Weekly Recap 5/3/2016
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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. Vaz Brothers & Friends Shred In New SUP Surf Edit: New Age III
Heat Score - 68
The Vaz brothers from Brazil are two of the most talented SUP surfers in today’s generation of stand up paddlers pushing to progress stand up paddle (SUP) surfing. They’ve just released a new surfing edit from their travels to Tahiti, Hawaii, Baja California and at home in Rio de Janeiro with a couple of their friends Felippe Gaspar and Lucas Medeiros and they all are ripping. Watch the video HERE.
4. Connor Baxter Grabs 5th Title, New Women’s Champion Emerges At 2016 Olukai Ho’olaule’a
Heat Score - 73
Maui did not disappoint for day two of the 8th annual OluKai Hoʻolauleʻa three-day ocean festival with local Connor Baxter and new women’s champion Sonni Hönscheid taking home the gender equal prize purse of $15,000. The prestigious eight-mile Stand Up Paddle (SUP) race saw over 325 of the world’s elite paddlers battle it out on the famous Maliko Downwind Run on Maui’s North Shore, the highest amount of contenders in this race to date. Read more HERE.
3. Learn How To Catch A River Wave In 4 Simple Steps
Heat Score - 79
If you’ve tried river surfing on your stand up paddle board (SUP) but just couldn’t get the hang of it, fear not because river expert Alex Mauer breaks down the four steps you need to take to make catching a wave on the river a piece of cake. See the 4 tips and demonstration video HERE.
2. Catching Up With SUP Race Pro Connor Baxter
Heat Score - 89
It’s been awhile since we’ve had the chance to chat with the choke stroke man himself, Mr. Connor Baxter. Connor is one of the best in the biz having won some of the biggest and most brutal races and has done so numerous times. We called up Connor just as he was arriving in North Carolina for the Carolina Cup and had a few words. Check it out…
1. Kai Lenny Introduces Downwind Hydrofoiling
Heat Score - 98
Kai Lenny has always been pushing the boundaries of stand up paddling and he’s just done it again by introducing a new crossover of sorts with a hydrofoil and his SUP, making it his craft of choice for a downwinder. This project has been in the works for awhile and thanks to Go Foil and Naish, they’ve helped Kai to make his vision a reality. Watch all the action HERE.
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Photo via: Escuela Asturiana de Surf
Description: "Half of beauty depends on the landscape, and the other half depends on the person looking at it"
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