It was an exciting day at the Standup World Tour’s kick-off event of 2012, the Sunset Pro. The first day of trials (see video, below) were held in three rounds of heats with the following competitors advancing to the Main Event: Chuck Patterson (California) Beaux Nixon (Australia) Uluboi Napeahi (Hawaii) Makua Rothman (Hawaii) Yuri Daberkow [...]

Talia Gangini shows the boys what’s up on the water and why we all love the Maui-born babe… –SC Maui Stand Up Paddling- Talia Gangini from tehanigangini on Vimeo.

Welcome once again to the Wednesday Voice, a new feature at 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.

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 [...]

The Orange Bowl Paddle Championships in Miami, Florida was another huge success last weekend following Surf Expo in Orlando. Candice Appleby won on the women’s side while Danny Ching topped the men’s standings. Here’s a sweet little cut from race day.

Jenny Kalmbach has been a dominant competitor in the SUP scene for the past four years. She’s paddled the nine open-ocean channels that link the Hawaiian Islands, was voted Female Paddler of the Year at the first annual SUP Awards and has dominated countless races while also raising awareness about plastic pollution. –-Shari Coble Photo [...]

If you haven’t seen Peter Trow’s work check out this Blueline Santa Barbara team rider’s latest creation, another goody. Noah Yap, Amy Naff and Jim Brewer round out the Colombia team that found some surf, paddled with the locals and got up close and personal with whales.