Stand Up Paddle Races Added to 2012 World Tour

The Hawaii and Fiji events are sure to make waves in the world of Stand Up Paddling as top SUP athletes compete for the 2012 Stand Up World Tour title. Check out highlights from the previous event in Tahiti on SUP Connect.

The 2012 Stand Up World Tour will stop off in Hawaii at the North Shore Paddle Challenge on Oct. 14th - 16th.

Read about the Sapinus Pro stop on the Stand Up World Tour

OAHU, Hawaii - The Waterman League is proud to announce two major racing events for 2011 that will lay the foundations for the launch of the 2012 Stand Up World Series (to be launched in September 2011):

The North Shore Paddle Challenge at Turtle Bay Resort: 14th - 16th October 2011
The Namotu World Paddle Challenge Fiji, presented by AIr Pacific: 13th - 18th November 2011

The North Shore Paddle Challenge
The North Shore Paddle Challenge at Turtle Bay Resort will end the Hawaii and California racing season in style from the 14th - 16th October, 2011. After another incredible year of growth for Stand Up Paddling globally, all eyes will turn back to Oahu's infamous North Shore not only for the start of the winter surf season, but also for the spectacular season closer for the stand up and prone paddle seasons.

The event will see the world's best paddlers, both Stand Up and prone taking part in both long distance and sprint slalom courses for the Title of North Shore Racing Champion for 2011. The North Shore Paddle Challenge will also showcase and launch the racing format to be used for the Stand Up World Series (to be launched for 2012) and set the standard for all events to follow.

This event will allow the North Shore to further strengthen its positioning as a proving ground for the world of ocean sports, as paddlers will ride open ocean swells as the winter season just starts to kick in providing one of the most spectacular weekend's of racing in the sport's history.

The Namotu World Paddle Challenge
The Namotu World Paddle Challenge will not only be one of the most progressive and dynamic racing events in the history of the sport, featuring both long distance and surf sprint formats, but will also be an exciting celebration of the growth and diversity of Stand Up Paddling, one of the world's fastest growing sports. What's more, the backdrop of the paradise that is Fiji will provide athletes and visitors alike with an unforgettable experience.

About the Stand Up World Tour
The Stand Up World Tour was established in 2009 to address the exponential growth in the sport of Stand Up Paddling, and to provide its premier athletes with an international platform on which to compete for the prestigious and official World Championship Title.

Focusing on the most visually dynamic element of the sport, surfing, the goal of creating the Stand Up World Tour has been to showcase the sport, its heritage and development, together with its athletes and their collective and colorful stories to the world via the ever increasing forms of global media.

Stand Up World Tour shows now reach 220 countries on 170 networks and now that the www.standupworldtour.com website and live portal for all our future events is now in place, the story has well and truly begun and history is in the making.

About the Waterman League
The Waterman League is an ocean sports media and event management company that owns and manages the Stand Up World Tour. Founded by Tristan Boxford, CEO of the Waterman League and Director of the Stand Up World Tour, the Waterman League represents the world of ocean sports as a collective, celebrating the true essence of a ‘Waterman’ and delivering its media to 220 countries worldwide across all platforms.

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