This page is a summary of our most recent posts about Eric Terrien

Kai Lenny, Annabel Anderson Win The SUP World Cup In Hamburg (FINAL RESULTS)

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Camp David SUP World CupKai Lenny and Annabel Anderson have taken out the Camp David SUP World Cup in Hamburg, Germany, defeating a solid international field to claim stop #5 of the 2013 Stand Up World Series. It was a clean sweep for both Kai and Annabel, as the stars took out Saturday’s Sprints and Sunday’s Distance Race by clear margins. The battle for second was tight however, with Casper Steinfath, Beau O’Brian and Leonard Nika tied after the two races, while Angie Jackson just managed to take second place from young gun Manca Notar.

Full results are in so click through to see how it all went down in Germany…   → READ MORE

Eric Terrien’s Molokai Board Test

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Eric Terrien's Molokai Stand Up PaddleboardBIC SUP team rider, European #1 and “gutsiest performance of the year” nominee Eric Terrien has unveiled his new prototype board for this year’s Molokai-2-Oahu.

The Frenchman showed off his new design, created by BIC head shaper Patrice Remoiville, in La Plaine Sur Mer, France this week. Like most brands, BIC doesn’t sell a production Unlimited board, but Eric is a big fan of Molokai and wanted to paddle his own board next month. Eric finished 6th at Molokai 2012 and despite perhaps the most competitive Molokai field ever set to battle across the Kaiwi Channel, should be right up there again on July 28th.   → READ MORE

RESULTS: Connor Baxter, Annabel Anderson Win Oleron (Stand Up World Series France)

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Connor Baxter WINS OleronThe latest results from the Oleron Island Stand Up Paddle Challenge, which is the French leg of the 2013 Stand Up World Series. Plenty of the pros are in this one, including Connor, Kai, Eric, Chase, Jacko, Beau, Jake, Casper and Annabel.

The event has just wrapped up and again it’s Connor Baxter taking the overall victory ahead of rival Kai Lenny. Click through to see the FULL RESULTS…   → READ MORE

[RESULTS] Lost Mills: Eric Terrien Wins The Distance Race With Epic Performance, Sonni Hönscheid Claims Women’s Race

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Lost Mills 2013
Full coverage of the big Lost Mills event, which is happening this week at Brombachsee, Germany. There’s $33,000 on offer which has attracted several of the world’s best paddlers, including Connor Baxter, Travis Grant and Jamie Mitchell.

Click through for the latest race recaps, photos and full results…   → READ MORE

SUP Race Cup: Travis Grant Claims Distance Race And Overall Title On Day 2, Edging Past Beach Race Winner Connor Baxter

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

2013 SUP Race CupTravis Grant and Connor Baxter have dominated the 2013 SUP Race Cup, which drew a stacked field of 100 paddlers to St. Maxime, France and marked the official start of the unofficial European SUP Racing Tour presented by NSP.

This event was a tale of two days; on Saturday the winds were apocalyptic and the Beach Race turned into a survival paddle, while Sunday was much calmer (and warmer), producing an epic Distance Race.

The field was absolutely stacked, as many of the world’s best paddlers in Europe for the next few weeks, but in the end it was the favourites Travis and Connor who filled the top two spots on both days. Click through for the full results and race recap…   → READ MORE

BIC Wins Outside Magazine Gear Of The Year Award, SUP Edges Closer To The Mainstream

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

BIC One Design SUP Race BIC SUP has won a Gear of the Year award from Outside Magazine, claiming the prize with their “Wing” range, which includes the 12’6″ Wing ACE-TEC SUP race board.

BIC SUP, a brand once known for it’s tough, all-round recreation boards, is getting more and more serious about SUP racing. The brand is home to Eric Terrien, one of the fastest stand up paddlers in the world, and launched a One Design SUP race series last year as well. BIC also signed well-known SUP identity Nikki Gregg just last month.   → READ MORE

Eric Terrien’s Carolina Cup Recap: Strategy & Tactics

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Carolina Cup - Eric Terrien, Jamie Mitchell, Ryan HelmThe 2013 Carolina Cup was huge. Hundreds of paddlers descended on Wrightsville Beach, including many of the world’s best, to instantly make this one of the races of 2013.

In the end it was Danny Ching who stole the show in the men’s Elite Race, while Annabel Anderson put in a similarly impressive display on the women’s side. However one performance that shouldn’t be unnoticed is that of Eric Terrien, the consistently-underrated Frenchman who got closer to Ching than anyone.

Sure, Danny Ching finished four minutes clear, which is an awesome effort against this sort of talent, but the race for second sounds like it was a fascinating tactical battle. So click through to hear Eric’s insights into the gruelling 12.5 mile “Graveyard” race at the Carolina Cup…   → READ MORE

Danny Ching, Annabel Anderson Win The 2013 Carolina Cup In Style (UPDATED RESULTS)

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Danny Ching Carolina Cup SUPDanny Ching has won the 2013 Carolina Cup at Wrightsville Beach, claiming his second straight title in emphatic style to cement his position as the world’s fastest stand up paddler. Danny opened up a big gap on the field and was well clear by the end of the 12.5 mile “Graveyard” Elite Race course, crossing the line exactly four minutes ahead of his nearest rival.

France’s Eric Terrien also paddled extremely well to claim 2nd ahead of an all-star cast that included Jamie Mitchell (3rd), Chase Kosterlitz (4th), Ryan Helm (5th) and Matt Becker (6th).

Meanwhile Annabel Anderson put on a dominant display to claim victory ahead of Jenny Kalmbach and Brandi Baksic. Click through for FULL RESULTS…   → READ MORE

[RESULTS] Eric Terrien Wins The Jade Paddle Race In France

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

2013 Jade Paddle RaceSUP Racing is growing super fast in Europe, with hundreds of events throughout the year in pretty much every single country. And nowhere is it bigger than in France, home to many of the races and most of the leading paddlers in Europe.

Next month we’ve got the big SUP Race Cup in St. Maxime, which kicks off six major weeks of SUP racing on the Continent, but in the meantime there are plenty of other races happening. Last weekend it was the Jade Paddle Race in Brittany, an event organised by European #1 Eric Terrien’s family. As always there were plenty of keen paddlers on the start line, and, as always, Eric Terrien reigned supreme (though Gaetene Sene certainly put up a fight). Check out some great pics of the action plus full race results and recap…   → READ MORE

Eric Terrien Retains His Crown As King Of French SUP Racing

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

SUP Race France - 2013 Swell Beach Race Series #3France’s Swell Beach Race Series continued yesterday, with European #1 Eric Terrien making his series debut and showing straight away that he’s still the King of SUP Racing in his home country. The air looked cold.

The water looked cold. Yet there were still almost 40 die hard SUP racers out in the water, including almost all of France’s top guys. As well as Terrien there was also international elite paddlers such as Gaetene Sene, winner of the first two events Greg Closier, and young gun Arthur Daniel. So click through for full race results, plus some great photos of the action…   → READ MORE

ISA World Champs Long Distance Race: Drama, Excitement And Plenty Of Gold For Australia

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

ISA World Champs Distance Race - Casper and Jamie
What a race… On Day 2 of the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship here in Miraflores, Peru, the Long Distance race delivered excitement, drama and a clean sweep of the Gold Medals for Team Australia.

This was one of the most exciting SUP races I’ve ever seen, period, and is easily the most entertaining Distance Race our sport has ever witnessed. So click through for the full race recap as well as results, photos and video of the action.   → READ MORE

[RESULTS] 2013 ISA World SUP And Paddleboard Championship In Peru (UPDATED)

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

ISA Peru World Champs - Distance SUP RaceRESULTS are just coming in from the dramatic Long Distance Race here at the 2013 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Peru…

Australia made it a clean sweep, with Jamie Mitchell, Angie Jackson, Brad Gaul and Jordan Mercer all taking Gold. Though one of the stories of the day was young Casper Steinfath (Denmark) who finished just a metre behind Mitchell and almost stole the glory.

CLICK THROUGH to see the early results then come back later for full results, photos and video from Miraflores. We’ll also have a full recap of the incredible action in a few hours. This was one epic race…   → READ MORE

The Top 12 Of 2012

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man


It’s that time of year again, when we look back at twelve whole months of Stand Up Paddle races and decide who the top performers were.

The Top 12 of 2012 attempts to rank the world’s elite Stand Up Paddlers based on their performances over the past twelve months. That’s no easy feat: There are a LOT of good SUP athletes out there. In fact we had a short-list of 35 guys when we were trying to calculate our Top 12, and honestly, almost all of them could have been squeezed onto the final list if we slightly moved the criteria one way of the other.

But who made the final list? And who scored the #1 spot? Click through to find out…   → READ MORE

Team France Announce Strong Lineup For 2013 ISA World Champs In Peru

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

France has just unveiled a super strong lineup for the 2013 ISA SUP World Champs in Peru. The SUP racing side of the team features Eric Terrien, Yoann Cornelis and Olivia Piana.

Eric is one of the best paddlers in the world and Olivia is fast moving through the ranks on the women’s side. Throw in the highly under-rated Yoann Cornelis and you’ve got a pretty good combination.   → READ MORE

[RESULTS] Eric Terrien Wins The Paris Crossing As 200 Paddlers Hit The Seine

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Eric Terrien has taken out today’s Nautic SUP Paris Crossing, capping off another year of domination in Europe. Gaetan Sene claimed second place in the main event, the Elite Distance Race (on his namesake the River Seine, no less), with Yoann Cornelis claiming third in the Distance and 2nd overall. Meanwhile Faustine Merret, Manca Notar and Sonni Hönschied dominated the women’s division.

Conditions were close to freezing, with the temperature hovering around 4°C (39°F) as the paddlers took to the water just after sunrise. There were plenty of wetsuits, booties, gloves and beanies on show. The 12km course stretched up and down the famous river, with competitors gliding under historic bridges and even going past the Eiffel Tower at one point. Over 200 paddlers braved the cold for what must have been one of the largest ever SUP races in Europe.   → READ MORE

Fun Times In Puerto Rico: Paddle Royal Race Video

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

In case you somehow haven’t heard, the $20,000 Paddle Royal was held on the weekend in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with Danny Ching and Candice Appleby taking home the cash and bragging rights (check out the finalised Paddle Royal race results).

From all reports it was an awesome weekend: a very well organised event with great racing and in a kickass location. You can get a taste of what the paddlers were enjoying in this clip from Saturday’s Distance Race. This shows the massive line of paddlers heading around the first turning buoy, not long after the start of the 8.5 mile race. Click through to watch…   → READ MORE

Candice Appleby, Danny Ching Victorious At The Paddle Royal (UPDATED With Final Results)

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

UPDATE 3rd December: Full results are now in (from all divisions) so click through to check them out.

Danny Ching and Candice Appleby have just taken out the 2012 Paddle Royal. Saturday saw the 8 mile distance race, while Sunday was the sprint races. Results were combined to produce the overall event champions.

The Paddle Royal is a $20,000 SUP race in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which has attracted many of the world’s best paddlers. Other standout performances came from Eric Terrien, Ryan Helm, Paul Jackson and Chase Kosterlitz in the men’s division, while Angie Jackson and Gail Vento podium’d on the women’s side. Click through for the full results + pics   → READ MORE

2012 European SUP Race Rankings

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

The 2012 SUP Race rankings for Europe have been released. Unbeknownst to many paddlers outside of Euro-land, there’s actually a dedicated organisation helping to run a lot of the races in that part of the world. It’s kind of like the WPA for Europe. Though while the U.S. has the ambitiously-named World Paddle Association, Europe has the more logically-titled “European SUP Association“.

Here are some quick stats to put the 2012 EuroSUPA season in perspective…   → READ MORE

[VIDEO] French SUP Race Championships – Beach Race

posted by Christopher Parker, former Boss Man

Check out this awesome footage of the French SUP Race Championships from last weekend.

There were some seriously solid waves hitting the coastline of Crozon, on France’s West Coast, which meant plenty of chaos and carnage. This video is from the “Beach Race”, which was basically a Battle of the Paddle-style race in-and-out through the surf.   → READ MORE