Elite standup paddler Gillian Gibree, along with her SUP yoga business,

When Maui’s Talia Gangini set out to compete in this year’s Molokai2Oahu race, she hoped to better her previous time. In her second solo SUP M2O crossing, the 19 year-old not only bettered her time by more than thirty minutes, but she also took home the win. The new queen of the Ka’iwi chronicled her [...]

Any paddler at the 16th annual Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O), presented by Kona Longboard Island Lager would agree that there were nearly 300 personal victories for those who completed the grueling 32-mile crossing of the Ka’iwi Channel, also known as the Channel of Bones. When the final race results were reported on Sunday, July [...]

The Stand Up World Series returns to its HQ at Turtle Bay Resort on the 11th – 12th August for the next stop on the 2012 World Series: the Turtle Bay Summer Paddle Challenge, presented by Pacifico and Naish. As a premier destination for Ocean Sports of all kinds, Turtle Bay opens its doors to [...]

This spring, SUP magazine editor Joe Carberry visited Hawaii, collecting a series of interviews with some of the best paddlers on the islands. Here, we sit down with Dave Kalama as he talks about overcoming injury, wanting to win back his Molokai title, surf trips and making a living from the waterman lifestyle. The interview [...]

Standup paddling isn’t about one thing in the water in particular. It’s about all of it. Surfing, river-running, touring the lake, fishing. Enjoying the bodies of water closest to your home can make you appreciate home that much more. Check out this short film by Pennsylvania’s Rocky Woodling, as he takes pride in the river [...]

Talia Gangini loves to play in the water. And she loves to do it with her pals. Gangini, who finished third in last year’s SUP Awards and is up for another one this year, is a perennial downwind favorite and a skilled surfer. But she puts all her skills on display in this cut…

This spring, Candice Appleby, Dave Boehne, CD Kinley, Anthony Vela and Slater Trout went on a soul surfing adventure to the far east, exploring the exotic setups and culture of Taiwan. Check out the full photo essay by talented lensman Neil Armstrong in the Summer issue of SUP magazine, on newsstands everywhere now.