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Power Couple Joins Naish SUP Team
Stephane Etienne and Nicole Boronat just joined the Naish SUP team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Stand Up Paddle Surfing in Mauritius
Peter Petersen reports back from a two week Stand Up Paddle Surf trip to Mauritius.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Stand Up Paddle Surfing Dogs
One of the things that's so great about Stand Up Paddle Surfing, is that you can enjoy it with your whole family – and with your whole family I mean dogs included! Here's some awesome pictures of SUP dogs from around the world.
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A Guide to Choosing the Right Stand Up Paddle Board Equipment
Ivan van Vuuren from Coreban wrote an excellent guide on choosing the right stand up paddle board equipment. When starting, there are so many different configurations as far as fins, boards, paddles, deck pads and leashes are concerned that it can get confusing really quick.
Be sure to read this very informative guide on choosing the right SUP equipment.
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Cyclone Stand Up Paddle Surfing Pictures
I've just added some pictures sent in by the guys at Cyclone. They're based in Durban and does anything from custom SUPs to surfboards and kiteboards.
These pictures look like they come straight out of a glossy surf magazine, so be sure to check them out.
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Stand Up Paddle Surfing at Mavericks
Some more big wave paddle surfing pictures : this time around it's Garrett Mcnamara pulling into a big one at Mavericks.
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Durban Stand Up Paddle Surfing Pictures : The Ribbink Brothers
Mike van Heerden sent in some awesome pictures he took of the Ribbink brothers in Durban. The pictures and conditions are top notch, so be sure to have a look.
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Coreban Crew Stand Up Paddle Surfing at Yzerfontein
The Coreban SA SUP crew recently hit the road and stopped over at Yzerfontein on the west coast of South Africa, riding some small surf and demonstrating that you don't need a lot to have fun on a SUP.
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Bali Stand Up Paddle Surf Pictures
Here's some stand up paddle surf pictures from Bali. Taken on various days, all in epic conditions.
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Interview : Ivan van Vuuren
In one of the most interesting interviews I have ever done, I sit down with Ivan van Vuuren, South Africa's very own Robby Naish. He is a former 4x wavesailing champion, an all round waterman, filmmaker, tv host and stand up paddle surfing pioneer.
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Stand Up Paddle Surfing Wallpaper : Durban, South Africa
Check out our latest wallpaper for download, taken by photographer Mike van Heerden in Durban, South Africa.
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Cape Town SUP fun day – Saturday, 20 September
The guys from Coreban organised a SUP fun day for all people in the Cape Town area. So if you're interested in the new exciting sport of Stand Up Paddle Surfing, bring your family along on the 20th of September and try this new and exciting sport for free.
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SUP Storm Surfing at Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa
Stand Up Paddle Surfing after storm hits Langebaan lagoon, on the west coast of Africa. Ivan van Vuuren, Rob Munro and Barend Buys tackles waves in the lagoon, 3km away from the ocean.
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Chris Bertish Paddle Surfs Dungeons
South African Chris Bertish recently made history by being the first to stand up paddle surf the infamous big wave spot, Dungeons, near Cape Town in South Africa.
The wave he pulled into measured at 25ft. Moments after this picture was taken he tucked in and got completely covered before the wave closed out on him.
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Stand Up Paddle Surfing is the New Sport for Celebrities
Celebrities are taking to stand up paddle surfing by the numbers, it seems like just about every Hollywood celeb is into SUPing nowadays. Check out the list of celeb SUPers along with pictures, ranging from Pierce Brosnan, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Aniston, Denise Richards, Matt Damon, Cindy Crawford, Giada de Laurentiis and Kate Hudson to name a few.
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Stand Up Paddle Surfing Hawaiian Style : Volume 1 Trailer
Check out the Trailer of Stand Up Paddle Surfing Hawaiian Style : Volume 1. I highly recommend this to anyone just getting started in stand up paddle surfing.
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New Picture Galleries Added : Naish and Starboard SUP pictures 2008
I've just added two new galleries with the Naish and Starboard pictures. Well worth a look – many of the pictures in these galleries can also be seen in the Naish and Starboard SUP brochures.
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Stand Up Paddle Surfing at Big Bay, South Africa
Here's some pictures sent in by Ivan van Vuuren, taken recently at Big Bay in some decent swell.
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How to Stand Up Paddle Surf by Dave Kalama
Here's a great introduction on how to get started with Stand Up Paddle Surfing, brought to you by Dave Kalama. It covers the absolute basics, so it's great for those of you who are just getting started in Stand Up Paddle Surfing.
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SUP Pictures : Sunset Beach, South Africa
Some pictures of my friend, MJ doing some stand up paddling at Sunset Beach, South Africa.
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Welcome to iSuping.com!
I'd like to welcome all of you to iSuping.com, and by telling you a bit more about myself and the aim of this site. I'm Carlo van Wyk, I come from a kiteboarding background and started iKiteboarding.com way back in 2001 after getting totally hooked on kiteboarding. Fast forward to July 2008, and I'm hooked on yet another great sport : Stand Up Paddle Surfing. And so iSuping.com was born.
I’m still in the early stages of learning the sport, but am already hooked in much the same way that I got hooked on Kiteboarding, the only difference is that I'm even more hooked than I was way back then.
It’s exciting and a privilege at the same time to be part of a sport that is still in it's early development stages. When I look at the faces of friends coming off the water, the camaraderie amongst paddle boarders, the stoke shared amongst us, and the way in which this sport becomes a part of our lives, I have no doubt in my mind that this sport has huge potential.
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