Course Overview

SUP Wise Ready to Race

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Boost your speed, sharpen your race techniques, and elevate your personal performance with the ASI SUP Ready to Race Course.

Built on solid foundation skills, practical race insights, and proven training methods in SUP racing, giving you the confidence to hit the start line prepared and the knowledge to keep improving long into the future.

  • New SUP racers preparing for their first event

  • Developing paddlers wanting to lift their race performance

  • Experienced paddlers aiming to compete at local, regional or national levels

  • Anyone seeking structured race training and a clear pathway into advanced SUP racing

  • Paddle more efficiently -  with improved stroke technique 

  • Perform key race manoeuvres - including buoy turns, drafting and acceleration 

  • Apply basic race tactics - to improve positioning and pacing 

  • Prepare confidently for race day - with planning, setup and strategy 

  • Create and follow a basic SUP race‑training plan - to continue progressing after the course

At:

  • Inland waterways including rivers, lakes, lagoons, estuaries, canals

  • Coastal ocean locations with flat water, no swell, no unbroken waves, no breaking waves

  • No more than 250 metres from shore

This course covers all essential skills for flat water SUP racing, including:

  • Paddle stroke – correct / incorrect techniques applicable to racing

  • Manoeuvring – turns and buoy turns

  • Functional training  - to increase paddling efficiency

  • Race tactics  - drafting, starts, finishes

  • Health – nutrition, hydration, injury prevention

  • Race day –pre‑race setup, on‑day expectations, and post‑race recovery

  • Building your own basic race program

Experienced stand up paddler, who can paddle at least 40 strokes per minute

This is a participation course and there are no course requirements. 

Workshop: Ideal for people who like to gain practical skills, interact with the trainer.

  • Face to face (in-person) training

  • Duration:  half day

Ready to Race manual

The following equipment and clothing is used to complete the training:

  • Flat water SUP board suitable SUP racing or SUP Race board  

  • Paddle & coiled leash

  • SUP clothing suitable for paddling

ASI SUP Wise Ready to Race

No expiry date.

There are no renewal requirements.

 You can continue your training with:

  • The leader in SUP education and training

  • Highly qualified SUP race trainers and industry experts

  • Globally recognised training

  • Clear career progression

  • Trusted by industry worldwide

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