her attention turns more to UK races, moving towards the ultimate dream goal – to take part in the Molokai 2 Oahu World Championships either on a SUP and eventually on a foil!

🥇 ICF World Championship Masters Long Distance 2023
🥇 ICF World Championship Masters Technical race 2023
🥇 Ladies Technical Race 2023
🥇 Waterborn SUP the Creek - Distance Race 2023
🥈 GBSUP Falmouth Bay Long Distance 2023
🥉 GBSUP Falmouth Bay Technical race 2023

Bart de Zwart

Famous for his huge amount of crossings and thrilling expeditions all over the years Bart continues to include new SUP adventures in his plans for 2024. He always strives to find new places to explore and plan adventures to inspire others to do the same, as well as setting new ultra-distance challenges for himself.

🥇 SUP 11-City Tour x4
🥇 The Yukon 1000 – the longest race in the world
🥇 Winning almost all ultra-distance races in the world at least once
🌟 Setting the 24-hour SUP distance world record
🌟 Ocean Crossings and expeditions in Greenland, Zambia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Vanuatu, Nepal and many more

Bruce Kriby

Travelled to 85 countries and six continents in the last thirty years of guiding expeditions, Bruce is setting an inspiring plans for the upcoming year as well. He is working towards paddling every inch of the Canadian West Coast- a big goal to complete by 2025. This summer, together with Norm Hann he plans to traverse an exposed section of Vancouver Island. He is constantly striving to increase his efficiency and speed on long trips and follows a periodized program focused on strength, technique and speed.

🌟 Rounding Cape Scott, Vancouver Island – 200km, 7 days
🌟 Grease Trail, Great Bear Rainforest – 230km, 5 days
🌟 Crossing Lake Ontario, Solo – 50km open water
🌟 Vancouver Island Outer Coast Solo – 500km, 11 days
🌟 Vancouver to Victoria – 150 km, 5 days

Posted on 6. December 20237. December 2023 by Ed

The New Armstrong HA Front Foil Range

The essence of foiling.

Building on the legacy of our first HA (high aspect) foils initially released in 2021, the new HA range offers an unprecedented combination of rippability, easy pumping and endless glide that expands the potential of intermediate to expert surf, downwind and wing foilers. Seven sizes – 580, 680, 780, 880, 980, 1080, 1180cm2 – deliver a full quiver of options. The new HA range is the essence of foiling.

Standout Performance

Best of both worlds.

A newly developed section shape, outline and profile give the HA range a remarkable “best of both worlds” ability to carve beautiful lines and easily stay high in the pumping power zone for maximum wave riding potential. The foil section is adjusted incrementally at points across the wingspan (evolutive section shape) to provide a big boost to gliding efficiency and consistent lift at various bank angles and flight speeds. For those already riding the previous generation Armstrong HA range, we recommend downsizing one foil size, for example: from the older HA925, move to the new HA880 to maintain familiar pumpability with a substantial overall performance increase.

Features

High aspect ratio
- 9.63-9.8 AR across the range of sizes
Broad size range
- Seven sizes from 580 to 1180 for intermediate through expert surf, downwind and wing foilers.
Evolutive section shape
- The section shape is tweaked at various stations across the span for hyper-optimised water flow across the wing.
Flat profile
- Enables responsive turning in carves, even at wider wingspans.
Toray carbon fibre
- Built from premium Toray high and intermediate modulus carbon fibre for exceptional stiffness and light weight.
A+ System
- Our proprietary connection system offers industry-leading strength, durability and modularity.

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Performance Pedigree

Meticulously engineered to push your fun on the water.

The HA range benefits from two years’ worth of research with a leading CFD team in the hydrofoil sailboat world. These foils turn beautifully and their section is optimized to stay with the wave, allowing smooth flowing connections between swell lines. Excellent lift means riders can drop down one full size from their previous HA foils for improved carving and speed range while maintaining an easy low end.

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Posted on 25. October 202325. October 2023 by Ed

New Armstrong Foils Big Downwind Performance

The Armstrong Downwind Performance foil range is bred for the raw energy of deepwater offshore swell. Amplify your downwind experience.

The first foils in our new Armstrong Performance Series, the Downwind Performance range was specifically developed to race in the SUP downwind division across Hawaii’s interisland channels. Already a proven Molokai2Oahu World Championship podium-finisher under the feet of team rider Oskar Johansson, the DW Performance range is tailored for expert level SUP downwind aficionados seeking next level freedom in open water.

Offered in 3 sizes from 685 -930cm².

Access ultimate speed

The product of cutting edge hydrodynamics and foil technology.

Project development began with collecting waveform and real world riding data from Hawaii’s interisland channels to set specific design parameters.

Leading fluid dynamics (CFD) resources helped optimize a foil shape that had extreme top end glide with accessible low end flight speeds for race starts in milder conditions.

The result is remarkably stable at high velocities.

“These foils have a speed range like nothing else I have ridden. They have a low enough stall speed for getting on foil, but then have an incredibly high top end that allows you to ride the fast open ocean swells. The foils also have a very neutral front and back foot pressure that doesn’t change with different speeds, giving a comfortable feel at highspeeds.”-Oskar Johansson, Armstrong team rider and 2023 Molokai2Oahu 2nd place finisher.

Features

Maximum glide

-Aspect ratio (AR) 13.0-13.55

Ultra-premium construction

Made from Toray intermediate and high modulus carbon fibre

Stable at speed

A thin section and subtle anhedral to dihedral shape becomes more pitch and roll stable at higher speeds without feeling locked in.

Evolutive section profile

The foil section is slightly different at each station across the foil span for maximum efficiency.

The A+ System

Foil assembly system

The A+ System is our proprietary foil assembly design that joins the mast, fuselage, front foil and stabiliser together for a solid and smooth feeling on the water.

Hexagonal carbon fibre fuselage with a titanium rod core has progressive flex qualities that balance stiffness with a uniquely smooth feel underfoot.

Minimises flex from the extreme torsional forces produced by high aspect foils.

Premium 316 steel and titanium hardware eliminates corrosion and provides a naturally snug fit, no tef gel required.

Polycarbonate Pro shims allow for half degree incremental changes to stabiliser pitch for incredibly easy tuning of the foil’s flight characteristics. 5621

Performance Series

On the cutting edge

Our Performance Series represents the pinnacle of Armstrong foiling equipment. Created to push boundaries in design process and material selection, these products invite advanced riders on a truly next-level riding experience.

930

Area: 930cm²
Span: 1100mm
Aspect Ratio: 13

755

Area: 755cm²
Span: 1000mm
Aspect Ratio: 13

685

Area: 685cm²
Span: 960mm
Aspect Ratio: 13.55

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Posted on 8. July 202317. July 2023 by Ed

Molokai Holokai 2023

We are now one week away from one of the most thrilling races of the season in Hawaii: The Molokai Holokai. This event is not just a single race but a series of races spanning over 2 days. The excitement begins on Friday the 14th with the M2Molokai Challenge. The 27-mile race course, starting from the west side of Maui and ending in Molokai’s main town, Kaunakakai, promises exhilarating waves and bumps for downwind enthusiasts.

For those seeking a repeat of the most exciting part of the race, there is an opportunity to stay on Molokai and participate in the 10-Mile Kamalo Run on Saturday. This section along Molokai’s south shore offers the perfect conditions as wind waves converge into shallower waters, creating incredible formations. We have all witnessed the awe-inspiring glides captured in videos and pictures of Connor Baxter.

If the Kamalo Run is not your preference, there are various activities taking place on Molokai on Saturday. Enjoy fun runs along the coast, immerse yourself in cultural activities, and even join a skate jam. There’s something for everyone to enjoy and make the most of their time on Molokai.

As we all know, Hawaii has shifted away from traditional SUP and is now pushing the boundaries in foiling. SUP pioneers like Dave Kalama and Andrea Moller have dedicated years to perfecting SUP foiling. Dave Kalama, in particular, introduced the “Baracuda Shape” to the world, making SUP foiling more accessible and easier to learn. We look forward to see him at the starting line on Friday.

Next to Dave Kalama and Andrea Moller we have an great field of local and international participants such as:

Fred Bonnef – French SUP and Foil pioneer and EURO TOUR Team Member.
Olivia Piana – French SUP and Foil pioneer with multiple SUP World Titles
Armie Armstrong – The Mad Foil Professor and SUP racer from the very first days
Tomoyasu Murabayashi – Japanese SUP Athlete from the early days
Matt Nottage – Australian SUP pioneer
Gabriella Bella – On of the few girls on Maui mastering SUP Downwind Foiling and promising water woman
Dave Kissane – Australian SUP pioneer
Rachel Bruntsch – Hawaiian SUP pioneer
Marcus Tardrew – Australian SUP and Foil shaper since the very first days
Jeffrey Spencer – Maui / Canadian young gun and 2nd at the M2O in 2019
Kane de Wilde – Maui local and dark horse for the M2O, developing after market foil stabilizers
Shep Nelson – Maui local foil pioneer

In total, we have a count of 39 SUP foilers set to cross the channel, and in a way, this will serve as a training run for the upcoming M2O race in two weeks. We anticipate some last-minute entries as the forecast models get more accurate.

The story of this year’s downwind month in Hawaii will undoubtedly revolve around SUP foiling. This young sport is currently at the stage where traditional SUP was back in 2010. The individuals who have mastered this sport are experienced water enthusiasts who have played a role in shaping it in various ways. Simply by participating in these races, they are contributing to the sport’s history.

While the results may not be the primary focus at this stage, showcasing what is possible and setting new records in the channel will be memorable moments in the history of this sport. The number of people mastering this technique is growing rapidly, and if we follow a similar trajectory as SUP did in 2010, SUP foiling has a promising future across waters worldwide.

Stay tuned for all the action over the weekend as the Stand Up Magazin will follow all racers across the channel trying to keep up and participating in the Wing Foil Division.

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