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This Wednesday we are expecting light winds. Meet at 5:30 pm at the boat ramp. Coaching topic: Jeff Chang will coach on riding waves on a race board.
Continue reading ‘Wednesday Training Group: Meeting at 5:30 PM, Hawaii Kai Boat Ramp; Topic: Riding Waves on a Race Board’
Caio Vaz Takes Sunset
SUNSET BEACH, HAWAII – The first stop of the 2014 Stand Up World Tour saw the fifth anniversary of one of the tour’s marquee events – the Sunset Beach Pro. This iconic wave is known for it’s power and difficulty – every wave offers up it’s own unique, distinct challenge. Local knowledge proves to be a huge asset as evidenced by the abundance of Hawaiian athletes in the main event draw.
Continue reading ‘Caio Vaz (Brasil) Wins Sunset Beach Pro’
Sunset Beach Pro – 32 Men Advance to Round 3
SUNSET BEACH, HAWAII – It was a clear and hot day with very light winds for the first day of the Sunset Beach Pro main event. 48 men started the day in conditions that could be considered mid-range for Sunset with a 4-6 foot swell. While the waves were not as large as in previous years, the conditions were smooth with barrelling overhead sets coming through all day. Continue reading ‘32 Men Advance to Round 3 in the Sunset Beach Pro’
Surftech Shootout the Tri-fecta
of SUP Competition
Surftech Shootout, Duel SUP/Prone Race and Cowells SUP Classic
Delivers Something for Everyone
Santa Cruz, California – (February 12, 2014) The 6th Annual Surftech Shootout presented by SUP the Mag returns to Santa Cruz, California March 28-30th. This three-part event features many of the greatest names in SUP surfing doing battle at the world famous Steamer Lane. In addition to the SUP surfing action at ‘The Lane’, there is also the Duel SUP/Prone Race on Cowells Beach where competitors will race along the picturesque Santa Cruz Wharf, Santa Cruz Boardwalk and the cliffs of Santa Cruz’s west side. The third ‘bullet’ in the Surftech Shootout chamber is the Cowells SUP Classic which takes place on the gentle right point break located just down the point from Steamer Lane.
Continue reading ‘Steamer Lane sets the Stage for the 2014 Surftech Shootout’
Nicole Pacelli is your 2014 Turtle Bay Women’s Pro Champion!
Sunshine, good waves, and a deep field of the world’s finest female SUP surfers were on hand today as we entered the final day of the 2014 Turtle Bay Women’s Pro at Turtle Bay Resort on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii. Light trade winds and an increasing swell created ideal conditions for the first event on the 2014 Stand Up World Tour. Continue reading ‘Nicole Pacelli (BRA) Wins Turtle Bay Pro’
This Wednesday we are expecting light winds. Meet at 5:30 pm at the boat ramp. Coaching topic: We will keep working on the TWIST, we have some new drills and will shoot some video for feedback. Practice makes perfect.
Continue reading ‘Wednesday Training Group: Meeting at 5:30 PM, Hawaii Kai Boat Ramp – TWIST’
Turtle Bay Women’s Pro – Live Webcast Online Now
Conditions are looking great at Turtle Bay Resort today for the 2nd day of competition in the Turtle Bay Women’s Pro. 18 ladies will battle through 4 rounds today to determine the champion for the first stop on the 2014 Women’s Stand Up World Tour.
Continue reading ‘Turtle Bay Women’s Pro: Live Webcast Online Now’
Day 1 is in The Books!
Stormy conditions have been covering the North Shore for most of the previous week. This morning saw the conditions improving as the wind began to settle down and the waves cleaned up to provide consistent 5-7 foot faces at the “Pool Bars” break at Turtle Bay Resort. Continue reading ‘Stand Up World Tour Day 1 Highlights – Women, Youth, and Legends Take to the Water’
The last week brought us some huge waves to the North Shore and some crazy weather. I saw some crazy wipeouts from surfers which reminded me of trying to surf a 12′6″ SUP race board in double overhead waves. I thought I’d post these photos are from last year’s Turtle Bay Challenge surf race. The waves were pounding that day and there were some pretty gnarly wipeouts. I figured that if one of the world’s best water athletes were wiping out then I was much better off taking pictures than testing my luck in the water. Lol. Continue reading ‘2013 Turtle Bay Challenge Wipeouts’
No time trial this Wednesday, instead our training group will do a Kahala run. We will meet at 4 pm at the Waialae Beach park (Kahala) parking area.
Continue reading ‘Wednesday Coaching: Downwinder instead of time trial this week! Meeting at 4 PM, Kahala’
Wednesday coaching/time trial starts at 5:00 pm.
Coaching topic: We will talk about and practice fast turns.
Note: Meet at 5pm at Hawaii Kai Boat ramp close to sign in picture below.
Where: We meet by the Hawaii Kai Boat ramp and enter the water on the small beach on the left of the boat ramp. We will start with some weekly coaching tips and stretches before hitting the water to do some drills and warm up for the time trial. Continue reading ‘Wednesday Coaching/Time Trial 5:00 PM, Meet by Boat Ramp, Topic: Turning’
Dear Blue Planet customer,
This coming Sunday you can try out our demo boards for free at our SUP Clinic on Nov. 17th.
As always, we start at 8 am on the eastern end of Ala Moana and you must sign up by 8:15 am and attend the safety briefing to participate. We will not accommodate late comers, sorry. If you can’t make it to our clinic, you can always rent a board at our shop for $29 all day and get a full credit towards of rental fees towards the purchase of a new SUP. Continue reading ‘Free Blue Planet SUP Clinic this Sunday Nov. 17th & SUP SALE’
Paddle For Hope
The Paddle for Hope is a big annual Stand Up Paddle board event in the Viaduct Harbour, NZ initiated by breast cancer survivor Karin Horen in 2011. Since then, with the help of Starboard NZ, they have raised almost $100,000 for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation and literally turned the sea pink with a festival day of fun on and off the water. Continue reading ‘Starboard Paddle For Hope New Zealand and Israel’
Thursday 31 October
Day 6 of the La Torche Po France lights up as Titles on line
A full day of action today at the La Torche Pro France 2013 presented by Naish and Twenty-Nine, starting with the women’s repechage and ending with the first round of the Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge, with Round 3 & 4 of the women and Rounds 4 & 5 of the Men in between.
Continue reading ‘La Torche Pro France sees dramatic action with Men’s, women’s and Na Kama Kai’
Wednesday 30 October
Blue skies, calmer winds & good surf provide great action
The Main Event got underway today here at the La Torche Pro France, presented by Naish and Twenty-Nine, as the performance level just went through the roof. The first round saw great action as the Top 8 trialists faced the 8 wildcards to provide a final 8 athletes that would move onto face the World’s Top 24.
Continue reading ‘Full day of action here at La Torche as top seeds dominate & survive’
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