Day one racing saw Annabelle Anderson and Connor Baxter take the win in the "Super Lap," with Werner Paddles own Tyler Bashor winning the "Grom Race."

As the best stand up paddle racers in the world gather to compete in the 2-day, Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge, we teamed up two amazing paddlers from different sports to give you Insider Coverage all weekend long.

Werner Paddle's Team rider Fiona Wylde, has either won or found herself on the podium the last three years at this world class course race/downwind race combo. This season she is a threat to take the crown again after a strong season that she's here sitting ranked 3rd in the world. Watch, as she takes you to her "happy place," training in her home town of Hood River Oregon.

The Waterman League is proud to announce that the downwind race of the legendary Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge will form part of the 2016 Stand Up World Series as one of its official long distance races to provide the World's best with one of the World's best downwind runs.

Following the tragic events that took the life of paddler Andres Pombo in the days leading up to the 2015 Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge, SUP athlete and enthusiast Brett Downen gives his take on why wearing a leash and a PFD on the Columbia Gorge is not only a good idea, but an absolute necessity.

The 2015 Naish Columbia Gorge paddle challenge was bigger than ever this year as elite and amateur athletes alike came together to conquer the Gorge. Conditions were harsh over the weekend as the winds weren't as strong as many would have hoped and nearby fires created a lot of smoke in the air causing for a strenuous time for the athletes.

The 5th Annual Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge scheduled for this weekend August 22-23, 2015 will feature a weekend of exciting Stand Up Paddle Board Racing. This event will draw recreational and professional competitors from around the world including the continental U.S., Hawaii, Canada, and Australia.

Werner Paddle's stand up paddle athlete, Fiona Wylde, may be one of the most talented water women in the world. But what means the most to us is that she is one kindest, friendliest people you will ever meet. These and all of her positive traits were on display at a recent "Paddle with the Pros" clinic hosted by Big Winds in her home town of Hood River, Oregon.

Check out this sick river paddling video of Harmony Dawn and friends in the Columbia Gorge. Edited by the river master himself, Dan Gavere.

Most of the world’s elite went to the Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge and team SIC Maui was among the bunch. After traveling from the warm waters of Hawaii, team SIC went to Hood River, Oregon and had a blast!

The 4th Annual Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge scheduled for August 23-24, 2014 will feature a weekend of exciting Stand Up Paddle Board Racing.

If you're not familiar with the SIC 5-star glide program, organized by SIC, Big Winds, and Columbia Cliff Villas then you are simply missing out! Click "Read More" to discover a wonderful adventure!