Why The Entire Sporting World Is Watching A Stand Up Paddler Racing This Week... | SUPracer.com

Forget Dave Kalama. Forget Connor Baxter. Forget Danny Ching, Kai Lenny or even Jamie Mitchell. There’s one Stand Up Paddler who’s a much bigger celebrity in the ocean, one who, this week at least, will have the eyes of pretty much the entire sporting world tracking his every start, finish and buoy turn.

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They’ll be watching perhaps the most famous Stand Up Paddler in the world…
I am of course talking about Jimmy Spithill.

The America’s Cup, arguably the biggest water-based spectacle in the world, is happening for the 34th time this week in San Francisco and Jimmy is skipper (aka head honcho) for the Cup defenders, Oracle Team USA.

He’s also a mad keen SUP racer.  More; Why The Entire Sporting World Is Watching A Stand Up Paddler Racing This Week... | SUPracer.com