Tag Archive for 'ROBERT STEHLIK'

Paddle Technique Part 2 – The three ingredients of a powerful stroke by Robert Stehlik

Breaking down the Power Phase by Robert Stehlik This is part two of the paddle technique series. First, some recommended reading: Good technique starts with a good paddle, so if you are not sure you have the right paddle, read part one first: Choosing the right Paddle

Wet Feet Hawaii 2011 Stand Up Paddle Training Series

Starting in January 2011 Wet Feet will be offering several training clinics on Oahu for fitness and race preparation featuring the top SUP racers in Hawaii Morgan Hoesterey, Jared Vargas, Robert Stehlik, Jeff Chang and guest speakers:

Demo Day this Saturday, Dec. 4th- 8-10am

Dear Friends, Thank you again for participating in our SUP clinics/demo days. This is just a reminder that our next clinic/demo is coming up on this Saturday the 4th, 8am to 10am at Ala Moana.

Blue Planet Surf SUP Clinic and Demo Day Video

Robert Stehlik sent us this video of the Blue Planet Surf SUP Clinic and Demo Day which was held last Nov. 6, 2010. The highlights of that day were Board Design Clinics with John Amundson and Kevin Seid. There was also a short paddling clinic with Jeff Chang and Robert Stehlik. I was there and […]

Amundson 12’6″ SUP Stand Up Paddle Board

I visited Blue Planet Surf‘s shop and Robert Stehlik suggested I try the Amundson 12’6″ stand up paddle board. He thought I might like it because it has enough volume to float 200+ lbs people comfortably and it surfs small waves really well and he was right. The board also has a displacement type nose […]

Free Stand Up Paddle Clinics and Board Demos from Boardworks Hawaii

Boardworks Hawaii brings you free clinics and board demos with safety, board design, advanced paddle technique clinics and a introduction to SUP for first timers. Try our demo fleet for free, learn at the clinics and get advice. Demo boards by C4 Waterman, Paddle Surf Hawaii, Dennis Pang, Rusty, Boardworks, Amundson and more, including SUP […]

Stand Up Paddle Trainer at Blue Planet Surf

I was at Blue Planet Surf‘s Ward Ave. store and Robert Stehlik showed me a SUP trainer he developed using components from a rowing machine. Robert gave an overview of the SUP training machine and I tested it out along with another customer named Peter.

Race Recap – The 32nd annual Hui O He’e Nalu Independence Day Race

It was a beautiful day for Da Hui’s annual 4th of July race. Here’s a recap from Robert Stehlik from Blue Planet Surf. Going to the beautiful North Shore on Independence day for the Hui race has become somewhat of a tradition for our family. With clear water, blue skies and light tradewinds, the North […]

New Blue Planet Surf Store at Ward Avenue

Blue Planet Surf recently opened their new store at 540 Ward Avenue, Honolulu. I had a chance to drop by and take some pictures. The new shop is bigger than their Kapahulu store and allowed them to move their warehouse to the same location and have instant access to all the boards in their inventory. […]

Aquaglide Sale at Blue Planet Surf

Robert from Blue Planet Surf sent me this deal they are running currently. “We are closing out the 2009 Aquaglide models and lowered the msrp to $999 for all three models. In addition to the lower price we are also offering a free adjustable aluminum paddle ($140 value) with the 11’0 and 11’3 models. That […]

Clay Carson Board Repair

On the referral of Jeff Chang at Wet Feet and Robert Stehlik at Blue Planet Surf I took in my board for a small repair to Clay Carson. He specialized in fixing carbon boards, canoes, etc and has a reputation of being the best. If you need a fix, call him at 808-225-2263 and let […]

Altered M6 800 “Green Machine” Electric Skateboard

I recently visited Robert Stehlik at the Bionic Wheels office and Boardworks warehouse to check out the M6 800 “Green Machine” from Altered Electric Skateboards. I was supposed to try an earlier China brand model that Todd Bradley had but it wasn’t working. After forgetting about it for a while I asked Robert to demo […]

Todd Bradley Pocket Coaching SUP Instruction Part 1

This post is going to kick off a short series of video training that we were fortunate enough to be a part of. Todd Bradley, who’s been a top paddler for over 30 years and has over 50 Molokai crossings mentioned to me he was going to start offering personal paddle coaching called ‘pocket coaching’. […]

2009 Coast Guard Race Recap by Robert Stehlik

Congratulations to Robert Stehlik for winning the 2009 Fallen Guardians Memorial Race. Here’s a race recap he wrote on his blog: The Fallen Guardian Memorial race was held on Sunday Nov. 1st 2009. The race was open to all kinds of watercraft, check out the traffic jam at the finish.

2009 Fallen Guardians Memorial Race SUP Results

Here are the results for the Stand Up Paddle division of the Fallen Guardians Memorial Race held last Sunday, November 1, 2009.