Tag Archive for 'race'

Connor Baxter Wins the 2015 Pacific Paddle Games!

The 2015 Pacific Paddle Games was one of the biggest, craziest and the most stacked field of athletes I have ever competed against. The first day kicked off with the first round of the technical race, which was four rounds of 25 people. And the top athletes made it straight to the semi-final round. The […]

A full day of action sees the World Title Race intensify here at the US Open of Stand Up Paddling

A full day of action sees stand out performances, surprise exits and the tightest World Title Race in history for both Men and Women With perhaps the best forecast of the week coming today, it was always going to be a marathon day of action here at the 2015 US Open of Stand Up Paddling, […]

The US Open of Stand Up Paddling presented by FIAT will kick off in Huntington Beach next week

The US Open of Stand Up Paddling featuring World Tour & Series competition to kick off this weekend in Huntington Beach California Tension is mounting as we build up to the US Open of Stand Up Padding that is set to kick of this weekend at Huntington Beach.

Kai Lenny & Candice Appleby reign supreme at stop #2 of the World Series in Japan

Kai Lenny excels in the sprint racing to secure the win take the Overall victory here at the Victoria Cup Hayama Pro in Japan In a dramatic Final heat here at stop #2 of the 2015 Stand Up World Series, Kai Lenny (Naish) digs deep and resets himself mid way through to find a window […]

Connor Baxter & Candice Appleby take victory in the long distance on Day 1 in Japan

Connor Baxter continues his winning streak to take the win in the long distance on Day 1 of the Victoria Cup Hayama Pro Japan Connor Baxter (Starboard) puts on another stellar performance in today’s long distance race to take the win on Day 1 here in Japan, but not without a serious battle. Connor led […]

The World’s best are joined by over 300 athletes, as the Victoria Cup Hayama Pro kicks off here in Japan

The Victoria Cup Hayama Pro set to kick off as the World Series heats up and over 300 athletes step up to do battle here in Japan The World’s best athletes have arrived in Japan for stop #2 of the 2015 Stand Up World Series, as we prepare for what will be an intense and […]

The Victoria Cup Hayama Pro Japan is just 2 weeks away, as the World Series heads to Asia

The World’s best are heading to the land of the rising sun in 2 weeks time for the next stop on the 2015 Stand Up World Series In just 2 weeks time, Hayama Harbor in the beautiful Prefecture of Kanagawa just outside Tokyo will play host to the Asian stop of the 2015 Stand Up […]

SUP Downwinder Tips: The most common first timer mistakes

At Blue Planet we offer downwind coaching to those wanting to get into this exciting sport. After doing many coached downwind runs I have noticed that most beginners make the same common mistakes when first trying to catch bumps. For those coming from a flatwater background, where a strong, steady, powerful, longer, slower stroke works […]

Champions are crowned at the European Cup, Brazil withdrawn, while Japan and US Open are set to make waves

The 2015 European Cup wraps in epic fashion at the Italia Surf Expo concluding a dramatic 3 event Series across Europe This past week saw the dramatic conclusion of the European Cup, a dynamic series of events that spanned the European Continent and provided a very comprehensive challenge to the attending athletes, with diverse conditions […]

Molokai to Oahu race 2015 – Interview with Travis Grant and Blue Planet race team photos

This year’s M2O race was the most challenging and grueling in recent memory. The Blue Planet 14′ x 28″ Bump Rider model was well represented and the results show that this board works great in all conditions. It excels in good downwind conditions but also glides well in light winds.

Zane Schweitzer wins the Italia Surf Expo, Dylan Frick the sprints & Casper Steinfath the European Cup

Zane Schweitzer wins the Italia Surf Expo in epic conditions on the final day of action with a 2nd place in both sprints & long distance Today could not have dawned better for the young Hawaiian Zane Schweitzer (Starboard), with solid surf and thus his ideal conditions for the final day of action here in […]

Casper Steinfath and Manca Notar take victory in the long distance race at the 2015 Italia Surf Expo

Casper Steinfath strengthens his lead in the European Cup standings with a win in the long distance race here in Rome A dramatic day of racing here on day 1 of the Italia Surf Expo saw the Viking, Casper Steinfath (Naish) take the win in the long distance putting him in a solid position coming […]

The European Cup Final is about to kick off this weekend at the Italia Surf Expo in Rome

The Italia Surf Expo once again provides the perfect close to the European Cup at the beautiful Santa Severa Beach in Rome After a spectacular World Series Opener in the heart of Barcelona in Spain, the European Cup then headed up north to the beautiful region of Sieravuori in Finland for stop number 2, as […]

Wednesday Training Group: Downwinder – Meeting at 5:00 PM, Kahala

Training Group: Downwinder on Wednesday Please meet at Wai’alae Beach Park in Kahala at 5 pm to catch the trailer, launch will be from Canoe Hale in Hawaii Kai.

Board Meeting Episode 2: Preparing for the Molokai 2 Oahu SUP Race – Part 3

Here is the last part of our Molokai 2 Oahu episode. In this video, Robert and I continue our discussion on how to prepare for the Molokai 2 Oahu SUP race and talk about doing Hawaii Kai downwinders as part of training for the event. We also talk a little bit about how downwinders help […]