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Kai Thompson and Naumi Eychenne have been crowned the inaugural Downwind Foil World Tour number ones, completing the first season of a global ranking

French waterman Tom Auber has completed one of the longest unassisted SUP foil downwinds on record, travelling 212.89 kilometres along the French coast in just 8 hours and 45 minutes.

Starboard has released a series of rider reviews exploring how its new TallTwin performs across different waves, conditions and surfing styles.

The Belgian SUP Tour returned to Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure for The Longest Day, bringing together 40 paddlers for a demanding ten-hour test of endurance, strategy and determination.

Welcome to our collection of the biggest news and stories that have taken place in the SUP world from the previous month. Let's recap what happened in August 2026.

Alexia Soto and Sergio Cantoral completed a dominant weekend at the 2026 Elche Paddle Festival, winning both the Sprint and Technical races at

Agios Nikolaos in Crete will host two major SUP competitions across six days, with the Paddle Europe SUP Championships taking place from 18–20

The 2026 SUP 11-City Non-Stop has concluded in Friesland, with paddlers and teams completing more than 200 kilometres through the historic waterways of the northern Netherlands.

Aarón Sánchez Quetglas, Alba Alonso Frey, Fernando Pérez Serra and Duna Gordillo Rodríguez claimed victories as close to 150 athletes contested the

The fifth Yaka Paddle Festival brought competitors, recreational paddlers, children and people with disabilities together at Larmor-Plage in Brittany, France, on August 29-30.