Tag Archive for 'stand-up'
August 24th, 2008 by evan

I finally did my first race yesterday and it was harder than I expected. The course was 10 miles from Hawaii Kai (start in front of Marshall Rose’s house) on the Koko Head side of the Koko Marina bridge, around the last green channel marker (blinkey), past Diamond Head, around a buoy set outside [...]
August 24th, 2008 by evan

C4 WATERMAN/HONOLUA SURF CO SUP EVENT
Presented by Blue Planet
Part of the Annual Duke’s OceanFest, Waikiki, Hawaii
WOMAN TAKES DOWN SEA OF MEN IN PRO STAND-UP PADDLE EVENT
Candice Appleby Wins C4 Waterman/Honolua Surf Co Pro & Women’s
HONOLULU - (August 23, 2008) - In another first for the sport of stand-up paddle (SUP) [...]
August 7th, 2008 by evan

I met Sam Pa’e at the Surf N Sea Demo Day and got a chance to check out his tiny stand up paddle board. I think he’s taken this in double and maybe triple overhead waves. As you will see, Sam’s not a small guy so it’s pretty unreal that he can ride this board. [...]
August 6th, 2008 by evan

I was debating whether to exercise the other day because I was tired and out of the blue a friend of mine showed me these videos. After watching these videos I can definitely see the true meaning of motivated. It would be pretty awesome to see what they can do with some stand [...]
July 28th, 2008 by admin
Mark Jackson from the island of Maui sent over these pics for big Ho’okipa and his collection of gear. I think he also paddled the Molokai race and may give us an update.
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July 23rd, 2008 by evan

Here’s a preview of the Blair 8′7″ x 30″ x 4.25″ high performance stand up board. Joe shaped this from a thinner blank than I would have liked and it feels like this board should be for a person under 200 lbs. I’ve ridden it a few times and it is definitely smaller [...]
July 22nd, 2008 by admin
Hennessey’s International Paddleboard Championships
Saturday, July 19th, 2008
********** AWARDS LIST **************
Standup Stock Male All Ages
1 189 BRENDAN SHEA 1:10:02
2 137 MARK RAAPMORST 1:15:45
3 167 MIKE PIETECH 1:16:41
4 136 LIVIO MENELAU 1:23:00
5 185 KAINOA BEAUPRE 1:23:19
6 82 ERIC [...]
June 17th, 2008 by edgardo

Dave Chun of Kialoa Paddles answers questions about paddling technique, paddle design and performance, his all-new Shaka Puu paddle, and general concerns about the stand up paddle surf culture. Dave also talks about choosing the right paddle, which all boils down to intuition that tells what type of paddle is best for the stand [...]

Kialoa Shaka Puu Stand Up Paddle (Part 3) [5:58m]:
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Kialoa Shaka Puu Stand Up Paddle (Part 3) [6:00m]:
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June 14th, 2008 by edgardo

Dave Chun of Kialoa Paddles answers questions about paddling technique, paddle design and performance, his all-new Shaka Puu paddle, and general concerns about the stand up paddle surf culture. Dave also talks about choosing the right paddle, which all boils down to intuition that tells what type of paddle is best for the stand [...]

Kialoa Shaka Puu Stand Up Paddle (Part 2) [5:15m]:
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Kialoa Shaka Puu Stand Up Paddle (Part 2) [5:16m]:
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June 11th, 2008 by edgardo

Dave Chun of Kialoa Paddles answers questions about paddling technique, paddle design and performance, his all-new Shaka Pu’u paddle, and general concerns about the stand up paddle surf culture. Dave also talks about choosing the right paddle, which all boils down to intuition that tells what type of paddle is best for the stand [...]

Kialoa Shaka Puu Stand Up Paddle (Part 1) [8:09m]:
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Kialoa Shaka Puu Stand Up Paddle (Part 1) [8:12m]:
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March 19th, 2008 by evan

I met up with Joe Blair initially last October at Legoland in San Diego. Joe is a very animated guy and has decades of shaping experience with legends like Dick Brewer and Xanadu. Anytime I hear a shaper tell me how good their boards are I take it with a grain of salt. [...]