Connecticut Events
Upcoming April Cleanups
April 23: Gulf Beach, Milford | 3–5 PM. Midweek cleanup sponsored by Athletic Brewing.
April 26: Veterans Park, Norwalk | 9:30–11:30 AM. Collaborative effort with local nonprofits.
April 27: Short Beach, Stratford | 11AM-1 PM, Sunday morning cleanup with Athletic Brewing
Surfrider CT Sprints Series
Grab your board and hit the water with our head-to-head SUP challenge
Our Surfrider CT Sprints series brings an added level of friendly competition to the CT SUP world. An overlay to existing paddle races in the state, competitors go head-to-head for a chance to win prizes all season long, finishing with a grand prize for the season champ.
10th Anniversary Charles Island SUP Cup
Saturday June 21, 2025
Walnut Beach, Milford CT
The legendary Charles Island SUP Cup is back and celebrating 10 years of amazing fun and competition! The largest SUP event in the northeast, it also welcomes kayak, surfski, prone, and outrigger paddlers. We stoked to join our friends at Scoot & Paddle to bring you:
- All ages, family-friendly day of fun in the sun
- Short & long courses plus kids race
- Live music, food trucks, free massages, and more!
Registration will open on Feb. 2nd on PaddleGuru, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and the SUP Cup Facebook page.
Connecticut Coastal Cleanups
Compo Beach
Westport, CT
Sun Jan 19, 2025
11a-1p
Cleanups are a great way to get up close and personal with our global pollution crisis. We gather data from our findings and enter it into a nationwide database, allowing us to measure the work we're doing on a local level to create a worldwide impact.
We'll be sweeping the shores of Compo Beach for this month's cleanup! We go rain or shine, so please dress accordingly for the weather, and we love when our volunteers bring their own gloves and bucket (but we always have spares to share!).
Talk Stories
The loose translation of the Hawaiian definition of “Talk Story” is to converse, share experiences, to be raw, authentic, and bond with those who you are sharing the the moment with. What might at first appear unorganized is actually much more than just an unstructured discussion: we connect with one another and hear inspiring, motivating and historical stories of success, failure and key accomplishments. Along the way, we’ll learn tips and techniques, insights into equipment, the power of positive thinking and how to draw inspiration from the ocean.
This series will return soon - stay tuned!