Tag Archive for 'todd bradley'

2010 Molokai To Oahu SUP Paddleboard Race

I had my last 6 man canoe regatta in the morning at Keehi Lagoon for the OHCRA Oahu Championships and then raced over to the finish line at Maunalua Bay for the Molokai to Oahu Race. I only shot 2 short video clips, the first with Dave Kalama who won by a lot and the […]

How to Catch and Connect Ocean Bumps with Doug Lock and Todd Bradley

I did a Hawaii Kai downwind run with Doug Lock and Todd Bradley a while back. Todd was on a prototype C4 Switchblade and Doug and I rode his Wave Blade OC-2, 2 man canoe. The conditions were a nice 15 mph east trade wind and a great following tide which made the bumps connect […]

Garmin Partners with Prestigious Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard Race

Famous GPS Will Prove that 32-Mile Channel Isn’t Always 32 Miles Across! Todd Bradley to Host GPS & Finish Line Clinic, Wednesday July 21 With more Molokai Channel crossings to his name than years on Earth, you could be excused for thinking that Todd Bradley could paddle the Molokai2Oahu paddleboard race blind-folded; 2010 will be […]

C4 Waterman 12’6″ “Switchblade” Prototype SUP Board

During one of our downwind runs, Todd Bradley showed me one of their new prototype stand up paddle boards, the 12’6″ “Switchblade”. Todd mentioned that the board will be in production at BoardWorks and will be out in stores soon.

Waterman is More Than a Word – Feature Film

Here’s a new feature film from C4 Waterman sent to us by Todd Bradley. The film, entitled “Waterman is More Than a Word”, premiered at the 2010 Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Check it out:

Todd Bradley Teaching Canoe Paddling

Here’s a video of Todd Bradley explaining the canoe paddle stroke in a 6 man canoe trainer designed and built by Cline Mann. Todd goes through the different phases of the stroke in his first day coaching our 6 man canoe team. You can’t see from the video but there’s around a dozen men and […]

I Joined a 6 Man Paddling Team

I’ve heard Dave Kalama, Ekolu Kalama, Todd Bradley and numerous other top paddlers say to join a 6 man canoe team if you want to get better. The clincher for me was when Doug Lock who is already a fast SUP, OC-1 and paddleboarder said he was joining a beginners crew for 6 man paddling. […]

Todd Bradley Pocket Coaching SUP Instruction Session 2 – Recap

Here is the last video from Todd Bradley’s pocket coaching series. In this video, Todd gives us a recap of the techniques he taught us during the session and gives us more tips for going on downwind runs.

SUPAH Downwind Clinic this Sunday – March 14

A non-profit association has been started to promote distance paddle training. It’s called Stand Up Paddle Association of Hawaii – acronym SUPAH. To get started SUPAH will be conducting distance paddle instruction and training for novices through accomplished paddlers. Instructors signed up so far are Todd Bradley, Dave Parmenter, Scott Gamble, Aaron Napoleon, Rob Stehlik, […]

Todd Bradley Pocket Coaching SUP Instruction Session 2 – Evan

This next video of Todd Bradley’s ‘pocket coaching’ series is with me.

Todd Bradley Pocket Coaching SUP Instruction Session 2 – Gayle

This is Gayle’s first time ever to do a Hawaii-Kai run and she already paddles like a pro as you’ll see in the video. Gayle also did a great job as the camera operator on a number of the other pocket coaching videos. Gayle is a Hawaii expatriate that lives in the mainland so she […]

Period Extended: Monday Might Be Green Light for Quiksilver Ku Ikaika, by C4 Waterman

The 2010 QUIKSILVER KU IKAIKA CHALLENGE Presented by C4 Waterman MARCH 1 EXTENSION COULD SEE KU IKAIKA “GO” (Makaha, HI) – February 25, 2010 — An official one-day extension to include March 1st has been applied to the holding period of the third annual Quiksilver Ku Ikaika Challenge, presented by C4 Waterman. Competitors are asked […]

Todd Bradley Pocket Coaching SUP Instruction Session 2 – Randy

These next couple of videos from Todd Bradley’s ‘pocket coaching’ series are with Randy Lui-Kwan. Randy just got into SUP paddling in 2009 but don’t let that fool you because I’ve watched him improve super fast and now is averaging very good times for downwinders. I met Randy when Harris Chang sold him a SUP […]

ON ALERT: Quiksilver Ku Ikaika, pres. by C4 Waterman Looks at Thursday Swell

The 2010 QUIKSILVER KU IKAIKA CHALLENGE Presented by C4 Waterman FINAL BATCH OF BIG SWELL HAS KU IKAIKA “ON ALERT” (Makaha, HI) – February 22, 2010 — Another round of extra-large winter swell is developing under the watchful eye of organizers of the Quiksilver Ku Ikaika Challenge, presented by C4 Waterman, and competitors have been […]

BRUCE RAYMOND JOINS C4 WATERMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HONOLULU – (February 18, 2010) – C4 Waterman today announced that it has appointed Bruce Raymond to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.