SUP Mag UK

Head of the Dart SUP Challenge 2019 – recap

On Sunday 14th April, the UK’s best attended stand up paddle board (SUP) event took place in Totnes, South Devon, with 263 paddleboarders registered for the annual Head of [...]
Phil May’s Yellow Belly – SUP schooling in Lincolnshire

Interview: SUPM Pics: Phil May Phil May was, for a time, a regular on the south coast’s SUP scene. Then PM and family got gone further north to pastures new. Since the [...]
Slowly, slowly. Softly, softly: teaching your kids to SUP & surf

Words: Tez Plavenieks Pics: Fi & Tez Plavenieks This isn’t a ‘sit your offspring down and coach them through stand up/surf technique’ article. It’s more an [...]
Getting salty with Anglesey

Having worked professionally around the Anglesey coastline from a sea kayak for the last ten years I have an intimate relationship and love for the island. Exploring the [...]
Iceland: A mystical SUP destination

There are only a few places left in this world that are still as raw and untouched as the beautiful Nordic country of Iceland. By Manuela Jungo As soon as I touched ground in [...]
The first issue of the year…

The first issue of the year: SUPM supports and gives airtime to the UK SUP scene 100%. And we’re the only mag that does… The April issue of SUP Mag UK is available to [...]
SUP engagement – the problem with purchasing cheap inflatable stand up paddle boards

Inflatable stand up paddle board sales still make up the majority of SUP purchases and this shows no sign of slowing down. Unfortunately, there are lots of cheap, rather than [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Pick it up (right)

Words and pics: Tony Bain Most of us just pick up our board head to the shore and wade right in. It’s as simple as that, or is it? Of course it is: we drive down to a car [...]
Pic ‘n’ mix – Aqua Inc. Razor blade, Distance blade and Victory blade comparison test

Paddles have come a long way in the last few years. As much as it’s a tricky subject there’s no doubt that anything with the tag ‘performance’ is way beyond what we [...]
This IS: Stand Up Paddle – a Michael Lenane film short

Those who read SUPM regularly will probably be aware of Mike Lenane’s mission to ride waves of significance. If you didn’t catch that article then follow the link [...]
Fanatic SUP success at the Boat Show in Düsseldorf

For the third time now the organisers of the Boat Show in Düsseldorf, Germany (the world’s largest water sports fair), have organised the City Wave SUP contest. In [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – where to get it (knowledge that is!)

Words and pics: Tony Bain Knowledge is power, so the saying goes. Without it we’d be nothing. Stand up paddling is perceived initially to be easy; a sport that anyone can [...]
A quiet corner – seeking SUP refuge on IOW’s south western fringe

Words: Tez Plavenieks Pics: Tez & Fi Plavenieks Here we throw things back to the previous winter and one from SUPM’s magazine archives. Following a hectic summer, [...]
Tony Bain SUP knowledge – preparation is key

Words and pics: Tony Bain Too many times recently we’ve heard about people coming unstuck while paddling. As new recruits’ skills grow they take on more adventurous [...]
The best rivers to paddle board in Europe

The idea of paddle boarding tourism tends to lead us to flat, transparent waters in tranquil and tropical locations, or else to glass-like lakes with beautiful surroundings. [...]
GoXperience a life on board in Croatia – The McConkey’s on tour

Words: Jenny McConkey Pics: Nathan Williams, GoXperience Andy and Jenny McConkey, McConks When we were offered the opportunity to spend a week on board a 51’ yacht sailing [...]
Tony Bain SUP Knowledge – Pretty Darn Funny (PFD use in SUP)

Words and pics: Tony Bain I’m an instructor of SUP. I don’t really have a choice: I have to lead by example. That is what I have been taught to teach. To put in front of [...]
Tony Bain SUP Knowledge – the magician of your wand

Words and pics: Tony Bain Novice SUP paddlers are an adventurous bunch, curious and always up for a challenge. But they do seem to worry about getting it right. Oh, and [...]
Grass roots start up – Behind the brand with McConks’ Andy McConkey

Interview: SUPM Pics: McConks Ever tenacious and determined to succeed the McConkey clan started McConks SUP a few years back with the aim of providing affordable yet [...]
New spots! – Ollie Laddiman pro stand up paddle boarder profile

Here’s one from earlier in 2018. Ollie recently took the BSUPA UK National SUP Surf title. Words: Ollie Laddiman Pics: Steve Laddiman, Patrick Mutargh Ollie Laddiman is [...]

Phil May’s Yellow Belly – SUP schooling in Lincolnshire

April 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Interview: SUPM Pics: Phil May Phil May was, for a time, a regular on the south coast’s SUP scene. Then PM and family got gone further north to pastures new. Since the [...]
New spots! – Ollie Laddiman pro stand up paddle boarder profile

November 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Here’s one from earlier in 2018. Ollie recently took the BSUPA UK National SUP Surf title. Words: Ollie Laddiman Pics: Steve Laddiman, Patrick Mutargh Ollie Laddiman is [...]
Kate Baker Interview

November 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

Sarah Thornely of SUPjunkie spoke to Kate Baker on behalf of the GB SUP National Series. Kate is a British paddler living in Australia, who at the time of writing is [...]
Flying into the unknown – SUP (and other) foiling experiences with Sam Green

October 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Interview: SUPM Pics: Jono Carmichael and Kitty Gregorelli Dual national ripper Sam Green splits his time between summers in Greece and winters in Oz. A fan of the foil, [...]
Q&A with Crispin Jones, Club Captain of Waterborn SUP (winners of 2018’s SUP Club Champs)

October 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Interview: Fiona Batson, British SUP Club Championship Team Pic: Bray Lake, Waterborn SUP Fiona Batson caught up with Crispin Jones who manages Waterborn SUP, 2018’s [...]

Head of the Dart SUP Challenge 2019 – recap

Phil May’s Yellow Belly – SUP schooling in Lincolnshire

Slowly, slowly. Softly, softly: teaching your kids to SUP & surf

Getting salty with Anglesey

Iceland: A mystical SUP destination

The first issue of the year…

SUP engagement – the problem with purchasing cheap inflatable stand up paddle boards

Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Pick it up (right)

Pic ‘n’ mix – Aqua Inc. Razor blade, Distance blade and Victory blade comparison test

This IS: Stand Up Paddle – a Michael Lenane film short

Fanatic SUP success at the Boat Show in Düsseldorf

Tony Bain SUP knowledge – where to get it (knowledge that is!)

A quiet corner – seeking SUP refuge on IOW’s south western fringe

Tony Bain SUP knowledge – preparation is key

The best rivers to paddle board in Europe

GoXperience a life on board in Croatia – The McConkey’s on tour

Tony Bain SUP Knowledge – Pretty Darn Funny (PFD use in SUP)

Tony Bain SUP Knowledge – the magician of your wand

Grass roots start up – Behind the brand with McConks’ Andy McConkey

New spots! – Ollie Laddiman pro stand up paddle boarder profile

Slowly, slowly. Softly, softly: teaching your kids to SUP & surf

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Phil May’s Yellow Belly – SUP schooling in Lincolnshire

Slowly, slowly. Softly, softly: teaching your kids to SUP & surf

SUP engagement – the problem with purchasing cheap inflatable stand up paddle boards

Pic ‘n’ mix – Aqua Inc. Razor blade, Distance blade and Victory blade comparison test

A quiet corner – seeking SUP refuge on IOW’s south western fringe

GoXperience a life on board in Croatia – The McConkey’s on tour

Grass roots start up – Behind the brand with McConks’ Andy McConkey

New spots! – Ollie Laddiman pro stand up paddle boarder profile

Chameleon carver – Loco Inca 9’6 x 27” x 115L 2018 longboard surf SUP review

SHAC Attack! – Wild Scottish SUP Adventures with Scott ‘Skip’ Innes

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