Taranto (Italy) hosted the second event of the 2026 European SUP League circuit with the Lido Gandoli SUP Race, delivering a weekend of intense competition and confirming the strong sporting level of the tour.
The event brought together athletes across multiple categories in a competition marked by high performance, favourable sea conditions, and demanding race formats, further establishing the early competitive benchmarks of the season following the opening stop in Santa Pola.
Santa Pola (Alicante, Spain) hosted the opening event of the 2026 European SUP League, with a new edition of the World SUP Festival, once again bringing together some of the best international Stand Up Paddle athletes.
More than 200 riders from 22 countries took part in an edition marked by challenging weather conditions, which added an extra level of difficulty to every race and tested the athletes’ ability to adapt throughout the weekend.
The official calendars for the 2026 European Tour of Bodyboard (ETB) and European Tour of Longboard (ETL) have now been confirmed and are available.
The upcoming season will once again bring together events across some of Europe’s most iconic coastal destinations, alongside international stops, continuing to support the development and visibility of both disciplines.
The European Qualifying Series (QS) season of the World Surf League has come to a close following the Pro Taghazout Bay (QS 4,000), where Basque surfers Janire González-Etxabarri and Adur Amatriain claimed victory and secured their titles as European QS Champions for the 2025/2026 season.
Europe united by SUP: The 2026 season promises to be a landmark year for European Stand Up Paddle, with the confirmation of two of the continent’s most important events: EUROSUP 2026, the European Championship for national teams, and the official 2026 calendar of the European SUP League (ESL).
The European Surfing Federation (ESF), in partnership with Irish Surfing, is formally pleased to announce that Ireland has been selected to host the EuroSurf Junior Championships from 24 September to 4 October 2026. The event will be staged in Bundoran, County Donegal.
The updated Qualification System for Surfing at the LA28 Olympic Games marks an important step forward for our sport in Europe and globally.
The European Surfing Federation welcomes a framework that is fair, globally equitable and structured to provide meaningful opportunity for National Federations across all continents.
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