It was a picture perfect ending to what has been an amazing event here in Morocco as the last 4 battled it out in pristine groomed surf that saw the highest scores of the contest posted in the last 4 heats (semis, consolation finals and finals).
On the final day of competition in Morocco at the 2014 Location X, Sean Poynter took the win, making it two for two in back to back competitions.
Within the next week the SUP world will see a new Standup Paddling World Tour World Champion crowned. Here is what to expect at the final stop of the Standup Paddle World Tour.
At the second to last stop of the Stand Up World Tour and Stand Up World Series at the Huntington Beach Pro, Izzi Gomez and Connor Baxter won their first World Titles with some of the most progressive SUP surfing and racing we’ve ever seen.
The 2014 Huntington Beach Pro Grand Slam will host both Stand Up World Tour Surfing and Stand Up World Series Racing events from the 15th – 21st September in Surf City USA.
In a multi year commitment, Turtle Bay Resort has stepped up to become an Official Tour & Series Partner and establish itself not only as the Headquarters to the Waterman League, but also the Official Resort of both the Stand Up World Tour and Stand Up World Series.
After three days of intense action, it all came down to one final heat: 3 lefts, 3 rights and 3 closeouts as 5x World Champion Kai Lenny stepped it up a gear to secure his first win of the season by executing a perfect air reverse into a 360 on his final wave.
Lina Augaitis and Kai Lenny won the Abu Dhabi All Stars World Series Racing event. Read more to find out how they did it.
The Abu Dhabi All Stars Grand Slam, featuring the 3rd stop on the 2014 Stand Up World Surfing Tour, that saw its first day today and will run through Tuesday.
Caio Vaz (Art in Surf) and Izzy Gomez took big wins at the Alagoas Pro Grand Slam in Brasil this past weekend.
Update from the Waterman League on the next two big events on the Stand Up World Series - the Alagoas Pro Grand Slam and the Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational.
Supconnect spoke to Mark Taylor from the Turtle Bay Resort about Wanderlust, the Gerry Lopez/ Kai Lenny Retreat and more big events happening at Turtle Bay in 2014.