Over 100 standup and prone paddleboarders headed out to Santa Cruz on Saturday to race at the 11th annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race. The event drew in elite standup paddlers and friends of the late Jay Moriarity to remember the Santa Cruz waterman and compete in the rigorous 12-mile course. Nearly 70 standup [...]

Summer is officially here and this first weekend is just a taste of what to expect for the next few months. Get stoked paddlers, because this is going to be the best SUP summer yet. Here’s what’s on tap for the next few days: Gunnison River Festival Extravaganza Gunnison, CO Friday, June 22 – Saturday, [...]

Photos by Josh Montague / creativecommons.org Three years ago, Zack Hughes was the only one standing in Salida. He’d take his “mutant shapes,” made from home insulation foam blanks, glued stringers and a little fiberglass coating, and surf the ripping Arkansas River wave beneath the stone F Street Bridge in this sleepy Colorado mountain town. [...]

Pacifico’s US series of events on the Standup World Series will kick off next week in the City of Chicago from the 29th June to the 2nd July. The Chicago World Paddle Challenge presented by Starboard and in association with Maui Jim will be a premier stop on the Standup World Series and will also [...]

The first of five events in the North Shore Summer Race Series was held last weekend at the beautiful Turtle Bay Resort. The north shore resort will continue to host the four remaining events, which include prone and SUP (12’6) sprints held in a heat elimination format. Events will be held at Kuilima and Kawela [...]

The Surfing America USA Championships went off last weekend on the south side of Huntington Beach Pier. Standup paddlesurfing, longboarding and shortboarding competitions were held with great performances across the board.

Morgan Hoesterey and Gillian Gibree continue their roadtrip, making their next stop in Moab, Utah for adventures by foot and SUP. The paddling pros take to the river for a little SUP yoga and find a new way to surf a SUP.

Schweitzer Sports brings us another action-packed video with Zane Schweitzer, Sean Poynter and friends. The crew headed to Oahu’s North Shore during a swell last winter, charging Sunset on SUP for some thrills and spills. The guys put on an entertaining show and have some fun paddlesurfing the famed break, despite the less than ideal [...]

St. Louis paddler becomes first SUP athlete in the 50-year history of the Texas Water Safari to complete the 264-mile race, billed as ‘the world’s toughest canoe race.’ “Logistically, you have zero percent chance of finishing this race on a paddleboard.”

The next stop for the Standup World Series is the Chicago World Paddle Challenge. The event will hold a Na Kama Kai youth clinic, sprints, relays and a long distance course. Check out the teaser and schedule of events below: