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POSTCARD FROM THE PREZ
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The USA SUP Leprechaun!
Make March Magical!
Spring is here! Time to hit the water with your community and start training for the USA SUP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!
This newsletter is PACKED with info – read on and click all of the links to find out more!
We feel so lucky to have the strength of our community supporting us.
We would love for you to help spread the magic to your community by asking your paddle crew to join!
As always – paddle safe, paddle strong, and paddle together! ~Linda
4th Annual USA SUP National Championships hosted by the Narrows Challenge September, 18-20 in gorgeous Gig Harbor, Washington Find out more here!!
Nationals 2026 in the NorthWest
We have so many exciting things to announce for our 4th Annual National Championships! We are adding an INFLATABLE Category to all four races! This competitive – ALL AGES – division will be included in the USA SUP 10K, 5K, Sprint, and Technical races. The 10K racers will explore the beautiful waters of “The Narrows” while our 5K, Sprint, and Technical races will take place inside Gig Harbor. New Recreational Division in our 5K (only) to encourage NEW racers to compete – as well as youth and junior categories!
• Set up an account on Pacific Multisports to register for the 10K, 5K, Sprint, and Technicals.
• Pick your primary race combo (for awards), then add on a race if you’d like to do all 4!
• Registration for the Virtual 10K and 5K will open soon.
USA SUP National Championships at Narrows Challenge is excited to partner with SUP WORLD RANKING as an SWR ACTIV PARTNER! Current USA SUP members on the day of the race will be awarded DOUBLE RRS Ranking points in our USA SUP National Rankings as well as inclusion in the SUP WORLD RANKINGS!
Our Nationals Team continues to work hard on all of the logistics to put on a STELLAR race this September!
The Race Director Team — Kristin Thomas,
Ethan Huff, and Tod Cole — are setting courses, ironing out age and board categories and a million other things! Stay up to date on our dedicated National Champs Instagram channel! @usasupnationalchampionships
We are lucky to have so many amazing members! Thank you for supporting the future of SUP with your memberships. It’s great to see you all getting out there – warm or cold, near or far, oceans, rivers, or lakes – we LOVE our SUP community!! Have a fun pic to share? Send it to info@USASUP.org!
We’re thrilled to welcome everyone to the second installment of our quarterly CommUNITY Conversations on March 19th. This open forum is a space for all paddlers to ask questions about anything SUP related and discuss how USA SUP can help support our community and the future of SUP competitions. Looking forward to seeing all of you soon via ZOOM!
Regional Race Series
Friendly Reminder – You must be an active USA SUP member on the date of the race to receive ranking points.
We’ve upgraded the way we calculate the Rankings for our Regional Race Series!
We’ve worked hard over the past several months to develop a systemic and fair ranking formula. As always, if you have questions, just shoot us an email at info@usasup.org and we’ll get back to you!
Is your race part of the Regional Race Series?
Calling all RACE DIRECTORS! JOIN OUR REGIONAL RACE SERIES!
We’ll help promote your race and our members will get points towards their rankings! It’s a win-win! Tell us about your race HERE!
