The Supconnect Weekly Recap: 12-16-2013

SAN DIEGO, California - Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding. This week we’re bringing you another sample of the best stories covered by ourselves and other publications. If you’ve got anything pressing, impressive, relevant, weird or worth reading to add to the list, don’t be shy to share the scoop via Facebook.

5. SUP 101: How To Stand UP

~ HEAT SCORE {34} ~ One of the main reasons people shy away from learning how to stand up paddle is the fear of falling off and being terrible. But we all have to start somewhere and after a very short period of time, it becomes clear that SUP’ing isn’t as hard as it looks (flat water paddling, at least). Today we’re looking at the most basic lesson of all and taking you through the process of learning to stand, right from the top.

Click here to see the article: How to Strand up on a Stand Up Paddle Board.  

4. SUP TRAVEL SPECIAL: IRELAND

~·HEAT SCORE {40}·~ The Stand Up Paddle boarding scene in Ireland is growing and thriving simultaneously. After we spotted a series of SUP surfing beautiful pictures circling around the Supconnect community, we decided to contact Owen Waters and find out more about the paddling scene in Ireland.

Read the full article: Stand Up Paddle Boarding in Ireland 

3. SUPCONNECT BEST OF: GROUP pHotos

~·HEAT SCORE {50}·~ Stand up paddle boarding might be a solo sport when it comes to racing, but it's the greater community that bind us all together. Besides - just about everything is better when you add family, friends and friendly faces into the mix. Today we've got a fun collection of the best tandem, trandem and quad...andem stand up paddle photos of 2013, submitted through our Photo of the Month portal.

Click to see the full list of SUP Group Photos. 

2. EPIC CONDITIONS FOR PADDLE ROYAL

~·HEAT SCORE {58}·~ the Paddle Royal came to a dramatic finish last week, combining challenging conditions with tight races, making it one of the most memorable events of 2013. After a serie4s of tight finishes and huge performances, Danny Ching and Lina Augaitis walked away with the events top spots. With the BIC One Design World Champs preceding the event at puerto Rico's stunning Condado Lagoon, it was long weekend filled with great paddle action and good vibes.

Read more about the BIC SUP One Design World Champs and the Paddle Royal 2013. 

1. OCEAN MINDED HOLIDAY BOARD BASH!

~·HEAT SCORE {88}·~ If you haven't already entered the Ocean Minded sweepstakes, time is running out. You've only got until midnight tonight (Monday, December 16) to sieze the opportunity to win your share ofup to $5,000 worth of prizes. The 2nd Annual Holiday Board Bash Sweepstakes and Live Broadcast will take place on December 17th at 6PM Pacific Standard Time, where all the winners will be randomly selected during the show. This is set to be a fun, festive and highly generous Christmas bonanza and entering is too easy - simply follow the link to Ocean Minded's Holiday Board Bash page and follow the instruction. 

For more details, check out the full Supconnect article with details.

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