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.
SAN DIEGO, California - The San Diego Canoe Kayak Team (SDCKT) are hosting the 3rd stop of the SoCal Ocean Racing Series on December 14, 2013. The event is currently open for registration at a cost of $25 per paddler if you sign up before December 8 (afterwards it is $30), as well as one unwrapped toy for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's Mobile Santa.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, North Carolina - Under sunny skies with mild temperatures in the mid-60's, over 150 competitors from eight states, the Virgin Islands and Canada participated in the 3rd Annual North Carolina Surf to Sound Challenge on Saturday, Nov. 16.
WIERDEN, The Netherlands - Mistral reflects on its legacy in windsurfing and talks about their new range of Stand Up Paddle race boards, set to rock the world stage in 2014.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - We stumbled across this awesome video of year old Cape Tonion, Cameron Tripney, on his first downwind run from Milerton to Big Bay.
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.
SAN CLEMENTE , California - In the latest installment of Ocean Minded'swebisode series, 'Inside the Mind', viewers are treated to brand ambassador Chuck Patterson's thoughts on riding (and surviving) big waves. It's a topical issue right now, with the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere seeing a string of massive swells and storms already.
17-year-old Elite Florida stand up paddler Bailey Rosen is excited to announce the formation of the Florida Junior SUP Team. This team features 13 groms ages 9-15 from all around the state of Florida, from the Panhandle to Miami Beach. All of these kids are not only paddling at a high level, but also showing sportsmanship out of the water.
KORINTHIA, Greece - Last week we reported the results of the third annual Hellenic Cup, which took place at Corinth Canal on October 20. For those of you who read about it and wanted to see more, this great clip and event roundup has just been released by the event organizers, giving us all a better, closer look at the action that went down.
COOLANGATTA, Australia - The inaugural Be the Influence Australian SUP and Paddleboard Titles on the Gold Coast have added a series of dash for cash and team relays to the schedule.
DESTIN, Florida - Meet Matt Wise, the Floridian super-grom who is starting to make a name for himself on the paddle racing circuit. This week Supconnect asked him 10 questions about his training schedule, daily living habits and preferences when it comes to ordinary things.
This week Supconnect was fortunate to catch up with Donald Miralle: a husband, father, surfer, paddler and one of the most respected sports/travel/lifestyle photographers in the business.