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Over 10,000 Russian and international visitors flocked to St Petersburg’s canals for the annual Fontanka SUP stand-up paddle boarding festival on Saturday.
Footage shows participants dressed in costumes to ride the waterways, some depicting popular movie characters including Spider-Man, Barbie, as well as Dobby from Harry Potter and the Na’vi family and tree from Avatar.
Fontanka media outlet’s editor-in-chief Alexander Gorshkov said that this year St Petersburg welcomed visitors from '237 cities and 14 other countries' and noted that the organisers had to limit registration for the festival two weeks in advance due to its popularity.
“This is a holiday, this is the main adventure of summer in St Petersburg. This is an event that has become legendary because people from all over the country come here. This year we have visitors from 237 cities and 14 other countries on top of that. People plan for this event in their calendar. We limited registration two weeks ago at 10,000 just so that the nine-kilometre ring along the Fontanka, Krukov Canal and Moika rivers would not be blocked up," he explained.
“I can definitely say that anyone who hasn't stood on a SUP board has never seen St Petersburg,” he continued, adding that ‘we have weddings on SUPs’.
Participant Veronica said she enjoyed the friendly atmosphere at the event.
"It's so cool, as soon as I came it was cool, the atmosphere.... It's great. You can immediately feel that you can approach anyone and get acquainted, take pictures," she said.
This year rowers set a new Russian record, with around 50 people riding on a 15-metre stand-up paddle board. In addition to a race, organisers prepared a contest for the most unusual board and costume.
Fontanka media outlet has organised the festival since 2016.
‘See St Petersburg from a fresh perspective’ - 10,000 paddle-boarders from around the world gather for Fontanka SUP festival
Over 10,000 Russian and international visitors flocked to St Petersburg’s canals for the annual Fontanka SUP stand-up paddle boarding festival on Saturday.
Footage shows participants dressed in costumes to ride the waterways, some depicting popular movie characters including Spider-Man, Barbie, as well as Dobby from Harry Potter and the Na’vi family and tree from Avatar.
Fontanka media outlet’s editor-in-chief Alexander Gorshkov said that this year St Petersburg welcomed visitors from '237 cities and 14 other countries' and noted that the organisers had to limit registration for the festival two weeks in advance due to its popularity.
“This is a holiday, this is the main adventure of summer in St Petersburg. This is an event that has become legendary because people from all over the country come here. This year we have visitors from 237 cities and 14 other countries on top of that. People plan for this event in their calendar. We limited registration two weeks ago at 10,000 just so that the nine-kilometre ring along the Fontanka, Krukov Canal and Moika rivers would not be blocked up," he explained.
“I can definitely say that anyone who hasn't stood on a SUP board has never seen St Petersburg,” he continued, adding that ‘we have weddings on SUPs’.
Participant Veronica said she enjoyed the friendly atmosphere at the event.
"It's so cool, as soon as I came it was cool, the atmosphere.... It's great. You can immediately feel that you can approach anyone and get acquainted, take pictures," she said.
This year rowers set a new Russian record, with around 50 people riding on a 15-metre stand-up paddle board. In addition to a race, organisers prepared a contest for the most unusual board and costume.
Fontanka media outlet has organised the festival since 2016.
Music at source might be subject to copyright
Over 10,000 Russian and international visitors flocked to St Petersburg’s canals for the annual Fontanka SUP stand-up paddle boarding festival on Saturday.
Footage shows participants dressed in costumes to ride the waterways, some depicting popular movie characters including Spider-Man, Barbie, as well as Dobby from Harry Potter and the Na’vi family and tree from Avatar.
Fontanka media outlet’s editor-in-chief Alexander Gorshkov said that this year St Petersburg welcomed visitors from '237 cities and 14 other countries' and noted that the organisers had to limit registration for the festival two weeks in advance due to its popularity.
“This is a holiday, this is the main adventure of summer in St Petersburg. This is an event that has become legendary because people from all over the country come here. This year we have visitors from 237 cities and 14 other countries on top of that. People plan for this event in their calendar. We limited registration two weeks ago at 10,000 just so that the nine-kilometre ring along the Fontanka, Krukov Canal and Moika rivers would not be blocked up," he explained.
“I can definitely say that anyone who hasn't stood on a SUP board has never seen St Petersburg,” he continued, adding that ‘we have weddings on SUPs’.
Participant Veronica said she enjoyed the friendly atmosphere at the event.
"It's so cool, as soon as I came it was cool, the atmosphere.... It's great. You can immediately feel that you can approach anyone and get acquainted, take pictures," she said.
This year rowers set a new Russian record, with around 50 people riding on a 15-metre stand-up paddle board. In addition to a race, organisers prepared a contest for the most unusual board and costume.
Fontanka media outlet has organised the festival since 2016.