Paddle Sports show photo gallery 27-29 September, Strasbourg France
Paddle Sports Show Sept 27-29th 2023 review
The Paddle Sports Show moved to Strasbourg for its third edition and it was great to see so much of the industry collected there in 4500 sq metres of booth space. In total 94 exhibitors came from 26 countries with total visitor traffic of 1000 over the 3 days with significantly increased visitors from Germany. During the show there was a series of conferences and debates on themes relating to the paddle sports industry. This years Hall of Fame ceremony and the Paddle awards were presented during a busy and lively sit down dinner. Source was on hand , check out our photo gallery.
See you in Strasbourg Sept 24-26th 2024 for next years event
1 Exhibition hall
2 Exhibition entrance
4 Entrance
3 Welcome to the show
4 Registration desk
5 show floor layout
13 Arund the show
13 around the show
12 Around the show
11 Around the show
9 Exhibiton floor
8 Exhibition floor
7 Exhibition floor
14 a full program of conferences
14 conference 1
14.5 The Boss Philippe Doux
Abstract's fresh colourful graphics for beginners
Aqua Bound 4 piece Freedom paddle with nylon reinforced blade
Aqua Bound booth
Aqua Bound's Cory Novinska
Aqua Design booth
Aquadesigns Terry and Lori Barbier
Aquapac the new impact Max phonecase has foam protection and floats
Aquapac's Max Malavasi
Aquapack booth
Aztron's foil board has soft top construction that significantly reduces the price point
Aztron's Luna has new kickpads,triple rail band and new hybrid shape to improve surfing performance
Aztron's Tony Yeung
Baltic Safety Products booth
Baltic Safety Products Oscar Anderberg
Baltic Safety Products SUP Elite specifically designed to be comfortable when you active and has hydration pocket in the back
Baltic Safety Products SUP pro same as the Elite but with less features and lower price point
Barz Optics booth
Barz Optics Kaima floating model with neck leash
Barz Optics Kevin Barr and Manfred grundler
Barz Optics Tavaua has photochromic lense with bifocal reader
Bote booth
Bote's fishing flagship the Aero Rackham, has foot powered paddle drive system for hands free fishing
Bote's Logan Townsend
Bote's Water Hammock with inflatable outer ring and magnapods for your drinks
BZ Optics PHO also offers polarised lens with bifocal reader
BZ Optics PHO offers photochromic lens with bifocal reader
Coasto has just launched a kayak:SUP hybrid that comes with a single:double blade paddle and kayak seat
Coasto new electrical water scooter uses SUP technology for the hull and has a removable motor and steering set up.
Dollo booth with owner Alan Dollo
Dollop's full carbon SUP paddle for racing
E Cool electric surfboards
Eckla booth
Eckla's Klaus Eckstein
Ecklar Board Trailer for your SUP
F2 booth
F2's Claas Auhage and Manfred Flugel
F2's electric fin with built in battery now automatically reduces power when your paddling so increasing its range
Fidlock booth
Fidlock's Hip Belt to carry your water bottle and other accessories
Fidlock's Marvin Bach
Fidlock's vacuum pack with magnetic system for a super strong lock
Galaxy Kayak booth, watch this space SUP's launching soon
Galaxy kayaks Nicolas Morbois, Steve Sweeney and Oliver Fileti
Hiko booth
Hiko Girls
Hiko's paddle boarding dress is quick drying and loose for easy paddling
Hiko's Valkyrie paddle suit has front zipper for easy entry and a resdesigned neck gasket for better fit
Hobie booth
Hobies Gero Priebe
Hobies Recon multipurpose SUP with optional seat and various holders and attachments for a variety of tasks
Indian Foil 3’7 Pump Foil Le Doigt Carbon Limited edition now has a little more volume to increase bouyancy
Indiana booth
Indiana's Indiana Downwind Foil 7’6 won the award for foiling at the show
Indiana's Maurus Strobel and Steeve Fleury
J Bay booth
J Bays artist board for this year has graphics by Abys the French street artist
J Bays Giorgio Dimotot
J-Bay's white water SUP has new shape that gives better handling in white water
Level Six 14 foot touring SUP with carbon rails for superior rigidity
Level Six booth
Level Six Loki Dry suit with has a loose Yoga fit, is latex free with PU coated lycra and recycled nylon
Level Six's Benjamin Campbell
Lite Ventures Myriam Eismann
Lite Ventures timeless wooden rigid SUP's
Lite Ventures touring inflatable board with luggage holds back and front
Lozen's 7.5 lightweigh SUP for kids
Mint Lama best selling Alpaca single layer SUP comes with pump and paddle and backpack bag
Mint Lama Supreme SUP MSl constuction with wheeled bag pump, carbon paddle and gopro mount
Mint Lama's Monica Vitale
Mint Lamb booth
NRS's have completely redesigned their SUP offering for s:s 2024, the Clipper and the rest of the range use a woven dropstitich that enables the board to be shaped as wel as lighter and stiffer
NRS's Jukoo uses the same technologies but is wider and more stable and is forcasted to be the best selling model in the range
NRS's Mark Deming
Palm Equipment booth
Palm Equipment's Rowie Knight
Palm Equipments Paul Robertson
Palm's best selling functional Solo vest comes with large front pocket and ajustable straps.
Palm's Fuse suit made from a two way stretch material enabling a more athletic cut and comes with detachable hood and double cuffs
Peak UK booth
Peak UK's Paul Ramsdale
Peak's marathon race vest with hydration pocket in back and easy ajustable straps
Peak's Paddle Sports SUP suit with leg entry
Poolstars Neal Elbaz
Restube booth
Restube's childrens models in in new colorways
Restube's Simon Carmine
Restube's Swim Boy comes with whistle, light and integrated drybag
Sandiline booth
Sandiline's Aleksander Ljutic
Sandiline's Fjord black limited edition SUP suit with reflective logos
SIC Aris for 2024 has new constuction for this season, that significantly lowers the price point
SIC Raptor wing V3 has an updated low aspect shape and new windows for improved visibility
Spinera best selling double layer Sunrise
Spinera booth
Spinera Sunlight uses single layer lite construction
Spinera's Sven Josten
Tahe Foil board lightweight combined with super strong construction
Tahe Meteor softboard with its wooden doublestringers has just won an ISPO award
Tahe's German distributors Choppy Water's Nicolas Wendelken and Katja Bootz
Tahe:SIC booth
Tahe:SIC's Swen Rilhac
TNP booth
TNP's 3 part carbon SUP paddle with ajustable length
TNP's Jana Nuskova
TNP's SUP M paddle with polycarbonate blade
Water Sport Concept booth
Wattsup's 2024 SUP uses linear drop stitch which means its 30% lighter and folds into a smaller pack
Wattsup's new POS stand comes with 2 boards and storage space for another 8 SUP's
Woo booth
Woo Kawan is their entry level model for beginners
Woo Sniper offers high performance on the flat and downwind. New layout of cockpit makes long distance trips more feasible
Woo's Fanny Ringrave and Valentin Marchal.
Award Dinner
Award- Accessories winner Whetman Equipment with the Sea Kayak Hatches
Award- Apparel and Equipment winner Palm Equipment with the
Tika Women Pfd
Award- Canoeing winner Roto
with the Recycled Canadier
Award- Dealer Buzz winner NRS with the Ninja New Pfd line
Award- Foil sports goes to Indiana Sup & Surf with the Downwinder
Award- Inflatables winner Gumotex with the Seashine
Award- Innovation winner Level Six
with the Anti-Implosion System
Award- Sustainability winner Peak PS with the Circular Ready program
Award- Kayak Fishing winner Native with the Titan X
Award- Paddles winner Diollo Paddle with the Devils Creek
Award- Recreational Paddling winner Nortik with the Scubby Speed
Award- Whitewater winner RTM with the Paname
Award-SUP winner SIC
with the RS14 2024
New inductee into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame
New inductee into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame Isamu Tatsuno
New inductee into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame Manfred Vogt
New inductee into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame Mike Jones
New inductee into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame Peter Skinner
New inductes into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame Jamie Mcewan
Awards Dinner and winners