Women’s SUP

During the last week of March, I had the opportunity to join Seychelle SUP for her Women’s SUP & Love Wellness Retreat in Key Largo Florida, and wow… What a beautiful week we had! It was filled with many sunny days, dolphins, mangroves, palm trees, paddling, meditations, journaling, yoga, healthy nutritious food, and more. It […]

There are many words I could use to describe Tahitian Water-woman Puatea Ellis. As a decorated French Polyensian swimming, SUP, Bodysurf, and Waterman Tahiti Tour Champion Puatea is one of the most accomplished ocean athletes in French Polynesia. The only words I can use to emphasize how remarkable Pua is… is that she is truly […]

Meet Cassie Salter, the visionary organizer behind Nottingham’s groundbreaking SUP event, Race to the Castle. With registrations soaring to over 200 participants within a few weeks, this inaugural event promises to be the largest of its kind in the UK. Set against the backdrop of the scenic River Trent, paddlers will embark on a 40km […]

South America has some of the strongest SUP Racers and SUP surfers on the race scene and it seems like every year we find one or more talented paddlers from the area making an impact on the world stage. Argentinian paddler, Alma Colleta Spada is one of the top racers from the continent and she’s […]

At the 2023 ICF World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand a young Italian paddler stunned the world with her two gold medals, Claudia Postiglione. Now this young rising star has joined the NSP SUP Race Team and TotalSUP has the first interview with this talented paddler. Ciao Claudia, benvenuta su TotalSUP!  Grazie Chris!  I want to […]

In the heart of Cornwall, Clair Connibeer has been a passionate stand-up paddler and instructor based in the United Kingdom. She is the founder of Paddle Cornwall SUP and is very excited to be heading into the 2024 season, especially with Paddle Logger at her fingertips! Hi there Clair! Welcome to TotalSUP! How are you […]

After much anticipation, we finally catch up with Cecilia Pampinella, a towering figure in stand-up paddling at only 17 with an impressive tally of 5 Junior World Titles under the ICF and ISA federations, 6 European titles and countless national Italian titles. Recently, Cecilia realized her lifelong ambition of joining the prestigious Starboard Dream Team, […]

In an unexpected twist of fate, Hungarian SUP racer Dora Hegedus crossed paths with Northern Ireland’s Ironman triathlete and intrepid adventurer, Linda Blakely, during a holiday escape in Gran Canaria, Spain. Little did they know that this chance encounter would lead to an exclusive interview delving into Linda’s ambitious quest – a solo crossing across […]

SUP surfboards come in all shapes and sizes: from 6 feet to 11 feet or more, round shapes or sharp noses and tails, thicker or thinner rails, different fin configurations… in short, there’s plenty to choose from! So how do you choose your SUP surfboard? You’ll need to take into account many parameters, including your […]

Holly Pye is one of the top female SUP racers in the UK and an ambassador for Paddle Logger, after a break from paddling due to injury she’s back on the start line. Fresh from a successful European championships she sat down with one of her old club mates to talk SUP and her road […]

Balancing a family, career and a love of the water is tricky for most paddlers and even more so for those who want to compete at a high level. Taking on that challenge, and more is NSP SUP racer, parent and Doctor, Susanne Eder-Meyer. Susanne patiently waited for Chris from TotalSUP to catch up with her […]

Anni Ridsdill Smith is a well-known name on the UK SUP Racing circuit, she seems to be at every race and she is now spreading her wings to compete in Europe and further afield. This season she has joined the ranks of paddlers moving to SUNOVA for their FAAST race craft after what seems like […]

Juliette DuHaime is one of the Infinity SpeedFreaks, the Elite SUP race team from Infinity and she is frequently found at the business end of competitions around the world. TotalSUP last caught up with Juliette at the end of 2022 and we were super happy to get some more time with this speedy water woman. […]

This season the Infinity SUP SpeedFreak squad was boosted with the signing of Brazilian SUP racer Lena Ribeiro. Lena may not be a familiar name for some but she has been competing at the top level for a long time with a very impressive set of results including a top 10 finish in the 2015 […]