Weekly Recap 3/7/2017
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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. 20-Year-Old Hosts 4th Annual Cancer Fundraiser: On Board 2017
Heat Score - 62
Four years later, twenty-year-old Madeline Leblanc has continued to turn her passion of stand up paddle boarding into a fundraiser to honor two friends lost to cancer. Read more about the 4th annual On Board event HERE.
4. The Fastest Man on a Paddle Board?
Heat Score - 71
Connor Baxter is making a name for himself in water sports. The twenty-two-year-old Maui-born waterman is fast becoming recognized as stand up paddle boarding’s elite male athlete, owning an impressive list of first-place finishes, including winning the overall 2016 APP World Tour title. Read more about Connor and his lead up to the 2017 APP World Tour HERE.
3. 10 Basic Tips For Organizing SUP Races
Heat Score - 81
Attention to detail is key, but here are top 10 basic tips to get you started on organizing stand up paddle (SUP) races. Here we present the overall framework. But even more importantly is to have highly knowledgeable and competent individuals with complementary skill sets who can all contribute to a highly successful event. See some helpful tips HERE.
2. ISA Working Towards Gender Equality for World Championships
Heat Score - 89
The International Surfing Association (ISA) has announced that men and women will participate in equal numbers for the first time at the 2017 ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship, held in Denmark from 1-10 September. More details HERE.
1. Bertish Set to Finish Transatlantic SUP Crossing This Week
Heat Score - 95
Chris Bertish, internationally acclaimed Speaker, Big Wave Surfer and Guinness SUP World Record Holder, is about to complete the greatest open ocean adventure ever attempted as the first, solo, unsupported Transatlantic SUP Crossing is set to finish in Antigua on March 9. Read more HERE!
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