Power Couple Joins Naish SUP Team

Stephane Etienne and Nicole Boronat just joined the Naish SUP team.

Coreban Summer Series : Cape Town, South Africa

The Coreban Summer SUP series is a 4 day series taking place between 16 and 19 December in Cape Town, which includes Racing, Wave riding, Downwinders and Endurance.

More than R75 000 worth of prize money are up for grabs.

Cabrinha SUP (Stand Up Paddle) boards

More details about Cabrinha’s line of soon to be launched Stand Up Paddle boards just in.

3 boards and 3 paddles will be released.

Sick video : SUP Waterman League

Check out this sick SUP video featuring Robby Naish and top riders. Probably one of the best SUP clips I’ve seen so far.

Stand Up Paddle Surfing in Mauritius

Peter Petersen reports back from a two week Stand Up Paddle Surf trip to Mauritius.

Cabrinha to Launch Stand Up Paddle Surfing Gear

Cabrinha, one of the biggest names in kiteboarding, is about to launch
some stand up paddle surfing equipment. I recently attended a Cabrinha
product launch in Tarifa, Spain where I got the opportunity to sit down
with Pete Cabrinha and his team to chat about their new gear, and was
pleasantly surprised when they revealed plans to launch some stand up
paddle surfing equipment in the near future.

MJ Charging Some Winter Swell at Sunset Beach

Some good pictures of my friend MJ charging some winter swell at Sunset Beach. As usual, we’ve had lots of really good surfing conditions down here in South Africa.

Event Report : Men’s Health Canal Challenge – 16 December 2008

The sport of Ancient Hawaiian kings takes off in South Africa. Tuesday saw history in the making as over 50 of South Africa’s top Male, Female and Junior stand up paddlers descended on Canal Walk to battle it out in an attempt to win the first ever inland Stand up paddle boarding event in Africa.

Cyclone Stand Up Paddle Boards

The guys from Cyclone Stand Up Paddle Boards have been busy building me
a custom SUP, and they just sent in these pictures, proving that not
only do they make kick ass surfboards and kiteboards,
but they totally rock out when it comes to making paddle boards too.

South Africa’s first SUP event

This weekend saw sports history in the making as people from around the
Cape Province flocked to Bloubergstrand, in Cape Town to be a part of
the first Stand Up Paddle Boarding event in South Africa.

Close to 80 riders, many of whom attempted the sport for the first
time, took part in the event as equipment was supplied free of charge
by Bilt, Coreban, Naish and Starboard.