Italian SUP Race and Paddleboard Championship - Leg 5

The FISSW Italian SUP Race and Paddleboard Class Championship comes to Punta Ala for the penultimate round of the circuit: the Sparviero SUP Challenge – Memorial Sara D’Apolito. Now in its fourth edition, the event returns with an updated format while remaining deeply connected to the memory of Sara D’Apolito, an athlete and instructor at Centro Velico Punta Ala who tragically passed away in 2021, celebrating her passion and energy.

Stand up paddle (SUP) is a discipline that combines balance, endurance and technique, in which the athlete moves while standing on a board using a paddle.
Alongside the SUP Race disciplines — Sprint, Relay and Distance — the event also features Paddleboard, a format in which athletes paddle lying down, using only their hands and no paddle.

What makes this event truly unique is the Distance course: when sea conditions allow, the race heads towards the Sparviero Islet along a route parallel to the coastline. This distinctive element connects the competition to one of the symbols of the Gulf of Follonica and to the very identity of the event itself, set against the spectacular backdrop of the private beach of PuntAla Camp & Resort, facing Elba Island.