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Mangonui Waterfront Festival paddleboarding event

SUPport PROductions will be bringing on-water action to the wonderful annual Mangonui Waterfront festival, scheduled for March 30 2019.  This great little festival features local food, wine, culture, art and music, all along the super-picturesque Mangonui waterfront, and the paddleboarding relay event has long been an integral part of the festival, with teams of four

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2019 NZ SUP RACING CHAMPS!

SUPport PROductions will be running the 2019 NZ SUP Racing Championships over the weekend of 13/14 April 2019, at Waitangi, Bay of Islands. This will certainly be the biggest event we’ve done yet, but with the experience of running several Triple Crowns under our belt, along with having been very much hands-on with the 2014,

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2018 TRIPLE CROWN COMPLETED!

Our most ambitious event yet! The 2018 Barfoot & Thompson Triple Crown was a real challenge. Following on from the success of the 2017 event, we decided to up the stakes. This time, be prepared for anything, we told the competitors – we will decide what is going to happen (and where) on the day,

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First SUP Team Challenge event announced!

SUPport PROductions is proud to announce the first ever SUP Team Challenge event will be hosted by the fabulous Lake Hood development, near Ashburton in South Island. The SUP Team Challenge is a whole new concept in watersports events, developed entirely by SUPport PROductions.� The event will be held over 17-18 February 2018, and involve

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SUP Team Challenge – new event concept!

SUPport PROductions has been commissioned by a leading board brand to come up with a whole new concept of stand up paddleboard events. Something that gets away from the ‘sharp end’ of hardcore racing, instead creating an event that is primarily about participation. Something that people will come to simply because it’s fun. The plan

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2017 Harcourts Triple Crown series wrap-up

Another great show by SUPport Productions!� The 2017 Harcourts Triple Crown SUP series was a fantastic success, nearly 100 competitors from all over New Zealand enjoying three days of superb stand up paddleboard racing around the Bay of Islands, all three events totally different in style yet all in superbly scenic surroundings. Check out the

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Designing the fastest inflatable paddleboard ever!

When Red Paddle Co asked us to come up with the design for the fastest ever inflatable SUP board, we knew we had a challenge on our hands. Designing inflatable boards requires a very different approach to traditional board design� – a fundamental fact that far too many brands simply don’t get! You cannot simply

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