Tag Archive for 'stand up paddle boards'

2014 Blue Planet Surf SUP Boards

I recently visited Blue Planet Surf’s shop to check out their new stand up paddle boards for 2014. Robert Stehlik showed me some of their new 2014 models and gave a LOT of tips on SUP board selection and setup. He talks about board shapes, fin setup, board volume and more. Check out the videos […]

How A Blue Planet Board Is Made: Factory Tour Video and East Coast Distribution Announcement

Blue Planet Surf is excited to announce that our SUP boards will be available on the US East Coast soon through our distributor Coastal Surf Supplies. Last week I visited the factory and shot this video that shows a Blue Planet board being made from start to finish:

A Visit to Uncle Joe Blair’s Shaping Room and a Lesson in Shaping Stand Up Paddle and Surfboards

My family and I recently went on a trip to California and we had the chance to visit Joe Blair at his HQ in Solana Beach. Joe showed us his shaping room and the basics of shaping surf and stand up paddle boards. I usually do the interviews but this time, my boys Koko and […]

New Rescue Technology Acknowledged by USLA

iRESCUE | BOARDS | PADDLES | ACCESSORIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HONOLULU (April 9, 2012) – The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) has exclusively designated the C4 Waterman iRescue Board as the official rescue board of the USLA and the C4 Waterman iRescue Sled as the official rescue sled of the USLA. The endorsement sheds light […]

Blue Planet Surf Stand Up Paddle Boards and Surfboards

Blue Planet just launched their very own line of SUP boards, paddles and surfboards. Check out the video as Robert runs us through the new line. (click thumbnail to launch video)

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. […]

New 2010 Surftech Softop SUP Stand Up Paddle Boards

I recently visited Surftech‘s HQ and got the chance to take some pictures and a short video of their new Softop models for 2010. Check out the video:

Hanohano Ocean Challenge January 31, 2009 – Race Recap

Today, thanks to the generous efforts of the members of Hanohano Outrigger Canoe Club (HOCC), over 400 paddlers took to the water in Mission Bay, San Diego. Our participants ranged in age from 8 yrs. to 80 yrs old including a number of very inspirational Challenged Athletes representing the Challenged Athlete Foundation (CAF), Olympic Athletes […]

Custom Brian Caldwell 10 ft Stand Up Paddle Surfboard Video

Doug Lock talks about the Brian Caldwell 10′ stand up paddle surfboard and shows us around its shape and explains its dimensions. He says that the board is good at riding four to five foot waves, and mentions the new concept on its nose shape called the bottleneck concave. The all-around shape of the board […]

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Stand Up Paddle Board Vent Plugs

Aloha you all… Evan gave me access to the site and here I am writing my first post. A quick stand up paddle history about me. I first stood up with a paddle about two years ago on Maui when I was visiting a couple of friends. They plopped me onto a couple monster 12 […]

Equipment Manufacturers

www.star-board-sup.com Starboard has set the pace in board technology for over a decade. Taking the lead in the whole wide board revolution both in SUP and windsurfing.   www.SICMaui.com Sandwich Island Composites is a subsidiary of Ding Kings Fiberglass Works Inc. in Maui, Hawaii. All boards are designed, tested and manufactured people who live and […]