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PUMA/Laird Board is Ready to Ship

PRESS RELEASE PUMA/LAIRD SUP BOARDS ARE READY FOR PURCHASE JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER PUMA® Laird Stand-Up Paddleboards Are Ready to Ship and Will Arrive in 100% Biobased, Renewable and Compostable Packaging BOSTON, Mass. (March 21, 2012) – Sportlifestyle company PUMA announced today the limited edition PUMA/Laird Board will be available for purchase at retailer […]

Interview with C4 Waterman Ambassador Raimana Van Bastolear

I had the chance to interview C4 Ambassador and surfing legend Raimana Van Bastolear during the C4 Waterman‘s “secret traning day“. In the video, Raimana talks about surfing Teahupo’o, how he got started in stand up paddle surfing, and surfing with Laird Hamilton. Check it out.

Jamie Mitchell nominated for National Geographic’s “Adventurer of the Year”

Help Jamie Mitchell win National Geographic’s “Adventurer of the Year” award! December 10, 2010 (Santa Cruz, CA) Surftech team rider, Jamie Mitchell is one of ten nominees for National Geographic’s “Adventurer of the Year” award. Each nominee has been selected for his or her extraordinary achievement in exploration, conservation, and adventure sports in 2010.

Surftech Pearson Arrow 12′ Laird SUP Stand Up Paddle Board

I was at the Surftech office on Queen Street and got the chance to take some pictures of the new Pearson Arrow 12′ Laird SUP board. This is the latest from Bob Pearson made by Surftech in conjunction with Laird Hamilton.

Surftech Announces Laird Hamilton SUP Clinincs and Team Autograph Signing at Outdoor Retailer Tradeshow

JULY 31, 2010 (Park City, UT) Design is performance inspired by passion. Surftech has assembled the world’s best designers to produce the sport’s best boards. Inspired by the passion that brings paddlers to the water every day, Surftech stand-up paddleboards are simple, sleek, and powerful enough to change the way we live.

Surftech Welcomes Candice Appleby to their SUP Team

May 11, 2010 (Santa Cruz, CA) – Surftech is proud to announce the addition of Candice Appleby (Honolulu, HI), to their already stellar SUP team. Candice joins Legendary waterman and stand up paddle pioneer, Laird Hamilton, 2009 Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle winner and 8 x Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race Champion, Jamie Mitchell […]

Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama on Nightline – Video

Nice coverage on Laird and Dave on prime time TV. (click thumbnail to launch video)

SUP on Good Morning America

Laird Hamilton teaches stand up paddling on Good Morning America. (click thumbnail to launch video)

Funny Laird Hamilton Interview

I found this on youtube the other day and thought it was pretty funny. (click thumbnail to launch video)

What’s SUP? A Surf Sport That Needs No Ocean

By Matt Kettmann / Santa Barbara Monday, Jun. 08, 2009 This article was originally published by TIME.com Stand-up paddle surfing may sound like a scene from a screwball comedy, but no one’s laughing in a sports and fitness industry that has hit the recession skids as hard as any other business. SUP, as it’s called […]

Laird Hamilton Stand Up Paddle Surfing Hookipa Video

Rand over at www.standupzone.com posted this video done by www.pdmaui.com and I thought I’d repost it here since it’s a great video and Laird makes it look so darn easy. (click thumbnail to launch video)

Ekolu Kalama Interview – How He Got Started

Ekolu Kalama with his Starboard 9’ I got a chance to interview Ekolu Kalama, who’s a team rider for Starboard SUP. He was here on Oahu, Hawaii for a few days getting ready to film the movie pilot for his SUP adventure. It must be really cool to get paid to SUP around the world.

Laird Hamilton’s New Book ‘Force of Nature’

This article originally appeared in KGMB9.com – http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/12330/108/ Written by Sunrise on KGMB9 – sunrise@kgmb9.com When he was 10 years old his stepfather took him to Waimea Falls. They climbed a cliff 60 feet up above the water and when his stepfather turned his head he jumped! You could say superstar surfer Laird Hamilton has […]

Standing up for fitness

This article was originally published on Star Bulletin: http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20081201_standing_up_for_fitness.html By Rosemarie Bernardo – Star Bulletin Surfing, move over. You’ve got some competition from another water sport. The quest for fitness is driving the new worldwide popularity of stand-up paddling, enthusiasts and equipment retailers say.

New Surftech Stand Up Video with Laird Hamilton, Jamie Mitchell and Friends

I just got the press release for Surftech’s new stand up paddling instructional video and I immediately clicked on over to http://surftech.com/seasonal/l2sup.php to check it out.  This has got to be one of the best free videos I’ve seen so far.  I know it has a lot of Surftech promotion in it but it’s always nice […]