SUP English Riviera Festival

18/10/2026

This is spectacular and needs national news to pick up Ginnie Betts becomes WORLD CHAMPION GOLD at SPRINT & DISTANCE, SILVER in TECHNICAL at the stand up paddle boards .sup World Championships in Italy.

This is inspirational for the sport of stand up paddle boarding and women in the sport!
📸 SUPjunkie.uk

14/10/2026

GOOD LUCK, PADDLERS! 💥🤙

From everyone at SUPTwelve and SUPERFestival, we’re sending a massive cheer to all the UK athletes racing at the 2026 SUP World Championships in Sabaudia, Italy this week! 🇬🇧🇮🇹

To the paddlers on our poster sprinting today, the wider UK contingent and every athlete representing nations from around the world, have an awesome week. Paddle strong, race hard and enjoy every moment! 🌍🌊

So much training, commitment and determination goes into reaching that start line. We’ll be cheering you on from the English Riviera! 🙌

https://paddleworldwide.com/competitions/2026-icf-stand-up-paddling-sup-world-championships-2503

13/10/2026

BACK TO BASICS #11 ☀️
OCTOBER: THE LIGHT IS GOING!

That paddle you squeezed in before or after work a few weeks ago might now start or finish in darkness.

Across October, we lose roughly 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours 40 minutes of daylight, depending on where we are in the UK. That’s a big change to your time on the water!

The clocks also go back on Sunday 25 October. Sunrise and sunset shift an hour earlier by the clock, giving some morning light back but cutting into your after-work window.

Before every session:
☀️ Check local sunrise and sunset times.
🌊 Check the weather, wind and tides.
⏱️ Shorten your route and allow for delays.
🏠 Plan to be ashore before dark, with time to spare.
📱 Carry a means of calling for help and tell someone your plan.

Fading light makes navigation, spotting hazards and finding your landing point harder. Cloud and rain can reduce visibility well before sunset.

Keep enjoying the water, but let the daylight set your schedule 🤙

www.brendonprince.com

01/10/2026

SUPTwelve entry open for individuals! Entry for SUPSix/SUP10km and other categories open soon 🤙

Entry for individuals is open!
Please enter by visiting Brendonprince.com
For those who had entry deferred from 2026, please email [email protected] to confirm your entry.

10/09/2026

It’s going to be epic! Traditional racing on the Saturday and the BIG BIG SUP1000 world record attempt on the Sunday plus much much more! Get the weekend in the diary 🤙

05/09/2026

Show us your pictures?
It’s been the best summer in the English Riviera and the vibe for getting on a board in the Bay has been awesome! We are massively thankful to the Hampton by Hilton for putting up this hoarding and we would like to see your pictures if you took one in front of it? Please send your pictures Hampton by Hilton Torquay Brendon Prince Adventures

31/08/2026

Family patriarch and well-known Torbay businessman survived two heart transplants

12/07/2026

One of the wonderful things about delivering the ICF SUP World Cup: English Riviera 2026 was seeing local businesses come together to support something bigger than themselves.

A huge thank you to Dr Button EMDR Training Ltd and Darren Button for generously loaning us their huge TV, which became an essential part of our athlete briefings at the Hampton by Hilton and our film evening. Support like this, often behind the scenes, makes a real difference to the success of major events.

Darren and the team are passionate paddleboarders themselves and understand something we’ve always believed: time on the water is good for you.

Whether it’s paddleboarding, swimming, rowing or simply sitting by the sea, blue spaces have an incredible ability to reduce stress, improve wellbeing and help us reconnect with ourselves and nature. It’s one of the reasons Above Water exists, to help more people enjoy the water safely and confidently.

Please take a moment to support Dr Button EMDR Training Ltd, specialists in EMDR training and psychological wellbeing. Their work helps people build resilience, overcome trauma and improve mental health, values that align so closely with everything we believe about the positive impact of the outdoors.

🌊 Thank you, Darren, for your generosity and support. We look forward to seeing you back on the water soon.

Dr Button EMDR Training Ltd
https://drbutton-emdrtraining.co.uk/

10/07/2026

Sounds the perfect way to upgrade your old suit?!?!

Dig out those wetsuits that no longer fit and give them a new life! 🌊♻️

The Above Water Charity Wetsuit Swap Shop & Sales is coming to the NEW Meadfoot Water Sports Hub (next to the café on Meadfoot Sea Road).

The ultimate recycling!

👧 Swap your wetsuit
• Child £10
• Adult £15

🛍️ Or buy one
• Child £20
• Adult £30

Whether your kids have outgrown theirs or you’ve upgraded, this is the perfect chance to keep quality wetsuits in use, save money and support the work of Above Water.

📍 Meadfoot Water Sports Hub
📅 Saturday 11 July | 10am-1pm
📅 Sunday 12 July | 3pm-6pm

See you this weekend! And please tag your friends and share this post so we can help as many families as possible.

Terms: Wetsuits must be like-for-like quality. We cannot accept low-quality supermarket suits. Swapped suits must be in at least 80% good condition. Above Water reserves the right to refuse any wetsuit.

08/07/2026

PODIUMS 🏆 |> DAY 3 of the ICF SUP World Cup x SUP English Riviera Festival concluded with LONG DISTANCE RACE 🏁 🏆 and an epic battle to the last stroke on open sea 🌊 💪💯

Here’s to ALL AMAZING ATHLETES crossing that finish line 🏁 proving us once again how great this sport and the community is 💯🫶

WOMEN OPEN - TOP 5

🥇Cecilia Pampinella 🇪🇸
🥈 Annabel Page 🇬🇧
🥉Skadi Langbein 🇩🇪
4.Emily Evans 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
5.Michelle Kimbler 🇸🇪

JUNIOR MEN

🥇Alfred Gregory 🇬🇧
🥈 Drew Barber 🇬🇧

MEN OPEN - TOP 5

🥇Manuel Hoyuela Rojas 🇪🇸
🥈Greg Limelette 🇫🇷 🇵🇹
🥉 Tommaso Pampinella 🇮🇹
4. Joe Jones 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
5.Tom Moran 🇬🇧

WOMEN 40+ - TOP 5

🥇 Susanne Lier 🇨🇭
🥈 Louise Court 🇬🇧
🥉Gemma Palmer-Dighton 🇬🇧
4.Merle Wilson 🇬🇧
5. Helen Nightingale 🇬🇧

MEN 40+ - TOP 5

🥇 Padhraic O Connor 🇮🇪
🥈 Glen Sloss 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
🥉Jonathan Sherwin 🇬🇧
4.Maurice Roberts 🇬🇧
5.Dave Scott 🇬🇧

WOMEN 50+ - TOP 5

🥇 Marie Buchanan 🇬🇧
🥈 Sara Oddera 🇮🇹
🥉Sonya Brotherton 🇬🇧
4.Sara Maxey 🇬🇧
5.Sarah Perkins 🇬🇧

MEN 50+ - TOP 5

🥇 Bruce Smith 🇬🇧
🥈 Sebastian Monserrat Orell 🇪🇸
🥉Denzil Williams 🇬🇧
4.Kiran Raval 🇬🇧
5.Paul Drake 🇬🇧



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