As one of the world's major stand up paddle board races for 2015, The Carolina Cup, celebrating its fifth year, returns to Wrightsville Beach, April 22-26.

Registration for the annual Ta-Hoe Nalu event is open! As an added perk to registering early, anyone registering from now to April 30th, not only saves money but is automatically entered to win a GoPro 4 camera.

Hawaii's World Tour Opener draws record viewing online, sees dramatic action and crowns 2 worthy Champions. Also, an update on the upcoming event in Brazil.

Comprised of various elements, Imua Family Services and Title Sponsor BLUESMITHS Crafted Waterwear are proud to announce the Fourth Annual Paddle Imua on Saturday, May 9th, 2015.

The second day of the 2015 Master of the Ocean started with a slight breeze and some nice swell; the sun came out early and strong, making conditions great for the semifinals of the surf and stand-up paddle categories for overall competitors in the morning.

If you've worn a wetsuit before, you know what a pain it can be to wriggle out of it when you're soaking wet, especially if your extremities are numb from icy water. Enter WETSOX, a thin, split-toe sock made from rashguard-like material that makes slipping in and out of your wetsuit and booties super easy.

The best wave riders from all over the world have been traveling these last few days to the North Coast of the Dominican Republic to compete from tomorrow onwards in the world’s most complete ocean competition: the Master of the Ocean.

Maui Jim Sunglasses announces the first annual Oceanfest at Ka'anapali Beach in June. Registration has officially opened for the event in which hundreds of the premier ocean sports athletes from around the world will gather in Lahaina, Maui, HI, from June 6 to 7, 2015.

The Wrightsville Beach Museum announces it's first SUP Surfing Pro-Am scheduled for April 17-19, 2015, kicking off the museum’s Annual Waterman Ocean Festival. The festival is a celebration of water sports and those local individuals who have contributed to both the community and their water sport(s) of choice.

Alligators are members of the animal kingdom that can be pretty dangerous to be around. At the end of January 2015, Nick Halloran went paddle boarding with a few of his friends through Myakka State Park in Florida and they came across quite a few gators! There is even one point in the video where there is an extremely close call and he almost gets knocked off his BOTE board by the gator.

After 4 consecutive lay days, the SUWT Sunset Beach Pro 2015, is ON today for the final day of competition. The SUWT Sunset Beach Pro 2015, will run again today with a 10:00 am HST start and heats running at 25 minutes each. Watch all the live action here!

Each May, OluKai holds its annual festival on Maui’s north shore to celebrate Hawaiian culture and the traditions that surround this community. Registration for this event is now open.