Top 5 SUP Stories - 5/13/2014
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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. 48 Hours With Andrea
Heat Score - 61
SIC Athlete, Andrea Moller, is a superhuman. Full-time paramedic, devoted mother, big wave charger, SUP racing phenom - it makes you wonder how she finds time to excel at all of those things in one lifetime? This awesome video showcases 48 hours of Andrea's life as she travels to Los Angeles for the 2014 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards then returns home to Maui to win the 2014 Paddle Imua Race.
4. Dave Kalama's Big Speech
Heat Score - 70
Big wave surfer and SUP pioneer, Dave Kalama, was asked to give an inspirational speech at the 2014 Carolina Cup. He started off by delivering a funny piece of news to the crowd that had gathered - he didn't have anything prepared. Just a story about his worst day of paddling. Ever. And as it turned out, this tale of almost bailing at a race after things went terribly wrong was about as inspirational as it gets.
Click to watch Dave's speech.
3. Gabriel Paddles The Flint
Heat Score - 74
Boardworks Team paddler Gabriel Gray, founder of SOAR (Save our American Rivers) recently completed a journey down the Headwaters of the Flint River in Georgia in order to raise awareness for one of the nations most endangered water ways.
Click here to read the full story.
2. Name The Bote Van & Win
Heat Score - 79
Our friends over at BOTE are naming their Big Black Van and want your input. If you've got the creative savvy or vernacular skills to come up with the right name for their ride, there is a brand new 10'6 Flood BOTE Board in it for you.
Click here to find out how to enter and win.
1. Top SUP Instagramers
Heat Score - 81
We're pretty stoked on Instagram at the moment. With roughly 75 million people using it per day, there's plenty of good pictures to scroll through when you're getting your daily web fix. To give you a sample of what's out there, we've compiled a list of out favorite paddle board athletes and ambassadors using instagram right now.
Click here to see the full list.
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