Archive for September, 2011

The Trials are completed in beautiful conditions at the Huntington Beach Pro

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Friday 30 September

Trials Event completed in spectacular conditions at HB

After 2 full days of spectacular conditions here at Surf City USA for the Huntington Beach Pro, presented by Starboard, a field of nearly 60 athletes from 14 different countries stepped up to the challenge to earn their place in the Main Event.
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C4 Waterman Producing New SUPs in its own State-of-the-Art Facility

C4 Waterman Producing Its Own SUPs In State-of-the-Art Factory

Leading Paddlesports Company Enters Joint Venture To Build New FeatherCore Composite™ Line

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Paddle for Humanity recognized for Philanthropic effort at 1st annual SUP Awards

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Paddle for Humanity recognized for Philanthropic
effort at 1st annual SUP Awards

 
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Catalina Island SUP Festival this weekend !!!

CATALINA ISLAND SUP FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 30TH – OCTOBER 2ND

$15,000 Elite Cash Purse, Demos, Beer Garden, Live Music, Films, Parties and much more….

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That First Glide (SUP Movie) – Interview with Mike Waltze

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From the looks of the trailer, this is going to be a SUP movie worth seeing. I should be seeing it soon and when I do, I’ll post a review. In the meantime, here’s an interview with Mike Waltze, the producer of “That First Glide“.
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The Boys Start Surfing – Finally!

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These are some videos of my boys and friends surfing at Baby Queens here on Oahu, Hawaii. Why is this important to me? Well, if you’ve been coming to this site over the past years, you’ll notice that there were videos of me and my oldest son at 4 or 5 years old doing the SUP thing and then there was nothing between then and now. That’s because my boys refused to go surfing with me until early August 2011. My oldest boy is now 8.5 years old and #2 is 6 years old. It’s been a long time coming. In fact, I was wondering if they would ever want to go surfing or just make me land locked while they play baseball and soccer.
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CHING & APPLEBY Distance Champs at BATTLE OF THE PADDLE CA

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CHING THE KING OF DISTANCE at BOP
Candice Appleby Wins Women’s Distance Race

Dana Point, CA – (Sept. 25, 2011) – California’s distance paddling king Danny Ching returned to the winner’s podium at the Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle, taking first in the 10-mile stand-up paddle (SUP) race. Continue reading ‘CHING & APPLEBY Distance Champs at BATTLE OF THE PADDLE CA’

Download: Highlight footage Battle of the Paddle California – Baxter, Mitchell, Ching, Appleby

BOP CA 2011

 

Download Highlight Footage from Day 1 Here

Footage includes action from the Elite Race and the Open Race as well as interviews with men’s Elite champion Connor Baxter & women’s Elite champion Candice Appleby, as well as interviews with Jamie Mitchell and Danny Ching. 

 

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Baxter & Appleby Win Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle Elite Race

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RAINBOW SANDALS GERRY LOPEZ BATTLE OF THE PADDLE  

September 24 & 25       

Doheny State Beach    

 

LIVE ON THE WEB: www.battleofthepaddle.com   

  

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New Elite Race Format has BOP Champions On Guard

BOP CA 2011

 

RAINBOW SANDALS GERRY LOPEZ BATTLE OF THE PADDLE World’s Best SUP Paddlers, Elite Sprint & Distance Races

Stand-Up Paddle Expo, Novice and Kids Race

 

September 24 & 25

Doheny State Beach

  

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The Huntington Beach Pro, now just a week away

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Tuesday 20 September

The Huntington Beach Pro will begin the 28th September

The long anticipated Huntington Beach Pro, stop 4 of the 2011 Stand Up World Tour will kick off next Tueday 27th evening, with a welcome, meet and greet and registration evening  at Tommy Bahama Grille in Newport, Costa Mesa from 5 – 8pm.

As tension mounts coming into this pinnacle 4th stop on Tour, all eyes are on Huntington with all the Top riders in attendance and one of the largest and most competitive Trials fields in the history of the Tour.
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Battle of the Paddle California here now – Are You Ready?

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Are you ready to Rock-n-Roll !!!   

 
   RACERS SAVE MONEY & REGISTER ONLINE NOW:

Online registration will close Thursday Sept. 22 at midnight (Pacific Standard Time).   

On-site registration will be available both Saturday & Sunday at Doheny State Beach starting at 7:00am.

 

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C4 Waterman Announces Re-Launch of Core Brand

C4 Waterman Announces
Re-Launch of Core Brand

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Honolulu, Hawaii, September 8, 2011

C4 Waterman, Inc. announces the re-launch of its C4 Waterman brand of boards and paddles with a streamlined list of refined models and color ways, which it will manufacture and distribute directly along with its recently released SUBNINE performance series.
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10 days to Battle of the Paddle California, Doheny State Beach

BOP CA 2011


World’s Preeminent Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) Race

Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, CA, USA 

$25,000 Prize Purse  

Sept. 24 & 25, 2011   

  

Media Contact: Jodi Wilmott (808) 258-8533

Event Contact: Barrett Tester (949) 276-4431×216

 

**Athletes will be available for advance interviews at Doheny Beach on Thursday, September 22, and Friday, September 23.

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Game On !!! Catalina Island SUP Festival Oct. 1 & 2

CATALINA ISLAND SUP FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 30TH – OCTOBER 2ND

$15,000 Elite Cash Purse, Demos, Beer Garden, Live Music, Films, Parties and much more….

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