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Who We Are The Annapolis Watersports Festival was created by a partnership between Capital SUP and the Annapolis Sailing School. The mission of the event is to bring together the local paddling and sailing communities & businesses for a fun day of maritime activities in support of the Live Water Foundation. A day filled with paddling…

Cold Stroke: Race Recap Told By: MAX POWER Twenty days into the new year and it is no surprise that the Capital SUP Race Team already has one race under their belt for 2018.  And what better way to start the new year than attending the 10th Annual Cold Stroke Classic in Wrightsville Beach presented…

Capital Adventures ~ Jaco, Costa Rica It’s the cold season. The time of year we all are thinking where else we could be right now. A tropical adventure full of beach time, catching waves in crystal blue water, escaping into the jungle, and celebrating the day’s activities at night with like minded adventurers in nothing…

Aloha paddlers, I hope every one of you had a very Merry Christmas and/or Happy Hanukkah and got to spend time with friends and family. As 2017 is coming to a close Kevin, Brian, and I are looking back on our successes and areas of improvement to make 2018 our best year yet. One concept…

Train To Win. For Races, For Goals, For Life. Yesterday was the 3rd event of the Capital SUP Race Series, a paddle series created to the keep the Maryland & Washington DC paddle communities engaged through the Fall & Winter months. Traditionally, our race training program has been stand up paddleboarding specific. Our new mission…

Give the Gift of Paddle. Gift Cards now available! Happy 2018 Holiday shopping season! How is your gift idea creation going so far? Stuck on thinking of new ideas? How about a Capital SUP gift card!? We would love for Capital SUP to be a part of your gift giving this holiday season. Capital SUP…

Happy #GivingTuesday! If you have visited Facebook today, you most likely have seen this hashtag spread like wildfire. #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement built by individuals and communities in the US and around the world. From the day Capital SUP opened its doors for business in the Summer of 2014, social responsibility and giving…

Told by Capital SUP Head Coach Chris “Goose” Norman The weather forecast was looking to be another mild, mid-November day. A lingering cold front on race day kept temperatures in the low 40s. But that didn’t stop 26 frothing paddlers from taking on the winter-like conditions on Spa Creek and into the Severn River. There…

Told by Capital SUP PaddleBro Brian Meyer November is traditionally the time of year I take a break from padding unless the wind is blowing. Paddling 32 miles down the Tennessee River Gorge last weekend for the Hypothermic Edition Chattajack 31, my body was telling me no more racing! My mind was telling me otherwise. I…

Told by Capital SUP paddler Daniel Rapp It was dark when we arrived at Hale’s Bar Marina & Resort in Guild Tennessee. Fielding and I just concluded a nine-hour drive with a pit stop at Jersey Mike’s sub shop in Bristol. We were ready to get settled into a floating cabin for the weekend, but…

Told by Capital SUP paddler Sharon Pieczenik Closing my eyes, after a long stressful day at work, I replay a montage of my past weekend’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge adventure with Capital SUP. A weight lifts from my body as a calm peaceful feeling settles in. I can breathe easier, my mouth broadens into a…