Indholdsfortegnelse for Stand Up Paddle World 2014 (SU i Kayak Session Magazine

Despite having one of the longest coastlines in the world, India has yet to reach its potential in terms of water sports. This extremely vast country offers optimal conditions for SUP, be it for a leisurely cruise or a world class surf. Travel with Carine Camboulives, Manu Bouvet and their two young daughters on a trip of adventure and inner discovery to the protected coastal waterways and dynamic waves of southeast India’s colorful Kerala province. From our first trip to southern India over 10 years ago, I came away with the conviction that someday I would return, yet I knew well how few of these promises stand the test of time.Back then,our month long journey followed the coast of Kerala Province, making our way to the Tamil Nadu region at…

A small town on the banks of the Columbia River in the US’s Pacific Northwest, Hood River first burst onto the adventure sports scene as world-class site for windsurfing. Located in the Columbia Gorge, where the river carves its way through the Cascade Mountains, Hood River and the surrounding area boasts abundant wind, water and mountainous terrain, creating the ideal outdoor playground for kiteboarding, windsurfing, kayaking, mountain biking and hiking. Over the last thirty years, the opportunity for year-round adventure sports has continued to attract a population of dedicated outdoor enthusiasts. Home to the perfect storm of rivers, lakes and water-loving residents, when the SUP revolution began ten years ago, Hood River was an obvious place for the sport to take hold. With the consistent high wind in the Columbia…

Lots of people comment on how fun it must be to stand up paddle with my dog, Kharma, and it is! I have even had the privilege of paddling with my cat, though he had a pretty specific personality and enjoyed being on the water and in it too! If you are an animal lover like me and your best friend is furry, slobbery and has four legs—and if you are wanting to share an amazing experience and avoid the longing, guilt-inducing looks as you load up the board or paddle away from the beach—then keep reading! Stand up paddling is an amazing activity to share with your furry friend, and with a short period of introduction and patience, it can lead to a lifetime of wonderful memories together. My…

Whitewater SUP techniques have been evolving as quickly as the board designs, making for exciting progression in the world of SUP river running. One of the most common questions I get asked about paddling on the river is how to stand on the board. There are all kinds of different ways to stand on a board so here’s what I have found works the best. The most common stances I have seen used successfully on the river are: the parallel stance with feet side by side; the offset stance, meaning regular or goofy stance with feet near the rails, not down the center line; or the surf stance, which is similar to surf, snow and skate boards where the feet are directly in line with the center or string line…

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!" Gil is standing on the promenade of the riverside town of Santarem, Brazil, his hand raised and his eye glued to his camera lens. He shouts out his delight when he spots me pulling up to his sailboard, freshly beached on shore. It was my first trip to Brazil and to the Amazon Basin, and I did not expect to meet a fellow sail and paddleboard enthusiast so far from the coast. Gil, clear-eyed, with graying hair and an imposing bearing, is a descendant of the Portuguese and the Munduruku Indians. Like most people living here, he is caboco, meaning of mixed European and indigenous Brazilian descent. He is an exuberant man who loves caipirinha, the English language—especially "fuck" and "dude”—and, above all, windsurfing. But he has another passion…

Words and photos: Bart de Zwart Adding to his list of solo, multi-day SUP expeditions, Bart de Zwart completed a 28-hour crossing off the coast of Greenland in 2013 and a four-day crossing in French Polynesia in May of this year. Alone and unsupported in the open ocean, de Zwart would seem crazy to some. Here he lets us in on how he does it and why he is always on the lookout for his next destination. As a kid, I started windsurfing when I was five and I was always inspired by Arnaud de Rosnay, who made a number of impressive solo crossings on a windsurfer in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Now, as an adult and a SUP paddler, I find myself with that same drive for…