(Huntington Beach, Calif.) – Quiksilver Waterman Collection recently partnered with Mother Ocean and Tahoe SUP to launch a yearlong project in 2013 called Expedition Florida 500 (XF500). XF500 is a modern-day exploration of Florida’s coastline, waterways, and marine ecosystem as seen through the eyes of the waterman. 2013 is Florida’s 500th anniversary since Ponce de [...]

With the world’s best in attendance, the first showdown of the 2012 season, the Sunset Pro, promises to be intense, with a mixture of seasoned talent such as Peyo Lizarazu from France, Wildcard Duane DeSoto from Hawaii and the Tahitian crew, to the young upstarts such as Keahi de Aboitz from Australia, Bullet Obra from [...]

The unofficial start to the racing season went off with a bang at Saturday’s Hanohano Huki Ocean Challenge at Bonita Cove in Mission Bay, Calif. With the largest turnout in the race’s 16-year history, an awesome expo and perfect weather, competitors and race directors alike couldn’t have asked for more. What once began as a [...]

(Munich, Germany) –– Fanatic Brand Manager Craig Gertenbach explains: “We are constantly on the lookout for new technologies and optical highlights, so we could not resist adding this very exclusive new edition to our line up. The shape is identical to our best seller Fly Race 12’6” x 30,5”, but visually another world altogether, for [...]

Encinitas, Calif. – Boardworks announced today that 17-year-old SUP phenom, Slater Trout, has signed on to join the Boardworks Elite Team for 2012. “We are so stoked to have Slater join our team. He is such an amazing athlete and ambassador for the sport and a great friend of the Boardworks family as well. With [...]

Welcome to the Wednesday Voice, a new feature at SUPthemag.com. Each Wednesday, we’ll sit down with the personalities that make standup paddling great––from the athletes to industry insiders to event organizers and everyone in between. This week on the Wednesday Voice, we talk with Kevin Roberts, organizer of the 3rd Annual Punta Sayulita Classic, March [...]

The South African big wave champion has balls, that’s no lie. Twiggy got a win at the Maverick’s big wave contest in 2006, was the first champion at the Red Bull Big Wave Africa and has won multiple titles at Billabong’s XXL Awards- Best Overall Performance, Biggest Wave and Ride of the Year. After a [...]

In late June, 2010, Matteo Neri snapped this photo of Marco Bosi and I. We were lucky enough to get in a quick afternoon downwind run on the east side of Giglio Island, the second-largest island in the Tuscan archipelago off of Italy’s west coast. We left from Arenella Beach, heading back to Giglio’s main [...]