The untamed – discovering France’s River Cele and Lot
Words and pics: Stephen Hale ‘Turbulent and untamed, it is only navigable by canoe in spring and autumn. In summer, the waters tarry and the valley invites you to [...]
SUP Travel
Travelling to stand up paddle is one of life’s necessities. In our travel section you’ll find stories, articles and mini guides from various SUP locations – home and away.
DO NOT APPROACH! (The Marshall Islands)
Words: Bernd Roediger Pics: Martin Daly – Epic Stock Media I was never a child gifted with brilliance… I’m not proud of that, but it’s a fact. I shouldn’t start [...]
Stand up paddling Peligoni – the other side of Zakynthos (Zante), Greece
Here’s one from our sister publication The Paddler‘s archives. Focusing on the popular Greek island of Zante, there’s more to this place than just obvious [...]
Leaving on a jetplane – winter SUP holiday clobber you can’t do without
From amphibious water wear that can be used in and out of the drink to post SUP lounge threads for après SUP sessions, you’ll need to stay cool under the sun and [...]
TransAlgarve stand up paddling
On a quiet morning in early November, three stand up paddlers entered the Atlantic ocean from the town of Sagres, Southern Portugal. They were about to attempt the first [...]
Bangkok, Bali and back
By Joe Bishop It was a wet and miserable London day when Starboard called. They told me about two new prototype SUP surfboards, one of which is a pretty radical design named [...]
Two sides to every story – Maui’s SUP mecca in the off season
When Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama decided to literally up (paddle) sticks and re-ignite the SUP flame it set about a chain of events that would spark a global phenomenon. [...]
Family SUP Paradise? Biscarrose, France
Fatstick head honcho Reuben May and family recently upped sticks and shot off down to the south west corner of France for a spot of stand up paddle action. A firm favourite [...]
SUP at San Pietro, Sardinia
By Paul Hyman Diana and Mario from SUP Adventures came to see us in October 2014 to see if we would like to collaborate on some trips to San Pietro, their small island 7km [...]
11 cities – the ‘Tour de France’ of SUP
By Paul Ellis The SUP race scene has exploded in recent years, with a world tour seeing top paddlers competing all over the world in a wide variety of events. While events [...]
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