Weekly Recap - 4/21/2015
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Summary
Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the Top 5 biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding. If you’ve got anything newsworthy, weird or worth reading about, don’t be shy to share the scoop with us via e-mail.
5. Surftech's Saber SUP Wins Gear Of The Year
Heat Score - 65
Surftech, the original board manufacturing company, is proud to announce that the Saber model stand up paddle board has just earned Outside Magazine’s Gear of the Year Award for Summer 2015. More details here.
4. Jess Leedy; Extreme SUP Surfer
Heat Score - 73
Last summer we showed you a video of a stand up paddle surfer who blew our minds with the talent he showed in his video 'Extreme SUP Surfing.' This surfer has just released a sequel to this video titled 'Extreme SUP Surfing 2!' Take a look into the extreme SUP Surfing world of SUP Surfer, Jess Leedy. Watch the sick video here.
3. Cronsteadt & Anderson Win At Air France Paddle Festival
Heat Score - 79
After a grueling race combining downwind and flatwater paddling, it was the Tahitian Beast, Georges Cronsteadt, and Annabel Anderson to take home the victory for the Elite Race at the second annual Air France Paddle Festival. More details here.
2. How To Put Your Leash String and Leash On Your SUP
Heat Score - 88
Sean Poynter, one of the world’s leading SUP Surf experts, has created a tutorial for the proper way of setting up your leash string on your board, and in addition, he shows us how to correctly put on a leash. Here SUP Surf Tips from Starboard SUP International Athlete, Sean Poynter. Learn more here.
1. Inflatable vs. Hard Paddle Boards: A Speed Comparison
Heat Score - 94
The folks at Isle Surf and SUP have compared side by side in a measured speed test how close an inflatable SUP and an epoxy SUP are to one another, if at all? They wanted to get some accurate hard data behind this question so they tested out comparable models of their inflatable and epoxy paddle boards and this is what they found. You may be surprised! Learn more here.
Photo Of The Week
Photo via: Mihi Pajkica
Description: Paradise is just a paddle away...You dont' really need to travel half the world to find a beautiful place. Just open your eyes... and enjoy!
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