It’s safe to say that a major part of the stand up paddle (SUP) industry lies on West Coast of the United States. The West Coast of the U.S. is lit with a vast amount of places to paddle, not to mention that they are drop-dead gorgeous locations to match.
The 2018 Supconnect Brand of the Year, SIC Maui, has announced its team of world-class athletes and ambassadors representing the brand in 2019. Among the Global Athletes, SIC proudly welcomes new Brazilian team riders Guilherme Dos Reis and David Leão, two unknowns who made their way to the 2018 Pacific Paddle Games against amazing odds, and landed on the elite podium.
SIC Maui announces the release of their all new competitive downwind race board, the Bayonet. Developed through ongoing collaboration between SIC Shaper Mark Raaphorst and the SIC team athletes, the Bayonet offers experienced paddlers a high performance downwind board like none other before.
SIC Maui announces their fastest and most versatile all-water race board yet, the RS Series. In 2017, countless hours of R&D culminated into final prototypes that would be put to the test in technical, long distance, sprint, and downwind races in order to validate the RS as one of the fastest, most well-rounded, all-water race boards in the world.
Over the weekend at one of Southern California’s most well-known places for surfing and stand up paddling, San Onofre, a beachgoer’s worst nightmare happened: someone was attacked by a shark.
SAN CLEMENTE, California - SIC Maui (“Sandwich Islands Composites”) athlete, Lina Augaitis, wins Orange Bowl Paddle Championships on her Production SIC X 12 PRO.
SAN CLEMENTE, California - Ocean Minded, a leader in high-quality footwear, is proud to announce their partnership with Supconnect to present the 2nd Annual Holiday Board Bash Sweepstakes and Live Broadcast on December 17th at 6PM Pacific Standard Time.
SAN CLEMENTE, California - Going into their second year hosting this event, the Holiday Board Bash (HBB) has become an annual giveaway celebration for Ocean Minded. The HBB is an online sweepstakes that comes to life during a live broadcast where they'll announce the prize winners, chat with partnering brands, organizations and brand ambassadors, and have an all around, good time!
SAN CLEMENTE, California – Rogue Stand Up Paddleboards has recently hired Ty Zulim as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. With over a decade of experience in the surf and stand-up paddle industry, Zulim brings in-depth sales expertise and worldwide retail contacts to Rogue.
Stand-up Paddle surfers and prospect converts gathered at San Onofre State Beach to try out various different SUP shapes, from long-distance and beginners' boards to high-performance and comp models.