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June 15th, 2014 by davi
Zane Schweitzer makes it two from two on the European Cup, winning Oleron & Bilbao
Zane Schweitzer (Starboard) puts on another stellar performance today to secure another win here at Stop 2 of the European Cup presented by Starboard: the Oleron Island Paddle Challenge. With a 3rd place in the Long distance race yesterday, Zane stepped up on Day 2 of the event to secure a win in the sprint racing, duplicating his results from Bilbao and notching up another well deserved victory.
Continue reading ‘Zane Schweitzer reigns supreme at Stop 2 of the European Cup in Oleron Island’
June 14th, 2014 by davi
Titouan Puyo continues his charge to take the win on Day 1 of the Oleron event
Titouan Puyo (Starboard) continues his charge today at the beautiful Island of Oleron in France by taking the win on day one of the Oleron Island Stand Up Paddle Challenge, stop number 2 of the European Cup, presented by Starboard. A relatively slow start, saw Titouan gradually build momentum through the race and then step up into overdrive over the second half of the course to take the win in one of the first true downwinders of the season.
Continue reading ‘Titouan Puyo and Cecile Gondre take Day 1 of the Oleron Island Paddle Challenge, France’
June 12th, 2014 by robert
Dear Blue Planet customer,
This coming Saturday customers that are interested in purchasing a board from us can once again try out our demo boards for free at our SUP Clinic on June 14th. Continue reading ‘Blue Planet SUP Clinic this Saturday, June 14th at Ala Moana, 8AM’
June 10th, 2014 by robert
Tomorrow should be another beautiful downwind day in paradise. Lucky we live Hawaii!
We will meet at 4:30 pm at Kahala. Everyone is welcome to join, we may do a shorter course for the slower/entry level paddlers starting at Toes (the beach park at the bottom of Hawaii Loa ridge). The fast paddlers will do the longer run from Portlock to Kahala. We will not have a time trial training group in Hawaii Kai this Wednesday. Continue reading ‘Wednesday: Downwinder Meeting at 4:30 PM, Kahala Beach Park’
June 9th, 2014 by davi
Zane Schweitzer overcomes the odds to secure the well deserved win in Bilbao
Zane Schweitzer (Starboard) arrived at night on Friday, without his boards and paddles to take part in this weekends event and traveling all the way from Tahiti. Despite the borrowed board and paddle and travel exhaustion, Zane put on a strong performance on Day 1 to secure an impressive 3rd place in the Sprint Racing, especially considering the caliber of the competition.
Continue reading ‘Zane Schweitzer & Angela Jackson are victorious at the 1st stop of the European Cup in Bilbao’
June 8th, 2014 by davi
Casper Steinfath steps up in the sprint Finals to take the win on Day 1 of the Iberdrola World SUP Challenge
Casper Steinfath (Naish) looked strong all day today at the Iberdrola World SUP Challenge, Stop #1 on the 2014 European Cup, and peaked in the Final, to break away from the pack and take the win at the all important day 1 of heat elimination Sprint Racing. Continue reading ‘Casper Steinfath and Angela Jackson are victorious on Day 1 in Spain’
June 3rd, 2014 by robert
Looks like nice trade winds for tomorrow, so our training group will do another downwinder. We will meet at 4:30 pm at Kahala. Everyone is welcome to join, we will do a shorter course for the slower paddlers starting at Toes (the beach park at the bottom of Hawaii Loa ridge). The fast paddlers will do the longer run from Portlock to Kahala. We will not have a time trial training group in Hawaii Kai this Wednesday. Continue reading ‘Wednesday: Downwinder Meeting at 4:30 PM, Kahala Beach Park’
June 3rd, 2014 by davi
Bilbao is to kick off the European Cup Series this weekend, as tension mounts
Stop number one of the 2014 European Cup presented by Starboard will kick off this weekend in the beautiful Basque Country of Spain, as many of the World’s best athletes descend upon the dramatic European City of Bilbao to do battle.
Continue reading ‘European Cup to kick off this weekend in Bilbao in the Basque Country of Spain’
June 1st, 2014 by robert
At Blue Planet, we were not satisfied with the carry handles on the market and decided to develop our own carry handle. After developing several prototypes and going through the design, testing and molding process, the result is the new, patent pending SUP Grip. This handle makes carrying Stand Up Paddle boards easier and more comfortable than ever. Continue reading ‘SUP Grip Now Available for Retrofit’
May 27th, 2014 by robert
Looks like nice trade winds for tomorrow, so our training group will do another downwinder. We will meet at 4:30 pm at Kahala. Everyone is welcome to join, we will do a shorter course for the slower paddlers starting at Toes (the beach park at the bottom of Hawaii Loa ridge). The fast paddlers will do the longer run from Portlock to Kahala. We will not have a time trial training group in Hawaii Kai this Wednesday. Continue reading ‘Wednesday: Downwinder Meeting at 4:30 PM Kahala Beach Park, Both Short Course and Long Course’
May 26th, 2014 by davi
Surftech Jay Race
Expects Record Number of Entries
With the 13th Annual Surftech Jay Race set to hit the water in just one month, excitement is building for one of the best paddleboard races of the season. Competitors from all over California and as far away as Hawaii and Australia are in the midst of their training in preparation for what has become known as Northern California’s top paddleboard race. Continue reading ‘Surftech Jay Race Hits the Water in One Month’
May 25th, 2014 by robert
We will offer a Professional Stand Up Paddle Association – PSUPA SUP instructor training and certification course in June. It’s a 5 day course and will be held in Honolulu from June 23rd to the 27th from 9 am (or 10 am on some days) to 12 am. The cost is $350 including all course materials and certification. Continue reading ‘PSUPA Certified Instructor Training Class and Advanced Coaching: 5 Day Course form June 23rd to June 27th’
May 18th, 2014 by davi
European Cup to provide not only a Series Title, but also 2014 European Champions
The European Cup will provide a prestigious Title for the Sport of Stand Up Paddling, as the World’s best paddlers congregate in Europe for a dynamic Series of events spanning Europe during June and July.
Continue reading ‘European Cup just 3 weeks away and Japan event announced’
May 18th, 2014 by davi
This was sent to us via email by Karen Baxter.
Aloha Everyone -
Connor will be starring in a movie at the Maui Film Festival in a couple weeks. Hope to see you all there!!
H2mexicO – is to premier on Thursday June 5th at 10:00pm.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter Stars in a Movie at the Maui Film Festival’
May 18th, 2014 by davi
The 2014 Olukai Ho’olaule’a was a great event. It might not be obvious to everyone there, but the Olukai team invests maybe as much time in doing a community service as it does on the race days. This year as they closed out their 6th annual Ho’olaule’a they shared a giveback day at Kaheawa Wind mills. More than 75 of the OluKai ‘Ohana planted 30 Koa trees. As the racers headed home, the Olukai ohana was hard at work. Mahalo, from one of the “Maui Boyz.” Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter Soars to 3rd Olukai Ho’olaule’a Win’
