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John Zapotocky 91 Years Young and the History of Stand Up Paddling

John Zapotocky 91 Years Young and the History of Stand Up Paddling

You may be forgiven for thinking that stand up paddling is a new sport, that has probably been around for 4 or 5 years right? Wrong, in fact the roots of our sport go right back to the man who bought surfing to the world, Duke Kahanamoku. How do we know this? Because the man that is the Godfath...

Chris "Guts" Griffiths joins SurfTech Stand Up Paddle Team

Chris "Guts" Griffiths joins SurfTech Stand Up Paddle Team

Anyone who surfs or stand up paddle surfs in the UK will have heard the name Chris "Guts" Griffiths. Chris is a legend who has been a well known face of surfing for over 40 years, he has won over a dozen Welsh titles, split between longboard and shortboard divisions, he won the Europe pro longboa...

Insane Video footage from the Stand Up Paddle Surfing Sunset Pro

Insane Video footage from the Stand Up Paddle Surfing Sunset Pro

The Waterman's League Stand Up Paddle Surf Sunset Beach Pro was eventually won by Maui local Kai Lenny, and some excellent video footage has been surfacing from the event showing how, on day two, how hard and shifty the waves were.

Ku Ikaika stand up paddle surf contest looks good for Monday

Ku Ikaika stand up paddle surf contest looks good for Monday

With the amazing winter season in Hawaii starting to close it looked as if the Ku Ikaika Big Wave Challenge at Makaha Point might not get the swell it needed for the contest to go ahead, however big wave stand up paddle surfers are getting mentally prepared as the word is out that a big NNW swell ...

SAS Challenge 2010 Fitness testing results

SAS Challenge 2010 Fitness testing results

Well the verdict is in and the tests are over, well for me and Claire they are anyway. Simon and Jock are yet to be tested. As part of the build up to the stand up paddle across the English Channel John Kelly from the University of Chichester put myself and Claire through a couple of tests to ge...

Corran Stand Up Paddle Surfs Waimea

Corran Stand Up Paddle Surfs Waimea

Corran Addison, the owner of Imagine Eco stand up paddle boards, is currently in Oahu, Hawaii. While most of us spent valentines day in a more sedate fashion, Corran decided to tackle Waimea, stand up paddle surfing. He tells us all about it.

Tez's Surf Art

Tez's Surf Art

As well as being a contributor to this website and a fanatical stand up paddle surfer (often seen out on the Hayling/Wittering/Bracklesham coast of the UK) Tez is a talented surf artist. We found out about this and asked Tez if he would tell us his story.

Coreban Fusion 9' Stand Up Paddle Board Test

Coreban Fusion 9' Stand Up Paddle Board Test

Ivan van Vuuren takes us through the new Coreban Fusion 9ft Stand Up Paddle board. It looks like a nice board and I hear a rumour that there will be a UK distributor of this South African/Hawaiian based brand. The board is 9ft x 29 1/2 wide x 4 1/2 thick. It has a volume of 148 L.

Stand Up Paddle World Tour Sunset Beach Pro

Stand Up Paddle World Tour Sunset Beach Pro

The kick off of the Waterman League's Stand Up Paddle World Tour had an anxious build-up, as athletes from around the world would come together to mingle, compete, and inevitably judge and be judged by their respected peers, and the North Shore would be host to yet another event close to others by...

World Record Attempt for Surfers Against Sewage

World Record Attempt for Surfers Against Sewage

Three of Britain’s best stand up paddle boarders met at West Wittering windsurf club at this Friday, 29th January to launch the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) 2010 Challenge, a Guinness World Record™ breaking attempt to cross the English Channel in June this year that also aims to raise at least...

Surfers Against Sewage Paddle Across the English Channel

Surfers Against Sewage Paddle Across the English Channel

The cat is out of the bag, myself (Matt Argyle), Jock Patterson, Elliot Dudley, Simon Bassett and Claire Blacklock are stand up paddling across the English Channel on a day between 18th - 25th June 2010, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world (so busy that they have a motorway system in p...

Stand Up Paddler Slater Trout Signs with Maui Jim

Stand Up Paddler Slater Trout Signs with Maui Jim

Already his reputation is building up as a world class stand up paddler with his second place at the Battle of the Paddle at the age of 14, now Slater Trout has been signed up by Maui Jim Sunglasses.

 

SAS Challenge 2010

SAS Challenge BlogSAS Stand Up Paddle Challenge

Read the SAS Challenge Blog as we prepare to cross from England to France to raise £10,000Read More

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We review all the latest stand up paddle surfing equipment, from boards and paddles to clothing. Read More
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Stand Up Paddle Equipment

Ivan van Vuuren

Ivan van Vuuren, our technique editor, takes you through the basics of what equipment you need go stand up paddle surfing. Remove the guess work and get the advice from the expert. Read More

Technique Clinic

How to cut your paddle to the right length

In this weeks technique article we look at how to cut your stand up paddle surfing paddle to the correct length.Read More

Diet and Fitness

This month, Johanna Shiu, our resident Sports Scientist, takes a look at diet and protien and how they affect fitness and performance. Read More

Stand Up Paddle Ireland

Matt Argyle traveled to Ireland with his stand up paddle board to sample surfing in Donegal. A perfect SUP get away.Read More

The James Davis Interview

We speak to a legend of Stand Up Paddle Surfing in the UK, James Davis. One of the original UK surfers James is now passionate about SUP. Read More

Music

Music Reviews

Zervas and PepperWe interview unsigned hopefuls Zervas and Pepper. Their brand of laid back 1970s west coast music is the antidote to mass produced pop. Read More

Art

Art

Hilton Alves ArtistHilton Alves is a stand up paddler and an excellent artist. We take a look at his work going on display at the Haleiwa Arts Festival. Read More

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