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It’s with extreme sadness that we learned today of the passing of Bent Ulrik Niss. Many of you know Bent as an amazing human being with who we are all grateful to have crossed paths as we shared time with him on this earth. He...

Paddle Monster and Coach Victoria Burgess are excited to announce our new custom training program that is designed just for you.  This new program covers the most important parts of training from fitness to nutrition.  It offers a complete program designed specifically for you...

Everyday 22 veterans, including active-duty service members across all branches, commit suicide. 22 people with parents, families, and people that love them. Every single day. It’s a staggering number, and while many professions struggle to understand the root causes and how to address it, there...

Paddle Monster Coach Larry Cain discusses the cancellation of Chattajack due to the Pandemic and what we should be training for in 2020. This Facebook Live originally aired August 4, 2020 at 3:00 pm ET. https://virtualpaddleleague.com https://chattajack.com https://paddlemonster.com #sup #racing #paddling #paddle #paddlemonster #pdlmnstr #virtualpaddleleague #2020

In trying times, it’s easy to retreat inward, to make our world as small and manageable as we can. It helps us feel in control of ourselves. As much as that feels good, it doesn’t change the fact that there is a great big...

As a result of Governor Murphy's EO banning all special events on the beaches of New Jersey this summer, and guidelines involved with the Cape May Lewes Ferry (no walk on passengers and limited departure schedule), our race committee has decided to change the...

AN intrepid fundraiser is preparing for his latest challenge in aid of Diabetes UK – after the coronavirus outbreak meant he had to rethink his original plans. Adrian Angell, who hails from Cumbria but now lives in Cincinnati in the USA, was intending to fly...

From Chattajack: Greetings and well wishes Chattajacks, We are extremely grateful for the patience you’ve extended us over the past several weeks while we determine the proper path and protocol for Chattajack in 2020. We are excited to announce the show will go on. Certain aspects...

Welcome to Episode 2 of Immersed TV hosted by Dreu Murin this week we take a look back at the 2019 season and talk with Shakira Westdorp and Daniel Hughes about traveling on the SUP Surf Tour. For the racing side we sit down...

Chattajack: Registration is delayed one month to June 1st Greetings Chattajack friends and family,We hope everyone is hunkered down and safe while weathering the current health crisis. Registration for the 2020 Chattajack race will be delayed one month, opening on June 1st at midnight EST....

Larry talks about paddling and health during the global pandemic. It’s not our position to offer information or advice related to the virus. How you choose to live your lives over the coming weeks is your personal decision. We encourage you to be vigilant and...

Larry Cain spoke about his approach to staying healthy and paddling in the difficult time on Paddle Monster Facebook love yesterday. This is part of a series of Facebook Live events we'll be hosting over the next few weeks or months. It’s not our position...

The Midwest Paddle League has a great 2020 season planned with someone for everyone. One of the league’s priorities this year is to continue to promote our events as not just a race, but also destination worthy recreation opportunities. The league has been working...

Ladies and gentlemen, Happy February 29 ! The Desatnick Foundation is offering our annual priority entry into the Cape to Cape Paddle slated for Sunday August 23. As a 2019 participant, or previous division winner, you will have the ability to pre-register. The application below...

Harris Completes SUP Expedition of the Mississippi Expedition paddler, one half of the Atlantic Sup’r Girls and SIC Maui paddler LouAnne Harris became the first woman to sup the entire length of the Mississippi River when she completed her source to sea paddle yesterday!! LouAnne started...

Further progression of the storm has necessitated the cancellation of the 2019 Surf Expo in order to ensure the safety of our customers and to provide the best safeguards for your businesses. The cancellation will allow many customers who are in the storm’s path to...

from John Batson: Paddle people and Lowcountry residents...We are up and running again! The OluKai Lowcountry Boil Paddle Battle has been rescheduled for next Saturday, September 14th! Currently we are still under evacuation orders so the only hitch will be the Town of Hilton Head approval...

A Diabetes UK supporter is travelling from Ohio, USA, to take part in the Great Glen Challenge 2019 (part of the UK Paddle Endurance Race Series), paddleboarding coast to coast across Scotland, from Fort William to Inverness, to raise money for the charity. Adrian Angell...

Competition Continues in New York! Heats in this year’s APP Sup Surf World Tour - New York SUP Open competition in Long Beach, NY were delayed because of lightning yesterday - but Day Three is on! You can watch the continuation of round three of...

The LowCountry Boil is cancelled this year due to mandatory evacuations of Beaufort County, SC in advance of Hurricane Dorian. As disappointing as this announcement may be, it's great that they got the word out as soon as possible considering the size and strength...

The goal was to retrieve 43,000 kg of trash in one year. Just in time the team hit the target and turned the pilot program into a successful example for offsetting a company's plastic footprint. During their weekly board test sessions at Wongamat Beach in...

The Mullet has been asked by the folks at the Derema Group, the premier marine, outdoor & RV manufacturer representative, to move all their remaining VestPac merchandise at over 50% off regular pricing with free shipping to the 48 contiguous states.  Their clearance need...

From Ian "Kanga" Cairns: This photo of me at Waimea in 1975 turned up on social media the other day. It’s just before a picture I have hanging in my living room. That’s Gary Speece in front of me. I’m posting this to say thank...

Hello all you Mullet Supporters. We don't usually campaign, but we'd love it if you took a minute and headed over to our friends at SUPconnect and threw us a vote for BLOG of the Year. We've persevered through the rough spots and held it...

From the Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race "While the Jay Race has grown into a multi faceted world class paddleboard event, we wanted to change it up this year and refocus on why we started the Jay Race in the first place. So, we are taking...