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April 17th, 2009 by clarise
This article was originally published by the Honolulu Advertiser under the Reader-Submitted section – http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990414073
DLNR
Reader Submitted
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will host an informal discussion regarding the use of stand-up paddle boards within the ocean waters of Ala Moana Beach Park. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in McCoy Pavilion on the grounds of Ala Moana Beach Park on O’ahu.
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April 12th, 2009 by admin
This is the video that Starboard’s Ekolu Kalama sent us when he got his new 14′8″ The Point which is especially designed for downwind paddling.
It’s fresh from the box and he tried it at Puena Point with the whole Kalama family. They’ve got “kona” (leeward) winds blowing bringing some swells straight into the harbor so they were able to have some downwind glides.
Catch Ekolu with his family in this video doing some downwinder.
(click thumbnail to launch video)
April 12th, 2009 by clarise
The King and Queen of Dogpatch will be held Saturday May 16, 2009 at San Onofre State Beach. This raucous and hilarious stand-up paddleboard (SUP) surf contest will directly benefit the newly formed San Onofre Foundation.
The best stand-up paddleboard surfers from California and Hawaii are anticipated to join local standouts at Dogpatch to surf it out for the King and Queen crowns.
Continue reading ‘The King and Queen of the Dogpatch:Stand-Up Surf Contest’
April 9th, 2009 by clarise
This weekend the famous Devizes to Westminster Paddle Race gets under way, but this year there are two notable stand outs from the crowd of kayakers and canoeists. John Hibbard and his training partner Anthony Cooper are set to make history as the first Stand Up Paddlers ever to enter the race.
Continue reading ‘125 Mile by Stand Up Paddle Board’
April 6th, 2009 by clarise
We saw this news video at KITV.com published March 24. Featured on this video are C4 Waterman’s Todd Bradley and Brian Keaulana.
A recession proof business on the forefront of a sport with Hawaiian roots that has exploded in popularity.
To see the video, go to this link: http://www.kitv.com/video/19003223/?taf=hon
April 6th, 2009 by clarise
This article was originally published at www.examiner.com
by Ken Ilio
for Chicago Photography Examiner
A stand-up paddle boarder starting out from the beach on Lake Michigan last week.
There seems to be an upsurge in interest in paddle boarding (stand up paddleboarding) on Lake Michigan in the past two or three years. I’ve seen them spring, summer and … yes, even in winter. Just last week, just before going to work, I glanced out of my window and saw a paddle boarder on the lake. Naturally, I grabbed my camera and took a shot.
Continue reading ‘Stand Up Paddle Boarding in Chicago’
April 3rd, 2009 by clarise
Aloha Stand Up Paddlers!
To help “Stimulate” the economy, Kalaoa Paddle Company is proud to announce our monthly FREE PADDLE Giveaway! That’s right, we will be giving away a Custom Kalaoa Stand Up Paddle to one lucky person every month!
Here’s the deal, every month we will post a new topic and the best response wins. Simple!
Just go to our blog HERE. Look for this months topic and send us your story! (Pictures and Video are encouraged) Best story of the month wins! Make sure to email us a copy as well to freepaddle@kalaoapaddle.com
Check out www.kalaoapaddle.com for our full line of paddles and get to writing! First giveaway is April 30th, 2009.
1 entry per person per month, S&H additional.
Good Luck!
Kalaoa Paddle Company
April 3rd, 2009 by clarise
Todd Bradley of C4 Waterman sent this feature article from PaddleSports Business Magazine.
Standup paddling has taken parts of the country by storm, spurred by better equipment and high-profile practitioners, from pro surfers like Liard Hamilton to such buzz-generating starlets as Jennifer Aniston. Not to mention the fact that it’s a great workout and just plain fun. PSB consulted two major industry players for the lowdown on the sport’s history and direction-particularly in the Midwest, where it has yet to fully catch on. Bill Kueper, 42, vice president of Minnesota-based Wenonah Canoe & Current Designs Kayaks, provides voice for this next frontier, one rooted in the ’sit-down’ traditions of recreational river running and lake paddling, while Todd Bradley, 50, the co-founder of Hawaii’s C4 Waterman, has spent 25 years standup paddling and surfing at ground zero for the sport’s development.- Jeff Kinney
To view the actual article download getting-on-board-paddlesports-business
March 24th, 2009 by clarise
Nominated for Surfboard Model of the Year
HONOLULU (March 23, 2009) – Hawaii’s C4 Waterman has been recognized by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) for its outstanding contribution to the industry by way of its Subvector standup paddle (SUP) surfboard model. The Subvector 9′3″, designed by Dave Parmenter, has been nominated for Surfboard Model of the Year. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony during the SIMA Surf Summit in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, May 6-9, 2009.
Continue reading ‘SUBVECTOR by C4 Waterman is Finalist for SIMA Award’
March 24th, 2009 by evan
Congratulations to C4 Waterman for being featured by Microsoft. I heard that this case study will be sent to over 3 million people and only one company in the U.S. is chosen per month. See the case study below.
Surfers Ride the Wave to Success, Use Technology to Double Business in Two Years
“Using Microsoft solutions definitely saves us time. We use the time that we save to do things that we enjoy—getting in the water, spending time with family and friends…. It’s all about balance.” - Todd Bradley, Cofounder, C4 Waterman
With interest in the traditional Hawaiian sport of stand up paddle surfing on the rise, C4 Waterman needed to upgrade its technology to keep pace with increasing demand for its quality products. The company installed 2007 Microsoft® Office Small Business and the Windows Vista® operating system, and credits the use of these integrated solutions with helping it stay connected, save time, improve quality of life, and boost business by 200 percent.
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March 19th, 2009 by evan
…and shares Surfer mag founder warning to Standup Journal: “Don’t encourage them”-
We got a chance to catch up with Clay Feeter, publisher of Standup Journal Magazine who is celebrating their 2nd year anniversary. Congratulations! This was a bit different for Clay as he’s normally on the question asking side and not the question answering side. We found out much more than we expected and Clay threw in some surprises. Here’s the interview below.
Continue reading ‘Standup Journal publisher Clay Feeter hashes out the mag’s history and the future of SUP’
March 18th, 2009 by clarise
AccessSurf Hawaii is having monthly “Day at the Beach” Outings.
Join us for a day of adaptive surfing, shoreline flotation and swimming for any person with a disability. Repeats the first Saturday of every month.
Spring outings set for Feb. 7, Mar. 7, April 4 and May 2, 2009. For more information visit www.accessurfhawaii.org
(click thumbnail to launch video)
March 16th, 2009 by clarise
What sets C4 Waterman ambassador Ryan Levinson apart is not the fact that he has spent over a decade competing successfully in national and international level triathlons while still pursuing his passion for water-sports like surfing, bodysurfing, paddleboarding, SUPing, kiteboarding, free-diving, and sailing, it’s the fact that he does all this despite continuously loosing muscle. Ryan can no longer do a pushup, a sit up, or even raise his arms over his head but by modifying his technique and equipment he continues to charge forward excelling in the water and on land. As he puts it, “It was not my choice to have Muscular Dystrophy, but I do, and it is my choice how I respond. This is my life. Disabled or not, I choose to live it.” For more information visit www.ryanlevinson.com
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March 13th, 2009 by clarise
Standup Journal, now in its second year as “the photographic journal of international standup paddlesurfing,” has just been ok’d for newsstand distribution throughout France and Japan.
“This makes 20 countries that now carry us,” says publisher and former Californian Clay Feeter from his New Hampshire-based Standup Journal office. The quarterly, coffee-table quality publication first hit US Borders, Barnes & Nobles and surf shops in March, 2008.
Since then, via the efforts of their two US and international distribution pros, Standup Journal is at more than 300 Australian and New Zealand news shops and throughout the UK and most European countries.
“We’re predicting this will be the ‘Summer of Sup Love,’” Feeter said as their June issue was about to go to press.
The “Spring” issue, featuring Gerry Lopez on the cover, makes its way to US subscribers, shops and bookstores March 24th; hitting international newsstands in late April.
For some www.standuppaddlsurf.net preview of pages from the “Spring” issue see below.
Sup Adventuring on the River Kwai, Thailand
Australia, South Africa and Maui
Puerto Escondido Tube Contest
Taoroa Point, New Zealand
San Francisco’s Haley Fiske catching the biggest Mav’s wave of the day, last December
For more info: www.standupjournal.com
March 10th, 2009 by clarise
The Kahala Challenge is set on Saturday, April 25, 2009, 08:00 am at the
Kailua Beach Park, 526 Kawailoa Rd.
Continue reading ‘Kahala Challenge on April 25, 2009′
