SUPWorld
March 2021SUPWorld® is an Australian made Stand Up Paddle magazine filled with high quality photo’s from some of the world's best photographers and top end articles. SUPWorld® has coverage of SUP events both in Australia and Worldwide, SUP rider biographies, fitness and nutrition tips and much more...!
in this issue
port stephens sup challenge
The Burton Automotive Port Stephens SUP Challenge is a duplicate event of the infamous Scotts Head Paddle games organized and run by the dedicated committee of the Newcastle SUP club. The surfing is judged by the competitors on rotation and overseen by the contest director. The event MC was the well know Novacastrian, Teza McKenna. Friday 12th March the team from Newcastle SUP Club kicked off day 1 of the Burton Automotive Port Stephens SUP Challenge at beautiful Port Stephens Birubi beach. We had small 1-2ft waves with the offshore NE winds and first heat was underway at 7am with the men’s 60-69yr under 10ft division in the water. Over the course of 7 hours we ran a total of 21 heats of different age, gender and board categories. The beach was…
sup canberra
P: (+61) 414 729 370 E: hello@SupCbr.com I: Instagram.com/SupCbr F: Facebook.com/SupCbr Each year in March the Canberra Enlighten Festival brings street food and lights to the Capitals iconic buildings. For a full week during this festival the skies are full with Hot Air Balloons at sunrise, leaving from the heart of the Capitals Parliamentary triangle, crossing Lake Burley Griffin and drifting off into the mountains that surround Australia’s capital city! An experience at sunrise on Lake Burley Griffin during this week on SUP is unforgettable. SUPCBR holds the licence to operate SUP adventures on Lake Burley Griffin in the Nation’s Capital. They can be found each morning of the Balloon Spectacular on the water with a group of 12 bright eyed SUP enthusiasts from those who have never SUPed before to seasoned SUP veterans who don’t know…
mooloolaba sup festival
Sunshine Coast SUP Club is proud to be the host club for Mooloolaba SUP Festival and partner with world safaris and the Sunshine Coast Council. We are super excited to be able to bring the “Aloha spirit” that the Hawaiians are so famous for when it comes to stand up paddle boarding to Mooloolaba. More than just a stand-up paddle board race the festival will embody the community spirit that we have here on the Sunny Coast where no matter your background if you have a love for SUP, the water and sharing it with others we welcome you with open arms. We know that is so hard to describe the feeling of stand up paddle boarding to somebody who is never done it before. It’s only when you have the experience yourself…
a great way to enjoy level 1 nz paddle boarding nationals!
Waterbourne beach festival got away again today in Level 1. The event kicked off with the Barfoot & Thompson Stand Up Paddleboard Nationals, which is a 3 day competition that started with sprint racing at Lake Pupuke this afternoon. This will be followed by a long distance 16km race tomorrow at Takapuna Beach and the technical race getting underway on Sunday. The conditions were ideal down at the Lake today with flat water, light breeze and blue sky. There were 80 athletes that showed up this afternoon and a good crowd gathered to cheer them on during the heats and the finals. Each race was 200m and lasted only about a minute each, which kept the racing tight and exciting to watch. Jo Aleh took out 1st place in the woman’s category…
the alenuihaha channel crossing
THE ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL HAS A FOREBODING REPUTATION KNOWN AS SOME OF THE MOST TREACHEROUS WATERS OF HAWAII. SPANNING ALMOST 30 MILES BETWEEN THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI, REACHING A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 6,810 FEET. “ALENUIHAHA” MEANS “GREAT BILLOWS SMASHING” IN THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE AND IS NOT A BODY OF WATER TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. IN JULY OF 2020, 11-YEAR-OLD BOBO GALLAGHER SET OUT TO CROSS THE ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL VIA FOIL WING. WITH THE HELP OF HIS FAMILY AND A HUGE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS, MANY OF WHO ARE RENOWNED HAWAIIAN WATERMEN, HE SUCCESSFULLY BECAME THE YOUNGEST PERSON TO CROSS THE CHANNEL BY PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND ALSO THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER DO IT VIA FOIL WING. TO SHARE THE JOURNEY OF THIS MOMENTOUS FEAT, BOBO AND HIS TEAM WILL RELEASE A MOVIE…
new for 2021
SKY AIR PREMIUM The travel friendly Version of our popular Sky Wing models comes in 3 sizes from 5'4" to 5'10" and offers incredibly stable flight for an inflatable board. Our extra rigid Carbon plate sits right under the riders feet, making sure the foil follows every command instantly. › 3 sizes 5'4" (103 l), 5'8" (120 l), 5'10" (150 l) › Foil mounted on solid carbon plate that stiffens entire stance area › Integrated bottom handle for easy handling › Extra nose rocker for safe touch-downs › Silicon rail edge for early release › Footstrap inserts for 3-strap configuration › Coming in Sky Air bag with room for Board, Foil and Wing (without boom) – Packing size 95 × 75 × 20 cm › One-solution Triple Action Pump for board and wing (two gauges) NEW CARBON MASTS AND FUSELAGES Our…
