Fit for the wave?
Words & pics: Dirk Herpel You want to go with your SUP to the place, where our sport is born? Listen up: Paulina Herpel, acting German Champion on the wave, is going to [...]
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Fanatic’s SUP Inflatable and Composite Collection for 2020
Composite Collection: Wave: The ProWave is our radical powerhouse design for carving fast turns in solid overhead conditions – no better board for advanced riders to [...]
Big ripper – Fanatic Stubby LTD 8’10” x 30.5” x 135L 2018 review
Parallel rail boards have been a thing for a number of years now. Fanatic have really taken the concept and run with it – right across their whole range (SUP and windsurf). [...]
Reflections and predictions – 2018 SUP season gear trends
Back in autumn 2017 we asked a number of brands to give us their reflections on the past season of SUP and their predictions for the coming 2018 season. Here’s what [...]
(SUP) La Dolce Vita – Lake Garda stand up paddle board adventures
Words: Valentin Illichmann Pics: Ronny Kiaulehn Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy and well known for windsurfing, hiking, mountain biking and sailing. But SUP is also [...]
SUP: Under mountain shadows – SUPing Swiss alpine lakes with Thomas Oschwald
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: Perfect package – Fanatic Ray Air Stringer 11.6ft x 31” x 295L review
Fanatic’s hard shell 2015 Ray touring SUP is fondly remembered by us at SUPM. A super versatile board that performs across a wide spectrum of areas ensures it’s a firm [...]
SUP: On the fly – Fanatic Fly 10.6ft x 31” x 177L HRS 2016 review
Fanatic’s Fly 10.6ft is a benchmark shape for all round stand up paddle boards. Plenty of UK SUPers have owned one or experienced previous year versions. Billed as a [...]
SUP: Paddling out through waves bigger than knee high – SUP surf technique
Tim Axford is dad to UK young gun SUPstart Toby and regularly sits out personal sessions to shoot pics of his offspring from the shore and in the water – such is the [...]
Fanatic’s Kai Bates lights up Indo
Fanatic rider Kai Bates pretty much rips. Sounds obvious but in his latest Indo edit he absolutely kills it – ’nuff said. Check it out if you appreciate [...]
