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STAND UP PADDLE 30 OCT

SUP Hire Australia to Launch Innovative SUP Hire Centres

Within the coming weeks SUP Hire Australia will launch six of its integrated high performance SUP Hire Centres.

STAND UP PADDLE 30 OCT

Like Rugby on Water - Stand Up Paddle Ball

It was only a matter of time before someone decided it would be a great idea to mix football and stand up paddling. And where better to bring the sport of stand up paddle ball to life than Manly, NSW.

STAND UP PADDLE 28 OCT

What has six legs and floats on water?

It's been a while since we've brought you some four legged action, and there's nothing more fun than watching a big slobbery dog go surfing. So here's a fun little video of a Labrador and a Pug on stand up paddle boards.

STAND UP PADDLE 25 OCT

Get ready for the Nationals - Australian SUP Nationals

It's only a few weeks until the countries best stand up paddlers descend on Currumbin, QLD for the Australian Stand Up Paddle Nationals! Get ready Australia, it's going to be ON!

STAND UP PADDLE 21 OCT

Are these guys crazy? Chasing Sharks by Stand Up Paddleboard

This week there's been two videos emerge of stand up paddlers off the beach in California, literally chasing baby great white sharks around with stand up paddle boards.

STAND UP PADDLE 16 OCT

Starboard Paddle for Hope raises money for Breast Cancer

New Zealand's Auckland Viaduct harbor will be swarmed by a sea of pink stand up paddlers when they participate in the Starboard Paddle for Hope on the 2nd of November.

STAND UP PADDLE 14 OCT

Hey Dad, can we go stand up paddling again?

Surfers may joke that you could fit your whole family on a stand up paddle board. But it's probably a good idea!

STAND UP PADDLE 7 OCT

New Stand Up Paddling Club in Sydney - Botany Bay

The guys and girls from the Botany Bay area have finally got a club to call their own after this week, the new "Botany Bay SUP Club" was announced.

STAND UP PADDLE 4 OCT

Bic SUP Paddleboard World Championship

Inaugural "One Design Challenge" World Championships set for Dec. 5-6th in San Juan, PR

STAND UP PADDLE 28 SEP

A look back at the Huntington Beach Pro

While the worlds eyes are on Doheny Beach today for the Battle of the Paddle, lets take a look back at last weeks Huntington Beach Pro to see some incredibly surfing from the worlds best stand up paddleboarders.

STAND UP PADDLE 1 OCT

Sydney Long Weekend SUP DEMO - Monday 7th October

Monday October 7th // 8.00 am - 1pm Balmoral StandUp Paddle school at Balmoral Sailing School (Balmoral Sailing Club) - The Esplanade Balmoral Beach.

STAND UP PADDLE 1 OCT

Double win for Annabel Anderson in the Battle of the Paddle

Annabel Anderson has hit the record books, being the first to ever win both the Battle of the Paddle and the long distance racing, for two years in a row!

STAND UP PADDLE 26 SEP

Aussie SUPer stars head to California for the BOP

We're talking about the original, the one and only Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle!

STAND UP PADDLE 23 SEP

Kai Lenny wins the Huntington Beach Pro

After last years fourth place, Lenny had some serious catching up to do.

STAND UP PADDLE 20 SEP

The Lion Island Challenge Sat 12/10/13

8km Paddle around iconic Lion Island from Palm Beach, NSW, Australia

STAND UP PADDLE 18 SEP

Fanatic release new 2014 Stand Up Paddling lineup

Now available for public viewing, the new Fanatic range is going to be a showstopper this year with both old favorites and all new designs...

STAND UP PADDLE 16 SEP

Candice Appleby doing a little freestyle for fun

Stoke, stroke, stroke, stroke, stroke, swap sides, stroke stroke. Training can get a little repetitive when you're a racer

STAND UP PADDLE 13 SEP

Getting down to business with Keahi about the JP Surf

The Surf FX boys from the Gold Coast get down and dirty with Keahi about the new small sizes in the surf range from JP...

STAND UP PADDLE 8 SEP

Sharing the stoke of Downwinding

The art of paddling downwind is something only a stand up paddler knows fully. There's just something about picking up those little bumps that mother nature rolls your way...

STAND UP PADDLE 4 SEP

AC Open - Stand Up Paddling with mega-million dollar cats

Meow. Those are some expensive cats, but when you add up all that carbon fiber, crew wages and shipping costs, you're probably looking at 1000 times the cost of a top end SUP campaign.

STAND UP PADDLE 1 SEP

Best fathers day present ever

Before you say it, no, it's not a new stand up paddle board... Or a paddle... It's better!

STAND UP PADDLE 29 AUG

Stand Up Wake Surf Paddle Boarding... The Piros Wave Machine

At least that what we think it's called... Keahi and the JP Australia crew get together with a big board, a long stretch of open water and someone with a big fuel tab.

STAND UP PADDLE 26 AUG

The Chicago World Series - the usual story

Yet again this year it's a case of the Lenny and Baxter story, but how long will they last?

STAND UP PADDLE 22 AUG

The 33rd Merimbula Classic is coming

One of the longest running watersports events is on again!!

STAND UP PADDLE 21 AUG

Proof that drafting works

If we want answers on controversial issues in stand up paddling, then looking at nature is always best.

STAND UP PADDLE 19 AUG

"Any one can learn it..." (Even has-been cricketers)

Remember that old show called "Who Dares Wins"? Nope? Don't blame you, but that guy who hosted it (who also happens to be an old cricketter) has had a crack at SUP

STAND UP PADDLE 14 AUG

How to make an airbed into a stand up paddle board

Ever been paddling around and thought to yourself, "hey, i wish I had a tent and an airbed to sleep in right now"....

STAND UP PADDLE 12 AUG

Suiting up with Kai Lenny

Old surfboards, Japanese floats and some very cool memorabilia make this little clip from Kai Lenny pretty unique.

STAND UP PADDLE 7 AUG

What's it like to win the Molokai to Oahu?

You don't get to hear such an in depth report from the winner of the M2O very often...

STAND UP PADDLE 5 AUG

What's a Hawaiian doing in Greenland?

Bart De Zwart has just had to cancel his paddle across one of the most incredible areas on earth...

STAND UP PADDLE 30 JUL

Travis Grant wins Molokai to Oahu Challenge

It's that time of year again and the M20 (Molokai to Oahu) challenge is on again. The biggest long distance race in stand up paddling.

STAND UP PADDLE 23 JUL

Kody Kerbox taking SUP to the next level

Look out Keahi, Kody Kerbox is hot on your heels buddy!

STAND UP PADDLE 22 JUL

Night SUPing gets interesting with under board lights

Gone are the days of strapping on a head torch and paddling down the well lit canals for a night sup...

STAND UP PADDLE 19 JUL

Terrene Black joins NSP and tastes victory

One of Australia's best SUP Paddlers, Terrene Black joins NSP

STAND UP PADDLE 17 JUL

Molokai to Oahu Paddle - the biggest ever?

Only a few weeks away, the M20, or Molokai to Oahu for the uninitiated is set to be one of the biggest, and most hotly contested long distance races ever to be held.

STAND UP PADDLE 13 JUL

Dave Kalama and his high tech fins

Dave Kalama is content with a hacksaw, some concrete and a 'she'll be right mate' attitude.

STAND UP PADDLE 15 JUL

Currumbin Alley surfers take a stand against boaties

A high profile case in QLD is now making waves across Australia with surfers joining ranks to stop boaties hooning through the Currumbin Alley

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STAND UP PADDLE 9 JUL

NSW - Position available - SUP Instructor/Sales

Balmoral Paddle Surf has a casual position assisting with teaching at our SUP Schools and with sales in our Manly showroom in Sydney.

STAND UP PADDLE 8 JUL

Star studded lineup in Mauritius hits a rare point break

Once or twice a year in Mauritius, a little known place called Tamarin Bay breaks down both sides, throwing out 8-10 foot peelers with both a left and a right...

STAND UP PADDLE 4 JUL

They call it SUS - Stand Up Snowboarding

Last year there was some murmurings about a few crazies trying to push themselves along with a stick in the snow. Now there's proof, and even some reviews!

STAND UP PADDLE 1 JUL

Meet and greet with Keahi De Aboitiz

Ever wonder what Keahi really thinks about JP boards? Or why he's so good at aerials on a SUP?

STAND UP PADDLE 26 JUN

Winter SUP Sessions at Double Island Point

Winter's a great time for epic road trips in QLD, especially to the iconic Double Island Point on the Noosa North shore. DI for short to the locals...

STAND UP PADDLE 19 JUN

Everyone wants to give Jacko a cuddle, now you can!

We love a bit of merc' here at Seabreeze, so when we saw these pillows of Paul Jackson on them, we just had to share!

STAND UP PADDLE 24 JUN

Tasmanian Winter SUP Classic - Shortest day of the year

On the shortest day of the year, a small group of stand up paddlers assembled on the shores of Scamander, Tasmania.

STAND UP PADDLE 18 JUN

Creek to Creek SUP Race returns to the GC - Race 4 Research!

Just over two weeks to go until the Creek to Creek SUP race, one of the Gold Coasts most memorable SUP racing events.

STAND UP PADDLE 13 JUN

New Naish SUP range on show in Maui - 2014 stand up paddling

It was no secret that half the worlds Naish dealers were all in Maui last week to check out the new 2014 range of stand up paddle boards. So what's news?

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STAND UP PADDLE 10 JUN

2013 Surftech SUP Winter Classic - August 10 and 11

It's on again - a great weekend of winter SUP racing in the waters around the Mornington Peninsula - Vic, OZ.

STAND UP PADDLE 10 JUN

QLD SUP Titles Results - JP clean sweep!

Wouldn't you love to be Mr JP right now? It's really saying something when the top three SUP surfers in QLD are all paddling the exact same board!

STAND UP PADDLE 5 JUN

The future of stand up paddle racing with Jim Terrell

One day, will we see paddlers balancing on 10 inch wide boards?

STAND UP PADDLE 3 JUN

Connor Baxter, don't look back mate!

Have you ever felt like there's someone breathing down your neck, but you're paddling too hard to turn around?