Tag Archive for 'north shore'

32 Men Advance to Round 3 in the Sunset Beach Pro

Sunset Beach Pro – 32 Men Advance to Round 3 SUNSET BEACH, HAWAII – It was a clear and hot day with very light winds for the first day of the Sunset Beach Pro main event. 48 men started the day in conditions that could be considered mid-range for Sunset with a 4-6 foot swell. […]

Nicole Pacelli (BRA) Wins Turtle Bay Pro

Nicole Pacelli is your 2014 Turtle Bay Women’s Pro Champion! Sunshine, good waves, and a deep field of the world’s finest female SUP surfers were on hand today as we entered the final day of the 2014 Turtle Bay Women’s Pro at Turtle Bay Resort on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii. Light trade […]

Stand Up World Tour Day 1 Highlights – Women, Youth, and Legends Take to the Water

Day 1 is in The Books! Stormy conditions have been covering the North Shore for most of the previous week. This morning saw the conditions improving as the wind began to settle down and the waves cleaned up to provide consistent 5-7 foot faces at the “Pool Bars” break at Turtle Bay Resort.

2013 Turtle Bay Challenge Wipeouts

The last week brought us some huge waves to the North Shore and some crazy weather. I saw some crazy wipeouts from surfers which reminded me of trying to surf a 12’6″ SUP race board in double overhead waves. I thought I’d post these photos are from last year’s Turtle Bay Challenge surf race. The […]

2013 Stand Up World Series at Turtle Bay Day 2: Sprint Races

The second day of the 2013 Stand Up World Series Finals at Turtle Bay was pretty crazy. The sprint races on day 2 were in north shore waves up to double overhead and pitching hard. I’m surprised that no one was badly injured. In retrospect, some of the racers probably would have been better off […]

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.

A closer look at this weekend’s World Series Finals at Turtle Bay

As we build up to the final stop on the 2013 Stand Up World Series, we take a closer look at the 2 racing components, the majestical race courses and the current standings, to see who is on top, and what it will take to secure the win this weekend at Turtle Bay.

The World Seres Finals to kick off at Turtle Bay Resort this weekend

Monday 7 October Tensions mounts for the World Series Finals this weekend Tension is mounting out here on Oahu’s fabled North Shore as we countdown to the prestigious World Series Finals at Turtle Bay that will take place this weekend (12 – 13 October) at Turtle Bay Resort. Brought to you by Amp Energy, this […]

SIC Standamaran Race SUP – After 3 years it’s finally here!

When Mark Raaphorst first told me about the SIC Standamaran in 2010, I knew I had to try it out so I flew from Oahu to Maui and got a chance to test the first version on a South Shore Kihei downwinder. The Kihei downwind conditions were amazing. It was like the best Hawaii Kai […]

The 2013 DaHui Race – Race Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor Wins The 2013 DaHui Race The 2013 DaHui race was amazing. It was on the North Shore of Oahu and started at Turtle Bay and went to Waimea Bay, which is about 7 miles. I got there and scoped out my competition and knew who was going to be fast – Travis Grant, Scott […]

USA Trilogy of events announced for the 2013 Stand Up World Series

Friday 31 May USA Trilogy announced: Chicago, San Francisco & HB With the world’s best about to embark on the European Trilogy that starts next weekend in Oleron France (with stops in the Basque Country of Spain and Germany), we are proud to announce the US Trilogy that will pick up at the end of […]

Connor Baxter Wins the Olukai Ho’olaule’a

Connor Baxter Wins the Olukai Ho’olaule’a Event – and Defends his 2012 Title!! Re-Cap of Event – by Connor Baxter The Olukai Ho’olaule’a is a great event. Every year paddlers look forward to competing at this event in the infamous Maliko downwinder.

Turtle Bay Women’s Pro & Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge turn heads

Friday 8 February Turtle Bay provides the ideal arena for spectacular action Turtle Bay’s pool bar provided the perfect backdrop for Amp Energy’s Turtle Bay Women’s Pro and Go Pro’s Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge, presented by Starboard as a wealth of talent from all over the world showed up to one of the most […]

Sunset Beach Pro & Turtle Bay Women’s Pro to kick of next week

Thursday 31 January 2013 Stand Up World Tour Season to kick off at Sunset Next week will see the return to the iconic Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu for the dramatic opener to the 2013 Stand Up World Tour season. Since its first year in 2010, the Sunset Beach Pro has seen […]