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STAND UP PADDLE 10 OCT

Salt Creek delivers in the 2014 Battle of the Paddle

Since last year, the solemn promise of big waves, huge crowds and spectacular stand up paddle racing has been uttered around the world. The controversial decision to move the iconic Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle from Doheny Beach, California to Sal

STAND UP PADDLE 3 OCT

Merimbula Classic Event Poster Released

With less than two months before the annual pilgrimage to Merimbula, John Smyth and the boys from the Merimbula Sailboard Club have released another cracker of an event poster.

STAND UP PADDLE 3 OCT

Team Fanatic does Europe

Follow Jake Jensen and Paul & Angie Jackson, as they partake in a whirlwind tour of Europe for the Stand Up World Series with team-mates Kai-Nicolas Steimer & Olivia Piana in this great video from Fantatic.

STAND UP PADDLE 30 SEP

Fifty-two stand up paddlers, one board, New World Record

Our friends from across the ditch have this week achieved a new World Record, recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records is one of Stand Up Paddlings greatest achievements. The most people standing up and paddling on one stand up paddle board.

STAND UP PADDLE 25 SEP

Aussie Paddlers Lacked Leggies at the Huntington Beach Pro.

One of the first rules an intstructor will tell you in a SUP lesson, is to always wear a leggy...

STAND UP PADDLE 22 SEP

Royal Flying Doctor Service uses SUP to teach water safety

To kids out in the bush, nobody is idolised more than the pilots and doctors from the RFDS. The Royal Flying Doctor Service is not only a lifeline in some of the most isolated places on a earth, but also a source of amazing initiatives like this.

STAND UP PADDLE 16 SEP

Huntington Beach Pro Grand Slam

Huntington beach, known as Surf City in the USA - is famous for it's pier that extends out past the breaking waves. The iconic location can be recognized instantly, those huge black pylons from the pier are in every photo of the place, with the stand up p

STAND UP PADDLE 17 SEP

Stand Up Paddle companies turn to surfboards.

Last year we saw the inflatable craze, this year, stand up paddling companies are looking to the humble surfboard in an attempt to broaden their market reach. We knew stand up paddle boards were getting smaller, but now they've gone the whole hog!

STAND UP PADDLE 12 SEP

The 34th Merimbula SUP Classic (27th - 30th Nov)

The Merimbula Classic, formerly known as 'Mambo' is a culmination of kitesurfing, windsurfing and stand up paddling on one tiny beach on the south NSW coast. Of course it's on again this year, from the 27th to the 30th of November 2014.

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STAND UP PADDLE 11 SEP

Instructor/Assistant Required For Sup School On The Swan River

A job in the watersports industry

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STAND UP PADDLE 9 SEP

Work In The Watersports Industry - Unique Opportunity

Based in Melbourne, Ocean Peak represents the world's best watersports brands in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

STAND UP PADDLE 5 SEP

Dog Racing, A Currumbin SUP Club Initiative.

A new initiative from the crew in Qld..

STAND UP PADDLE 3 SEP

You've gotta surf what you 'got!

What happens when the swell of the century shows up at your local, but you've only got your 12'6" Naish LE on the racks? You don't sit around grumbling all day! You strap on your leggy and go surfing!

STAND UP PADDLE 3 SEP

Bondi SUP Opens This Saturday @ Watsons Bay

Grand opening this Saturday !

STAND UP PADDLE 1 SEP

Dodging Barnacles with Laird Hamilton

Thanks to Hurricane Marie off Baja in the USA, the coastline up around Malibu is getting what surfers are calling a once in a lifetime swell. Dropping into these monsters this week, was Laird Hamilton, once again thrusting stand up paddling into the spotl

STAND UP PADDLE 26 AUG

How to do a headstand on your SUP Board

As you've probably seen, SUP Yoga is taking over the world. If you (like us) are struggling to stroke a pose, we've got some tips on how to perform the coolest Yoga position around, the headstand.

STAND UP PADDLE 24 AUG

Dolphin takes out Stand Up Paddler in the lineup!

Poor dolphin, he was just having a surf during the Vintner's Surf Classic in Jongensfontein, South Africa. He pulled in, lined up the lip and then BOOM!

STAND UP PADDLE 20 AUG

Spontaneousnight-time paddle leads to 36 hours at sea.

This week a woman from Paris was staying in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. A lovely seaside holiday destination in France, when she decided to go for a paddle. So despite it being quite late, she grabbed a stand up paddle board and headed off.

STAND UP PADDLE 15 AUG

Fanatic Release 2015 SUP/Surf Range

Today Fanatic pushed the big red button and sent their SUP/Surf Collection for 2015 out onto the internet. Their all new website not only looks fresh, but has all the product info you could ever ask for. Here's the low-down on what's changed, what's new a

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STAND UP PADDLE 14 AUG

Kai Lenny turns from Stand Up Paddling to Acting

Could this be the start of Kai Lenny's departure from competitive stand up paddling? He wouldn't be first to wind down competiting in search of an acting job!

STAND UP PADDLE 7 AUG

When you get tired, sit down and have a beer.

It's not every day that you see a guy honking down the face of a fun sized wave, with his legs crossed, floppy hat waving in the wind and a Bintang in hand.

STAND UP PADDLE 6 AUG

Five stand up paddlers who shaped, inspired and fostered SUP

The modern form of stand up paddling has been around for over 10 years now, and developed into a major discipline in both the surfing, and paddling world. But who are the guys and girls who shone the spotlight on stand up paddling? We've found five paddle

STAND UP PADDLE 4 AUG

One Million Strokes, Stand Up Paddling from Canada to Mexico

After 58 days on the water, Will Schmidt has just surfed into Mexico. He's paddled all the way from Canada, and broken two records along the way. What an amazing paddle!

STAND UP PADDLE 29 JUL

What happens when you mix SUP and a water park?

They call it SUPstacle, and despite what you're thinking, it's not a medical condition involving Sup and your. Well you know.

STAND UP PADDLE 28 JUL

Gerry Lopez talks Molokai.

Gerry Lopez is a legend of stand up paddling. The guy has been at the forefront of the sports development, shaping both the lifestyle paddling provides, and the equipment we use to participate in it.

STAND UP PADDLE 24 JUL

"My shaft just snapped!" Paddle shafts and your excuses...

Treat your paddle like the fragile shaft of tightly wound carbon fiber that it is, because the damage you cause today, might just bite you in the butt tomorrow.

STAND UP PADDLE 21 JUL

Stand Up Paddling's unique words: Dish panning

Stand Up Paddling hasn't really been around long enough to develop its own lingo like the more established sports of surfing and even kiteboarding, but there are a couple of unique little terms that only a stand up paddler could explain. The most unique o

STAND UP PADDLE 15 JUL

Connor Baxter wins 5th Maui to Molokai Stand Up Paddle Race

Five in a row, and Connor shows no signs of giving up any time soon after his super-human run in this weeks Maui to Molokai stand up paddling endurance race.

STAND UP PADDLE 14 JUL

Stand Up Paddler takes on 'The Wedge' unscathed.

With waves reaching 10m high on occasion, and one of the gnarliest dumps you'll ever see, it's not the place for a stand up paddle surfer.

STAND UP PADDLE 10 JUL

Start your stand up paddling race right

The Stand Up Paddle Athletes Association have this week raised an interesting point about the way start lines in the sport of stand up paddling operate. Accompanied by some enlightening statistics, they make a convincing argument starting with a vivid rec

STAND UP PADDLE 11 JUL

New 100% SUP Store @ Watsons Bay

New 100% S.U.P shop opening in Watsons Bay this September !

STAND UP PADDLE 7 JUL

TassieSUP Winter Sup Classic in Tasmania: Report

Held in the dead of winter, at a beach aptly named: Roaring Beach in Tasmania, we'd consider the stand up paddlers who competed in the TassieSUP Winter Classic the most exteme paddlers in Australia.

STAND UP PADDLE 3 JUL

Danny Ching wins Race The Lake of the Sky

With the incredible views of Lake Tahoe as a backdrop, some of the worlds best stand up paddlers got down to business in a 5 mile Battle of the Paddle style race, a 14 mile endurance run and team relay paddles.

STAND UP PADDLE 30 JUN

They call it the Javelin for a reason... Naish Javelin LE

"You've seen them gliding their way across finish lines all over the world this SUP season.now, prepare to see them up close and personal. Introducing the new 2015 Naish Javelin LE's!"

STAND UP PADDLE 26 JUN

How fast can Danny Ching really go? SUP world record

This week Danny Ching was first off the rank with a claim to the fastest 200m paddle in the world, at just over 47 seconds.

STAND UP PADDLE 23 JUN

Stand Up Paddling World Record in the Amazon!

If we told you someone had set a new world record for stand up paddling, in the Amazon on a tidal bore. You would be forgiven for assuming we were talking about the longest ride of a wave. Well sorry, that's not it, but the feat is notable (if not more so

STAND UP PADDLE 20 JUN

Whale season is upon us! Tips for paddlers

With the whale season under full swing in Australia, we bring you a lovely encounter with some California Gray Whales off the coast of Malibu. Of course taken by a GoPro, while standing on a Stand Up Paddle board.

STAND UP PADDLE 16 JUN

Ten year old Stand Up Paddling Grommie - Nathan van Vuuren

You've probably met a kid that really inspired you at some point in your life. Get ready to meet another one, Nathan van Vuuren has got some serious skills on a stand up paddle board.

STAND UP PADDLE 11 JUN

New course for Battle of the Paddle

The Seventh Annual Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle is certainly in for a big year in 2014, with not only a location change but an entirely new course for paddlers to negotiate.

STAND UP PADDLE 11 JUN

Angie Jackson Cleans Up at the European Cup

Angie Jackson from Currumbin on the Gold Coast has finally taken a well deserved win at the Stand Up World Series European Cup, in Bilbao, Spain.

STAND UP PADDLE 6 JUN

Skilled surfing on Inflatable Stand Up Paddle board

Lets face it, the inflatable stand up paddle boards just aren't the same as riding a good old fashioned foam and epoxy board. So when we found this video of Glyn Ovens in the UK, we were pretty stoked with the level of stand up paddle surfing on show.

STAND UP PADDLE 3 JUN

Propulsion Systems go to new extremes - Jet Powered SUP

In the latest exhibit of stand up paddling laziness, also known as stand up motoring, these guys have more than outdone themselves. (Albeit on a windsurfing board, not a SUP)

STAND UP PADDLE 3 JUN

ABC talks about the SUP Mum's a free SUP Program

Head down to creeks (Currumbin or Tallebudgera creek) Gold Coast at any time of day and you're almost guaranteed to see at least one stand up paddler on the water. But there's so many more people out there who would love to give it a go, but just haven't

STAND UP PADDLE 24 MAY

SUPAA to standardise stand up paddle racing courses.

This week the SUPAA have set out to standardise the distance we paddle in our race format. Much the same as other racing based sports, most notably running.

STAND UP PADDLE 19 MAY

Stop press! Liard Hamilton falls of stand up paddle board!

The worlds news outlets were first in a flurry after he turned up on Bondi, but what began as a simple star-spotting exercise quickly became a bit of a bagging match when Hamilton misjudged a knee-whacker of a wave and fell off his SUP.

STAND UP PADDLE 14 MAY

Australia Wins third team title at the ISA Worlds

That makes three years in a row, Australia have been crowned the best team of paddlers in the world at the ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard championship.

STAND UP PADDLE 9 MAY

TassieSUP Winter Classic 2014 Entries open

Hats off again to the crazy paddlers from down south who are running one of the most fun events of the Australian Stand up paddling calendar, the TassieSUP Winter Classic 2014.

STAND UP PADDLE 8 MAY

Playful sea lion gets up close and personal with SUP

We love animal encounters with stand up paddle boards. There's just something really cool about being able to stand up and see right down into the water, not only does it allow you to see far more than usual, you're also silent and can't really harm anyth

STAND UP PADDLE 5 MAY

Quit being a whiney little... Dave Kalama's Pep Talk

Title Dave Kalama is one of the biggest legends in stand up paddling, he knows his stuff, he shares it willingly and it's usually pretty funny when he does so.

STAND UP PADDLE 2 MAY

Beau Nixon smashes some lips in Brazil and Abu Dhabi

It's thanks to these guys that the Naish surf shapes are so so good in the stand up paddling game. Beau Nixon puts on a superb show of stand up paddle surfing in Brazil for the Stand Up world tour earlier in April, and then at the Wadi Adventure.