WORLD SUP FESTIVAL 2026 COMPETITIONS
The World SUP Festival brings together the main SUP disciplines and water sports in a structured, international competitive format open to all categories.
PRIZE MONEY & AWARDS 2026
The World SUP Festival reinforces its commitment to the professionalization of SUP through balanced financial prizes, ensuring equal remuneration between male and female categories.
SUP SPRINT
€5,000
€2,500 men · €2,500 women
Prizes for the top 5 finishers.
SUP TECHNICAL
€5,000
€2,500 men · €2,500 women
Prizes for the top 5 finishers.
SUP LONG DISTANCE
€5,000
€2,500 men · €2,500 women
Prizes for the top 5 finishers.
SUP FOIL
€2,000
Distribution according to the specific regulations of the modality.
Medals and Recognition
Medals
Finisher medal for all participants in the Tabarca Island SUP race (both distances).
Medal for the top 3 finishers in each category and discipline.
Recognition
The Event rewards performance, but also commitment, fair play, and the collective spirit that give meaning to the sport.
ROUTES PER DISCIPLINE - SUP
The event’s core discipline and a scoring event for the European SUP League.
- In front of Playa del Varadero
- 4 athletes per heat
- Distance: 180–200 m
- Scheduled date:
- April 24, 2026
- All categories
In front of Playa del Varadero
12 athletes per heat
Course distance: 1 lap of 500–600 m (Open final: 2 laps)
Scheduled date: April 26, 2026
All categories
• Coastal course (parallel to the beach)
• Distance: 1000 m
- Coastal course parallel to the beach
- 2 km long lap + 1 km short lap (U12 course)
- 5.5 km from Tabarca Island to Playa del Varadero
- 5.5 km
- 13.5 km around Tabarca Island
- Start: Tabarca Island |Finish: Playa del Varadero
BRAND COMPETITION, RELAYS
- Teams made up of athletes representing the same brand compete in a sprint circuit relay format. Each team accumulates times and positions to generate a specific brand ranking.
- Mixed Relays (2 women + 2 men)
- 300m Course
SUP DOWNWIND FOIL
SUP DOWNWIND FOIL
- 22 km of free navigation depending on the wind.
- Modality subject to weather conditions
- Departure from La Mata (Lebeche) or Cabo de las Huertas (Levante)
- Individual GPS tracking
PRONE
FRIENDSHIP PADDLE - BLUE MILLE
New! FOIL DRIVE RACE
FOIL DRIVE RACE
- 5.5 km course from Tabarca Island to Varadero Beach
- It will take place on April 25.
- Individual GPS tracking
