The Third Annual San Diego Canoe and Kayak Club Turkey Paddle was a great success! Photo Courtesy of Jesse Lora

The long anticipated Slater Trout Infinity Cutthroat 12’6 race board, named by Slater himself, is heading to the factory for production and will be available this Spring through your local Boardworks distributor.

Part 2 of The Starboard Race Tour 2012 took place on Reunion Island last month in the Indian Ocean, East of Madagascar and has·a beautiful view of the higher mountain, “le piton des neiges”. ·The race brought both natives and tourists to view and enjoy the event.

Danny Ching does a live webisode and shares amazing tips and techniques for more efficient paddling and best equipment to make your paddling experience even more productive!  Photo courtesy of Jesse Lora

It’s time for Supconnect’s amazing new webisode series featuring some of your favorite paddlers from all over the globe who will talk about Gear, How to SUP Tips, Fitness, Health and Exercise.  Read more to see who the tips are coming from!

The race begins at the Parker Dam, in California and finishes at the Blue Water Resort and Casino, which is in Arizona. ·A two state stand up paddle race? Yes, so come on out and join the fun!

Supconnect recently conducted an interview on the "Supconnect Live" webcast in HD with Jamie Mitchell, one of the worlds best prone paddlers of all time, who has also had a profound impact on the Stand Up Paddle world. ·He shared insight from his vast experience on several topics that will definitely be of interest to paddlers around the world.

Sometimes as individuals become familiar with stand up paddle, they are very excited about the idea of racing and can get a little ahead of themselves as they venture out into their first event.  Read on to uncover 10 common mistakes that are made by the first time SUP racer which will help you avoid them!

Just before the Battle of the Paddle 2012 Connor Baxter paid a visit to the Supconnect Headquarters to be a part of the Supconnect Live Show.  He shared his thoughts on training, drafting, stroke & paddles!  Watch and read about his tips and insight!

This past weeked Candice Appleby took command of the River Rock race and came out on top wining a $3500 prize which equalled the top men's prize won by Chase Kosterlitz.  Some are super stoked about this equal pay out while others are still debating the issue.

Now that the biggest race of the year has come and gone some stand up paddlers may be wondering what's next? ·Fortunately many can keep paddling all year round and it's always possible to find the races near you using the Supconnect events page.

After five days and covering 220 kilometers (136 miles), the SUP 11-City Tour finished up this past weekend on Saturday, September 8th.  The individual victories went to Bart de Zwart and Laura Quetglas Garcia.