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Stand Up Paddling

Stand Up Paddling

Stand Up Padlling, also known as SUP, is a sport which the Hawaiian kings practised centuries ago. It has increased in popularity over the last years and has found its ideal destination in the world of canoeing.

People of all ages can enjoy it, standing up on a board with a paddle with unbeatable views of the rivers and the nature.

Advanced paddlers and experts of this more and more popular sport find endless places to measure themselves against the wild forces of the sea, the rivers and other competitors.

Typical race formats are long distance events, in which distances stretch between 8 and 12 kilometres, as well as sprint events organised on a short course marked with buoy where 4 to 6 athletes are fighting head to head.

Children and amateur races are usually included in these events. And you can find plenty of other competition formats even for experts in wildwater.

Most common boards are 14" hardboards for elite paddlers and 12'6" hardboards and inflatable boards for younger and amateur classes.

DOCUMENTS can be found here.

ECA Competitions

2025 ECA Canoe Slalom European ...
May 14. - 18. 2025, Vaires-sur-Marne, FRA
2025 ECA Dragon Boat Nations and ...
June 4. - 7. 2025, Spresiano, ITA
2025 ECA Wildwater Canoeing ...
June 4. - 8. 2025, Mezzana, ITA
2025 ECA Canoe Marathon European ...
June 2. - 8. 2025, Ponte de Lima, POR
2025 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe ...
June 19. - 22. 2025, Račice, CZE
All competitions

NEWS

Europeans strong at the SUP World Championships in Sarasota
Europeans strong at the SUP World Championships in Sarasota

The 2024 ICF SUP World Championships was held in Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, and European representatives showed power in sprint, technical race, long distance race and in inflatable race. Andrei Kraitor (BUL) picked up two gold medals.

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VIDEOS – 40th edition of the international Marathon of the gorges of the l'Ardèche

The International canoe marathon of the gorges of the l'Ardèche is one of the most popular and respected canoe marathons in the world. This year, it celebrated its 40th anniversary. See the videos below and get to know more about this sporting event in the picturesque French environment.
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The overall winners of the 2024 ECA Wildwater Sprint Canoeing European Cup are known
The overall winners of the 2024 ECA Wildwater Sprint Canoeing European Cup are known

Athletes from 15 countries took part in the 2024 ECA Wildwater Sprint Canoeing European Cup race series which lead them to six different venues in five European countries. Majority of the overall winners come from Great Britain, while the other winners come from Croatia, North Macedonia and France.

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