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THE BIG REVEAL 2015 100/100 Paddle Challenge Sticker Under the cloak of darkness, away from the prying eyes of ninjas and zombies, the 2015 covet-worthy 100/100 Paddle Challenge sticker has been under construction. White noise, sealed room, bunny outfits, a team of mulleteers has worked...

India's First Female SUP Racer! What if...you lived in a place where you were told you couldn't paddle or paddle surf because "that's not an activity for your gender." Would you have what it takes to follow your dreams? And if you did, how far...

Last month, we posted about Tanvi  Jagadish and her efforts to race in this year's Carolina Cup.  In order to participate, let alone compete in paddle racing, Tanvi has to battle cultural conventions that hold girls shouldn't surf or SUP.  That's not stopping her, though....

Outer Banks, NC Rescue Officials Searching for Paddleboarder The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department and other search and rescue authorities on North Carolina's Outer Banks are still trying to find out who belongs to a board and paddle found on the sound side of town...

Restube is working its way through the U.S. Coast Guard certification process. If approved, Restube will be the smallest approved life jacket on the market, at about 270 grams and the size of a dollar bill.   RESTUBE IS NOT A CURRENTLY APPROVED PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE...

One of the Most. Awesome. parts of the Carolina Cup is getting to meet the various pros in attendance. Yeah, that person you saw on the pages of your favorite glossy magazine or in the live feed from the surf competition on the other...

Blockade Runner Beach Resort, a historic landmark and oceanfront icon of North Carolina for 55 years, announced it will reopen in time for Valentine’s Weekend. Blockade Runner closed in September to repair substantial damages sustained from Hurricane Florence. “The reopening will be in two major...

The Distressed Mullet will have a tent on the Blockade Runner ocean side lawn during the Carolina Cup. In addition to vending fabulous Mullet gear, this tent will also be a place for 100/100 paddlers to pick up their custom pre-ordered shirts, grab a...

First of all, no one is making money off these events. The best example of making money that I've seen is on the charity event side. Some races are raising enormous amounts of money for worthy causes. When it comes to for-profit companies trying...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact Danny Mongno-Marketing Manager 425-314-6539 [email protected] www.wernerpaddles.com Werner Paddles launches latest website. 11/04/14. Sultan, WA, USA The Werner Paddles story is a unique one, family owned, handcrafted in Sultan WA, a pursuit of performance born from and carried on from a love for paddling. Today we are honored to...

Citizen-activists who exposed Formosa Plastics’ rampant pollution of Texas waterways with plastic pellets and debris and will lead a kayak tour to its Point Comfort plant on Saturday, and supporters will hold a press conference before Monday’s opening arguments in the company’s civil trial....

Sad news out of Minnesota this morning.  The Associated Press reports the body of Andy Stifter who went missing November 26 has been found.  Here's the story: WACONIA, Minn. (AP) — The body of a missing paddle boarder has been recovered from Lake Waconia. Thirty-five-year-old Andrew...

7pm Thurs Apr. 28th, Ironclad Brewery, Wilmington, NC https://www.facebook.com/events/552549748247102/ Two men. Two SUPs. Ten days. 240 miles. The Plastic Tides team launched on November 9th from Ithaca, NY with hopes to reach Albany via the Erie Canal. Just days into the expedition a winter storm warning...

This is from our friends at Monsters at Sea: The 24 is a 6 man relay paddle from 7 a.m April 4 to 7 a.m April 5th to raise funds to help families arm wrestling with cancer. Our goals are simple. Encourage people to go because you...

SUP News Karen Wrenn to Complete First Ever 150 Mile Channel Islands Crossing Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 3 February, 2011 : - - Newport Beach -- Stand up paddler Karen Wrenn will become the first person to paddle between all 8 of the Channel Islands, consecutively,...

Paddleboarder Bitten off the Big Island This story has been making the rounds this weekend from the Big Island of Hawaii....the beach where it happened has been reopened following the standard closure in the wake of the incident.  A 25-year old and his father were...

Earlier this week we told you about filmmaker Jesse Hieb's 430-mile self-supported paddle down the Wisconsin River. He is raising awareness of water quality revitalization work.  We caught his Facebook Live video this morning, and he's doing well. He paddled through the town of Tomahawk,...

World Champion open water athletes Zeb Walsh, Jack Bark, and Brad Gaul set a world record by paddling from mainland Australia to Tasmania across the treacherous Bass Strait on paddleboards. See it here first whilst enjoying some of the healthiest, tastiest, pre-Carolina-Cup-fuel ever. Sponsored...

Alrighty folks. I've been thinking a lot about this lately, primarily because I write about and promote events here on Distressed Mullet. I also go to a fair number of events on my own dime, so I'm usually scouring websites for information so I...

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...

Above screenshot from Outside Online. Yep, there's a paddleboard under Jenny somewhere. We love it when mainstream media picks up on SUP. Except for creepy stock photos like exhibit A, below. Back to what we're talking about. Jenny Kalmbach is featured in Outside Online right now. Read...

Weather Forecast: Wunderground Wrightsville Beach, NC Tides: Wrightsville Beach tide times and tide charts for today from tideschart.com Wind Forecast: Ventusky: Wrightsville Beach Surf Report: Swell info forecast: http://www.swellinfo.com/surf-forecast/wrightsville-beach-north-carolina.html Buoy Weather forecast: http://www.buoyweather.com/wxnav6.jsp?region=SE&program=nww3BW1&grb=wna&latitude=34.25&longitude=-77.5&zone=-4&units=e

Cool video from Lahui Kai at Battle of the Paddle Learn more about Lahui Kai

Dave Boehne Joins the Herd at Hippostick San Juan Capistrano, CA – January 6, 2016 – Hippostick is proud to welcome the talented and creative mind of Dave Boehne to the Herd: Dave AKA: “the Brown Blurr” is widely known for his unique style and...

Atlanta, Georgia – After five successful years, Standup for the Cure, alongside its national sponsor, Ambry Genetics, announce Standup for the Cure, Atlanta to benefit Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta. The team, led by National Event Director Dan Van Dyck, will be hosting the...