Tag Archive for 'open ocean'

Save the Date – 10th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race

Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race 10th Anniversary!

S.I.C. Bullet 17’4″ and S.I.C. F-16 V2 Comparison

After spending some time training and going on a few downwind runs with the S.I.C. Bullet 17’4″, I decided to shoot this video and share my thoughts on how the Bullet compares with the S.I.C. F-16 V2. Mark Raaphorst covered some of this in the video we shot with the Bullet earlier. I thought a […]

How to Catch and Connect Ocean Bumps with Doug Lock and Todd Bradley

I did a Hawaii Kai downwind run with Doug Lock and Todd Bradley a while back. Todd was on a prototype C4 Switchblade and Doug and I rode his Wave Blade OC-2, 2 man canoe. The conditions were a nice 15 mph east trade wind and a great following tide which made the bumps connect […]

A 32-MILE CHANNEL FOR GOOD: MOLOKAI 2 OAHU

8x Molokai Champion Mitchell & Buddy Jackson Use World Acclaimed Race to Raise $10,000 for SurfAid International    HONOLULU – May 13, 2010 — There is a point, part-way across the Molokai Channel, where land cannot be seen on the horizon and the 2,300 feet of ocean beneath you no longer seem buoyant. It is […]

S.I.C. S-16 Standamaran Racing SUP Stand Up Paddle Board – Full Review and Videos

I recently visited Mark Raaphorst at the S.I.C. headquarters in Maui and got to check out one of his latest creations, the S-16 Standamaran racing SUP stand up paddle board. The S-16 is surprisingly fast, especially going upwind. Upwind paddling is actually fun on this board. I shot some video of Mark explaining about the […]

Mitchell: King of a Little-Known Kingdom

QUIKSILVEREDITION MOLOKAI TO OAHU PADDLEBOARD RACE SUP Division Presented by C4 Waterman     32 MILES                                    SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008