With increasingly complicated travel restrictions due to Covid-19, the All Stars Showdown will now take place in Hawaii in February.

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.

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).

APP names Musement as the Official Ticketing and Travel Partner of the APP World Tour, kicking off with Gran Canaria in November.

The APP is proud to announce the launch of the contest period for APP's Ride of the Season and Fast Track virtual competitions.

For the 11th year, Supconnect has officially launched the Supconnect Awards.

The APP is excited to announce two all new 'virtual' competition formats for 2020 that will lead to two prestigious made for TV events to take place later this year for surfing and racing respectively.

Ahead of the official launch of the 11th Annual Supconnect Awards Supconnect has launched the Open Nominations for all categories, ahead of the official launch of the Awards in July. Categories include: Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Grom of the Year and Gear of the Year, among others.

Supconnect is launching a new series, #SupconnectLive on Instagram. In the series, host Kristin Thomas, who runs KT Outside and is the former SUPIA Executive Director, will be joined by fellow paddle enthusiasts and athletes to talk all things SUP every Tuesday and Thursday on Supconnect's Instagram.

On Thursday, April 2, a Los Angeles man was arrested at a popular Malibu beach, First Point, for ignoring orders from local lifeguards to exit the water after Los Angeles county had closed beaches in response to the Corona Virus pandemic.

Starting the 1st of April, APP is delivering an all new show concept right to your door with the premiere of Immersed TV, a brand-new, digital Sport’s Talk Show.

Seacoast Paddleboard Club, the original social club with a paddling passion, is teaming up with paddle sports industry thought leaders, retailers, and organizations to host a webinar series dedicated to uniting and educating the paddling community.