What is the purpose of this stroke? The “choke stroke” is used when having a shorter paddle length would be beneficial. By grabbing the paddle shaft underneath the handle, rather than on top of the handle, you are effectively shortening the length of your paddle by 2-3 inches. How [...]
Black Project’s 2020 SUP Surf Fin Collection In developing our range of surf fins we worked with two very different types of surfers; Zane Schweitzer and Bernd Roediger, this resulted in two very different types of fin sets. Each set of fins is carefully designed to exaggerate a different [...]
Catching Up With ISA Youth World Champion – Christian Andersen 19 yr old Christian Andersen (@christian_k_andersen) has been making name for himself during the past few paddling seasons with courageous performances in multiple disciplines. 14 World Titles In One Year Is Not Just Impressive, [...]
14 World Titles In One Year Is Not Just Impressive, It’s Unprecedented. Black Project enjoyed historic success in 2019, with our elite team of paddlers claiming 14 world championships and racking up dozens of race and surf wins around the globe. Powered by industry-leading paddle and fin [...]
Introducing Connor Baxter’s New Fin – The Condor After 12 months of extensive research and development, Black Project’s elite collection of high-performance SUP racing fins is getting a new addition for 2020. Meet the Condor. Representing our smallest race fin to date, the Condor [...]
How To Use Your Paddle, Body Weight & Feet To Steer Your Standup Paddle Board Fresh off wins at the both Battle of the Bay and Chattajack, Paddle Monster guru Seychelle is back with more paddling tips as she prepares for the final stretch of the 2019 APP World Tour season. Just as [...]
How to Paddle Your SUP in a Straight Line & Improve Tracking Fresh off wins at the both Battle of the Bay and Chattajack, Paddle Monster guru Seychelle Webster is back with more paddling tips as she prepares for the final stretch of her APP World Tour racing calendar. Did you know [...]
Black Project Athletes Dominate With Six Golds at 2019 ICF World Championships in China SUP history was made as the inaugural 2019 ICF SUP World Championships went down in Qingdao, China. As expected, the racing action was furious and the on-water battles intense, but one thing remained constant [...]
Big-wave standup paddle surfer and Black Project athlete Mo Freitas knows a thing or two about SUP surfing six-story waves. He’s been chasing big swell in the Hawaiian islands since his preteens, inspired by big-wave demigods like Laird Hamilton and Brock Little. Mo’s spent the better half of [...]
Standup paddling is good for the soul. Spending time in nature while working out is a recipe for health and happiness, but paddling without doing SUP stretches can take a toll on your muscles and [...]
