Starboard, a leading provider of inflatable SUP boards, has put their Welded Rail Technology to the test against the industry standard, glued SUP board, and the results were explosive.

This year, leading inflatable paddleboard brand, Red Paddle Co, will be celebrating their 15-year anniversary. To mark the occasion founder, John Hibbard, has just released an open and honest account on what the Red brand means to him and how far the company has come since its inception in 2008.

After more than six weeks of deliberations and intense evaluations we are pleased to announce the winners of the 13th Annual Supconnect Awards. After nominating 30 or so men, women, groms and blogs per category, and an abundance of brands and shops in the stand up paddle industry we've finally narrowed down the extremely talented pool of nominees to the final chosen winners.

After more than 6 weeks of deliberation the staff here at Supconnect is excited to announce the 2022 Gear of the Year Awards winners from our 13th Annual Supconnect Awards. As a brief background of the Gear of the Year awards, there were 9 categories for products to be nominated and an additional Overall gear winner.

Leading inflatable paddleboard brand, Red Paddle Co, has teamed up with all-in-one navigation solution Savvy Navvy – together supporting paddleboarders to stay safe on the water this season.

With just 1 week remaining in the voting phase of the 2022 Supconnect Awards, things have really started heating up!

Ahead of the official launch of the 13th Annual Supconnect Awards coming up in July, Supconnect has launched the Open Nominations for all categories.

The International Canoe Federation and environmental and manufacturing partner, Starboard, have made a positive impact on the planet during the first year of a long-term partnership to reduce the carbon footprint of ICF events.

United States of America Stand Up Paddle (USA SUP) has opened its first-ever membership drive.

The continued growth of paddling sports in North America has been underlined by the awarding of several International Canoe Federation world championships for 2026 to Florida and Oklahoma.

The International Canoe Federation is excited to announce it has teamed up with one of the biggest stand up paddle events on the planet as part of an incredibly busy 2022 SUP season.