LONDON
SUP Open
18th-21st August
The APP World Tour is back in London for the third time and this time it will be bigger and better than ever with its partnership with Canary Wharf Group. As well as bringing back much-loved features from our previous events, including our iconic race down the River Thames, we will be offering open racing and participation for all in this jam-packed weekend on the water as the World Tour and City Paddle Festival returns to the United Kingdom's capital.
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Event locations
You will either be at Middle Dock or Wood Wharf for your event. Please check your ticket PDF to find out which. Please see here the direct pinpoints of both event sites.
LONDON SUP OPEN COURSE MAPS
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST
THAMES RACE
CATEGORY: PRO
This 15.5km distance race features one of the most iconic courses in the world, leaving from Battersea Bridge and passing through the Center of London and all of its most famous landmarks to finish at Wood Wharf, in the South Dock of Canary Wharf. This race will feature a short portage section where athletes will exit the Thames and cross over into the Canary Wharf waterways for the final stretch to the Finish. This is the Pro Distance Race for the 2022 London SUP Open.
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST
SPRINT COURSE
CATEGORY: PRO, PRO-AM, OPEN & YOUTH DIVISIONS
WHERE: MIDDLE DOCK
This fast paced 250m sprint course will provide dynamic action for the unique APP elimination format for Pros, Pro-Ams and Open participants. This course will feature 4 buoy turns and a short sprint to the finish line, and the elimination format will give all paddlers the chance to battle their way through the rounds to the Final in each respective division.
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST
PADDLE THE WHARF COURSE
CATEGORY: PRO-AM, OPEN & YOUTH DIVISIONS
WHERE: CANARY WHARF
This 7km course will provide a very unique perspective of the beautiful Canary Wharf waterways, and serve as the distance course for Pro-Am, Open and Youth Divisions, featuring a host of turns and technical features such as low bridges to pass under along the way. The Race will start and finish at Wood Wharf in the South Dock of Canary Wharf.
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST
PADDLE FOR THE OCEANS
CATEGORY: OPEN TO ALL
WHERE: CANARY WHARF
This short 2.5km paddle will be a chance for everyone to come together in a show of solidarity for the oceans: aptly named Paddle for the Oceans, this course has been kept short to allow for everyone to get involved and engaged, and will feature a short tour through the South Dock and up to the North Dock of the Canary Wharf waterways. A worthy and sociable endeavour for paddlers of all levels.