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World Champion Izzi Gomez knows how to have fun in the water. | Photo: Starboard / Georgia Schofield

How To Stay Stoked In A Crowded Lineup

It’s true that today’s broad surfing community holds a varied and often questionable understanding of surfing etiquette. Add a few individuals with entitlement issues, a couple more with a lack of common courtesy and respect and we have a recipe for a potential bummer of a surf session. Here’s a few thoughts on how to stay stoked through the lineup.

  • Published in Opinion
APP Crowns SUP Surfing Longboard, Junior & Masters Champions

APP Crowns SUP Surfing Longboard, Junior & Masters Champions

Defending champions, breakout performances, and historic firsts defined the 2025 Gran Canaria Pro-Am—setting the stage for an unmissable weekend of world-class SUP surfing in Las Palmas

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Iceland -- the beauty is worth the chill. Watch more in the video below. | Photo: Jim Brewer

5 Places to Paddle in Cold Weather

When thinking of stand up paddling many imagine the warm, clear waters of somewhere tropical like Hawaii, Tahiti, or Florida as the perfect, most beautiful places to get on a SUP and explore.

  • Published in Travel
Prepare your body with the proper nutrition to get the performance on the water that you're looking for. | Photo courtesy: TAHE

10 Nutrition Tips for Peak SUP Performance

Nothing puts more of a damper on your downwinder than quick crash of energy and stamina. And even the most proficient of paddlers, and strategic of strokes will lose steam if the fuel coming in is lacking the proper nutrients. If you are looking to increase your speed, replenish your muscles after race training, achieve 3-legged down dog, or simply just wanting some healthy snacks to carry with you on your typical Sunday Funday, Jodelle Fitzwater put together her Top 10 Nutrition tips to keep you SUP-er strong and paddling long!

  • Published in Tips
Cornwall, UK sand dunes. | Photo: Tez and Fi Plavenieks

A Brief Guide To UK SUP

There’s a thriving stand up paddle boarding scene in the UK. Every year participation numbers increase exponentially and this trend shows no signs of slowing down.

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Paddle boarding Currumbin Creek in Queensland, Australia. | Photo Courtesy: Nick King

Paddle Boarding Australia

If you’re interested in stand up paddle boarding or simply a fan of the outdoors, you’ll have a great time in Australia. The low population density has enabled much of the coastline to remain in pristine condition. You’ll come across national parks with native wildlife, and marine reserves with an abundance of fish species, dolphins and whales, situated close to all capital cities.

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Fiona Wylde | Photo: Starboard / John Carter

Tips For SUP Surfing Beginners

Want to add in some excitement to your SUP routine and start SUP surfing? We’ve talked to some of stand up paddling’s best surfers and asked them to share their top tips for beginners.

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Jodelle Fitzwater getting fit indoors. | Photo: Mandy McMurdo

The Benefit Of Training Indoors

Between wind, weather, chop, swell, no babysitter, working too many hours and missing daylight, and a plethora of other reasons, sometimes the day just doesn’t allow for getting on the water. So, while we can accept the fact that indoor SUP training definitely is not as stress-relieving and euphoric as actually being on the water, it does have quite a few benefits. And when done appropriately, can be affordable AND highly effective.

  • Published in Opinion
Paddle Boarding Raiatea, French Polynesia

Paddle Boarding Raiatea, French Polynesia

French Polynesia is the dream location for just about any paddle boarder. Raiatea, located in French Polynesia is an island with tall volcanic peaks surrounded by a lagoon and coral reef. Its particularity is that it shares the same lagoon as the neighboring island, Tahaa.

  • Published in Travel
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