SUP Blog
A blog dedicated to SUP paddling, water sports and all those things that are somehow related to this sport! If you have an interesting story, announcement or experience, we will be happy to publish it. Write to us!
SUP boarding throgh the Canyon of the Drina river
All the Drinas of this world are wrong, they will never be able to be completely corrected; we must never stop correcting them” I would add “and SUP paddling”. I "corrected" one part of the Drina, and I believe that you will also try because the scenery and impressions are wonderful. At the end of June and the beginning of July, I paddled the Drina through its beautiful canyon for one day. It's hard to imagine, it has to be experienced!
by: @djunta_sitnog_nuta
You can buy a board with money, but experience on the Danube is gained with a big heart.
How we organized the SUP regatta "From Love to War" in 2023
During the weekend 17-18.06. The third SUP regatta "From Love to War" Novi Sad-Belgrade 101km was held. June 17-18. Preparations for this event began in the fall of 2022 and required a lot of commitment, given that the organization of this event was initially carried out by only two people (Dejan and Dragan). This year, the group gathered around the initiative "SUP boards, paddling and so on..." tried to create an event with the idea of promoting the Danube and paddling SUP boards. The entire action has no commercial character and the registration fee was symbolic. The hosts managed to gather over 60 participants from Serbia, Hungary, Romania, S. Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and BiH.
by: djunta_sitnog_nuta & Draganpower76
Interview with Tamara Jemunović: SUP yoga - a physical and mental challenge on the water
SUP Yoga, also known as Paddleboard Yoga, is a unique and exciting form of yoga that combines traditional yoga postures with the dynamic challenge of practicing on a board. This practice combines calm and relaxing yoga with the adventurous spirit of paddling, resulting in a refreshing and inspiring experience.
We are introduced to this story by Tamara Jemunović, who has been organizing yoga practice on the board on the Danube in Belgrade for many years, in addition to the Daska & Veslo raft.
by: supdaske.com
John McFadzean - SUP the world
exclusive interview
exclusive interview
John is a passionate fan of SUP paddling. He dared and stepped onto the board at the age of 50. Which is further proof that age doesn't matter when it comes to SUP. This Scotsman now has a lifetime SUP mission, and that is to SUP paddle the world, (to take adventure in all the countries of the world). So far, he has rowed in 47 countries around the world. He is love in the Danube, and plans to SUP paddle from Budapest to Belgrade. His favorite paddling is in Italy. He was paddling on many seas and rivers. He highlighted Syria as a destination where hardly anyone rowed. He says I often paddle alone, which is part of the challenge, although it's always good to have company. He met many nice people at rowing. He points out that he is not an expert for SUP paddling or an elite runner, he is just a regular guy on an extraordinary mission.
by: supdaske.com
The Shaka sign
Whether you're SUP paddling or not, you've probably seen that sign somewhere. The Shaka sign, also known as "hang-loose" is generally accepted as the official greeting all over the world in the surfing and SUP community. SUPers from all over the world greet each other in this way to express their enthusiasm for SUPing. What was once a sign used only by Hawaiian locals is now fully part of the SURF/SUP lifestyle. We will try to research this phenomenon on the Internet and come to some conclusions.
by: supdaske.com
SUP Danube, Adam Colton
There are some feats that don't have to be megalomaniacally great, but over time they become iconic. So when I started rowing on the Danube a couple of years ago, I searched on YouTube and found a video of Adam Colton, who rowed on a hardboard from June 2, 2017, for a total of 21 days, from Ingolstadt, Germany to Belgrade. a total of 1,300 km.
by: supdaske.com
SUP golf, a hobby combining two sports
SUP paddle is a sport that consists of paddling while standing on a board. Although it is still considered a new sport, many SUP enthusiasts are innovating and creating new branches of this sport in various combinations. How to connect rowing on the golf course for example.
However, when sup paddling and golf are mentioned, although a golf brand car can probably transport many boards on the roof rack, this text has nothing to do with it.
by: supdaske.com
SPRING SUP RACE, Comacchio (IT)-01/02.04.2023
The article is the author's text of Goran - Supoljubac from Rijeka, who is the SUP ambassador of our website in Croatia. He participated in the SPRING SUP RACE, Comacchio in ITALY in the period from 01-02.04.2023. He made an effort to convey his personal experience from the perspective of the participants, but also to refer to some clarifications of the importance of certain races when it comes to the world competition in this sport.
by: @supoljubac
SUP mining with Gollum
Adventurers can paddle anywhere and even in an environment similar to that which is home to the creatures from Lord of the Rings. This activity is considered extremely life-threatening, and therefore should not be practiced without professional support, good preparation and the like.
by: supdaske.com
The longest SUP rowing
The longest SUP paddle record was set by Antonio De La Rosa, a Spanish adventurer, in 2019. He paddled 4,023 km across the Pacific Ocean, from San Francisco to Oahu, Hawaii, in a period of 76 days. He survived isolation, the heat of the sun, the force of wind and waves, the insidiousness of sea currents and encounters with sea monsters...
by: supdaske.com
Roof rack and SUP board
An interesting text on the FB group was written by Kolja, and he gave some essential advice when it comes to the issue of transporting inflated boards or hard boards on the roof rack of your car.
by: Kolja @narval_rs
How is paddling in Zanzibar?
Our SUP paddler Bojana visited Zanzibar, so we asked her to share her impressions with us. Had SUP paddling there, what are the conditions like and what is the sea like. Read her short travelogue on this topic.
by: supdaske.com
Carbon footprint, carbon boards and paddles - what about SUP carbon footprint?
Carbon footprint represents the total amount of emitted greenhouse gases (GHG) that are directly or indirectly produced by an individual, organization, event or product. The carbon footprint is one of the most significant indicators of pollution. How does SUP paddling stand with this parameter and what can we as users do about it.
by: supdaske.com
Underwater scooter option for SUP board upgrade
We present to you an underwater scooter, which our colleague Alen had the opportunity to try. This piece of equipment has its basic application in diving, however, the reason why we decided to present it is that it has the possibility of hanging on a SUP board.
by: Alen
World Water Day 22.03.2023.
Freshwater resources are one of humanity's most important resources when it comes to water. Read a short text about it. And let's try together as much as possible to have it as long as possible!
by: supdaske.com
How to choose a SUP board / 5 rules
You've decided to buy a SUP board, you don't know where to start, because every board seems OK, some labels say, but the load capacity is the information you think solves your doubts. And that's it! If your weight is close to the maximum carrying capacity, is dieting an option to save money? But when you buy a board and inflate it, and then you stand on it, you realize that it's not exactly the way you saw it in the videos on the net! That's why we suggest you read some of the basic rules to follow! Advice and recommendations on this topic are given by Kolja, who has extensive experience in rowing.
by: Kolja @narval_rs
Test of hard "race" boards
The article is the author's text of Goran - Supoljubac from Rijeka, who tested two hard racing (racing) boards. These were Starboard Allstar 14x24.5 and Starboard Sprinta 14x23. Goran tried his best to give a good description of all the details he observed during the ride.
by: @supoljubac
Samogradja tvrde SUP daske
The article is the author's text of Dejan Živanović from Belgrade, who, with the help of educational content on the Internet and a little previous experience in the production of polyester vessels, made a solid sup board from polyester and purpene. This board is a unique prototype that Dejan now uses to satisfy his passion in stand-up paddling.
by: @Dejan Živanović
Paddle test by Supoljubac
The article is the author's text of Goran, who is better known by the nickname SUPoljubac. He has been rowing for several years and I enjoy it. We bring you Goran's testing of two brands of oars. He bought an XXL paddle from Starboard and an L paddle from Amanzi (one version of the paddle similar to the QuickBlade Trifacta 96sqi), and gave a comparison.
by: @supoljubac
Body exercises
Kolja, an excellent coach and passionate rower, gave suggestions in the form of demonstration exercises that each of us can use in order to improve our physical status, which should help us really enjoy rowing.
by: @narval_rs
SUP Regatta "From Love to War"
SUP regatta "From love to war" was held on June 18-19, 2022. It was organized by enthusiasts, who rowed with about thirty lovers of paddleboarding on the waves of the Danube from Love Island near Novi Sad to War Island near Belgrade. So 101 kilometers over 2 days along the Danube, a river that is beautiful, sometimes whimsical, never underestimated and always exciting. We rowed for two days, slept in a tent, with a backpack of necessary things. We tasted a lot of things: the heat of the June sun, the whiteness of the sandbank near Surduk, the orange sunset near Stari Slankamen, the livestock fund of Krčedinska Ada, the hum of the rafts near Ratni Ostrvo...
by: @djunta_sitnog_nuta, Novi Sad
The first SUP/RUN duathlon in 2022 in Europe
Held on June 5, 2022. in the city of Varaždin on the Aquacity lake. In this unique event, which is the first of a total of three, 13 rowers participated, of which 11 men and 2 women. The race is divided into two classes (RACE and FUN). The RACE class includes SUP rowing of 2700m in technical format, and running of 2000m. The FUN class is shorter and consists of 500m of SUP paddling and 500m of running.
by: @SUPoljubac, Rijeka
My good friend the paddle
Every time you go rowing, know that you have to trust your companion and good friend called the Paddle. That's why, when you buy a paddle, don't act as if you "sucked the paddle" and let the salesmen "push you over", but take this problem seriously and find yourself an equal companion.
by: @djunta_sitnog_nuta, Novi Sad
Winter paddling, 9 golden rules
Just because there's snow and it's cold doesn't mean you can't stand on a board with a paddle in your hand and enjoy paddling. With the following tips that should be used when planning, as well as with a good assessment in the field, you can go on the water all year round.
by: @djunta_sitnog_nuta. Novi SAd