Check out the final wrap from Surftech regading this weekend's big event - the Surtech Shootout.

This weekend at the Surftech Shootout Slater Trout once again took home the win for the Elite Men’s Race Division. Slater also won the US SUP Tour event last weekend in Huntington Beach.

Slater Trout (Boardworks) and Morgan Hoesterey (Surftech) have won the Elite men and women's race at the Surftech Shootout in Santa Cruz.

Day one of the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest kicked off this morning. Round 1 of the Surftech Shootout got underway at Steamer Lane in glassy 3-5 foot waves, with a slight breeze expected to pick up this afternoon

With the surf and weather forecast looking  favorable for next week's Surftech Shootout and Duel SUP/Prone Race presented by SUP Magazine, registered competitors are gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the year.

Today is the final day of the 2013 LIVE Webcast from the Surftech Shootout.  All the action starts at 8AM PST.

Get ready for an extraordinary day! The LIVE Webcast from the Surftech Shootout begins at 8AM PST today.

The Surftech Shootout and Surf & Sand Duel SUP Race, presented by SUP Magazine, will fea­ture many of the world's top SUP surfers and racers and is offering a $2,000 prize purse.  However, for those of you who can not attend in person, Supconnect is excited to bring you a LIVE WEBCAST!

Watch the video from the Surftech Shootout and Surf & Sand Duel-athlon in Santa Cruz, California and witness how the conditions have improved from the inaugural year, where hail, high-surf, and winds were ruling the day.

The weather forecast leading up to the 4th Annual Surftech Shootout and 2nd Annual Surf & Sand Duel-athlon SUP Race presented by SUP Magazine looked eerily similar to the intense storm conditions that plagued the event in 2011.

The 2nd Annual Surftech Surf & Sand Duel-athlon SUP Race presented by SUP Magazine will now offer a $1,000 prize purse to the top three finishers in the Men's and Women's "True Grit" divisions! "The new prize purse will give the athletes a little added incentive to brave the elements and do battle for the Surf & Sand Duel-athlon title and provide a little extra cha-ching to help cover their travel expenses," said race director, Duke Brouwer.

The 4th Annual Surftech Shootout and 2nd Annual Surf & Sand Duel-athlon SUP Race are less than two weeks away! One of the premiere SUP surfing events in the US, the Surftech Shootout takes place below the bluffs of Steamer Lane and welcomes many of the top SUP surfers in the country to the notorious right point break...