Join Haywood Newkirk, Supconnect Contributor as well as Hobie team rider & Carolina Paddleboard Co. Rider, as he reviews his time out on the new Hobie Sportsman.

The longest-running East Coast stand up paddle race returns to the Blockade Runner at Wrightsville Beach January 17, 2015.

Supconnect contributor, Haywood Newkirk gives us a breakdown of the Chucktown Showdown that occurred over the weekend.

The 2014 Sunset Series is held every Thursday afternoon at the Carolina’s premiere SUP location.

It was recently announced that a group of local watermen have formed the Carolina Junior Waterman Team to be based out of Wrightsville Beach.

Paddlers, bird watchers, nature lovers and families will again descend upon the Leland area for one of the region’s newest and most unique outdoor events - the annual Brunswick WaterFest.

Watch big wave surfer and SUP pioneer, Dave Kalama, deliver an inspiring speech at the 2014 Carolina Cup.

Wrightsville showed why it is one of the most supportive communities of anything Standup or Surf related; with 117 entrants, this event is now the largest Longboard/Standup event on the East Coast.

This past weekend, SIC (Sandwich Islands Composites) scored 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place in the Elite races of the Carolina Cup. SIC was the only brand with two top three results in both the male and female fields making it the top performing brand of the event!

Read the full recap and see the results from the 2014 Carolina Cup by Haywood Newkirk.

Supconnect talks to North Carolina SUP addict, Christopher Hill, about the finer points of his home breaks in the North East. 

Stability and speed, agility and endurance, on the water and on the sand, will determine the winners of the 5th annual Wrightsville Beach Biathlon when the two sports converge on Saturday, March 22.