Tag Archive for 'world champion'

Sunset Beach Pro delivers high caliber action for Day one of the Main Event

Sunday 12 February Day one of the Main Event sees epic waves at Sunset Beach 6 – 8 ft groomed Sunset was the order of the day as the very best in the world stepped up to do battle on day one of the Sunset Beach Pro presented by Malibu & Starboard and in association […]

If 4x World Champion Mark Richards had a SUP…

The new Mark Richards Pro SUP available only from C4 Waterman, Inc. Click here for more info

Leco Salazar wins the AlmaSurf Mormaii International presented by Skol

Wednesday 26 October Leco Salazar wins Skol’s Alma Surf Mormaii International Leco Salazar puts together a stunning performance in the Finals of the AlmaSurf International presented by Skol to take the win in front of an ecstatic home crowd and ahead of an on form Kai Lenny.

Planet Sun to host “Meet the Champions” at Marine Corps Base, Hawaii

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John O’Malley, 808 372-6016 PLANET SUN ANNOUNCES “MEET THE CHAMPIONS” EVENT Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii-February, 14, 2011- Planet Sun, LLC, a Hawaii based performance suncare company, proudly presents “Meet the Champions.” The event will take place at the Kaneohe Marine Corps Base 2011 Swamp Romp Fitness Expo, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, Hawaii […]

Maui’s Kai Lenny takes the win at the Sunset Beach Pro

Maui’s Kai Lenny wins again at the Sunset Beach Pro. for immediate release Contact: Dawn Goonetilleke, dawn.goonetilleke@watermanleague.com, ph. 805-459-5940 SUNSET BEACH, OAHU. (February 9 2011) Maui’s Kai Lenny wins again at the Sunset Beach Pro. Event: 2011 Stand Up World Tour, Sunset Beach Pro Final Results: 1st Kai Lenny, Maui, HI, USA 2nd Robin Johnston, […]

The Sunset Beach Pro 2011 is upon us

Sunset Beach Pro 2011 is to begin February 6th The event that started it all in 2010 is back again this year to kick off the 2011 season for the Stand Up World Tour. Sunset Beach is one of the most notorious surfbreaks in the world, renowned for its powerful and more often than not, […]

2010 Hawaii Island Finals Highlights

An epic close to the 2010 Stand Up World Tour The Big Island of Hawaii provided the perfect setting for the climactic Finals of the 2010 Stand Up World Tour, with a welcome that surpassed any and all expectations, showcasing the true spirit of Aloha. From the County and its dynamic leader Mayor Billy Kenoi, […]

Stand Up World Tour’s Hawaii Island Finals

The Hawaii Island Finals start this Friday 10th Dec. The Hawaii Island Finals, presented by Red Nose is the prestigious and climactic Finals for the Stand Up World Tour for 2010. It will close the season and crown the first ever World Champion for the sport of Stand Up Paddling.

Planet Sun Sport Report 2010 XTERRA World Championships

The XTERRA World Championships is truly a magical thing. The vibe, the people, the power, the earth, the challenge all wrapped into a 1 mile swim, 20 mile bike and 7.5 mile run- in the lava and dirt. I will come out of character here to tell you that this “experience” is atop the world’s […]

Leco Salazar wins Stop 4 of the Stand Up World Tour

Salazar wins the 4th stop of the Stand Up World Tour After a fiercely fought out main event for the Mormaii Ibiraquera Wave Contest, it was Brazil’s Leco Salazar who was to be crowned Champion at the 4th stop of the Stand Up World Tour for 2010. In challenging double overhead surf, Leco proved that […]

The Mormaii Ibiraquera Wave Contest is now underway

Stop 4 of the Stand Up World Tour now underway The Mormaii Ibiraquera Wave Contest is now underway, with the Trials starting here in South Brazil this morning. All the principal contenders are here, inclusive of the two front runners right now, Hawaii’s Kai Lenny and France’s Peyo Lizarazu. Also vying to build on their […]

Hawaiian Longboard Federation (HLF) gives free membership and adds SUP division

HLF expands to include Stand-up Paddling, offers free membership to former members and winners of SUP events Honolulu, HI, January 15, 2009: After a brief hiatus, the Hawaiian Longboard Federation (HLF) regroups to offer membership and ratings points for both longboarders and Stand-Up Paddlers (SUP). As a third party entity, the HLF will not coordinate […]

Layne Beachley Enjoying Retirement on Northern Beaches

This article was originally published by The Daily Telegraph. Read the original article here: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/ 0,,24860811-5001023,00.html By Layne Beachley for The Daily Telegraph January 01, 2009 12:00am FOR Layne Beachley, home has never been a constant. Throughout a surfing career that spanned two decades and seven world titles she saw hundreds of hotel rooms and […]

Interview with Starboard CEO Svein Rasmussen and Margareta Engström Part 1

My short trip to Thailand to check out the biggest windsurfing company, Starboard, was quite an experience. I was able to interview Starboard’s founder and 4-time windsurfing world champion, Svein Rasmussen. Svein talked about Starboard beginnings and how it has become what it is now. It’s pretty amazing how his “40-year-cycle” theory on board design […]

Celebrity surf stars showcased in largest Stand Up Paddle Surfing competition in history

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (July 27, 2008) — In 40 minutes, Corona and Surftech put stand up paddle surfing in front of an estimated 100,000 people, taking the sport a giant leap forward in the consciousness of the surfing and non surfing public alike. The inaugural Corona Stand-up Paddle Surf Challenge took center stage on Sunday, […]