Interviews

Blonde Ambition – SUP Star April Zilg on the Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge

Over the last few years, North Carolina native April Zilg has established herself as one of the most accomplished east coast female SUP riders out there today. Initially taking to the sport while comp…

Rincón Beachboy 2017, Foundation Stone of the WPA World SUP Tour

While Stop 3 of the WPA World SUP Tour is approaching fast, we would like to dwell on the event which will be remembered as WPA’s 1st ever World SUP Tour stop. Sandra Y. Caro, Treasurer for…

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 Standu…

Karen Wrenn Q&A

Karen Wrenn, one of the top female SUP racers just completed crossing the entire Channel Islands in Northern California this last week that is roughly 160 miles depending on conditions. This is not …

Q&A with Yolo Board owners Jeff Archer/Tom Losee – UPDATED

Manufacture Q & A Q: What made you want to be a board manufacture? A: Jeff– We felt like SUP was going to be huge, and felt we had a story to tell from Florida. Tom-It’s all about the proc…

Q&A with Stand Up Paddler Chris Curry

Q: When did you first start paddling and on what type of board before you started SUP? A: Started SUP surfing in Wrightsville Beach, NC during the summer of ’08 on a Gary Wilson EPS Quad SUP surfb…

Q & A with Rob Rojas

Q: When did you first start paddling and on what type of board before you started SUP? A: I started paddling during the summer of 1994 in Pembroke Va., paddling down the New River on a Coleman Canoe…

Joe Bark, Q & A

When and who first got you into Paddleboarding? I first started paddling when I was in Junior Lifeguards and Alfred Laws was my instructor. He set an example for me, as he was a great ocean athlete an…

Danny Ching, Q & A

What is a normal training day like for you? Weekdays up early and on the water 1 hr outrigger canoe, followed by 1 hr at the gym lifting weights and 1 hr of cross training. Afternoon 1.5 hrs on the …

Shakira Westdorp, Q & A

What is a normal training day like for you?Probably a run or swim on my lunch break then a paddle after work in the creek. Do paddle back on days off… If the winds are ok for it . What goals do …

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