Friday 14 Nov 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Here I go again, banging on about SUP racing, but first, how are you all enjoying AquaPaddle? I’d love to know your reasons for joining in with 1000s of other paddlers attending the ever-growing list of venues. I have finally accomplished my first AP having promised to get involved in 2025 and it’s only taken until the middle of October! But hey, I loved it, and...
Friday 07 Nov 2025 | by Betsy Ray - PaddleDaily
Men’s Tech Race Start – ICF media The ICF Stand Up Paddleboarding World Championships in Abu Dhabi last weekend featured record-breaking performances, first time world champions, and shocking upsets. Mariecarmen...
Thursday 30 Oct 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Watching top athletes in their chosen sport doesn’t necessarily mean you want or must do it to that level – take cycling, one of the biggest sports in the world in a social sense but I guess a lot of those cyclists watch the Tour de France!
Friday 24 Oct 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Travelling down to SUP The Creek must have been tinged with sadness for many paddlers, with news that had come out just a few weeks previously, that it would be the last. Waterborn SUP, the organisers of this iconic race, had announced that the time had...
Friday 24 Oct 2025 | by Betsy Ray - PaddleDaily
Photo by Lynne Hauptfleisch: “Mind blown!” In a surprise even to herself, Britain’s Rosie Edwards snagged a gold medal last weekend at the ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships in...
Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 | by Hollie Evans - Captain, AquaPaddle Fell Foot
I first heard about AquaPaddle through a colleague at work, they suggested we started up an AquaPaddle as the first location in the lakes! We absolutely saw that chance and took it. There are so many people in the lakes looking out for for something new and exciting to get...
Friday 10 Oct 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
I love a good book that encourages you to do the thing you enjoy more, and over the last few years, the rise in SUP books has...
Thursday 25 Sep 2025 | by Emily King - AquaPaddle Patron
I know exactly what it is like to take on a challenge and turn it into reality. Working alongside Brett and the AquaPaddle team over the years has taught me more than a few things about grit, resilience, and community. And over the past year, I have been pushing myself...
Thursday 25 Sep 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
I’m so excited to share this latest SUPjunkie guest blog with you because it really taps into something we don’t always talk about enough in paddleboarding – the mental side of our sport.
Thursday 25 Sep 2025 | by Emma Cleverdon - Surrey Young Carers
I am a Children & Young Persons Coordinator for Surrey Young Carers (part of Action for Carers, Surrey) and work with young carers aged from 5-17 years old. I had an event for 10-11 year old young carers with AquaPaddle on Saturday 20th September. We had 10 young carers join...
Thursday 18 Sep 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
As you paddle about on your reasonably priced inflatable, have you ever considered the thought of entering any kind of SUP race? Over the last few years, many thousands of people have taken up stand up paddleboarding and I see this as a huge positive, regardless of what type of...
Friday 12 Sep 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
We’ve talked a lot about this event – and for good reason! The festival opened with the popular AquaPaddle, a 5km paddle in the harbour....
Friday 29 Aug 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Some partnerships just work – and that’s exactly the case with the brilliant crew at Northerly Swell Surfside Emporium and the Northern SUP Race Club. You know good people when you meet them, and thanks to the equally wonderful Anna Little, I was introduced in 2024 to Northerly Swell’s very...
Friday 22 Aug 2025 | by Brett Scillitoe
1. The North: GBSUP Big Dippa Weekend at Whitley Bay This Saturday, 23 August 2025, Whitley Bay plays host to The Big Dippa – Round 6 of the Black Project...
Thursday 21 Aug 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
In just over two weeks’ time, on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September, the 2025 Edition of SUPERFestival will launch in stunning Torbay. Along the dramatic coastline...
Thursday 14 Aug 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Photos by Henry Carter In just over a week’s time, at the quiet upper reaches of the River Thames, stand-up paddleboarders will line up along the grassy banks of Lechlade. Kayaks, canoes, surf skis, and prone boards will join the mix and this moment marks the start of something extraordinary....