NSP Competition Results 2023
Frithjof emerges as the winner, while Christian, Blue, Ty, and Maui secure their spots among the top ten finishers in the Gran Canaria Pro
The Gran Canaria Pro, the fifth stop of the Eurotour2023, took place on the sunny Canary Island in Spain on June 3-4, 2023.
Due to the prevailing weather conditions, the event organizers made an adjustment to the course, increasing the number of buoys from three to five. However, the total distance remained the same at 2km. Both men and women participated in two rounds, and the competitor with the best combined time from both rounds would be declared the winner.
Men Elite
1st Arthur Arutkin
2nd Cristian Andersen
3rd Blue Ewer
4th Fernando Perez Serra
5th Ollie Houghton
6th Ty Judson
7th Johnny Hagan
8th Joan Garcia
9th Ben Moreham
10th Maui Sach
Women Elite
1st Alba Frey
2nd Anna Tschirky
3rd Susanne Lier
4th Claudia Luchetta
5th Bianca Toncelli
6th Katrine Bergmann
7th Patricia Moreno
Men Elite Master
1st Jaran Rodriguez
2nd David Leiro
3rd Frithjof Sach
4th Stano Hubacek
5th Aníbal Báez Suáre
6th Juan J Lasso
Elite Kahuna
1st Frithjof Sach
For full results please click
“The Gran Canaria Pro is a special event because of the exciting race format. Its a 2 km Technical race, you race the course
twice and the overall fastest time from both heats decides your overall result.”
“The race was quite flat. The first heat was glassy, the second heat had a bit more wind which created some small bumps. The 2 km course had 10 turns and a beach run which made for some exciting racing! I had a great start in both races and was able to stay up front. I really liked the fact that the race was so technical, the course had buoy turns, a lot of accelerating and beach runs/starts. I think that made the race both fun for the athletes and exciting to watch for the spectators.”
Christian Andersen
Pictures Courtesy of EuroTour
Christian raced the NSP Carolina
“The Carolina worked very well in bumps and it handles chop really well. Even though it was quite flat, there was still a lot of chop
because of all the competitors racing on a short course. With the Carolina I feel like I can push hard in all conditions without having
to worry about balance.“
Christian Andersen
Read more about the Pro Carbon Carolina.
Table of contents
- 21.05.2023 Austria, The Lake Rocks ends, 1st place for Petra Pyffrader and Blue Ewer
- 21.05.203 Gernan, Maui Sach wins BitBurger SUP Challenge at Surf Festival Fehmarn
- 06.05.2023 Switzerland, Susanne wins silver and Petra takes 7th in the Ice Race at Lake Thun
- 30.04.2023 Spain, The Youth Dominate World SUP Festival and APP World Tour Events
- 30.04.2023 USA, Duna, Laura, and Bodie took on the Graveyard at the Carolina Cup and clinched the top 4 spots
- 24.04.2023 Portugal, Mia wins Portuguese Speed CUP
- 23.04.2023 Czech, Susanne wins LD and gets 3rd in Technical at SUP Start Ceske Budejovice
- 21.04.2020 Australia, T-Man qualifies for the Nationals at Queensland Longboard Titles
- 16.04.2023 Spain, NSP Team maintains position at Sevilla SUP Festival
- 09.04.2023 Spain, Masters, and Juniors are the top winners in the Euro Tour’s Battle for Hercules
- 02.04.2023 Italy, Petra wins at Women’s open at Spring SUP Race
- 26.03.2023 Portugal, Mia, Tomas, and João conquer the SUPC Portuguese National Championship
- 19.03.2023 USA, Bodie, and Dan earn silver and bronze from Adler Paddler
- 18.03.2023 USA, Dan grabs 3rd from Dana Outrigger Ocean Challenge
- 12.03.2023 Mexico, Kanani and Dan win ProSayulita SUP Open
- 26.02.2023 Italy, Susanne wins the Lignano SUP Marathon
- 24.02.2023 Australia, Izzie gets the 9th place equal on her 1st WSL QS 3000
- 11.02.2023 USA, Bodie wins the 6miles distance race and places 2nd in the short course at the Hal Rossof Classic
- 28.01.2023 USA, Bodie grabs silver and Dan gets the 4th at the Hanohano Ocean Challenge
- 22.01.2023 France, Team NSP invades GlaGLa 2023
Duna and João claim top spot at Madeira SUP Challenge
The Madeira Island Sup Challenge is a becoming a bigger stop on the tour every year. Held on the Portugese island of Madeira, competitors find themselves hundreds of kilometers of the coast of Western Africa.
With a stacked field, Duna Gordillo took the lead in the women’s class right from the start and maintained her dominant position right up until the finish line. Local hero Veronica Silva managed to secure fifth place.
On the men’s side, Ty Judson grabbed an impressive second place, closely followed by Christian Andersen in third and Tomas Lacerda in fourth. Competition was intense and you could see individual competitors pick their battles and challenges on the way to the finish.
Men Elite
1st Clement Colmas
2nd Ty Judson
3rd Cristian Andersen
4th Tomas Lacerda
5th Ollie Houghton
6th Liran Machlev
7th João Olim
8th Leo Nika
9th Johnny Hagan
10th Paulo Freitas
Women Elite
1st Duna Gordillo
2nd Anna Tschirky
3rd Petronella Van Malsen
4th Emily Evans
5th Veronica Silva
6th Mía Silva
7th María Pereira
8th MMichala Hendrichova
9th Flavia Fernández
10th Clara Erra
For full results please click
“The thing that makes this race so special is the nature on the island. The mountains, the color of the water, the cliffs and the green landscape in the background. It’s a cool perspective seeing all of that from the water.”
“The race consisted of a 12 km open ocean course starting inside the Funchal harbor. The race course included a bit of everything from flatwater, upwind and a fun downwind stretch.”
Christian Andersen
“The Madeira island sup challenge was an incredible race, with a difficult but very fun conditions. It was 12 km of up wind and
downwind and we had some ocean waves, it wasn’t just wind. So it was probably the most fun race I compete this season. I finished the race in 1st first place in the junior pro and 7th in the elite, I am extremely happy and satisfied with the result. It was my best long distance race of this season and it’s always amazing to be able to compete with the best. It just wasn’t the best of all categories race of this season because I’ve already won the first stage of the sprint junior APP World Tour.”
João Olim
Pictures Courtesy of EuroTour
Christian and João raced the NSP Ninja
“This race was quite choppy and I was surprised about how well the NSP Ninja worked in those conditions. I knew it would be very good going upwind, but it also worked really well in the bumps going downwind.“
Christian Andersen
“It’s an extremely fast board, and very stable, even in down wind.”
João Olim
Read more about the Pro Carbon Ninja here.
Christian raced the NSP Carolina
“This race was quite choppy and I was surprised about how well the NSP Ninja worked in those conditions. I knew it would be very good going upwind, but it also worked really well in the bumps going downwind.“
Christian Andersen
Read more about the Pro Carbon Carolina.
The Lake Rocks ends, 1st place for Petra Pyffrader and Blue Ewer, Maui Sach wins BitBurger SUP Challenge at Surf Festival Fehmarn
So the last couple of days saw a lot of racing, with a very motivated NSP delegation racing at the Austrian SUP Alps Trophy, but the Danes held it down as well for NSP on the Danish SUP Tour. In Germany, Maui Sach successfully competed at Germany’s SURF Festival in Fehmarn, and a special shoutout goes out to Rubén Cantoral (13 years old!) who raced in the u16 class at a Spanish event earlier this month and managed to grab 2nd place on a Ninja – keep it going Rubén – We are watching you!
As part of the Lake Rocks Festival 2023, several races were held on the scenic Faak Lake, with a 12k long-distance, a 2k short distance and a technical race as a closer on Sunday. With around 300 entrants, the race promised to be a respectable event, and mountain lakes on a sunny day colour like nothing else – the water really looks beautiful in these conditions.
Partnering with the International Canoe Federation (ICF) for the event, the Festival is the first in four stops of the Austrian Lake Tour and over twenty Nations made it up to Austria for a competition in the event of their choice; all hoping to win and bypass the qualifying rounds once in Thailand for the ICF World Championships.
Petra
Petra Pyffrader managed to secure 1st place in the Master Class and her recent results have spurred her to perhaps go compete at the Madeira Island SUP Challenge which is kicking off on the 27th this month.
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Blue
A racer hailing from the UK, Blue traveled to the Australian Alps to compete at the Lake Rocks Festival and certainly made a name for himself. With a third place at the Long Distance race and a tear through the four technical races on Sunday, Blue put the competition on notice with his first major International win. Scroll to the 3:15:15 mark to see Blue’s final race:
“The long-distance was super flat for most of the race with one upwind section in each lap of the course. The technical had some more
wind but also some chop during the race from the wash-off of other racers’ boards but all-in-all both races were pretty flat”
Blue Ewer
Technical Race
1st Blue Ewer
2nd Ludovic Teulade
3rd Donato Freens
4th Filippo Mercuriali
5th Andrey Kraytor
6th Paulo Marconi
7th Normen Weber
8th Bruno Hasulyo
For full results please click here
Long Distance race hosted by SUP Alps Trophy
Sprint race hosted by SUP Alps Trophy
Maui Sach meanwhile raced at the BitBurger 0.0% SurfFestival in Fehmarn and secured first place, racing in the conditions he’s been training in for the last several weeks – well done!
Christoper Jeppesen raced at the Danish Nationals and managed to secure second place, trying to deal with choppy water wind with the occasional powerful gust.
Johnny Hoffmeyer also competed at the Danish Nationals, and while in a different class, he too was bested and ended up securing a second place as well. There’s always next year, and if you can’t wait, there are several more legs in the Danish Tour, creating opportunities to improve your ranking.
Both Johnny and raced their NSP Ninja Pro Carbon in Denmark
“The Ninja is a rocket on the flat waters, but if you can trim the
board it will do the job in the chop too.”
Johnny Hoffmeyer
“The board provided great stability in the chop and wonderful glide one
the flat and good speed in the small downwind part.”
Christopher Jeppesen
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Susanne wins silver and Petra takes 7th in the Ice Race at Lake Thun
The exhilarating Ice Race Lake Thun held on May 6th, 2023, amidst some of the most stunning panoramic views of snow-capped mountains and crystal-clear, icy waters that only Switzerland could offer. Paddlers competed from Thun to Interlaken in SUP, kayaking, outrigging, team boats, and rowing to cover long distances of 18 kilometers and short distances of 5 kilometers in the SUP category.
NSP Team riders Susanne Eder-meyer of Germany and Petra Pyffrader of Austria battled their way through the wonem’s group to finish 2nd and 7th respectively. Full results are listed below and Susanne let’s us in on some of the highlights of the race.
SUP Long distance 18 Km – Elite & Intermediate
1st Anna Tschirky
2nd Susanne Eder-Meyer
3rd Andrea Forrer
4th Florence Julen
5th Sabine Fischer
6th Yvi Mahoney
7th Petra Pyffrader
8th Emmanuelle Marcon
9th Nicole Angeloz
10th Rachel Masserey
For full results please click
“The Ice Race is a long-distance race part of the Swiss Sup Tour 2023. In this race you cross the entire lang Thun from Interlaken to Thun (18 km), the scenery is amazing as this lake is surrounded by famous mountains of more than 4000m.”
“The condition of the race is flat at the beginning, choppy in the middle of the race due to the boat waves, and easy wind.”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
“Such a perfect day at Ice Race Lake Thun, The sun came out and the wind stayed calm. About 160 athletes enjoyed the 18k lake crossing in this amazing landscape.”
“Finished 7th behind a strong Swiss team and The NSP Teammate Susanne in 2nd.”
Petra Pyffrader
Pictures Courtesy of Andreas Eder-Meyer and Stefan Frauscher
Susanne and Petra raced her NSP Ninja
“These were perfect conditions for the Ninja.. flat water and small chops. The board was really going so smoothly through the cold water of the Lake Thun and I could use the chops to accelerate the board even more.”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
The Youth Dominate World SUP Festival and APP World Tour Events
The 2023 World SUP Festival billed as the largest most prestigious event on the Euro Tour, normally kicks off the summer racing season, however this year it clashed in dates with the infamous Carolina Cup playing out on the very same weekend across the other side of the world. Meanwhile while all this is happening, the APP World Tour showcased its first event of the year on the backs of the World SUP Festival, hosting their sprint races at the same venue in Alicante, Spain.
Both events didn’t disappoint, putting on a full display of SUP racing action and competition amongst all riders, from the elite group to the junior racers. With over 400 paddlers taking to the water, it was the youth that stole the show. Daniel Parres of Parres Watersports has been building his team of young paddlers to be ready for the World SUP Festival, of which he is also the organizer. And you’ll want to take a look at BeWatersports, making their presence known on the at the World SUP Festival with great results and hats off to Spain who are really leading the way in developing sup racers who will be leading us into the future of the sport.
João Olim (U18) team rider from Portugal, showcased his potential by winning the APP World Tour Sprints sub-18 category and finishing 6th in the elite junior World SUP Festival / Euro Tour Event event, while Danish team rider Christian Andersen’s impressive performance earned him a 5th place finish in the elite group APP World Tour Sprints.
Aussie team rider, Ty Judson, entered his first Euro Tour event of the season and put on an impressive performance earning him a 6th-place finish, demonstrating his exceptional skills and determination. Meanwhile, Iona Rivet, from France also gave it her all, breaking the top 10 and coming in 9th place in the distance race.
For full results check the links below.
Men Elite
1st Noic Garioud
2nd Shuri Araki
3rd Clement Colmas
4th Rai Taguchi
5th Bruno Hasulyo
6th Ty Judson
7th Ludovic Teulade
8th Donato Freens
9th Davide Alpino
10th Fernando Perez Serra
For full results please click
Women Elite
1st Espe Barreras
2nd Alba Frey
3rd Cecilia Pampinella
4th Anna Tschirky
5th Melanie Lafenetre
6th Fiona Wylde
7th Juliette Du Haime
8th Mari Carmen Rivera
9th Iona Rivet
10th Susak Molinero
For full results please click
“The SUP World Festival is one of the biggest SUP races in the world. This year it was even more special having both the APP World Tour and EuroTour on the same weekend.”
“The EuroTour long-distance race was brutal. The course was shortened the day before the race to 12.5 km due to the forecast. We almost had side wind the whole way, about 17 knots. Overall it was a really choppy and hard race. On Sunday we had the APP Sprints which is one of my favorite disciplines. It was a short M course with a beach start. I had some great heats, but unfortunately, I got 3rd in the semi-final and I didn’t make it into the 4-man final. I won the consolation final which put me in 5th place for the event.”
“In total, there were over 300 competitors at the event and it was cool to see so many juniors.”
Christian Andersen
Christian raced his NSP Puma
“My Puma worked really well in the sprints because it´s really easy to beach start and turn. It also holds a high max speed and it accelerates really fast out of buoy turns.”
Christian Andersen
Read more about Pro Carbon Puma.
“The most important races of the season.”
“The long-distance race was extremely challenging, with strong winds and unpredictable side waves. However, the sprint race was held in much more favorable conditions, with manageable waves and minimal wind.”
João Guilherme Rodrigues Olim
Pictures Courtesy of EuroTour
João raced his NSP Ninja
“The Ninja may not be the most suitable board for choppy conditions, but its exceptional speed more than makes up for it. Furthermore, the new tail design makes it an excellent choice for smaller waves, allowing for incredible performance.”
João Guilherme Rodrigues Olim
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Duna, Laura, and Bodie took on the Graveyard at the Carolina Cup and clinched top 4 spots
Anyone into sup racing has heard of the infamous Graveyard at the Carolina Cup and if you ask, most riders have this event on their bucket list of events they must do.
For this reason, although torn between “staying home” for the World SUP Festival in Spain or traveling to Wrightsville Beach, NC to take on the 13 mile course that can bring a mix of flat water, open ocean conditions and intercostal low tides, World Champion Duna Gordillo and teammate Laura Quetglas from Spain opted for America. Canadian Danielle Holdsworth drove 14 hours and USA team rider, Bodie Von Allmen flew in from Portland, Oregon to take on the challenge.
The 12th Annual Carolina Cup was a week-long event featuring clinics, demos and races. On Saturday, there was a 3.5-mile Harbor Island Recreational race, 6.5-mile Money Island Open Race, the dreaded 13-mile Graveyard Elite Race and The Graveyard Outrigger and Surfski race.
A battle it was! Duna showed the field why she is a powerhouse to reckon with staying with the lead pack and exchanging positions from 1st to 3rd the entire race. Laura was not giving up either and found herself pushing through the field to the 4th spot, while Danielle rounded out the results in 16th place overall.
Bodie Von Allmen who has been preparing for the the Carolina Cup by going head-to-head with Dany Ching in the SoCal race series, found himself again exchanging positions with Dany between 4th and 5th. Crossing the line in 5th, Bodie ended up in 3rd place overall after a boat wake protest initiated by Dany, found two racers at fault and penalized.
All riders opted to use the NSP Carolina race board- designed and names specifically for this event.
This was a great showing by all our NSP team riders and we look forward to the event organizers communicating with each other next year so we can once again have a full line-up of the worlds best racers at the Graveyard. Full results can be found on Paddle Guru.
Men Elite
1st Michael Booth
2nd Danny Ching
3rd Bodie Von Allmen
4th Eri Tenorio
5th Aaron Sanchez
6th Steve Miller
7th Campbell Carter
8th Tim Warner
9th Jake Portwood
10th John Batson
Women Elite
1st Kimberly Barnes
2nd Candice Appleby
3rd Duna Gordillo
4th Laura Quetglas
5th Stephanie Shideler
6th Seychelles
7th Victoria Burgess
8th Emilie Fournel
9th Regan Littell
10th Alex Ostrowski
Some Words From Bodie after the Graveyard:
“The Carolina Cup is one of the hardest and most fun races out there. You get everything in the graveyard from wind to waves to flat water. Very challenging!”
“We had an ocean leg to start, then a nice long flat water section before going back into the ocean for another little downwind leg to the finish. The conditions were really fun. There was a little bit of wind for the ocean leg which made for some nice bumps. And the waves were good enough to catch long rides into the inlet. But the water was super low on the inside and my paddle hit the sand a lot going through the inlet. The Carolina did great in all of the various conditions.”
Bodie Von Allmen
Bodie raced his NSP Carolina
“The Carolina is made for this race so as expected, the board was amazing in all sections of the race. It was really fast in the ocean
and helped me make up time after a slow start.”
Bodie Von Allmen
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
Mia wins Portuguese Speed CUP
The 2023 edition of the Portuguese Speed Cup is currently underway at the Rowing Lake outside of Montemor O Velho, Coimbra. This racing event brings together top-notch paddling teams from all across Portugal to compete for a coveted trophy in the different classes. With some of the best paddlers bringing their training and stamina to the lake, the excitement and thrill of the competition are palpable.
The Centro Náutico is renowned for its world-class facilities and picturesque backdrop, providing the perfect setting for this very Portuguese competition.
SUPC Junior Women 200m
1st Mia Soares Silva, 00:01:14,252
2nd Ines Rocha, 00:01:36,419
3rd Barbara Fonseca Costa, 00:01:42,616
For full results please click
SUPC Junior Women 500m
1st Mia Soares Silva, 00:03:28,127
2nd Ines Rocha, 00:04:14,923
3rd Barbara Fonseca Costa, 00:04:16,356
“This is an annual event by the Portuguese Canoeing Federation, rewarding the best athletes and racers.”
“This is a very tough competition because the 200- and 500m are very demanding and with an annoying side and front wind, I had my race cut out for me….
Despite the windy conditions, I managed to pull the 200m in 1.14 minute though which is not bad for my current regimen.”
Mia Soares Silva
Mia raced her NSP Ninja
“Choosing any other board than the Ninja wouldn’t make sense, this event is as flat water as they come…”
Mia Soares Silva
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Susanne wins LD and gets the 3rd in Technical at SUP Start Ceske Budejovice
At the SUP Start 2023, paddleboard racing kicked off on April 23-24 in the town of Ceske Budejovice, located in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. With a little less than 100.000 inhabitants, it is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at the joining of the Malše River. This highly-anticipated event marks the start of the new racing season, featuring a variety of technical- and long-distance races, suitable for all skill- and age categories.
With athletics and competition being a proud tradition on the Czech Republic, there were plenty of athletes, ranging from elite professionals to enthusiastic hobbyists, and with the next generation of paddling kids, there was a very wide range of competitors at the starting line.
There was no shortage of great battles in the different classes and seeing the kids go at it, trying to beat each other to the podium was amazing! The kayak facilities in the area allowed the organizer to hold a whitewater race for inflatables as well.
“The Sup Start Race in Czech Budejovice is the first SUP race in the Czech Republic this season on the Moldau river with a Tech Race and a Long Distance. This year, it was a real challenge as the Moldau River had a super strong current due to the flood and very heavy rain the week before.”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Pictures Courtesy of Andreas Eder-Meyer
Susanne raced her NSP Ninja
“My board was great and fast in all conditions (we had current coming from the side in the tech race, in the Long Distance we had to paddle 5km against the strong current).”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
T-Man qualifies for the Nationals at Queensland Longboard Titles
As part of the seeders for the National Championships, the Queensland Surf Championships took place in mixed conditions. “Alex Bluff” on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
With competitors from all over the state competing against each other, the event is an exciting opportunity to see some of the best surfing in the country.
Tristan is a heavy rider, requiring considerable conditions to score. With the first day being on the mushy side of things for the longboard division, Tristan was out of luck, whereas the second day presented the right conditions for powersurfers to rise to the occasion.
Scroll below to get a detailed account of Tristan’s heats at the 2023 Queensland Championship.
Tristan, following a 5th place result on day 1 of the comp, was able to power his way back to a 2nd place finish, placing him 4th overall in Queensland and qualifying for the Nationals.
Open Men Longboard Final
1st Landen Smales, 15.70
2nd Tristan Hamson, 12.94
3rd Kaiden Smales, 11.57
4th Ben Williams, 11.26
5th Brent Symes, 9.86
For full results please click
Open Men Longboard Aggregate Final 1 of 2
1st Landen Smales, 14.93
2nd Ben Williams, 12.87
3rd Kaiden Smales, 12.84
4th Brent Symes, 12.50
5th Tristan Hamson, 9.67
Compete against my state to qualify for the Australian Titles
“On the first day, the conditions were very much against me… Small and inconsistent waves with me being a heavy power surfer didn’t help to attain 5th place. The following day, swell jumped dramatically, and I was able to showcase my surfing, placing the board in critical areas of the wave and making good use of the nose with several toes over the nose, netting me second place and 4th overall.”
“Obtaining 4th has allowed me to qualify for the Australian Titles later in the year representing the state of Queensland – TBA location. There are a number of local events between now and then, so be sure to follow my IG for regular updates and board reviews.”
Judging controversy
“If Surfing Australia introduces a clear definitive separation from high-performance divisions and the logger divisions I’d be really appreciative. Currently, surfers are able to ride logs in the current “Open division”, yet high-performance longboards are not able to ride in the logger divisions, effectively banning me from the latter.”
“Surfing has changed a lot with progressive surfing and in my opinion there really should be a clear definitive division in future competitions. I personally feel the “Open Division” needs to be progressive surfing, requiring either a 2+1 or thruster set up, whereas single fin boards should only be entered in the logger division, making sure two separate surfing styles are showcased” (and judged accordingly! – editor)
Tristan Hamson
Photography by Tony Piper:
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Tristan competed on his Pro-9 CSE
“The Pro-9 CSE board that I primarily ride goes well in bigger, solid wave conditions as the board allows a lot of drive, speed and
pivoting from the tail to put the board in critical positions of the wave, as well as riding the longboard as a longboard when needed.
In hindsight, I should have picked the Pro-9 Elements on the lacklustre conditions of day one, as it is more of an allround board and definitely rides a lot better as a longboard than a performance board; I find it allows me to stay on the nose for longer time periods of time, and its added weight makes it more graceful in
turns, rather than the radical manoeuvres the high-performance CSE allows me to make.”
Read more about the Pro-9 CSE here
NSP Team maintains position at Sevilla SUP Festival
The Sevilla SUP Festival 2023 – it was, “hot and it was flat!” Those are the two words we heard most when asking our NSP team riders how the race went for them this weekend. NSP came away with another successful Euro Tour Stop winning 4 of the top 10 spots in both the men and women’s elite divisions. Duna Gordillo is the most consistent on tour winning second place again this week and Spaniard Antonio Morillo placed 3rd for the NSP men.
Sevilla did not disappoint, the venue – The Guadalquivir in Sevilla – is a canal with steep walls, which comes with additional challenges in the form of clean water for the head of the pack, and less of a flat surface for those trying to catch up with the leaders. This makes it even more of a necessity to be in front if you want to make it through the finish first.
More spectacle for the audience, and much more of the challenge for those athletes who did not have the best start they could get.
We look forward to the next stop on tour at the SUP World Festival in Alicante, Spain but for now have a look below at the final results and some feedback from our team riders:
Women Elite
1st Esperanza Barrreras Sanjurjo
2nd Duna Gordillo
3rd Anna Tschirky
4th Erica Revil
5th Iona Rivet
6th Sonia Caimari
7th Izaskun Martin
8th Ainhoa Rivas
9th Sabine Fischer
10th Velia Pisanelli
Men Elite
Men Elite Master
1st Nicolas Barreiro
2nd Rui Ramos
3rd Salvador Mora Martinez
4th Sergio Lopez
5th Dan Miller
6th Antonio Sdon
7th Pedro Garcia
8th Pablo Codesido
9th Marting Andersen
10th Justin Walemark
For full results please click
“The second stop of the Euro tour was awesome to race in such a cool city.”
“It was a flat water race with a little breeze and no current. There was a little boat chop from the lead boat but not much other than that. It was clear skies and also hot – in the low 80s.”
Bodie Von Allmen
“The Seville SUP Festival is a special event because it’s held in the River of Seville. Seville is one of the biggest Spanish cities and it was a cool experience to do a race through the city.”
“The race was a 13-kilometer flat water race with 5 buoy turns. It was a really hot day and the water was very calm but with a bit of chop from all the riders on the water. I had a great start and stayed with the top 3 for the first 5 km, but unfortunately lost the pack after a turn and couldn’t catch back up.”
Christian Andersen
“This is the second race of the 2023 Eurotour session with flat water conditions, without wind and current.“
João Olim
“This event is the second stop of the EuroTour. An event with a lot of really good paddlers on the water.”
“Such a hard race in Sevilla! It was really hot and flat conditions. Some of the best stand-up paddlers were there battling to make a good result. It was a really hard one but a the same time fun.”
Tomás Lacerda
Pictures Courtesy of EuroTour
NSP Team raced NSP Ninjas
“There is not a board out there that is better for these calm and flat conditions than the Ninja.”
Bodie Von Allmen
“The Ninja is the perfectly flat water board. It slices through the water very well and gives you a great glide. With the new Puma tail, it was very easy to turn and draft with as well.“
Christian Andersen
“It´s a slim and very fast board. this board is so good for these conditions“
João Olim
“Ninja is always the best choice for these conditions. The board is really fast and stable at the start.”
Tomás Lacerda
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Masters and Juniors are the top winners in the Euro Tour’s Battle for Hercules
The EuroTour 2023 kicked off on April 8-9 with the highly-anticipated Battle for Hercules Ceuta SUP Race. This event marked the first time that the EuroTour visited the continent of Africa. It took place in the small yet vibrant Autonomous Spanish city of Ceuta, located on the Straight of Gibraltar. Ceuta boasts a passionate community of paddlers wildly enthusiastic about the #surfski tradition, making it a fitting location for such an exciting SUP race.
The race brought NSP team riders from all over the world. Dani Parres, who runs the largest SUP racing school in Europe and who won the Kahuna division of the the event, brought a full contingency of young riders with Alexia Soto and Ruben Cantoral winning the Elite Junior and U16 respectfully.
Salvador Mora, you might remember from the Hungary ICF World Championships, where he won several gold medals, came out in winning fashion to take the men’s elite masters division.
Newcomer, Christian Andersen from Denmark was ready, he lead the pack around the last rock, but unfortunately had a spill and ended the distance race in 3rd. He did win a trip to Brazil courtesy of the Euro Tour Sponsors, by being the first competitor to the rock. And Blue Ewer, from the UK and new to the NSP team this year, battled his way to the 4th position. Bodie Von Allmen from the USA rounded out the top 10 in tenth position overall, followed by Tomas Lacerda (Portugal) in 13th and Sergio Cantoral (14th).
Duna Gordillo is starting where she left off last season with a 2nd place win, but keep an eye on young Duna in the next Euro Tour event at Seville- she’s ready to take over the top spot on the podium and we can’t wait to watch. Laura Quetglas (now Baccaro) completed a strong race just a short distance behind in 4th place.
Great job by all NSP Team riders! Full results and comments are listed below…
Women Elite
1st Esperanza Barrreras Sanjurjo
2nd Duna Gordillo
3rd Alba Alonso Frey
4th Laura Quetglas
5th Sonia Caimari
6th Alexia Soto
7th Susanne Lier
8th Ainhoa Rivas
9th Aida Nepola
10th Ginnie Bets
Women Elite Junior
1st Alexia Soto Sanchez
2nd Ainhoa Rivas Gracia
3rd Chiara Vorster
Women Elite Master
1st Susanne Lier
2nd Ginnie Bets
3rd Elena Romeo Panader
4th Laura Baccaro
5th Marina Navarro Moya
For full results please click
Men Elite
Men Elite Junior
1st Donato Freens
2nd Ivan De Fruros Ruiz
3rd Augusto Garcia Villegas
4th Bodie Von Allmen
5th Joan Garcia Valero
6th Lluis Perotti Ferriol
7th Marc Simoncelli Canudas
8th Joao Olim
9th Ivan Esteve Romeo
10th Daniel Deniz Senoglu Grunblatt
Men Elite Master
1st Salvador Mora Martinez
2nd Ramon Jimenez Requena
3rd Javier Moreno Rbe
4th Antonio Sudon Pena
5th Santiago Canto Forest
6th Dan Miller
Men Elite Kahuna
1st Daniel Parres
2nd Marc Foraster Soler
3rd Ivan Martinez De Campos
4th Julio Perez Gomez
5th Josu Allika Goitia
Men Elite SUB16
1st Rubén Cantoral Quirant
Alexia raced NSP Ninja
“I felt comfortable with the ninja.”
“The board was great on the flat water parts and held its own in the upwind and downwind.”
Alexia Soto Sánchez
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
“This was the first stop on the Euro Tour, and my first time racing in the tour.”
“I would say that overall the conditions were pretty rough. There were upwind, sidewind, flattish, and downwind conditions. A little bit of everything! Bumps were coming from all different directions when we were rounding the cape, which was the most challenging section of the race.”
Bodie Von Allmen
Pictures Courtesy of EuroTour
Bodie raced NSP Carolina
“The Carolina handled the rough water very well. It also was amazing connecting bumps on the downwind section.”
Bodie Von Allmen
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
“The Battle for Hercules is held in Ceuta, a Spanish region in Africa. This was the first time they had a big SUP race in Ceuta and I think it will keep growing every year and become a bucket-list event. They have some of the best downwind conditions in the world because of the current and wind conditions. The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea meet between Ceuta and Gibraltar which creates some really good bumps for downwind paddling.”
“The race had a bit of everything. Upwind, sidewind, and downwind. The first 5 km was upwind and sidewind with the backwash from the cliffs. After that we had 5 km of light downwind conditions to rock, after we turned the rock it was 2 km sidewind to the finish line. Overall 12 km. I made it to the Rock in 1st which meant I won the Battle for Hercules prize, a trip to Brazil for the Molokabra race.”
Christian Andersen
Pictures Courtesy of EuroTour
Christian raced NSP Carolina
“My Carolina works really well in choppy water. It has a low center of gravity which makes it very stable and gives a lot of secondary stability. I was awesome in the downwind leg as well where I took the lead, it catches every bump. Overall it has a high average speed in all conditions while still being stable.”
Christian Andersen
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
“First test of the EuroTour and for the first time in Ceuta Spain.”
“All the supacademy team has had a good preseason and this was the first test that we participated in and also internationally. – We trained on Thursday and Friday in tough conditions but we didn’t have the opportunity to test the course. Although I had my Carolina, which a priori would have been the best option. As the wind dropped a lot, I decided to take a risk with the NINJA, which I knew would give me a good rhythm both on the climb and on the loose Downwind. The problem is that the rough area was very bumpy and apart from three crashes several km it didn’t let me have a good race rhythm. Finally, it was great training for my control and my head that had a great decision having in the second part of the test a great competition rhythm quite happy for me and my team.”
Daniel Parres
Pictures Courtesy of EuroTour
Daniel raced NSP Ninja
“The NINJA, although they were not exactly his ideal conditions, showed that it is a very versatile board.”
Daniel Parres
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Duna raced NSP Carolina
“I like this board so much.”
“The board worked very well for me when the sea was rough, especially with the sidewind and upwind, it worked very well for me.”
Duna Gordillo
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
João raced NSP Ninja
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
“The first international SUP event that opens the Eurotuor season.”
“In the first part of the race, there was a channel with a current against which there were a lot of difficulties. In the second part of the race, there was quite a lot of bouncing and side swell. After the natural boulder turn, rock, there was just as much bounce and some
upwind.”
Rubén Cantoral Quirant
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Pictures Courtesy of UpSuping
Rubén raced NSP Ninja
“In the canal part, it helps me to maintain speed. And the sidewind part helped me to catch some waves, in the final part there was some flatwater and it kept me at a good speed.”
Rubén Cantoral Quirant
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Sergio raced NSP Ninja
“It really helped me to get the bumps on the downwind part because of its high speed and for the last upwind was really fast too.”
Sergio Cantoral Quitant
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Petra wins and Susanne competed on open water for the 1st time at Spring SUP Race
The 2023 Spring SUP Race is a Circuito Italiano SUP Race event that includes both an ICF SUP WORLD RANKING EVENT and a race for all skill levels.
This year’s event attracted 220 competitors representing 20 different nations and this is the sixth edition of the SUP competition organized by Delta SUP.
As a seeder event () this race has its place on the SUP calendar for athletes. Petra Pyffrader and Susanne Eder-Meyer raced, representing NSP.
The race schedule included with
- 1Km Technical race with 5 buoy turn
- 4Km Inflatable race
- 14Km Long distance race
- 2Km Fun race
- 4Km – 2Km Junior Race
Long Distance Women’s Results
1st Esperanza Barrreras Sanjurjo
2nd Cecilia Pampinella
3rd Caterina Stenta
4th Claudia Postiglione
5th Laura Nitti
6th Rodier Agathe
7th Susanne Eder-Meyer
8th Romina Mariotto
9th Sara Oddera
10th Emmanuelle Marcon
Long Distance 50+ women Results
1st Petra Pyffrader
2nd Natalija Fon
3rd Iolanda Albano
4th Stanislava Laginja
For full results please click
Long Distance Men’s Results
1st Teulade Ludovic
2nd Davide Alpino
3rd Claudio Nika
4th Nicolo Vincenzo Ricco
5th Cameron Tripney
6th Tommaso Pampinella
7th Linus Karlsson
8th Vincenzo Manobianco
9th Grimm Bastian
10th Mikolaj Majdan
Technical/40+ 50+ women Results
1st Petra Pyffrader
2nd Iolanda Albano
3rd Lorenza Cruciani
4th Nadia Finessi
5th Clara Carletti
“The Spring SUP Race is the ICF ranking race.”
“The Spring SUP Race is the first race of the season with a lot of wind and waves at a demanding up and downwind course but a great place for racing.”
Petra Pyffrader
“I think I am the only woman on the list with nearly zero experience on open waters, but I think I did really well given the usual conditions I compete in. The Sea is definitely different from lake paddles.”
“The Spring Sup Race took place in Italy, the city of Comacchio – it was the first ICF event this year, and many top paddlers
as well as world champions took part – it was a great experience riding against the best paddlers of the world!”
“The condition of the race is windy and choppy (1m chop).”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Pictures Courtesy of Valentina Tomasi and Rudy Van Haven
Petra and Susanne raced NSP Carolina
“The Carolina did great at up and downwind.”
Petra Pyffrader
“It was the first time, I used the Carolina (in general and in a race…!) – it felt super stable from the very beginning, and after a while, I could also increase the speed during the race. It was so smooth in the chops! As I can only train on lakes and rivers in Austria, races at the sea are always a very different condition to what I’m used to. So it was a great experience and I’m happy with my 7th place in the elite class.”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
Petra wins and Susanne competed on open water for the 1st time at Spring SUP Race
The 2023 Spring SUP Race is a Circuito Italiano SUP Race event that includes both an ICF SUP WORLD RANKING EVENT and a race for all skill levels.
This year’s event attracted 220 competitors representing 20 different nations and this is the sixth edition of the SUP competition organized by Delta SUP.
As a seeder event () this race has its place on the SUP calendar for athletes. Petra Pyffrader and Susanne Eder-Meyer raced, representing NSP.
The race schedule included with
- 1Km Technical race with 5 buoy turn
- 4Km Inflatable race
- 14Km Long distance race
- 2Km Fun race
- 4Km – 2Km Junior Race
Long Distance Women’s Results
1st Esperanza Barrreras Sanjurjo
2nd Cecilia Pampinella
3rd Caterina Stenta
4th Claudia Postiglione
5th Laura Nitti
6th Rodier Agathe
7th Susanne Eder-Meyer
8th Romina Mariotto
9th Sara Oddera
10th Emmanuelle Marcon
Long Distance 50+ women Results
1st Petra Pyffrader
2nd Natalija Fon
3rd Iolanda Albano
4th Stanislava Laginja
For full results please click
Long Distance Men’s Results
1st Teulade Ludovic
2nd Davide Alpino
3rd Claudio Nika
4th Nicolo Vincenzo Ricco
5th Cameron Tripney
6th Tommaso Pampinella
7th Linus Karlsson
8th Vincenzo Manobianco
9th Grimm Bastian
10th Mikolaj Majdan
Technical/40+ 50+ women Results
1st Petra Pyffrader
2nd Iolanda Albano
3rd Lorenza Cruciani
4th Nadia Finessi
5th Clara Carletti
“The Spring SUP Race is the ICF ranking race.”
“The Spring SUP Race is the first race of the season with a lot of wind and waves at a demanding up and downwind course but a great place for racing.”
Petra Pyffrader
“I think I am the only woman on the list with nearly zero experience on open waters, but I think I did really well given the usual conditions I compete in. The Sea is definitely different from lake paddles.”
“The Spring Sup Race took place in Italy, the city of Comacchio – it was the first ICF event this year, and many top paddlers
as well as world champions took part – it was a great experience riding against the best paddlers of the world!”
“The condition of the race is windy and choppy (1m chop).”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Pictures Courtesy of Valentina Tomasi and Rudy Van Haven
Petra and Susanne raced NSP Carolina
“The Carolina did great at up and downwind.”
Petra Pyffrader
“It was the first time, I used the Carolina (in general and in a race…!) – it felt super stable from the very beginning, and after a while, I could also increase the speed during the race. It was so smooth in the chops! As I can only train on lakes and rivers in Austria, races at the sea are always a very different condition to what I’m used to. So it was a great experience and I’m happy with my 7th place in the elite class.”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
Mia, Tomas and João conquer the SUPC Portuguese National Championship
The SUPC Portuguese National Championship was held in Mirandela, Portugal from March 25 – 26, 2023 by Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem in flatwater conditions. One of the many “canoe” events, the paddleboarding community competes here as well, and winners are selected to travel to Thailand for the ICF Worlds later this year.
Given the flatwater conditions, Team NSP was destined to excel, as the Ninja works extremely well in flat water conditions, compared to other flatwater racers on the market currently.
SUPC Men Results
1st Tomas Lacerda
2nd Rui Fangueiro Ramos
3rd Luís Fangueiro Ramo
SUPC Junior Women Results
1st Maria Soares Silva
2nd Ines Rocha
3rd Barbara Fonseca Costa
SUPC Junior Technical Race Men Results
1st João Olim
2nd Guilherme Faria
3rd Tiago Silva Castro
“One of the main races of the Portuguese Canoe Championship with more than 1000 athletes in all disciplines.”
“This is the biggest Portuguese canoeing festival and now with the SUPc divisions, I decided to test myself this year by going up a class. I still took the title though.”
Mia Soares Silva
“The race took place at Rio Tua in Mirandela on a 5km circuit in flat water! I’m really happy to be the new National Champion after some time without competitions due to my knee injury. Now it’s time to get ready for the Eurotour events!”
Tomas Lacerda
“This is a seeder event to select the national team for the ICF world championship in Thailand.”
João Guilherme Olim
Pictures Courtesy of Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem
Mia, Tomas and Joao raced NSP Ninjas
“This competition has great features for Ninja.”
Mia Soares Silva
“Ninja it’s always the best choice for flatwater conditions.”
Tomas Lacerda
“I think that ninja is the perfect board for this condition.”
João Guilherme Olim
Read more about the Ninja Pro Carbon here
Bodie and Dan earn silver and bronze from Adler Paddler
The Adler Paddler is named after local waterman Steve Adler, who sadly passed away at just 40 years of age. The annual Adler Paddler benefits the John Ritter Foundation, named after the late actor who like Steve, passed away from sudden Aortic Dissection.
Diagnosing the hereditary condition usually prevents a fatality, whereas the acute tearing of the aorta is often misdiagnosed as a heart attack often results in a fatality. The John Ritter Foundation spreads awareness and funds research into this relatively unknown but potentially fatal heart condition.
This annual paddle event honors the athlete Steve Adler and keeps others alive by spreading awareness of this heart ailment and securing funding for the foundation mentioned earlier.
Long distance – Men Results
1st Danny Ching
2nd Bodie Von Allmen
3rd Dan Miller
“This event has a fun and competitive vibe with paddlers of all different crafts and all different ages.”
“The conditions were pretty flat in the harbor but there was a little chop since we started after the outrigger paddlers.”
Bodie Von Allmen
“Flat water Long Beach California, this is a fundraiser and awareness race for aortic dissection as one of the local stand-up paddlers here died suddenly when his aorta was dissected. It’s a genetic condition. We were raising funds for local and international charity raising awareness for this problem.”
“I had a plan going into this race to draft Bodie and Danny but after the first 100 m they all went different directions and I ended up paddling 10 km by myself in no man’s land in third place. Danny and Bodie were ahead of me by approximately 2 minutes and sprinted for the win and I came in a couple of minutes later in third place.”
Dan Miller
Bodie raced the NSP Ninja
“The Ninja is as good as it gets in the flats so it was perfect for the conditions. That board also does great drafting on the tail and rail making it pretty comfortable to hang with Danny Ching.”
Bodie Von Allmen
Read more about Pro Carbon Ninja here
Dan raced the NSP Carolina
“I raced on my Carolina hoping to stay in a draft line and take it easy a little bit but it ended up being a very difficult time trial which would have been better suited on a ninja, unfortunately, the ninja was strapped on the roof of my car and not under my feet. Even still, the Carolina was fast and Flat Water and I averaged a good speed coming in 51 minutes for a 10K.”
Dan Miller
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
Dan grabs 3rd from Dana Outrigger Ocean Challenge
The 2023 Dana Outrigger Ocean Challenge is a multi-discipline event, where the short Course sees staggered starts for SUP, Canoes, and Surf Skis. Usually, the exact order of the starts depends on the registrations and will be announced at the pre-race meeting.
The race course may change based on the prevailing conditions of the day, and SUP racers get to compete in 19 (!) different classes, ranging from “Under 14 girls/boys” to “Kapuna Men 70 & Over”.
Awards are traditionally given for every division with at least three entries.
Men Results
1st Arthur Arutkin
2nd Danny Ching
3rd Dan Miller
Dan raced the NSP Carolina
“The Carolina allowed me to easily draft Arthur Arutkin for the first 4 km before we all took off solo and I then caught every single bump I tried for it rides the bumps very well. Have to go around the buoy a few of the guys in our group got knocked Into the Water by some sea lions and then it was basically a free-for-all all the way back to the harbor mouth where I stayed on an outside line and caught a whole bunch of bumps. The bumps made the race quite a bit more fun than in past years. It was great sharing the podium with Danny ching and Arthur Arutkin.”
Dan Miller
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
Ty Grabs Double gold at 2023 Port Stephens SUP Challenge
The Port Stephens SUP Challenge is a thrilling water sports event that is meticulously organized and conducted by the experienced team at the Newcastle Stand Up Paddle Club. This event has been modeled on the successful Scotts Head Paddle Games, which has been running for a long time. With the primary objective of providing a weekend filled with excitement and enjoyment, the Port Stephens SUP Challenge is packed with a diverse range of activities that cater to every skill level and age group. In addition, the event has a fantastic level of female participation.
The 2023 edition of this exciting event has the Burton Automotive Group as the major partner,
9Km Male – Overall
1st Ty Judson, 56:54.8
2nd Peter Jackson, 1:05:59.6
3rd Johnathan Gatt, 1:06:06.7
4th Rob Hooton, 1:06:38.4
5th Warwick Lee, 1:08:51.8
6th Shane Lynch, 1:10:28.8
7th Chris Cross, 1:13:29.8
8th Damien Quinlan, 1:15:25.5
9th Mark Faunt, 1:17:05.6
10th Chris Wright, 1:21:20.7
9Km Female – Overall
1st Jennifer Grahame, 1:15:07.6
2nd Amanda Gregory, 1:24:00.8
3rd Nicki Day, 1:35:04.9
Technical Male – Overall
1st Ty Judson, 15:29.0
2nd Warwick Lee, 23:05.4
3rd Connor Linz, 23:17.9
4th Johnathan Gatt, 23:27.9
5th Shane Lynch, 24:41.9
6th Rob Hooton, 1:06:38.4
7th Scott Burton, 25:06.8
8th Peter Jackson, 25:55.5
9th Chris Cross, 26:46.6
10th Damien Quinlan, 29:17.8
For full results please click
Technical Female – Overall
1st Jennifer Grahame, 1:15:07.6
2nd Amanda Gregory, 1:24:00.8
3rd Nicki Day, 1:35:04.9
“This event is 100% community driven by the local Newcastle SUP club and they organize everything over the weekend. It’s awesome to be a part of such a great group of people. The event also takes place on pristine beaches and crystal clear water. Not only is the location amazing but it had some great conditions this year!“
“Conditions were quite calm in the technical where I managed to get quite a luck on each lap, catching waves all the way to the beach. In the distance conditions also were quite tame with a light headwind increasing on each lap.”
Ty Judson
Pictures Courtesy of Kerry Davenport
Ty raced the NSP Puma in the Technical race and NSP Carolina in the long-distance race
“The puma being a flat deck is the perfect board for popping waves and also catching them back, it allows you to have ample control.”
“The Carolina eats up any type of headwind so it made easy work of each of the 3km laps in the distance.”
Ty Judson
Kanani and Dan win ProSayulita SUP Open
The ProSayulita SUP Open was held in Sayulita at Playa Central last weekend (March 10-12 ’23).
“That moment I’ve always dreamed about… getting paid to do something that I love to do
I was having doubts on coming, but something just told me to go for it
“
“First off I’d like to mahalo ke akua for getting me here safely and keeping me safe throughout the trip, and for his guided support throughout the contest. Mahalo nui Sayulita community ProSayulita SUP Open and to all the ppl that helped put this wonderful contest on. Good vibes all around.”
if you know any, LMK!!”Kanani Yockman
Dan Miller
Kanani raced the NSP SLX DC Surf X
The SLX Surf is NSP’s high-performance Surf SUP board, designed by D. Chapman as a light and turn-happy board that works in some of the best breaks in the world.
Available in five sizes from 68 to 120 liters, you can read more about the SLX DC Surf X here!
Dan raced the NSP Carolina
“The Carolina was fast for beach starts and finishes, and turns easily in chop. I was able to feel stable in the open sea, and drafting was abreeze. I really am starting to love the Carolina.”
Dan Miller
Read more about Pro Carbon Carolina.
Susanne wins the Lignano SUP Marathon
Paddling around Lignano SUP Marathon organized by The Wild SUP ASD took place on Sunday 26 February 2023 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy at Lungomare Trieste, 3.
The Lignano SUP Marathon allowed any type of human-powered boat to participate, and the participants travelled around the city of Lignano, starting and ending at the beach located in front of the Columbus Hotel.
After crossing the lagoon, the participants in the marathon entered the Bevazzana canal, where a transition area was available for team athletes. They then travelled along the canal until reaching the mouth of the Tagliamento, where another transition area was planned near the Vecchia Finanza restaurant. From there, they continued along the mouths of the canal until they reached the sea and completed the course back to the starting point at the arrival/departure area.
“Normally a 23km marathon with open water and river parts – as the conditions were crazy this weekend with wind-speeds over 40 km/h, the race was changed to a 16km river race.. but still super hard conditions due to the wind.”
“Lots of wind (>above 40 km/h) coming from all directions during the race due to the course of the river and the canal.”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Susanne raced the NSP Ninja
“Super stable, had a perfect and fast start, even in the strong side-wind condition I was able to push forward.”
Susanne Eder-Meyer
Read more about Pro Carbon Ninja here
Izzie gets 9th place equal on her 1st WSL QS 3000
The NSW Vissla Pro Surf Series wrapped up from Boomerang Beach, which hosted the Camplify Great Lakes Pro World Surf League Qualifying Series (QS) 3,000 event from February 21 to 24th.
The Vissla NSW Pro Surf Series featured some of the top surfers in Australia, including former Championship Tour athletes.
The elite four-day event had been upgraded from a QS 1,000 to a QS 3,000, giving athletes a chance to boost their overall QS points ranking and get closer to their goal of qualifying for the Challenger Series (CS).
NSP Team Rider, Izzie Caldow, in her first QS event placed 9th overall and we are all looking forward to seeing Izzie take on the Goldy, Narrabeen as well as Bali and Bells beach – all coming very soon- check back for further updates.
Women’s Heat
1st Nyxie Ryan
2nd Ellie Harrison
3rd Kobie Enright, Rosie Smart
5th Amelia Bourke, Paige Hareb, Zahli Kelly, Ellie Lambkin
9th Sarah Baum, Willow Hardy, Holly Williams, Isabella Caldow
13th Jahly Stokes, Leila Salt, Dimity Stoyle, Tru Starling
For full results please click
Men’s Heat
1st Mikey McDonagh
2nd Taj Stokes
3rd Mike Clayton-Brown, Jarvis Earle
5th Te Kehukehu Butler, Joel Vaughan, Xavier Huxtable, Kyuss King
9th Reef Heazlewood, Nathan Hedge, Morgan Cibilic, George Pittar
13th Ben Spence, Alister Reginato, Jordan Lawler, Axel Curotta
Bodie wins the 6miles long course and places 2nd in the short course at the Hal Rossof Classic
The Hal Rasoff Classic is the annual paddling race in Newport Harbor consisting of a short course, a long course, and a board race for outriggers, kayaks, Prone, K1’s, C1’s, and Stand up Paddle Board in the second week of February and attracts many of participants from Southern California.
Picture courtesy of Stepanchuk
Race Course:
Long Course: Approximate 11 miles.
Board Race: Approximate 6 miles.
Short Course: Approximate 6 miles.
Men – Short course result
1st Danny Ching, 00:29:39:56
2nd Bodie Von Allmen, 00:29:42:90
3rd Paul Pianowski, 00:33.28.65
For full results please click
Men – Board Race result
1st Bodie Von Allmen, 00:45:04.42
2nd Paul Pianoeski, 00:45:52.59
3rd Riley Stephenson, 00:51:19:66
4th Jack Hill, 00:51:50:17
5th Ram Espiritu, 01:02:16:91
“One of the groups this event raises money for our wounded warriors and helps them heal by dealing with the ocean. This was my second year doing this race and I enjoy that there are two races making it a full day of racing.”
“There were about 50-60 people in the long course sup race and about 20 SUP racers in the short course race. It was a tight finish with
Danny Ching in the short course race. I went out hard and put a gap by a few board lengths on him but he is so strong upwind so when we turned the corner to head back, he reeled me in. Then we took turns trading leads and drafting each other before it came down to a big sprint finish.”
Bodie Von Allmen
Bodie raced the NSP Ninja
“The ninja is incredibly fast in flat water and maintains speed very well.”
“The conditions were nice and flat inside the harbor which was perfect for the ninja. There was some current too so it was nice to work on reading the currents and finding the fastest line using the current.”
Bodie Von Allmen
Read more about Pro Carbon Ninja here
Bodie grabs silver and Dan gets the 4th at the Hanohano Ocean Challenge
The longest-running paddlesport race in California – the 28th annual West Coast Paddlesports “Hanohano Ocean Challenge” was held on January 28th, 2023 in Mission Bay, San Diego, California with a great mix of professional athletes and beginners. Included in the line-up for NSP were Bodie Von Allmen (USA) and Dan Miller (Canada).
The race was packed with over 300+ riders and after 5km, Bodie found himself leading the pack the entire race, right up until the last 50yards and ended up in 2nd place, besting his previous years time by over a minute. What a great way to kickstart his racing career on the NSP Ninja. Next up for Bodie will be the Newport Athletic Center (NAC) Hal Rosoff Classic in SoCal in two weeks.
Dan Miller, soaking in the warm Southern California weather (it’s freezing in Canada right now). put in a great showing coming in 5th overall.
Picture courtesy of Doug Vojtho
January 28th program :
07:30 Registration (ended 9 am)
08:50 Short course meeting
09:15 Start short course
10:45 Long course meeting
11:00 Long course heads to start
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Short Course Awards
13:30 Long Course Awards
14:00 Raffle (must be present to win)
SUP 14′ men overall result
1st Danny Ching, 00:51:22.85
2nd Bodie Von Allmen, 00:51:29.13
3rd Thomas Nilsen, 00:53.21.71
4th Riley Jaggi, 00:55:19.80
5th Dan Miller, 00:55:46.18
6th Pete Guavin 00:56:22.89
7th Paul Pianowski, 00:56:32.55
8th Ian Connor, 00:57:01.50
9th Rafael Apodaca, 00:59:12.14
10th Sean Pangelinan, 00:59:35.92
SUP 14′ women overall result
1st Candice Appleby, 00:55:22.05
2nd April Zilg, 00:57:04.65
3rd Lindsay Weider, 01:01:58.30
4th Soryn Preston, 01:02:41.96
5th Madeline Leblanc, 01:02:51.47
6th Samantha Eastburn, 01:04:38.54
7th Kristin Thomas, 01:05:53.41
8th Anik Wild, 01:07:06.48
9th Katie Kasprzyk, 01:07:17.14
10th Terri Plunkett, 01:08:13.32
For full results please click
Race Course
- Long Course 9 miles
- Short Course 4.5 miles
“It was super fun racing with Danny Ching and I’m stoked to finish closely behind him in 2nd.”
Bodie Von Allmen
“This year was an unusual year for weather at the 28th annual Hanohano Ocean Challenge. Instead of being sunny and warm with very little wind, we had a 10-knot wind from the South. At the start of the race, the tide was bottoming out, and as the race progressed the Bay slowly filled. In every south-facing segment of the race, we had to fight against the tide and the wind.”
“We had a great start with all of the fastest competitors starting together on the left side of the beach. I jumped out to an early lead that I was able to maintain for the first kilometer before melting into the draft line with Danny Ching, Bodie Von Allmen, Thomas Nilson, Riley Jaggi, and Pete Gauvin. We crossed the inlet together among hundreds of Outrigger canoes and set a fast pace all the way around the vacation island. Somewhere in there Danny and Bodie were able to successfully break away from us and it was down to a small group of us leftover including Riley, Pete, and myself. having local knowledge of the current I attempted to break away and dropped Pete while Riley try to escape with Candice Appleby who was charging hard.”
“Most of the race was just a blur in my memory, however, it was fun to suffer with some other awesome athletes. I ended up two minutes faster than last year despite the challenging conditions and finished in the 4th position for the open men behind Danny, Bodie, and Thomas.”
Dan Miller
Bodie and Dan raced the NSP Ninja
“Flat water, minimal wind chop, the fast and tiny ninja was a weapon.”
Dan Miller
Read more about Pro Carbon Ninja here
Team NSP invades GlaGla 2023
The NSP 2023 racing recap and results starts off with one of the most popular events taking place on Lake Annecy in the French Alps. The Gla Gla Race kicked off January 20-22, 2023 and was everything the organizers and paddlers could have hoped for.
Sunny skies, freezing temperatures, a little upwind and some downwind conditions made for a great racing environment. Every year, paddlers from all over the world descend on Lake Annecy to test their might and skill, just to be crowned Gla Gla Champion. There are no monetary rewards for this event, yet everyone who attends always says the same thing: “I’ll be back!”
This year did not disappoint either, with probably the largest group of athletes to date- 800 paddlers! Well done to the Alpine Lakes Tour and TotalSUP for the commentary and a special interview on the all-new NSP Ninja.
Race Course
- 15 km Long Distance
- 6.5 km Distance
- 3.5 km Distance
- 10 km Juniors
- Technical Race
January 21st program :
07:00 Pick up your registration number (Bib)
09:30 Skipper’s meeting (compulsory)
09:50 Warm-up (compulsory)
10:15 Start outriggers, Dragon Boats
10:30 Start long & short & very short distance & junior races
11:30 – 14:30 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Dragon Race
14:30 Technical race
15:30 Live music & bar
17:00 Prizes ceremony
What the riders had to say…
“It was a 15 km race in the morning on a lake in winter so every part of your body is freezing before getting started.
There are 800 paddlers on the starting line every year! 2024 will be the 10th year anniversary of the GlaGla Race so maybe we will see more people. The landscape is amazing and on Sunday you can go skiing near Lake Annecy.
It was -3° degrees before the start of the race with a little bit of wind but the race was flat most of the time.”
Iona Rivet
“It was such a cold race with more than 800 participants in the breathtaking landscape.”
Erica Revil
“The GlaGla race is one of the biggest races in the world in terms of participation with 800 competitors. Held in the French alps in the middle of winter. It’s a freezing-cold race and the scenery is amazing.”
“The GlaGla race is the coldest race I have ever done. The Long distance was a 14.5 km course with 5 turns and the Technical race was 4 km with 9 turns per lap (3 laps). The conditions were mostly flat water with a little Northern wind. There was a bit of chop during the race, especially in the beginning stages of the race from both the wind and all of the people on the water. It was sunny weather with cold temperatures and a beautiful view of snowy mountains in the background.”
Christian Andersen
“There were a lot of people and it was very cold.”
Dominik Blaskó
“This event is One of the biggest SUP races in the world!”
“The condition was very flat, with the occasional wind waves and some chop from other paddlers.”
Lucas Boyum
Team Rider board choice…
NSP Ninja
“The board did very well under the flat flatter race with upwind and downwind.”
Erica Revil
“The glide of the Ninja is amazing in flat water conditions. It holds a very high average speed and I was able to focus on having good technique while staying in the front pack. The board also sprints very well, I had a great start and was able to get to the first buoy in first. It’s also easy to turn and step back with the new tail.”
Christian Andersen
“The Ninja is my go-to option for conditions just like these! It’s fast, stable, and handles smaller chop perfectly!”
Lucas Boyum
Read more about Ninja Pro Carbon here
NSP Carolina
“The Carolina is a good board for drafting.”
Iona Rivet
“Very stable and the Carolina is a rocket and good with waves.”
Dominik Blaskó
Read more about Carolina Pro Carbon here
NSP Team Rider Results
Christian Andersen, only his second time ever on an NSP race board and brand-new to the Team, proved he will be a force to reckon by coming in 5th overall in the Long Distance and 3rd in the Technical race.
Iona Rivet, French team rider battled the elements for a 3rd place finish in the distance, followed by a newcomer from Germany, Susanne Eder-Meyer in 4th and Erica Revil from France in 5th. Special note: Susanne Eder-Meyer also won 1st in the technical race!
In the 6.5 km distance, NSP race board designer Alain Teurquetil came across the line in 5th position, while one of NSP’s original racers from 19 years ago, Leroy Rico, crossed the line 1st on an NSP inflatable board and Junior stand-out from Hungary Dominik Blasko won 2nd!
Congratulations to all the racers – we can’t wait to see what the 10th anniversary will bring!
Junior 2nd Place Dominik Blasko (Hungary)
Leroy Rico on the inflatable NSP O² Race FSL
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