Events of the Month: April 2023

Attending a standup paddle boarding event is one of the best ways to enjoy the sport. It’s the perfect place to be introduced to the sport as a spectator, it’s a great place to learn and try new products, and it’s also a great way to connect with those who enjoy the sport just as much as you do. If you’re looking for an event to attend this month check out our list of SUP events in April below.

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SUP Events in April 2023

• Battle of Hercules
• Sevilla SUP Festival
• Hunting Island Spring Paddle Fest 2023
• Goat Boater Series: Goat Island Open
• Carolina Cup
• Gig Harbor Paddler's Cup 2023
• World SUP Festival Costa Blanca
• Great Montana Paddle Board Sprint

 A Comparison

April SUP Events in 2023

April 2023 Paddle Boarding Events

Battle of Hercules

The EuroTour makes its next stop at the Battle of Hercules SUP Race in Spain! The EuroTour is the biggest stand up paddle tour of its kind. Created in 2015 with the sole aim of unifying events and making them accessible to the athletes with logistics and support. From flat water, to rivers, inner-cities, ocean waves, downwinders, lakes, beaches, islands and seas there's an event for everyone. Backdropped against some of the most iconic scenery in Europe - and beyond.

Read more about this event here. 

Sevilla SUP Festival

The EuroTour makes its 2nd stop of the month at the Sevilla SUP Festival in Spain! The EuroTour is the biggest stand up paddle tour of its kind. Created in 2015 with the sole aim of unifying events and making them accessible to the athletes with logistics and support. From flat water, to rivers, inner-cities, ocean waves, downwinders, lakes, beaches, islands and seas there's an event for everyone. Backdropped against some of the most iconic scenery in Europe - and beyond..

Read more about this event here.

Hunting Island Spring Paddle Fest 2023

The Hunting Island Spring Paddlefest will be held on Ward Creek at Machete Flats Landing on the western border of the Park. The course runs through some of the prettiest unspoiled marshes on the Eastern seaboard and, at only100 yards wide, provides good protection from wind and waves. What's not to like!? Paddlers have their choice of short (3.3 miles) or long (6.3 miles) courses on scenic Ward Creek and will be competing against some of the fastest paddlers in the East. Both competition and courses are first class.

Read more about this event here.

Goat Boater Series: Goat Island Open

Race begins at Windjammer beach with a Beach Start, sprinting 50 yards out to the Goat Boater Bouy to make a 90-degree right hand turn heading toward Windjammer Island. Stay to the right of the island and make a counterclockwise turn around the Island. You are now out in the main channel and will be crushing it out to Goat Island also staying in sync and paddling counterclockwise around the island. Back out in the main channel use all you have to get back to the Goat Boater Bouy near Windjammer Beach. Make a right pivot turn around the buoy and sprint to the beach. Run up the shore for your photo beach finish!

Read more about this event here.

Carolina Cup

The 12th Annual Carolina Cup is a week-long event featuring clinics, demos and 5 races. On Saturday, there is a 3.5-mile Harbor Island Recreational race, 6.5-mile Money Island Open Race, the dreaded 13-mile Graveyard Elite Race and The Graveyard Outrigger and Surfski race. On Sunday we are featuring the The technical sprint race through the surf, as well as the Kids Race. In 2016, the Carolina Cup was the largest race on the East Coast with over 900 paddlers competing in races and participating in clinics. In 2015, the Carolina Cup became the largest and most competitive SUP race in the world. The Carolina Cup is excited to be included in all athletes calendars past, present and future.

Read more about this event here. 

Gig Harbor Paddler's Cup 2023

The Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup is a premier event for Pacific Northwest canoe, kayak, paddleboard and outrigger athletes and enthusiasts with races for all ages and experience levels. This is a family-friendly event both on and off the water! Organized by the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team, this annual community festival features racing for kayaks, canoes, stand up and prone paddle boards, outriggers and para-canoes, and community dragon boat races. Vendors line Skansie Park both days, and spectators have an excellent view of racing from the Skansie Park Welcome Center view platform, from the park, and from Jerisich Dock.

Read more about this event here.

World SUP Festival Costa Blanca

The EuroTour makes its final stop of the month at the World SUP Festival Costa Blanca in Santa Pola, Spain! The EuroTour is the biggest stand up paddle tour of its kind. Created in 2015 with the sole aim of unifying events and making them accessible to the athletes with logistics and support. From flat water, to rivers, inner-cities, ocean waves, downwinders, lakes, beaches, islands and seas there's an event for everyone. Backdropped against some of the most iconic scenery in Europe - and beyond.

Read more about this event here.

Great Montana Paddle Board Sprint

The race is for 18 and older participants and begins with a short dash to your board before launching into the Clark Fork River. The sprint is just under a half mile of paddling through the middle of the town of Superior, Montana. Think cold: The river will be cold, the weather may be cold. But the competition will make things HOT! The race will run in heats of 20 paddlers each with a cap of 200 total paddlers. The top two finishers in each heat will advance to the final. The finals will decide 1st place - ($800), 2nd place - ($500), and 3rd place- ($250).

Read more about this event here.

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