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Each year, brand announcements of signing SUP athletes serve as evidence of the condition of our sport igniting discussion and enthusiasm for the upcoming racing season. Light Board Corp, the pioneers in hollow construction, have just created buzz by welcoming Benyam Bossack, a SUPer active on the race circuit and talented 15 year old athlete

18-year-old Donato Freens, the rising star from the Netherlands, emerges onto the global SUP Race scene with an impressive track record. Voted SUP athlete of the year in the 2023 TotalSUP Awards, Freens has been showcasing remarkable dedication and hunger for success event after event. His recent achievements include securing the 3rd overall position on

Once a world top-10 sprint kayak athlete, now a driving force in the Austrian SUP race scene, Rudy Van Haven holds the reins of the highly anticipated Lake Rocks Festival 2024 in Faaker See, Austria as Event Sports Director on May 9 to 12. As round #2 of the ICF SUP World Ranking circuit and

We're thrilled to present our first-ever TotalSUP Awards, a fantastic way to celebrate our 10-year anniversary and the perfect excuse to revisit some of the absolute best moments from 2023. So, buckle up! The results are coming, and we can't wait to share the hype, the surprises, and the pure stoke with you! But, hold

What do you do when you're a former multi-medallist and Wildwater Canoeing World Champion (C1, C2) moving onto the next chapter? You go rip the rapids on carbon SUP race boards! On the eve of the 39th edition of the legendary paddle race - Marathon international des Gorges de l'Ardèche and the last stop of

There's been a lot of buzz since the launch of the LIGHTBOARDCORP®PARADOXA and its debut at the SUP Alps Trophy 2023 SUPALOT stop. The Light Riders have been sweeping the podiums ever since and are now ready for the final leg of the SUP racing season. In the run up to the 2023 ICF Stand

SUP and SUP Racing is a sport that increasingly is attracting athletes from varied backgrounds. Many competitive paddlers have a background in watersports but an increasing number of SUP Racers have been competitive at a high level in other, completely unrelated sports. Polona Pusljar is one of those athletes who has already had a sporting

Aussie-turned-Belgian Kaelan Lockhart and the Swiss Miss Anna Tschirky have taken out the 2023 ICE Race in Thun, Switzerland, a well-known event on the early-summer calendar that drew over 150 paddlers to the line this time.