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I asked Todd Bradley from C4 Waterman to let me film him talking about the stand up paddle to share the fundamental information with everyone. I got a lot out of his explanations and hope it can help others.
Click here for the stand up paddle video part 1:
Continue reading ‘The stand up paddle explained in detail by Todd Bradley from C4 Waterman Part 1 with Video’
Aloha you all… Evan gave me access to the site and here I am writing my first post. A quick stand up paddle history about me. I first stood up with a paddle about two years ago on Maui when I was visiting a couple of friends. They plopped me onto a couple monster 12 foot boards and I was hooked. I left Maui with a repaired paddle (broken windsurf mast and universal) looking for a board. A buddy in Honolulu had an old beat up Munoz Surftech that he loaned me. I was in for a surprise the first time I paddled out at Kaimana. The board was totally unstable and the winds battered me to shreds. I kept taking the board out until I finally found my very own board. It was a Dave Parmenter 10′ gray camo board shaped for Archie on Maui. This board was a beast. Heavy, stable, and a tank on water. The board had gone many through many hands and everytime I went out someone would yell.. hey that board was sitting at my house for months…
I know the idea is to stand on the stand up paddle surfboard the whole session but when the wind is over 20 mph it is super hard. Hence, today was a sit down paddle surf session. When it’s really windy and there are a lot of people around I don’t like to stand while waiting for waves. Part of it is because it’s hard to balance. The other part is that I don’t want the board to fly and hit someone if I fall off.
I think a lot of the questions being asked about SUP are going to be answered in the C4 Stand Up Paddle Surfing DVD which is being released in October 2007.
I went to their HQ to buy a handle grip and ended up getting a bunch of great tips which Todd said are in the video. He showed me why the paddle was designed how it is and the angles and everything. Continue reading ‘Stand Up Paddle Surfing Instructional Video Release’
I’ve been riding the C4 Waterman 10′6″ stand up paddle surfboard for about 2 or 3 weeks now. I think I have about 15 hours on the 10′6″ for now and 6 hours on the 10′ stand up board. At 210 lbs on a good day, the 10′ board is a bit more challenging to balance on than the 10′6″ which I’m very comfortable on. The 10′ board surfs way better than anything I’ve tried so far so it’s been worth the extra effort to get the balance right. I paddled the 10′ today in 20+mph winds. Basically, paddling any size stand up paddle board is hard in winds over 15 mph. I was very pleased today in that I was able to balance on the 10′ C4 board and was fairly comfortable. I think with another 5 hours or so more of time on the 10′ board in the water I’ll be really comfortable and will have a much easier time surfing. We’ll see.
I asked Todd Bradley over at C4 Waterman for some pictures from when Dave Parmenter, Brian Keaulana and Todd were building the first stand up paddle surf boards.
(Picture from left: Todd Bradley, Mike Fox and Brian Keaulana)
Continue reading ‘The beginning of the stand up paddle surfing explosion’
I just got the sneak peek at what’s to come over at C4 Waterman HQ. Todd showed me some new products that blew my mind. One of them was a full carbon fiber distance racing SUP that I think was 14 ft long. The whole shape and design looked like it was one of those spy planes the U.S. Air Force has. He let me take a picture of it but it’s still in my camera. I also got a quick 5 to 10 sec video of Todd in front of a huge room full of boards, paddles, dirt bikes, tow in surf gear, etc. It’s like a candy store for guys. He said I can post it for everyone to see.
Continue reading ‘Stealth C4 Waterman Carbon Fiber Stand Up Paddle Surfboard’
Here are some pictures from a Kiteboarding trip I went on in May 2007 to Maui. The first pictures are of Jimmy Lewis at his shaping shack in Haiku Maui. He’s shaping kiteboards in these pictures but we all know his stand up paddle surf boards are great too.
Continue reading ‘Jimmy Lewis Stand Up Paddle Surfboard Shaping Shack and Kiteboarding Pros’
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