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Local Hood River Favorites take Overall Title at the Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge

Hood River local favorites, Bernd Rodiger and Fiona Wylde took the overall title over the worlds best at the 2017 Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge.    While the top paddlers in the world were enjoying great conditions in Hood River, the Open and Junior paddlers were not over shadowed as […]

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The Stand Up for the Cure Story. An Interview with Dan Van Dyck.

A week after the Standup for the Cure’s Sixth Annual fundraising day in Newport Beach, one of the largest paddle gatherings in the world, Dan Van Dyck, Executive Director of the National Standup for the Cure Series, gives the WPA an overview of the event and tells the story behing SUFTC. (Photos Dale & Karen […]

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April Zilg and Titouan Puyo hold down the top stops after two events on 2017 World SUP Tour presented by Salt Life

The first two events of the World SUP Tour presented by Salt Life were held at the Rincon Beach Boy in Puerto Rico and the Carolina Cup in North Carolina.  Hobie team rider April Zilg of Wrightsville Beach, NC and NSP team rider Titouan Puyo of New Caledonia stand in first […]

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Recap & Results of the West Marine Carolina Cup 2017, Stop #2 of the World SUP Tour

With hundreds of competitors, thousands of spectators, two event villages and a swathe of international of racers including the world’s best paddlers, the 2017 West Marine Carolina Cup was more than just your average SUP event, it was a big SUP festival, if not THE biggest SUP festival in the […]

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