Europe

Long way round – an unexpected stand up paddle adventure to The Needles, Isle of Wight

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Words: Jason Swain Pics: Jason Swain, Ian Pacey The day three mates paddled around The Needles, from Freshwater Bay to Totland Bay, on one of the hottest days on record, [...]

Flying the flag (for SUP) – Flag Beach, Fuerteventura, paddling stand up style

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Words: Tez Plavenieks Pics: Tez Plavenieks, Fi Plavenieks, Flag Beach Watersports For decades Fuertventura has been a winter haven for surfers, windsurfers and more recently [...]

SUP: Glacial SUPing

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In January, in the middle of winter in Europe, the two Fanatic riders Kai-Nicolas Steimer and Lena Albrecht decided to discover Norway – not scared of fighting conditions [...]

SUP: Pond SUPin’ – Fatstick meets Surf Snowdonia

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Words: Sam Rogers Pics: Fatstick SUP After a busy weekend, full of Fatstick Paddle Board demos, at BBC’s Children in Need ‘CarFest North’; treating ourselves to a [...]

SUP: Iconic sweeping – a winter’s paddle around The Needles with Simon Winkley

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Words and pics: Simon Winkley The UK has numerous watery iconic landmarks and natural phenomena all begging further investigation by stand up paddle board. Once such location [...]

SUP: Under mountain shadows – SUPing Swiss alpine lakes with Thomas Oschwald

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Words: Thomas Oschwald Pics: Fanatic SUP International Switzerland is famous for its mountains – massive alpine monoliths stretching up towards the sky. But in the middle [...]

SUP: Jersey – SUP paradise close to Scottish home

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Words: Steve Williams (with local insight from Tim Rowe) Pics: Williams family, Tim Rowe Trying to mix an easy going SUP surfing holiday with family time isn’t always easy, [...]

SUP: Thames touring – family river SUP adventures

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Words: Jon Carr Pics: Lucy and Jon Carr My wife Lucy and I were in the pub when she said: ‘about our summer holiday next month…how about an adventure?’ So our last [...]

SUP: Hasta pronto amigos! – Andalusian (Spain) adventures with Tati CoCo

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Words and pics: Tati CoCo Have you ever dreamt of blue skies and water so clear it begs you to dive right in? Have you ever had the vision of bright white sand, palm trees [...]

SUP: Scenic Seven Sisters – south coast SUP at its best

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Words and pics: Neptune SUPs Most people think that if you live on the coast you spend most of your time SUPing on the sea. The reality is as anyone that lives on the coast [...]