RNLI pleads with SUP and other paddlers to ‘think carefully’ before setting off
A step change in the number of paddleboarders needing to be rescued around the UK has prompted a new...
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RNLI issues paddleboard warning as rescue stats jump
The RNLI has announced that in 2022, its lifeguards saw a staggering 155 per cent rise in paddleboarding incidents...
WATCH: Paddleboarder narrowly avoids plummeting boulder in Gibraltar
A Gibraltar man says he feels like he’s “won life’s lottery”, after a narrow escape from a falling boulder...
Tour company’s failures contributed to paddleboarder deaths, report finds
The deaths of four paddleboarders in south-west Wales were “avoidable” and were the result of inadequate planning by a...
Brits warned over paddleboard dangers as RNLI callouts soar
New figures released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) show a worrying rise in callouts involving stand-up paddleboards...
Fee to use River Fowey labelled as “unfair tax” by paddleboarders
Paddleboarders and kayakers are up in arms about a new annual levy introduced by the Fowey Harbour Authority. Kayakers...
Highest number of lives saved in watersports for 19 years, RNLI reports
New data released by the RNLI reveals that summer 2021 saw the highest number of lives saved during watersport...
Man sets fifth paddling world record
Paddleboarder David Haze set his fifth world record after paddling along the Thames for over two days. Back in...
MCA targets paddleboarders as RNLI tasked to multiple incidents
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has issued a series of safety tips for paddleboarders. It recognises that this is...
New base for Wesup on River Hamble
Wesup (stand-up paddle boarding rental and sales) is moving its Hamble River base to MDL Marinas’ Mercury Yacht Harbour...
