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North Shore Paddle Race @ Turtle Bay This Weekend

North Shore STAND UP PADDLE Summer Race Series June 16, 2012 Registration still open! For more info: NorthShorePaddleSeries.com

CONNOR BAXTER WINS THE OLUKAI HO’OLAULE’A EVENT!!!!

CONNOR BAXTER WINS THE OLUKAI HO’OLAULE’A EVENT!!!! SUP Magazine writes: “The sport’s Best showed up on Maui to compete as young phenom Connor Baxter took the men’s Elite title ahead of Australia’s Travis Grant, California’s Danny Ching, Hawaii’s Dave Kalama and Jamie Mitchell (Australia).”

SUP Surfing Session at Daystar, North Shore, Oahu

Here’s a video I took with my GoPro camera from a recent SUP surfing session with Robert Stehlik, Kevin Seid and Kekoa Mau at Daystar, North Shore, Oahu. (click thumbnail to launch video)

Kevin Seid Surfing Everpaddle Surf SUP at Jocko’s

Here are some pictures of Kevin Seid SUP surfing at Jocko’s on Oahu’s North Shore. He rode one of the custom Everpaddle boards he shaped and designed specifically for the north shore of Oahu. The board is around 8′ but I’m not 100% sure on that. Set waves that day came in around double overhead.

A look back at the 2012 Sunset Beach Pro, presented by Malibu and Starboard

Sunday 19 February The 2012 Sunset Beach Pro highlights are now online You can view a continuous flow of highlights from the 2012 Sunset Beach Pro presented by Malibu and Starboard and in association with Maui Jim online now at www.standupworldtour.com. Watch as the very best in the world battle it out in the flawless […]

Surfing the Blue Planet Inflatable SUP at Jocko’s

Here’s a video and some pictures of Robert Stehlik surfing with the new Blue Planet inflatable SUP board at Jocko’s on Oahu’s North Shore.

The Sunset Beach Pro gets off to a beautiful start at Turtle Bay

Sunday 5 February The Sunset Beach Pro gets off to a great start at Turtle Bay The first day of the Sunset Beach Pro presented by Malibu and Starboard and in association with Maui Jim saw a beautiful day here at Turtle Bay Resort.

My Friend Kekoa Surfing at Leftovers on a Blair Surfboard

Here is a quick video of my friend Kekoa Mau surfing at Leftovers, North Shore Oahu on a custom Joe Blair surfboard. He’s over 200 lbs so this is a good example of how Blair’s boards work in overhead surf for big guys. I also got video of a few other surfers out there. See […]

Countdown to the Sunset Beach Pro, stop 1 of the Stand Up World Tour

Sunday 15 January Sunset Beach Pro, World Tour Opener just 3 weeks away As epic swell after epic swell pounds the North Shore of Oahu, tension is mounting for the grand opening for the 2012 season of the Stand Up World Tour at the iconic Sunset Beach. After the giant surf of 2010 and 2011, […]

Ed Wheeler – SUP Surfing Ambassador

If you follow the SUP race scene here in Hawaii, there’s a guy that is a fixture at most of the races. His name is Ed Wheeler and he’s an all around nice guy. Ed and I were at the North Shore Paddle Challenge at Turtle Bay Resort in October 2011. I was fighting bronchitis/walking […]

Exclusive SUP Surfing Clinic with Dave Kalama and Kai Lenny

Aloha, We are proud to announce that Turtle Bay will host an exclusive SUP surfing clinic on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, featuring 2x World Champion Kai Lenny and Legend, Dave Kalama. The clinics will feature the following components:

Zane and Shelby Schweitzer Tandem SUP Surfing on Starboard Surf Race Board

I shot this sequence between race heats at the North Shore Challenge in October 2011 of Zane Schweitzer and his sister Shelby tandem SUP surfing on Zane’s Starboard Surf Race. I give Zane a lot of credit. He didn’t rest between race heats. He was surfing because the waves were pretty good. I didn’t know […]

North Shore Challenge Distance Race

Here are some more pictures from the 2011 North Shore Challenge. These ones are from the distance race on day 2. The start was late and I was on a time schedule. The launch was from the Kawela Bay side of Turtle Bay and finish was at Haleiwa. Since the race started late, I had […]

S.I.C. Custom Bullet 12′ SUP Race Board

I recently took delivery on the new SIC Bullet 12 and I believe this is the first Bullet 12 with steering and the new handle. First thing I noticed was how light the board is. When I unloaded it out of the shipping container, even with the cardboard box it seemed way lighter than I […]

The North Shore Paddle Challenge sets the standard for the Stand Up World Series

Monday 17 October The North Shore Paddle Challenge is an amazing success The North Shore Paddle Challenge at Turtle Bay Resort proved to be a groundbreaking event for the sport of Stand Up Paddle racing, as the foundations have now clearly been set for the 2012 Stand Up World Series.