The winners are announced for the second race of the four-part community stand up paddleboard (SUP) race series.

Surftech, a leading innovator, designer and developer of the highest performing surf and stand-up paddle boards sold worldwide has announced that Huntley Dornan has been appointed as the company's new President and CEO.

YOLO Board LLC together with presenting sponsors Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and Sandestin Real Estate announce the dates of the 2011 YOLO Board Mileage Builder Series that will kick off on May 28th at Baytowne Marina in Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.

Retailers will be able to meet with representatives, demo new boards, paddles and equipment at Surf Expo's Board Demo Day for Wake, Kite and SUP products exhibiting at the show.

The top 10 stand up paddle board sup shapers of the year were selected via a purely democratic process, from the nomination of shapers to the final crowning of the top finishers.

Tahoe SUP has become known for both its pioneering efforts and distinctive product line. In a time when stand up paddle boarding was seen purely in terms of surfing, Tahoe SUP not only had the vision to identify the inland potential of the sport, but also to rollout a full product line specifically tailored for the touring market.

Jay Kincaid has been in the competitive paddle sports industry since he was 14. His achievements include the 2003 Freestyle Kayaking World Champion, 2005 Freestyle Kayaking World Bronze Medalist, 2002 Pre-Worlds Silver Medalist, and three time US National Kayak Champion.

Bob Reed and Russell Coble, co-founders of Ohana Paddle Board company announced today that they have selected Encinitas based Boardworks to manufacture and sell their new category of S.U.P. boards, worldwide.

Tahoe SUP is proud to announce the addition of John O’Connor to their Sales Rep team. John is a longtime industry leader on the East Coast and will be covering the Florida and Carolina’s territory.

“After launching a new website in the Fall of 2010, Boardworks is happy to announce the that our Online store is finally and officially open!” comments Boardworks’ Mike Fox.

When SUP Business set out to hold the second informal “roundtable meeting” for the stand up paddle industry, they expected some interest but nothing like the throngs of people that turned out for the SUP Business gathering at the Surf Expo.

With the demise of the Action Sports Retail Expo (ASR), the Surf Expo has solidified itself even further as the winter gathering for the action sports industry, shifting the industry gathering heavily toward the east coast.