Tag Archive for 'ARCHIE KALEPA'

Record 187-Mile Standup Paddle thru Grand Canyon by Hawaii’s Kalepa

Hawaiian Archie Kalepa Makes Ride of His Life: Record 187 Miles on Standup Paddleboard Through Grand Canyon, Colorado River. Journey Explored Connection between Native Hawaiians & American Indians (HONOLULU – October 19, 2009) Hawaiian veteran lifeguard and big-wave rider Archie Kalepa is no stranger to life-changing experiences. There have been many during his 46 years […]

Quiksilver Ku Ikaika C4 Holding Period Starts Tomorrow

Quiksilver Ku Ikaika C4 THE QUIKSILVER KU IKAIKA CHALLENGE Sponsored by C4 Waterman   HOLDING PERIOD BEGINS TOMORROW JANUARY 15 (Huntington Beach, CA) January 14, 2009 — Quiksilver is pleased to announce that the holding period for the second annual Quiksilver Premium Ku Ikaika Challenge, sponsored by C4 Waterman, will commence tomorrow, January 15, through […]

Duke’s Oceanfest Hawaii Paddleboard Championships Saturday, August 23, 2008

I finally did my first race yesterday and it was harder than I expected. The course was 10 miles from Hawaii Kai (start in front of Marshall Rose’s house) on the Koko Head side of the Koko Marina bridge, around the last green channel marker (blinkey), past Diamond Head, around a buoy set outside of […]

Circular Saw Meets Paddle – C4 Diamond E

Disclaimer: This is not a production C4 paddle. What happens when you mix a C4 paddle and a circular saw? You get the Diamond E model paddle – named by me. I have to say that I love this paddle for surfing. So far, it has the best ‘feel’ for me personally. This paddle has […]

Short Paddle Experiment

After seeing Blane out with his 48′ short paddle I decided to give it a try myself. I took out a 60″ C4 Waterman paddle that I have and decided to give the knee paddle method a try today. The conditions were windy, 10 to 20 mph and small waves but I need the exercise […]

Stand Up Paddle Surfers make a stand in Glenwood Canyon

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Desiree Powell had never seen people surfing down the Colorado River. Not kayaks or rafts or boogie boards. Surfboards. She was at work, driving fish to Sylvan Lake for stocking when she spotted the four surfers somewhere not far east of the No Name tunnels.

The beginning of the stand up paddle surfing explosion

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)