SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico - the Paddle Royal came to a dramatic finish last week, combining challenging conditions with tight races, making it one of the most memorable events of 2013. After a serie4s of tight finishes and huge performances, Danny Ching and Lina Augaitis walked away with the events top spots. With the BIC One Design World Champs preceding the event at puerto Rico's stunning Condado Lagoon, it was long weekend filled with great paddle action and good vibes.

SANTA BARBARA, California - Stand Up Paddling is the fastest growing sport on the planet. Yoga is the newest evolution of of fitness on board. H2YO = water + yoga is widely known for its smooth transition of floating yoga and safe paddling instruction.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The stand up paddle world has its eyes fixed on San Juan at the moment. This last Thursday, December 5, and Friday, December 6, saw the BIC One Design World Champs take place at Candado Lagoon, Puerto Rico’s premierre SUP location.

NARRAGANSETT, Rhode Island - Due to the increasing popularity of stand-up paddleboard racing and surfing, the Easterm Surfing Association and the Town of Narragansett Recreation Department have teamed up to run the first ever Turkey Trot 2/K 5/K Standup Paddleboard Race at the Narragansett Town Beach on Thanksgiving morning. This will be the first time that the ESA has run any type of activity on a holiday. Early indications are that if the weather is good, the turnout could be great.

The 3rd Hellenic SUP CUP (Stand Up Paddle), organized by FORWARD and sponsored by BIC®, was successfully completed. On October 20th, 2013 - 11:30 am, vessel traffic at the Isthmus of Corinth was halted, for the start of the Final race.

TODAY IS THE DAY! Supconnect is pleased and excited to bring all of you an exclusive #SupconnectLive Pre-Show Webcast to take a closer look at the Battle of the Paddle, its competitors and current stand up paddle buzz!

Expedition paddler Mike Simpson to spend 12 days exploring at the “pace of the river” during a 400 mile paddle along the Connecticut River.  It all begins tomorrow!

BIC SUP and Heliconia Press will be sharing their "How To" SUP video series with the SUP world on a weekly basis - beginning today!

Just recently Outside magazine announced the Summer 2013 winners of the Gear of the Year awards which are featured in the Outside Summer Buyer’s Guide that hit newsstands on April 30th. ·The magazine shared 329 favorite products for this season and for SUP they chose the BIC SUP 11’ and 12’6 WING ACE-TEC stand up paddleboards!

Retailers will be able to meet with representatives, demo new boards, paddles and equipment at Surf Expo's Board Demo Day for Wake, Kite and SUP products exhibiting at the show.

Veteran waterman Jimmy Blakeney joins BIC Sport North America (BSNA). US National Champion kayaker and multi-sport waterman Jimmy Blakeney joins BSNA as Product & Marketing Manager for Paddlesports