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November 22nd, 2021 by evan
I caught up with legendary waterman Dave Kalama to talk about all things foiling. Dave shares his knowledge about foil boards including construction, design, weight, size, and more. We also talk about foiling techniques and skills, as well as his lineup of the Kalama E3 Performance foil boards. These are his newest designs for SUP downwind foiling, Wind wing foiling and SUP foil surfing. I’ve been using the E3 model 6′ and it’s a big improvement over the custom that Dave shaped for me in 2018. We get into the nitty gritty details and if you’re into that then I think you’ll like this interview.
Continue reading ‘Dave Kalama discuses the E3 boards, foiling and downwind best practices’
August 26th, 2021 by evan
The Carolina Cup Replaces Hawaii as the US Stop of the 2021 APP World Racing Tour
Ericeira, Portugal, Thursday 26th August: The APP is proud to announce that the Carolina Cup will become the Opening stop for the 2021 APP World Tour after the cancellation of the Hawaiian Grand Slam due to Covid-19.
Continue reading ‘The Carolina Cup Replaces Hawaii as the US Stop of the 2021 APP World Racing Tour’
August 5th, 2019 by davi
Connor Wins Gold at the 2019 Pan American Games
The 2019 Pan American Games is an event that made history for Stand Up Paddling and Surfing and is forever engraved in my mind. For the people that aren’t familiar with this event – it’s a mini Olympics that happens every 4 years that’s always one year before the Olympic Games, but it’s only for the America’s, so from Canada to the bottom of South America. This year it was hosted in Peru and it was the first year Surfing and Stand Up Paddling have ever been included.
Continue reading ‘Connor Wins Gold at the 2019 Pan American Games – Event Recap by Connor Baxter’
July 18th, 2019 by robert
Introducing the Blue Planet Balance Surfer, a new product launching on Kickstarter now, for details: http://kck.st/2lfc84l
What initially started as a quest for comfort, has now evolved into a patent-pending design that provides 3 different levels of balance challenge in 1 tool-less Board. Competing and training for long-distance races like the Molokai to Oahu race kept me in shape but I was still experiencing back and neck discomfort after long days at my computer. Continue reading ‘Blue Planet Balance Surfer’
July 12th, 2019 by evan
The New York SUP Open will kick off in Long Beach on Labor Day weekend for a celebration of the sport in all its glory
Ericeira, Portugal, Thursday 11th July 2019: The New York SUP Open returns in 2019 to bring the World’s very best SUP Surf and Racing athletes to New York for a week of intense World Championship Tour competition, competitive Pro-am Racing as well as Amateur and Entry Level participation open to all.
Continue reading ‘The New York SUP Open returns from the 31st August – 7th September delivering something for everyone’
February 14th, 2019 by davi
Day 1 of the Sunset Beach Pro provides a challenging day of conditions for the APP World Tour athletes
Sunset Beach, Oahu: 13th February 2019: After a dramatic storm that hit the islands over the past weekend bringing giant swell and storm strength winds to the North Shore of Oahu, today, conditions proved challengeable, but manageable, with enough scoring potential to be able to get underway with the opening rounds of competition.
Continue reading ‘Sunset Beach Pro presented by Local Motion provides challenging opening rounds & stand out performances’
December 11th, 2018 by davi
Gran Canaria Pro-Am is officially open today, with the World’s best now on island and competition set to kick off as early as tomorrow
After a dramatic close to the APP World Tour Racing season that saw France’s Arthur Arutkin and the American, Shae Foudy take dramatic victories and secure their first World Titles, all eyes now turn to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for the final stop of the APP World Surfing Tour: the Gran Canaria Pro-Am. Held on the North Shore of Gran Canaria, the location offers great surf and warm water, all set to a back drop of the bustling City of Las Palmas and providing the ideal close for the Tour in 2018.
Continue reading ‘Gran Canaria Pro-Am is set to kick off as early as Wednesday 12th December as the World’s best congregate for the final battle of the season’
October 29th, 2018 by davi
RED BULL HEAVY WATER 2018 POSTPONEMENT DUE TO LACK OF SUITABLE CONDITIONS FOR EVENT TO BE HELD
San Francisco, Calif. (Oct. 29, 2018) – Due to unfavorable swell conditions, Red Bull Heavy Water has been postponed until 2019. We thank everyone involved for their patience and understanding.
Continue reading ‘Red Bull Heavy Water comes to the end of its Weather Window without sufficient conditions to run’
September 19th, 2018 by davi
Connor wins the Overall Title
of The New York SUP Open
Presented by the APP World Tour
The New York SUP Open was an incredible event and definitely a bucket list of a race. This was the second stop of the APP World Tour after London and they did it again with an amazing race around the Statue of Liberty.
Continue reading ‘Connor wins the Overall Title of The New York SUP Open – Event Recap by Connor Baxter’
May 20th, 2018 by davi
Connor takes out the Kerama Blue Cup in Japan
The 2018 Kerama Blue Cup was an event to remember, with its stunning blue water and amazing island life style. It was definitely a mission to get here for me coming from Hawaii with 20 hours of traveling to Okinawa. Then jumping on a 3 hour ferry ride to some incredible islands that reminded me of back home.
Continue reading ‘Connor takes out the Kerama Blue Cup in Japan – Event Recap by Connor Baxter’
May 1st, 2018 by davi
Connor Baxter Wins the 2018 OluKai Ho’olaule’a
The 2018 Olukai was another great event with some crazy conditions that we will be talking about for years to come!
The race was originally supposed to be on Saturday, but with the crazy north winds and lots of rain it was postponed until Sunday. I woke up early to have the meeting about doing either a course race or the traditional downwinder. The decision was made and I headed towards Maliko for an 11:30 start. Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter Wins the 2018 OluKai Ho’olaule’a – Event Recap by Connor Baxter’
November 9th, 2017 by davi
Mo Freitas caps off a strong year with a 2nd place in Racing, 4th place in Surfing to capture the Overall APP World Title
The trajectory of Mo Freitas towards becoming one of the most well rounded athletes in the sport has been astonishing. it all started with his breakthrough win back in 2012 at the Ubatuba Pro where he took the world by storm with the most progressive SUP Surfing to date, to take down the soon to be crowned, and first ever Brazilian World Champion, Leco Salazar.
Continue reading ‘Mo Freitas and Fiona Wylde are crowned Overall APP World Champions across Surfing & Racing’
October 1st, 2017 by davi
Connor Wins the “Battle of the Bay”
This year’s Battle of the Bay in San Francisco was an epic grind. The day started off beautiful without a cloud in the sky and the conditions were ramping up to be super fun for the afternoon with some wind. It was going to be a full day with the a 8 mile distance race in the morning and then a 4 mile course race in the afternoon.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter Wins The Battle of the Bay – Event Recap by Connor Baxter’
