Guides

You've mapped the drive from Munich to the Mediterranean. Now the actual question: where do you stop and paddle? Driving eight hours to a beach and never touching water in between is a waste of a road trip. Below are...

5:40 a.m., Flaucher car park, Munich. The Eisbach is still running clean under the bridge, the board rack on the roof is loaded with two boards and three fins, and the GPS says 9 hours 15 minutes of driving to...

You've watched the riders at Floßlände make it look easy — spinning off the wave, trimming down the line, making small adjustments that keep them glued to the foam pile. Then you paddle out for the first time and the...

You're paddling into a shallow river wave, feeling confident — until your fin clips a submerged rock. In the ocean, that might bend a fin or leave a scratch. On a river, it snaps a carbon fin clean off. Ask...

You paddle into position at the Eisbach, feel the wave lock under your board, and drop in. Within seconds you know something is off — the board feels stiff, tracked, reluctant to pivot. You're fighting the fin setup instead of...

You've watched the videos of the Eisbach. You know it's fast, shallow, and unforgiving. Maybe you're not quite there yet — or maybe you just want more room to breathe, more time on the wave, and a spot where SUPs...