SUPER FESTIVAL 2025 - A Review
Friday 12 Sep 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
We’ve talked a lot about this event – and for good reason! The festival opened with the popular AquaPaddle, a 5km paddle in the harbour....
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The Big Dippa 2025
Friday 29 Aug 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Some partnerships just work – and that’s exactly the case with the brilliant crew at Northerly Swell Surfside Emporium and the Northern SUP Race Club. You know good people when you meet them, and thanks to the equally wonderful Anna Little, I was introduced in 2024 to Northerly Swell’s very...
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Two Big Paddle Events This Weekend
Friday 22 Aug 2025 | by Brett Scillitoe
1. The North: GBSUP Big Dippa Weekend at Whitley Bay This Saturday, 23 August 2025, Whitley Bay plays host to The Big Dippa – Round 6 of the Black Project...
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THE SUPERFestival EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING
Thursday 21 Aug 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
In just over two weeks’ time, on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September, the 2025 Edition of SUPERFestival will launch in stunning Torbay. Along the dramatic coastline...
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Paddling the Thames 200 Ultra: An Epic SUP Adventure
Thursday 14 Aug 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Photos by Henry Carter In just over a week’s time, at the quiet upper reaches of the River Thames, stand-up paddleboarders will line up along the grassy banks of Lechlade. Kayaks, canoes, surf skis, and prone boards will join the mix and this moment marks the start of something extraordinary....
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Guildford BlueSpace - Surrey Young Carers
Tuesday 12 Aug 2025 | by Emma Cleverdon
I am a Children & Young Persons Coordinator for Surrey Young Carers (part of Action for Carers, Surrey) and had an event for 12-15 year old young carers on Friday 1st August. We had 13 young carers join and we all took part in the thorough instruction and safety briefing...
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Sharing the Love
Friday 01 Aug 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
How do we best share the love of stand up paddleboarding – whether that’s racing, exploring, or community events? Through personal recommendations and enthusiasm, of course. But ultimately,...
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💧 Paddle Smarter, Not Harder – Meet FlowForce - Now in the AquaPaddle Shop
Thursday 31 Jul 2025 | by Duncan Troy - CEO | Oscar Propulsion Limited
Every paddle sold helps support AquaPaddle events across the UK! If you love the simplicity and community vibe of AquaPaddle, you’re probably also someone who enjoys getting the most out of...
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Sebastian Szubski fastest circumnavigation of Britain by kayak
Friday 25 Jul 2025 | by Betsy Ray - Paddle Daily
Sebastian Szubski has officially broken the record for fastest circumnavigation of Britain by kayak. The Polish Olympian set off from near Mallaig, in western Scotland, on the 12th of June. He...
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The Yukon 1000: The World's Toughest Paddle, SUP-Style
Friday 25 Jul 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
Photo Credits – most photos Craig Sawyer/Blue Juice The Yukon 1000 – currently the longest paddle race on Earth – wrapped up just last week, and once again, it delivered endurance, resilience, and incredible adventure stats.
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National Sprint Regatta - SUPJUNKIE REPORTING
Thursday 17 Jul 2025 | by Sarah Thornely - SUPJunkie
All photos by AE PhotosFollow SUPJunkie Sprint National Regatta – Jul 2025 Last weekend I travelled up to the National...
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Reflections on the Thames Ultra 200: A Journey of Endurance and Discovery
Friday 06 Sep 2024 | by Emily King
The inaugural Thames Ultra 200, a 200-kilometer paddleboarding event stretching from Lechlade, Gloucestershire to Teddington, Southwest London, was an adventure that truly tested my limits. As I prepared to start, the rain poured down, mirroring the anxiety I felt after a sleepless night. Having never paddled this section of the...
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Records will be set and broken this weekend at the Thames 200 Ultra
Friday 23 Aug 2024 | by Betsy Ray
At the source of the Thames River tomorrow in Lechlade, over 100 paddlers will embark on the inaugural Thames 200 Ultra: a race that covers the entire length of the navigable, non-tidal Thames. James Fletcher is determined to set the first record for prone paddling the length of...
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Race The Thames - T200 Ultra
Friday 09 Aug 2024 | by Betsy Ray
The newest paddling race in the UK: who’s going to win the first Thames 200 Ultra? This August Bank Holiday weekend marks the start of the first ever Thames 200 Ultra, the UK’s newest endurance paddling race. Paddling the full length of the Thames, from its navigable...
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BlueSpace Poplar and Surrey
Friday 09 Aug 2024 | by Brett Scillitoe
Poplar We have started working with a new charity, introduced to us by the PLA (Port of London Authority) who have generously funded the sessions on East London as part of their Active Thames Project. The Charity is the Kitchen Social project. It is for underprivileged...
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BlueSpace - Dost goes Poplar
Monday 24 Jun 2024 | by Marian Spiers & Brett Scillitoe
BlueSpace Report – Newham – ELCAN – The Dost Centre – 22nd June 2024 Due to many months of terrible Winter and Spring weather, running BlueSpace sessions has been a big challenge. But now, finally, the sun has come out and organisations are feeling like taking up our offer of...