Gillian Gibree and Vanina Walsh are hardcore paddlers. Gillian recently won the Waterman Waikiki Paddle Festival and Vanina really knows how to tear it up in the surf. But sometimes it’s all about the cruising. Here are the girls having some fun in Hawaii and meeting up with some unexpected friends.

Kody Kerbox is another young gun from Maui that has made a name for himself in the SUP community.

Awhile back we caught up with surfing pro Jamie O’Brien, just before he competed in his first SUP contest, the Standup World Tour’s Sunset Pro.

Watermans Paddle for Humanity Dana Point, Calif. event went off this weekend at Doheny State Beach. OnIt Pro was there to capture all the action during the exciting Chuck Patterson Signature Series Race Rally and Connor Baxter’s win.

Hailing from Oahu’s North Shore and a member of Hawaii’s “royal family” of surfing, Ikaika Kalama is known for charging the biggest waves in the world. With aspirations to become the ultimate Hawaiian waterman, it only makes sense that the powerhouse turned to SUP for some more fun on the water. Here’s Ikaika charging Pipeline [...]

Racing is a huge part of SUP. Events are held around the world nearly every weekend and raceboards are flying out of SUP shops. But with all the competitions that include courses that weave in and out of the break, surfing a raceboard is an important skill to master if you’re going to race in [...]

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One of the great things about standup paddling is that you can do it in pretty much every condition. If there’s a swell or if it’s flat, windy or calm, you can find a way to have fun on the water. And on those small days, when surfers are scratching for waves, standup paddlesurfers have [...]

Welcome back to the Wednesday Voice with SUPthemag.com. Each Wednesday, we 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 to Morgan Hoesterey, a surfer and adventure paddler. The Irvine, Calif.-native now living in [...]

The pivot turn: it’s an important skill to master. Whether you’re an SUP surfer, racer, or recreational paddler, the pivot turn is easy to learn and allows you to make tighter, more efficient directional changes when catching waves, rounding buoys or just heading home. Gillian Gibree, a SUP yoga instructor, racer, and surfer walks us [...]