News RoomLoginSchedule A Demo June 02, 2021 CA based Paddleboards USA is pleased to be a supporter of the 2021 Carolina Cup, organized by the Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club in North Carolina. The event will require inflatable paddle boards for most of the demos and races. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Plastic Ocean Project — The Carolina Cup Charity Sponsor. The organizers have also partnered with local businesses to help facilitate accommodation. The Carolina Cup will be a week-long event featuring over a dozen clinics and five races on the 6th and 7th of November. On the Friday prior, there will be several fun clinics and demonstrations. On the first official day of the event, 6th Saturday, the 3.5-mile Harbor Island Recreational race, 6.5-mile Money Island Open Race, the dreaded 13.1-mile Graveyard Elite Race, the Graveyard Elite Outrigger and Surfski races will be taking place. A few demonstrations will take place as well, and on Sunday, the Kids Race and more Demos. In 2016, the Carolina Cup was the largest race on the East Coast, with over 900 paddlers competing in races and participating in clinics. In 2015, the Carolina Cup became the largest and most competitive paddle surfing or stand up paddle-boarding race in the world. The Carolina Cup will be the first of five races to qualify for the APP & WPA Stand Up paddle-boarding qualifying series. The inflatable paddleboards will be key equipment for most of these races.