Tag Archive for 'championship'

Connor Wins The 2014 Molokai to Oahu World Championships

CONNOR BAXTER WINS THE MOLOKAI-2-OAHU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND BREAKS HIS OWN WORLD RECORD The 2014 Molokai to Oahu was a great event. We went over to Molokai on our boat three days before the event. It was nice to just relax and take it all in before the grueling 32-mile channel crossing. The night before […]

Casper Steinfath & Laura Quetglas reign supreme at stop 5 of the European Cup in Rome, Italy

Casper Steinfath wins in Italy and is crowned European Champion Casper Steinfath (Naish), the Viking, looked ready for battle this morning, focused not only on the event win after his win in the sprints yesterday, but also the prestigious European Championship Title after a 5 event Series that has tested the best of the best.

Live Athlete Tracking Powered by DotVision Announced for 18th Annual Moloka’i-2-O’ahu Paddleboard World Championships

French technology company Dotvision helps enhance fan experience and athlete safety at Hawaii’s premier paddleboard race. Contact: Jan Hori – 808.224.9982 | 808.224.4166 Ian Monahan – 619.876.0234 Honolulu, HI (July 23, 2014) – Competitors in the Moloka’i-2-O’ahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O) will be outfitted with a small GPS tracking device powered by French technology company […]

Connor Wins the Maui-2-Molokai Championships

Connor Baxter Wins The Maui-2-Molokai Championships For the 6th Consecutive Year! RECAP BY CONNOR: The 2014 Maui-2-Molokai World Cup Championships was a great event. We all got up early – 5:00am – so that we could gas up the boat and get over to Mala Wharf to launch our boat. My dad, mom, sister and […]

European Cup to kick off this weekend in Bilbao in the Basque Country of Spain

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.

European Cup just 3 weeks away and Japan event announced

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.

Wet Feet/ Blue Planet WPA Race Sunset Beach to Haleiwa on June 7th, registration now open!

Wet Feet/ Blue Planet Race: Click here to download race entry form Click here for the 2014 SUP race schedule FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RACE REGISTRATION ONLINE NOW: WORLD PADDLE ASSOCIATION 4th ANNUAL HAWAII REGION NATIONAL RACE Stand Up and Prone Paddlers and Friends Welcomed to Sunset Beach, Oahu

Izzy Gomez takes the win at the Abu Dhabi All Stars amid fierce competition

Izzi Gomez comes from behind to take victory at the Abu Dhabi All Stars Coming off an impressive win at the last stop of the Stand Up World Tour in Brazil, Izzy Gomez (Starboard) started slower at the open of the 2014 Abu Dhabi All Stars, but soon found her stride and gained momentum through […]

Epic day of action on Day 2 of the Abu Dhabi All Stars Grand Slam

Epic 2nd day of action here at the Abu Dhabi All Stars Grand Slam It was another full and dramatic day of action today at Wadi Adventure Park in Al Ain, for the 2nd day of the Abu Dhabi All Stars. With a warm up session for the women to kick the day off, it […]

Alagoas Pro Grand Slam to kick off this weekend here in Brazil

Alagoas Pro Grand Slam to kick off this weekend for action packed week in Brazil The Opening Day for the Alagoas Pro Grand Slam is now upon us as the World’s best congregate at Ponta Verde Hotel in Praia do Frances, a beautiful beach town to the south of Maceio. First up will be the […]

Brazil & Abu Dhabi up next, European Cup & Japan Challenger event announced

Alagoas Pro Grand Slam to kick off on the 29th March, featuring Surf and Race The beautiful region of Alagoas, N. Brazil is preparing to open its arms to not only the world’s best Stand Up Paddlers, but also Brazil’s finest, as the opening weekend will see the National Championships and Trials, providing the entry […]

La Torche Pro France to decide 2013 World Surfing Titles & World Series Finals on NBC

Thursday 24 October La Torche Pro becomes climactic Final chapter for 2013 The La Torche pro france presented by Naish and XXIX will get underway this weekend as the world’s best gather for what will now be the final stop of the 2013 season and as a result the decider for the World championship crown […]

Kai Lenny & Annabel Anderson secure the 2013 World Titles

Monday 14 October Kai Lenny steps up to come from behind and take the Title Kai Lenny (Naish) from Maui went into the Final day of competition behind: a disappointing 4th place finish in the long distance created even more of a challenge for him to defend his World Title, as Connor Baxter (Starboard), had […]

Jake Jensen & Mariko Strickland take day one of the World Series Finals at Turtle Bay

Sunday 13 October Jake Jensen steals the show in World Series Long Distance A beautiful day here on the North Shore of Oahu saw the World’s Best line up to do battle one last time, as it has all come down to this final event of the 2013 season to determine the World Championship Title.

Kai Lenny wins the Overall World Series Title at Huntington Beach

Tuesday 24 September Kai Lenny makes it two out of two wins in Surf City USA After winning both the Surfing World Tour event and the World Series Sprints of the Huntington Beach Pro Grand Slam, Kai Lenny (Naish) once again turned it on to take second place behind Australia’s Jake Jensen in the long […]