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Rusty Preisendorfer with Mike Fox and Bob Reif of Boardworks. This article was originally published by Transworld Business. By Josh Hunter December 21, 2009 There’s no denying that general interest in Stand Up Paddling (SUP) is growing at an impressive rate. As more and more people looking for new ways to enjoy recreational water activities […]
(Encinitas, CA December 21) Boardworks announces a new Paddle Sport Division. “Stand Up Paddling has been among the bright spots at retail in a very tough market,” said Boardworks’ Bob Rief. “Boardworks has “been there” since the beginning of the category with C4 Waterman, the “original SUP company” well known for its great products, world […]
Todd Bradley just sent over these videos for their launch in Australia. Mark Richards on C4 Waterman SUP’s – Part 1: (click thumbnail to launch video)
Here’s a new video I found on You Tube for Sandwich Island Composites F-Series boards. I think this was taken during their recent Molokai trip. This is a great video showing brief clips of each board. (click thumbnail to launch video)
Here’s a peek at the new Surftech Gerry Lopez SUP line. GERRY LOPEZ – 8’11 “Lil’ Darling SUP Board” (click thumbnail to launch video)
Jim Hayes of Tropical Blends gave me a personal tour of the shop and introduced me to their new line of boards. The Luana 10′9”, designed by Jeff Bushman, was first up. Jim describes the Luana as ″ a good middle of the road board, a relatively quick paddler while still performing well on the […]
Can you believe this is a new quiver…for one person? This was sent to us from Ted Rutherford and Todd Bradley over at C4 Waterman:
I filmed 2 separate videos with Ekolu Kalama showing me his Starboard 9’0”x30” Superfish SUP board. The first video is a short one shot in the parking area of Sunset Beach. He rode this board as a quad that session. Ekolu’s been riding the 9’0” Starboard Superfish especially when he’s out in the water catching […]
By Clarise: Here’s a video of Dave Parmenter presenting the new C4 Waterman 9’3″ Sub Vector. The board was designed to be a no-fail board for intermediate surfers and above, starting around with a max range of around 240-250 lbs. It has a lot of very potent short board features: flat bottom, really hard crisp […]
I took a short video of this new custom shaped Joe Blair stand up board. It’s a 10’ board and what he did was he left the nose a bit full to keep some paddle power in there. There’s a decent amount of rocker in that nose so that you don’t curl. The tail pulled […]
Here’s part 2 of the video I shot at the Wet Feet expansion party. He goes a little more into his line of SUP boards and how his experience with windsurfing, kiteboards and surfboards influence his designs. Jimmy actually doesn’t ride some of the shapes before he sends them off to get molded. I questioned […]
I ran into Jimmy Lewis at the Wet Feet expansion party a while back. I had my camera there and got this short video Q&A w/ him regarding his line of SUPs. Jimmy showed me his board models: the wave, the distance board and his “all-around” model. He shares how his 40 years of shaping […]
Here’s a short video I took of Joe Blair’s 9’8″ SUP custom board which he made for my friend Jeff and I ‘borrowed’ for a while. The board has a slightly pulled in nose, round pin tail and originally had three 4.5″ fins on the bottom. I’ve had pet peeve about the Blair boards that […]
I got a chance to interview the legendary Donald Takayama over the phone. At 65, Donald Takayama is still going strong. He started his career of making boards at age 11, became a shaper, surfer and still proves to be the master of style and technique.
I just got this sneak peek from Surftech to show what’s new in 2009. This shows all the boards, current and new including the new Joe Bark 14’ racing SUP coming out sometime in 2009. These will be on display at the ASR show in September and some are just a preview.
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