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Author: Anni Ridsdill Smith

  • Frangipani SUP Success Series 2026 is Live!

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    Frangipani SUP Success Series 2026. In addition to her existing private and 1:2:1 retainer coaching offerings, SUP Race Coach Anni Ridsdill Smith is delighted to launch new for 2026 the Frangipani SUP Success Series. A year-long series of creative, flexible and value for money online and in person group coaching activities, to support your SUP…

  • Frangipani SUP at the first Frisian SUP Battle

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    Images with the kind permission and great thanks to Anja Hoekema @anjahoekema, Jessica Nijenhuis @jessicanijenhuis, Verity Thomas @veejaypaddlesjsy and FrangipaniSUP.com What fantastic battle we had! I was stoked to compete in the first Frisian SUP Battle event in Makkum in Friesland in Holland, hosted by the awesome Jorg and Paulien, family, friends and crew from SUP Kids Makkum.  On…

  • Frangipani SUP at the GBSUP British National Championships

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    Yesterday, ten members of the Frangipani SUP Challenge & Race Team – plus our Team Skipper for the day Susanna – travelled from around the country to the beautiful Bewl Water Reservoir in Kent, to compete in or help with the much anticipated and very awesome GBSUP British National Championships 2024 aka ‘Super Sunday.’ And…

  • Frangipani SUP at the GBSUP National Sprint Championships

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    The GBSUP National Sprint Championships 2024 (Sunday 8th September) were a total success and in my opinion have placed themselves front and centre in terms of the most exhilarating and exciting racing format in our UK racing calendar! Regardless of whether paddlers had competed in this event in past years or whether it was their…

  • Frangipani SUP at the ECA SUP European Championships

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    The 2024 ECA Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe & SUP European Championships in Szeged Hungary was a professionally run international sporting event at a truly world class venue, which welcomed SUPs for the first time. A MASSIVE thank you to the ECA, the Hungarian Canoe Association and all organising committees for including us and to the phenomenal…

  • Frangipani SUP at the Lake Rocks Festival

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    If you are thinking about going to the Lakes Rocks Festival in 2025, our advice is GO GO GO!  Festival is definitely the word for this fun packed event in Karnten (Carinthia) Austria, in the Eastern Alps. Nestled on the shores of the beautiful turquoise Faaker See (Lake Faak) the Strandcamping Gruber campsite with its modern and excellent cafe/restaurant and live…

  • Frangipani SUP at the Spring SUP Race in Italy

    Frangipani SUP at the Spring SUP Race in Italy

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    Friday 5th April marked the start of the 7th edition of the Spring SUP Race hosted by Delta SUP and held at Club Village & Hotel Spiaggia Romea, Comacchio, on the North East coast of Italy. For this ICF World Ranking Event the weather played ball, with a sunny, cloudless blue sky all weekend for everyone…

  • The Righteous Mum

    The Righteous Mum

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    We were delighted last night to talk to Lauren Newman-Warren, the lovely lady behind The Righteous Mum – Women’s SUP Surf Camps. She was our Guru Guest in the FrangipaniSUPMagic.com online network for UK SUP women and we learnt all about how Lauren and Scott work hard to break down barriers and encourage and enable…