Filmed during the windsurfing KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup, event organizers caught up with Naish team rider—and Pro SUP athlete—Casper Steinfath to get an in depth perspective on the unique stretch of coastline along the Viking’s home town known as Cold Hawaii.
In just over 48 hours time, Patricia developed from a tropical storm into a category 5 hurricane overnight and just recently has grown even more becoming the "the strongest hurricane on record in the National Hurricane Center's area of responsibility (AOR) which includes the Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific basins," according to a discussion earlier this morning from the National Weather Service Hurricane Center.
Every year in the men's division, and the past two years in the women's division, Canadians captured the top standup paddle board victories in the punishing 6.5-mile Surf to Sound Challenge. Now celebrating its' 5th anniversary, the family-friendly USA-Canada rivalry resumes in Wrightsville Beach, NC, November 6-8, 2015.
The 4th Annual Chattajack paddle board and kayak race is set to go off this weekend and it's guaranteed to be a great race and bigger than ever. The Chattajack is a 31-mile SUP/Kayak race in Chattanooga, Tennessee with the Chattajack course running the length of the Tennessee River gorge.
It was an epic close to the 2015 season at Turtle Bay, as we saw extremely competitive racing and dramatic finishes in both the long distance and sprint racing that led to the crowning of 2 new World Champions for 2015.
Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddle Boarding. This week we’re bringing you another sample of the best stories covered by ourselves and other publications.
Naish is giving away one of these amazing paddles and now’s your chance to win one for yourself! Share the video below and submit your entry for a chance to be paddling to your next victory with Kai’s paddle of choice.
Laird Hamilton, big-wave surfer, renowned waterman and fitness expert, announces today the launch of Laird Apparel LLC, a collection of functional, technically crafted, performance-based products comprised of three collections: Off Shore, Fitness and Lifestyle.
Connor Baxter, the winner of the 2015 Pacific Paddle Games' overall title weighs in on his win at the event, his overall experience and more. Take a look.
Candice Appleby finished the season unbeaten after another win, but she had to work hard here in Hawaii after being pushed all the way by the rising young star Fiona Wylde. For the men, it was ratings leader Kai Lenny who was able to secure his third Stand Up World Series Title after winning Stop #4 on the 2015 World Series with a win in the Sprint racing in a climatic finish at Turtle Bay Resort.
The first day of the World Series Finals at Turtle Bay presented by Naish saw Connor Baxter and Fiona Wylde dominate in the long distance races to take the well deserved victory.
Spaniard Xavi Masdevall has had a fantastic European SUP surf champs, taking the win in the Inflatable division. The conditions were near perfect with 3ft - 4ft clean swell peeling off the sand bars at Cantabria in Northern Spain. Xavi was riding the 2016 Red Paddle Co "The Whip" - the 8'10" shape is the latest design innovation to come from the team at Red Paddle Co.
BOTE®, a leader in standup paddle board innovations, announces the release of their updated 2016 HD board. With new features, accessories, and a brand new look, this board embodies everything the Stand-up Paddle Board (SUP) lifestyle has to offer.
With a mission statement of "Ultimate Paddle Performance" and 50 years of handcrafting paddles, the crew at Werner Paddles have a ton of experience and endless knowledge of the craft of paddle making. Werner Paddles have been on the cutting edge of innovation and technology with their paddles so we wanted to pick their brains and get a little bit of insight as to what the process of paddle making truly is.
50 billion plastic water bottles are used every year, billions more are used for soda and beer. That’s over 140 bottles per person! But of those 50+ billion plastic bottles used, only 31% are recycled. That means over 34.5 billion plastic bottles are ending up in our landfills, and even worse, our oceans each year! Purakai, leaders of the Ocean Friendly Revolution, have been concerned with keeping our oceans healthy for years.
It's that time of year once again, when the World's best Racers return to stand up paddling's birthplace in Hawaii for the climactic close to the 2015 World Championship season. It is only fitting that the World Championship Series should return to Hawaii to crown its Champions, and there is no better place than Oahu's fabled North Shore, and the unparalleled sporting arena that Turtle Bay Resort provides.