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November 9th, 2014 by davi
It’s been a successful Autumn for Starboard rider Finn Mullen who won his 6th consecutive Irish SUP title in perfect surf at the 2014 Irish National Championships Bundoran, County Donegal. The famous A frame reef wave of the ‘Peak’ in Bundoran was the contest venue and the near flawless conditions saw some of the best surf experienced for a national championships in recent years. Continue reading ‘Finn Mullen wins 2014 Irish SUP Surf Championships’
November 9th, 2014 by davi
By: Allie Brown
The racing scene in Japan seems to have grown tremendously this year. There are races literally every weekend between the month of May thru October.
Continue reading ‘Kenny Kaneko Recounts Japan Race’
November 9th, 2014 by davi
The Location X in Morocco is now officially underway as Moroccan Trials are completed
The first day of the 2014 Mirleft Stand Up Pro, this year’s Location X Special event saw impressive action and an unparalleled welcome at la Plage d’Aglou, in the beautiful region of Souss Masa Draa.
Continue reading ‘Location X in Morocco to see epic surf and a groundbreaking roving format that will make history’
November 2nd, 2014 by davi
Iballa Moreno becomes 2nd in the European SUP Surf Contest #EUROSUPA 2014.
The canarian rider Iballa Moreno could not defend her tittle from last year in Somo-Cantabria, north of Spain. Caroline Angibaud takes the win with Maïli Tahar in third.
Continue reading ‘Starboard’s Iballa Moreno Takes 2nd in EUROSUPA’
October 30th, 2014 by davi
A dramatic final day of close finishes sees Sean Poynter crowned victorious in France
Sean Poynter (Starboard) has been looking for redemption for some time now: rightly one of the favorites on the Stand Up World Tour and in 3rd place coming into this event, Sean hasn’t been able to close the deal to take the win at an event since 2012, when he was within inches of a World Title.
Continue reading ‘Sean Poynter secures a well deserved win in La Torche and Kai Lenny is crowned 2014 World Champion’
October 27th, 2014 by robert
Good thing you have a paddle!
Trades are coming back, so we will do a Kahala Run this Wednesday.
We will meet on Wednesday at 4:30 pm at Kahala Beach park. Please let Robert or Jeff know if you want to rent a race board for $20, otherwise we will see you at Kahala. Continue reading ‘Wednesday Training Group: Downwinder – Meet 4:30 Kahala’
October 27th, 2014 by davi
Day 3 of the La Torche Pro France sees spectacular action in Main event, Round 1
A beautiful day here in Finistere as the Men’s Main Event of the 2014 La Torche Pro France got underway in nothing short of epic conditions. A solid, long period swell, light offshore winds and bright blue skies provided the perfect backdrop to a full day of competition that saw us wrap Round 1 and the Repechage of the Main Event, as well as Round 1 of the Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge.
Continue reading ‘Epic day of action today at the 2014 La Torche Pro France as the Main Event gets underway’
October 26th, 2014 by davi
By: Allie Brown
Kenny Kaneko took a very impressive 2nd place this weekend in Kumano Japan! There were 167 paddlers and a strong international field with Travis Grant taking the top spot. Looks like the race scene is really taking off in Japan…
Continue reading ‘Kenny Kaneko On Podium In Japan’
October 26th, 2014 by davi
La Torche Pro France gets off to a spectacular start with a stadium set up
Pointe de la Torche provided a spectacular amphitheater for today’s action as the Trials component of the 2014 La Torche Pro France got underway in beautiful conditions. Sunshine, waves and thousands of people lining the cliffs of the legendary Point here in the department of Finistere provided the backdrop for a full day of action on the water.
Continue reading ‘La Torche Pro France kicks off with a dramatic City Race and World Tour Surfing Trials’
October 20th, 2014 by robert
Coaching topic: Shoulders
We will talk about how to prevent shoulder injuries and show you some exercises to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles.
After coaching, we will either do our regular 2 mile time trial training course or interval training.
Continue reading ‘Wednesday Training Group: Meeting at 5:00 PM Hawaii Kai – Topic: Protecting the Shoulders’
October 20th, 2014 by davi
La Torche Pro France to determine the 2014 World Champion for Stand Up Paddlesurfing
The La Torche Pro France will see a dramatic welcome later this week as the World TItle Race intensifies and it will all come down to this crucial European stop on the Stand Up World Tour to decide the 2014 World Champion.
Continue reading ‘World Tour Finals this weekend, Recap from Turtle Bay, World Series Final Rankings and NBC air date’
October 19th, 2014 by davi
By: Allie Brown
OAHU, Hawaii – SIC Maui Team Athlete Lina Augaitis sealed the 2014 Stand Up World Series title over the weekend with her results from the final round of the series at the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu. Fresh off her Battle of the Paddle victory on her SIC X-14 PRO-LITE in the distance race, Augaitis was off to Oahu in a very tight race with Australia’s Angie Jackson for the overall title.
Continue reading ‘SIC Team Athlete Lina Augaitis Wins 2014 Stand Up World Series’
October 19th, 2014 by davi
By: Au
Dedicated and Determined Waterman, Zane Schweitzer overcomes a foot injury suffered at the BOP to win the Sprint Division of the Stand Up World Tour, Turtle Bay event. Having a set back in the long distance to the foot injury, Zane was determined to continue and to all out go for the win in the sprints, winning every one of his heats!
We received a full recap from Zane below… Congratulations Zane! Continue reading ‘Starboard’s Zane Schweitzer Wins Sprint Race at Turtle Bay’
