Articles by thepaddlerezine

About thepaddlerezine (291 Articles)

Editor of The Paddler ezine and Publisher of Stand Up Paddle Mag UK and WindsurfingUK magazines

Sandbanks next stop as GBSUP gears up for an action-packed beach day

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Next stop on the GBSUP circuit is iconic Sandbanks on the Dorset coast, where a choice of beach-based challenges awaits later this month. On offer is a range of races for [...]

Getting salty with Anglesey

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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

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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…

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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 [...]

Tony Bain SUP knowledge – Pick it up (right)

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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 [...]

Fanatic SUP success at the Boat Show in Düsseldorf

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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!)

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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 [...]

Tony Bain SUP knowledge – preparation is key

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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

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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. [...]

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

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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 [...]