What’s the most awesome animal encounter you’ve had when on your paddleboard? Brent Allen send us his recent encounter standup paddling with Whales on September 17, 2014.

On Friday September 12th, 2014, the inaugural Standup for the Cure UK Event in London was held with great success.

Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding. This week we’re bringing you another sample of the best stories covered by ourselves and other publications.

Boardworks SUP to Debut at 2014 Paddle Expo with System X Distribution. Boardworks Surf will be using System X Distribution to distribute Boardworks Inflatable SUP’s and Badfish SUP products to the European Market.

Matt Crofton was told he had less than 48 hours to live. He had contracted a fatal disease in Costa Rica that would leave him to die. Miraculously, he survived his crazy ordeal and managed to live. One year after his being told he would die, Matt set out on a 2,400 mile SUP journey down the Mississippi River to raise money for the hospital and its workers who worked day and night to help save him.

The Wavejet Propulsion system is an awesome system attached to a board that gives you that extra little push when on the water. Check out this video and learn about the Walden Wavejet SUP 10’.

In the waters of the Panama Canal the first annual Crossing Panama – Taboga took place. We had the participation of stand up paddleboards, ourtigger canoes, kayaks, prone paddleboards and cayucos.

After a near five-year absence, Mistral Windsurfing returns to being under the control of Mistral Red Dot Division Holland.

Join SURFit Adventures for a stand up paddleboard adventure in the Sea of Cortez, Baja from October 24-28th, 2014.  This trip is perfect for beginning paddlers who want to see unique wildlife up close and is also perfect for serious paddlers who want to get out for long paddles and downwind runs.

 Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding. This week we’re bringing you another sample of the best stories covered by ourselves and other publications.

Haywood Newkirk is the son of a "Water Man" who has lived his entire life in and around the water. Check out this awesome feature of Haywood highlighting his life experiences and how he got so involved in the standup paddle community.

B-Rays are all the rage with paddlers in Santa Cruz. Cove Water SUP in Santa Cruz gives the Boardworks B-rays a 5 Star Review. Read about it here.