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.
Supconnect chats with Brody Welte on the hot debate of PFD’s vs. Leashes. His thoughts might surprise you…
Tim Whidburn, an Australian paddler living in England, recently crossed the English Channel on a SUP, raising £2,400 for St Christopher's Hospice along the way.
Read the story by Alice Shih about the creepy creatures that interrupted a Paiwen photo shoot.
Boardworks Team paddler Gabriel Gray, founder of SOAR (Save our American Rivers) Recently completed a journey down the Headwaters of the Flint River in Georgia in order to raise awareness for one of the nations most endangered water ways.
Supconnect looks at both sides of the coin during a big argument that erupted between a surfer and a paddler in England.
Watch the trailer and read more about Scott Mestrezat's documentary 'Big Muddy Moose', which chronicles his SUP journey down the Missouri, from Montana to St. Louis.
One of the hot topics in the world of river racing is the size of boards being used - should they be regulated? To shed some light on the topic, Alex Mauer, one of the best river racing and surfing talents in the US, weighs in.
Read this fun account of Rod and Leslie Clohan's busy trip to Lake Tahoe before, during and after last year's Tahoe Nalu Stand Up Paddle Race.
SAN DIEGO, California - Do celebrities increase the global appeal of stand up paddle boarding? Supconnect begs the question today, after some saucy photos of Rihanna blew up across social media platforms yesterday.
After several recent deaths involving stand up paddlers, the SUP world is currently involved in heavy discussion about SUP safety practices. However, it seems as though some paddlers are expressing very different opinions about what the safety rules should be.
What are the chances that a girl from Oregon and a guy from Arizona hear the call of the ocean so deeply that they move to Hawaii – separately – fall in love.