Is This The Best Feeling On Earth? Sharkira Westdorp Takes On Teahupo’o
VIDEO // SHAKIRA WESTDORP SUP CHAMPION Video by Matty Schweitzer Last week Shakira Westdorp headed out to Tahiti from her home in Queensland on a surf trip that included a catalogue shoot for her sponsor Starboard. It was the Australian champion stand-up paddler's
Shakira Westdorp Is Champion Again & Explains Why SUP Is The New Black
THE MERMAID SOCIETY // 2017 AUSTRALIAN SUP CHAMPIONSHIPS They might be commonplace in the lineup in 2017 with a number of professional SUP surfers and racers propelling their sport beyond comprehension but SUP or Standup Paddle Boarding hit the surf/ocean sports
Terrene Black Is The New World Champion
THE MERMAID SOCIETY | SUP WORLD TOUR Australia's Terrene Black has been crowned 2017 APP World Racing Champion after winning events in both Japan and Maui this year. The Association of Paddlesurf Professionals tour was first started in 2012 and this year
Athletes Demand Progression After Inequality Arises In Major Event
Women Make A Stand And Raise Their Voices For Equality At Professional Sporting Level Photo by Red Bull Content Pool 2016 Red Bull Heavy Water event. The question is simple "What do we want for our sisters and daughters?" Current world #1 Annabel
Major Celebration & Emotional Record At ISA World Games
The Highs & Lows Of Creating History At The ISA World Games It has been a historic week of competition in Denmark for Team Australia as they continued their dominance taking home gold in the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship.
Jordan Mercer Wins ISA Gold With A Broken Heart & Board
6 x World Paddle Board Molokai Champion, 8 x ISA Gold Medalist and Australian Champion Ironwoman Jordan Mercer has won a gold medal at the International Surfing Association's World SUP & Paddle Board Championships in Denmark. Mercer was about to board her
Shakira Westdorp wins 1st Event of 2015 Queensland SUP Festival
Shakira Westdorp wins 1st Event of Queensland SUP Festival (TOP - Shakira Westdorp photo by Surfing Queensland) 19th July 2015 - Elite Surfing State Champions have been crowned at the first leg of the 2015 Queensland Immerse SUP & Paddle Festival on
2015 Surfing America USA Championships SUP & Longboard
(TOP Lola Schremmer goes to the nose Photo by Patty Schremmer) The 2015 Surfing America USA Championships for the SUP and Longboards were held over the weekend at Seaside California. In 2 foot waves the girls who have done well in
Best Waterwomen of France Compete At The First All Girls French Cup at Capbreton
The first French Cup all girls event took place this Sunday at Santosha to Capbreton (in Landes). 80 girls entered 4 divisions including surf, longboard, bodyboard and stand up paddle. The event was a great showcase to the local community of the talent and
Tess Adema SUPs the small stuff
This week we went out in the small stuff with SUP up-and-comer Tess Adema. It's ridiculous how much you can carve, pivot and move around small waves and make them look amazing. Check out Tess's clip with her 7'4 Starboard SUP.
2015 French Longboard and SUP Cup Event 2 at Lacanau
18th May 2015 (TOP photo the Longboard finalists on the podium) The 2nd event of the French Cup for Longboarding and SUP took place at Lacanau, just outside of Bordeaux. With conditions over 2 metres and gnarly onshore winds the women's events were
2015 WOMEN’S ROTTNEST CLASSIC and WA SUP OPEN Results
11th May 2015 (Top image Shakira Westdorp by Nick Woolacott / Surfing WA) In an exciting third and final day of competition Shakira Westdorp (Tugun, QLD) was crowned the inaugural champions of the Stand Up Surf Shop Rottnest Classic presented by SunSmart. Clean and
3rd Annual Performance Paddling SUP FIESTA
World Champion SUP athlete Candice Appleby, together with Anthony Vela held the 3rd annual Performance Paddling Pro Junior and Youth SUP Fiesta at Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach, California last weekend. A great event and initiative to support the grass
CLIP OF THE WEEK with Sarah SUP Surfing Barbados
This week's Clip of the Week comes from Paddle Barbados. To the Island of the endless Summer and exploring new surf crafts. In this clip Sarah is riding the Starboard 7'1 Pro Brushed Carbon and the Starboard 7'4 Pro Brushed Carbon. Chill out and enjoy
Emma Webb and Karla Gilbert Win Big in Australian SUP Titles
(Top Photo Shakira Westdorp photo: Toyota Australian SUP Titles) It's been a massive couple of weeks in the SUP world with so many National Titles taking place as the year draws to an end. This weekend was Australia's turn with Snapper Rocks on
14 Year Old SUP Power House Izzi Gomez
We've been hearing so much SUP news coming out of the US as the Winter draws in and loads of records and goodness from the women's divisions. None more exciting that this little mermaid Isabella Gomez, or Izzi to her
Shark Encounters Whilst SUPing
With Dr. Rachael Marshall During a routine dawn SUP last week in Dampier (North Western Coast of Australia), I encountered a Great Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna mokarran). Easily identified by its very large, tall sickle-shaped dorsal fin, and likely measuring about 2
How to SUP with a Pup
With Dr. Rachael Marshall How to Sup with your Pup an interview with Author Maria Christina Schultz, Virginia USA Stand Up Paddle boarding, known to most as “SUPing”, has its routes firmly grounded in the shores of Hawaii, much like its surfing sibling.
