It has been announced that the 2021 ICF stand up paddling world championships will be held from June 18-20 at Balatonfured, Hungary.

With increasing restrictions on mass gatherings and sporting events in Paris as a result of a rapid surge in cases in the metropolitan area, local organizers and the APP have been left with no choice but to cancel this year's edition of the Nautic Paddle and broader Paris SUP Open stop of the APP World Tour.

SUP shop owner and extreme paddleboard racer, Scott Baste joined with John Knippers of Oklahoma and set a new record in the paddle racing world.

The ISA President Fernando Aguerre was recently interviewed by the Portuguese Surfing Federation on the implications of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the governance of SUP.

The APP World Tour’s first ever virtual championship, APP Fast Track, has come to a close after two-months of exciting action.

Whipr bills itself as the worlds first portable, 3-in-1 paddle ski and rowing machine, and now it has another claim to fame. After just 15 days their campaign has raised over two million dollars, making them the second highest funded fitness project in Kickstarter history… and they still have 29 days left.

For the third year in a row St. Jean de Monts held one of the best Grand Slam events of the season. This year with all the challenges with the pandemic, it was amazing to finally see a large event happen.

For the third straight year, SIC Maui's RS standup paddle board has been awarded 'Best Race Board' in the Supconnect Awards. Take a deep dive into the 2020 RS.

After more than six weeks of deliberations and intense evaluations we are pleased to announce the winners of the 11th 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 announced the 2020 Gear of the Year Awards winners from our 10th 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.

From August 21 – 23, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will host its third-annual Panda Paddle, an event designed to encourage people to get out on their favorite body of water, connect with fellow nature lovers, and fundraise for WWF’s global conservation work.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the International Surfing Association (ISA) and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) regarding the governance of the sport of Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP).