Tag Archive for 'surfers'

Great opening day of action here at the Mirleft Stand Up Pro, the 2014 Location X in Morocco

Epic day of action here at Day 1 of the Mirleft Stand Up Pro, the 2014 Location X The winds have backed off, the swell has stayed up and the scene has been set for an epic week of action here in Morocco, with Day 1 providing high performance surfing just north of Plage d’Aglou.

Sean Poynter secures a well deserved win in La Torche and Kai Lenny is crowned 2014 World Champion

A dramatic final day of close finishes sees Sean Poynter crowned victorious in France Sean Poynter (Starboard) has been looking for redemption for some time now: rightly one of the favorites on the Stand Up World Tour and in 3rd place coming into this event, Sean hasn’t been able to close the deal to take […]

Connor Baxter secures the Huntington Beach World Series win and the 2014 World Title in advance of the Finals

Connor Baxter gets redemption in Huntington & secures 2014 World Title After a dramatic day of action here in Huntington Beach, Connor Baxter (Starboard) not only navigated an incredible Long distance Race to take the win earning him the event Title here at Stop 4, he has been able to secure the 2014 World Title […]

The $45,000 Huntington Beach Pro Grand Slam to kick of on Monday 15th September in Surf City USA

The Huntington Beach Pro Grand Slam to host both World Tour & World Series events The 2014 Huntington Beach Pro Grand Slam will host both Stand Up World Tour Surfing and Stand Up World Series Racing events from the 15th – 21st September in Surf City USA.

CONNOR WINS THE ULTIMATE SUP SHOWDOWN

CONNOR BAXTER WINS THE ULTIMATE SUP SHOWDOWN FOR THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR! Recap by Connor Baxter The 2014 Honolua Surf Co’s Ultimate SUP Showdown was by far one of the best organized events I have ever been to. First of all – Most all of the top surf and race competitors that were invited were […]

Shonan Chigasaki Pro, Japan to kick off next week and US Trilogy announced

Shonan Chigasaki Pro Japan to make history next weekend as first step in Asia The Shonan Chigasaki Pro Japan will kick off next week, from the 15th – 17th August, setting the stage for an exciting future for the sport of Stand Up Paddling in Asia.

Surftech Jay Race Hits the Water in One Month

Surftech Jay Race Expects Record Number of Entries With the 13th Annual Surftech Jay Race set to hit the water in just one month, excitement is building for one of the best paddleboard races of the season. Competitors from all over California and as far away as Hawaii and Australia are in the midst of […]

Izzy Gomez takes the win at the Abu Dhabi All Stars amid fierce competition

Izzi Gomez comes from behind to take victory at the Abu Dhabi All Stars Coming off an impressive win at the last stop of the Stand Up World Tour in Brazil, Izzy Gomez (Starboard) started slower at the open of the 2014 Abu Dhabi All Stars, but soon found her stride and gained momentum through […]

Connor Baxter & Angela Jackson make it a clean sweep at the Alagoas Pro World Series

Connor Baxter makes it a clean sweep at Stop 1 of the 2014 Stand Up World Series Connor Baxter (Starboard) put on a dominant performance today on the second day of action here at the Stand Up World Series component of the Alagoas Pro Grand Slam.

Brazil & Abu Dhabi up next, European Cup & Japan Challenger event announced

Alagoas Pro Grand Slam to kick off on the 29th March, featuring Surf and Race The beautiful region of Alagoas, N. Brazil is preparing to open its arms to not only the world’s best Stand Up Paddlers, but also Brazil’s finest, as the opening weekend will see the National Championships and Trials, providing the entry […]

Caio Vaz (Brasil) Wins Sunset Beach Pro

Caio Vaz Takes Sunset SUNSET BEACH, HAWAII – The first stop of the 2014 Stand Up World Tour saw the fifth anniversary of one of the tour’s marquee events – the Sunset Beach Pro.  This iconic wave is known for it’s power and difficulty – every wave offers up it’s own unique, distinct challenge.  Local […]

Steamer Lane sets the Stage for the 2014 Surftech Shootout

Surftech Shootout the Tri-fecta of SUP Competition Surftech Shootout, Duel SUP/Prone Race and Cowells SUP Classic Delivers Something for Everyone Santa Cruz, California – (February 12, 2014) The 6th Annual Surftech Shootout presented by SUP the Mag returns to Santa Cruz, California March 28-30th. This three-part event features many of the greatest names in SUP […]

Nicole Pacelli (BRA) Wins Turtle Bay Pro

Nicole Pacelli is your 2014 Turtle Bay Women’s Pro Champion! Sunshine, good waves, and a deep field of the world’s finest female SUP surfers were on hand today as we entered the final day of the 2014 Turtle Bay Women’s Pro at Turtle Bay Resort on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii. Light trade […]

2013 Turtle Bay Challenge Wipeouts

The last week brought us some huge waves to the North Shore and some crazy weather. I saw some crazy wipeouts from surfers which reminded me of trying to surf a 12’6″ SUP race board in double overhead waves. I thought I’d post these photos are from last year’s Turtle Bay Challenge surf race. The […]

Blue Planet Surf Sweet Spot SUP Board Review

This is written by Darin Leong (http://www.hawaiiguitar.com/), my brother and a local attorney in Hawaii. I’ve now ridden 10-15 different boards and can summarize the Sweet Spot simply: I love this board. It does a little of everything, but most of all, it was just a lot of fun.