Tag Archive for 'high performance'

Sunset Beach Pro delivers high caliber action for Day one of the Main Event

Sunday 12 February Day one of the Main Event sees epic waves at Sunset Beach 6 – 8 ft groomed Sunset was the order of the day as the very best in the world stepped up to do battle on day one of the Sunset Beach Pro presented by Malibu & Starboard and in association […]

2012 Stand Up World Tour and Series Schedules & News

Wednesday 21 December The 2012 Stand Up World Tour Schedule is announced An exciting new season awaits the 2012 Stand Up World Tour as the official schedule is announced and riders ready themselves to do battle for the coveted World Championship crown. The events maintain the same locations as 2011, except for a special final […]

Zane Schweitzer secures an emotional win at the Hawaii Island Finals

Tuesday 29 November Zane Schweitzer secures an emotional wind on Big Island After a great year of competition, 18 year old Zane Schweitzer charges his way through to the Final and puts on a dominant performance to secure an emotional win at the Hawaii Island Finals.

Surftech Robert August 11’6″ SUP Stand Up Paddle Board

Here’s a preview of another board from Surftech’s 2010 SUP surfing lineup, the Robert August 11’6″ “What I Paddle” stand up paddle board.

Surftech Jamie Mitchell 9’8″ SUP Stand Up Paddle Board

I was at Surftech‘s Hawaii office on Queen Street and got some pics and video of the Jamie Mitchell 9’8″ SUP. This model has a much more pulled in nose and has substantial nose rocker. I was told that this is more of a high performance board for bigger, juicier waves. Here are the specs […]

Stand Up World Tour France leg airing on Eurosport 2 at 7pm Wed 28 July(CET)

Airing on Wednesday evening at 19:00 (7pm) Central European Time is Stand Up World Tour stop number 2, in Anglet, France. Supported by Ron House and Gerry Lopez boards and presented by O’Neill, this event witnessed some of the most high performance stand up paddle surfing to date by the athletes of the Stand Up […]

Candice Appleby with The Prototype Surftech 8’11” Ripper SUP Board

Last week I ran into Candice Appleby at the Surftech shop where she showed me one of the new prototype boards that she is working on with Randy French. These new boards, an 8’11” and an 8’4″, are going to be signature Surftech models designed for high performance surfing according to Candice. Here’s a video […]

30 Minutes of High Performance Standup Paddle Surfing Airing on TV

The Stand Up World Tour Contenders introduces the concept of high performance Stand Up Paddling, and the World Championship Tour that has been set up as a proving ground for the world’s most celebrated ocean sports athletes.

C4 Waterman Sub Vector 9-3 SUP with Todd Bradley – Video

Here’s a video interview of Todd Bradley introducing the latest from C4 Waterman, the 9’3″ Sub – Vector, shaped by Dave Parmenter and Brian Kelana. Todd demos here their current short board offering for stand up paddle surfing which he said took most of its features from Dave’s original board design called “stub vector”. It’s […]

Joe Blair 12-6 – Interview

In follow up to my previous post, I was able to hook up with Joe Blair for an interview on his all new 12’6″ race board. He shared his philosophies on why the board works, why it’s so different than others and all in the normal Blair style. Check out the interview and hear more […]

 
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