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April 25th, 2013 by davi
Thursday 25 April
The Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam will kick off this weekend
The Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam will kick off this weekend in the Center of Ubatuba town, at Praia do Centro. Featuring a selection of the World’s leading paddlers matching up against Brazil’s very best, this weekend’s World Series Racing promises to be some of the most exciting and fiercely contested yet on the World Series.
Continue reading ‘Build up to the Ubatuba Pro: the Starting Line’
April 14th, 2013 by davi
Friday 12 April
Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam to run from 27th April – 5th May
The Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam will run from the 27th April – 5th May in the beautiful region of Ubatuba, just north of Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Continue reading ‘Ubatuba Pro Brazil Grand Slam Entries now open: 27th April – 5th May’
April 7th, 2013 by davi
Sunday 7 April
Connor Baxter storms to victory in the All Stars Sprints
Connor Baxter (Starboard) storms to victory in the Abu Dhabi All Stars Sprints amidst a star studded field of athletes and in front of the dramatic backdrop that the CIty of Abu Dhabi provided.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter wins the Sprints and Zane Schweitzer the overall in Abu Dhabi’
April 6th, 2013 by davi
Saturday 6 April
Zane Schweitzer takes gold in dramatic style in Abu Dhabi
While Zane Scwheitzer (Starboard) was always expected to be one of the standouts at the wave pool, his rise to the top here at the Abu Dhabi All Stars presented by Abu Dhabi Sailing and yacht, UAE SUP and Wadi Adventure Park was meteoric, as he stunned the spectators and judges alike to take the much deserved victory here in the desert.
Continue reading ‘Zane Schweitzer storms to victory at the Abu Dhabi All Stars Surfing’
April 4th, 2013 by davi
Thursday 4 April
Epic action at Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi All Stars event
Set against the dramatic desert mountain and providing the most high performance waves of any wave pool in the world, Wadi Adventure provided the ideal venue for the surfing component of the Abu Dhabi All Stars, presented by Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, UAE SUP and Wadi Advenure, The world’s best stepped up to the challenge and put on one of the most impressive displays of high performance stand up paddle surfing imaginable as they started to become accustomed to the unique nature of the wave at Wadi Adventure.
Continue reading ‘Abu Dhabi All Stars sees a spectacular 1st day of action at Wadi Adventure Park’
April 3rd, 2013 by davi
Wednesday 3 April
Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational: live today
The Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational presented by Abu Dhabi Sailing Club, UAE SUP and Wadi Adventure is live today, with the start of the surfing component at Wadi Adventure.
Continue reading ‘The Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational will be broadcast live today’
April 1st, 2013 by davi
Monday 1 April
The Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational will go live this week
Abu Dhabi will play host this week to a selection of the world’s very best stand up paddlesurfers for the inaugural Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational, presented by the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club, UAE SUP and Wadi Adventure Park.
Continue reading ‘Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational will go live this week’
March 25th, 2013 by davi
Monday 25 March
Abu Dhabi to host the All Stars Invitational: April 3 – 7
Abu Dhabi has long been a host to global sport at its highest level, from Formula 1 car racing, to golf, and even the world’s premier yacht races, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club. However, from the 3rd – 7th April it will open its arms to a whole new kind of sporting excellence: the World’s leading Stand Up Paddlesurfers as they congragrate for the inaugural Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational presented by Abu Dhabi Sailing and Yacht Club and in association with UAE SUP and Wadi Adventure.
Continue reading ‘The Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational is coming up next week’
March 23rd, 2013 by davi
Tristan Boxford fom The Waterman League sent this to us via email.
Aloha,
Please find below the promo for the Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational that will be broadcast live from the 4th – 6th April Continue reading ‘Promo for the Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational’
February 14th, 2013 by davi
Thursday 14 February
Kai Lenny regains his Sunset Beach Pro Title with a win
After having to settle for 3rd place overall in 2012, and narrowly losing to Bonga Perkins in the Finals of the 2012 Sunset Beach Pro, the young Kai Lenny (Naish) from Maui, Hawaii was a man on a mission this year at Sunset Beach, putting together a string of standout performances through the heats to make it all the way to the Final.
Continue reading ‘Kai Lenny wins the 2013 Sunset Beach Pro in epic fashion’
February 13th, 2013 by davi
Tuesday 12 February
The Waterman League takes the world’s best to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi may seem like an unlikely location for a World Class Stand Up Paddle Showdown, but it has all of the ingredients to become a World Class destination for the sport. From flat water cruising in the warm waters and continual sunshine, to the waves, yes, you did hear right, waves found at one of the world’s premier wave pools (Wadi Adventure), Abu Dhabi has something for everyone from entry level paddler, to high performance surfer.
Continue reading ‘The Abu Dhabi Surf & Paddle All Stars Invitational is announced’
February 10th, 2013 by davi
Sunday 10 February
Sunset Beach sees another day of spectacular action today
For a second day in a row, Sunset delivered big powerful surf for the assembled contenders to battle it out for the event crown. Sunset once again called the shots, as the competitors put it all on the line in the maxing conditions, providing more spectacular rides, heavy wipeouts and drama, as we completed Round 1, the repecharge and got half way through Round 3 of the Main event.
Continue reading ‘Another day of epic surf for Day 2 of the Sunset Beach Pro’
February 9th, 2013 by davi
Friday 8 February
Sunset Beach provides magic for Day 1 of the Main Event
It was a magical day at Sunset Beach today, with a picture perfect Hawaiian day accompanied by giant but managable surf in the 12ft+ range (20ft plus faces). The perfect setting saw some spectacular action that took us all the way through the trials and through 6 heats of the 1st round in the Main Event. With mindblowing conditions and action to match, Sunset Beach once again legitimized itself as the ultimate opener for the Stand Up World Tour.
Continue reading ‘Sunset Beach delivers perfection for the 1st day of the Sunset Beach Pro’
February 8th, 2013 by davi
Friday 8 February
Turtle Bay provides the ideal arena for spectacular action
Turtle Bay’s pool bar provided the perfect backdrop for Amp Energy’s Turtle Bay Women’s Pro and Go Pro’s Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge, presented by Starboard as a wealth of talent from all over the world showed up to one of the most intimate arenas in ocean sports. Here we see Benoit Carpentier (Naish) putting it all on the line at Pool Bars and click here to watch the highlights
Continue reading ‘Turtle Bay Women’s Pro & Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge turn heads’
January 31st, 2013 by davi
Thursday 31 January
2013 Stand Up World Tour Season to kick off at Sunset
Next week will see the return to the iconic Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu for the dramatic opener to the 2013 Stand Up World Tour season.
Since its first year in 2010, the Sunset Beach Pro has seen dramatic conditions and spectacular showdowns each and every year, and 2013 promises to be no different: the long range forecast shows a very active swell window as the World’s best start to congregate on Oahu’s North Shore and the tension mounts…
Continue reading ‘Sunset Beach Pro & Turtle Bay Women’s Pro to kick of next week’
