2009 Starboard SUP Stand Up Paddle Guide
June 9th, 2009 by clarise 
Just got this in from Starboard’s North American Distributor.
Check out the 2009 line of SUP’s.
Download Product Guide pdf here:
2009 Starboard SUP Stand Up Paddle Guide
Archive for June, 2009
Watermans’ Applied Science – Sunscreen for Water Athletes
June 9th, 2009 by evan 
I normally shy away from the word ‘best’ when talking about products but I have to say it for Watermans’ Applied Science Sunscreen. I’ve been searching high and low for a sunscreen that doesn’t run in the water and won’t give me eye styes. This is a review of sunscreen designed for your face, not for the body. I normally wear a long sleeve sun protective shirt to block the UV rays from my torso.
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2009 Whitewater Stand Up Paddling Championships C4 Waterman Video
June 8th, 2009 by clarise
C4 Team Rider Noland Martin and Team Manager Liam Wilmott competed in the first ever Whitewater Stand Up Championships along with twenty other athletes in the three-event competition. There was a whitewater race, a slalom event and a freestyle surfing showdown in the surging standing wave of Glenwood Springs Whitewater Park.
Overall Winners: Charlie MacArthur and Coral Ferguson
Watch the video here:
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What’s SUP? A Surf Sport That Needs No Ocean
June 8th, 2009 by clarise
By Matt Kettmann / Santa Barbara
Monday, Jun. 08, 2009
This article was originally published by TIME.com
Stand-up paddle surfing may sound like a scene from a screwball comedy, but no one’s laughing in a sports and fitness industry that has hit the recession skids as hard as any other business.
SUP, as it’s called for short, looks exactly as it sounds: you stand on a large surfboard and propel yourself forward with a paddle. But, unlike traditional surfing, you don’t have to wait for the waves. In fact, SUP, which is wildly popular, can be done on lakes, rivers, pools or any sufficiently large body of water. “It’s completely blown up in the past five years and every spring it just blows up even more,” says Jim Brewer, 45, a painting contractor who, in October 2008 and in spite of everyone calling him nuts, opened Blueline Stand-Up Paddle Surf in Santa Barbara, Calif., the first fully dedicated SUP shop in the country. “We thought it was phasing out, but then we realized that it’s just beginning. It’s going mainstream.”
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Future Fins – Vector 3/2, 3/2/1, Scimitar and Gerry Lopez
June 6th, 2009 by evan
Since there hasn’t been any wind, I’ve been SUP surfing a lot more. I also just got some new Future Fins to play with and finally had some time to test them. If anyone has had success using these fins, please comment below because I’m still trying to figure out which ones work best for different conditions.
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OluKai Ho’olaule’a on NBC, June 6 at 11am Hawaii time and Ocean Paddler TV this month
June 5th, 2009 by clarise
OluKai Ho’olaule’a: Watch on TV, Event Photos, ‘Ohana Giveback
The inaugural OluKai Ho’olaule’a Ocean Festival held May 16th and 17th 2009, at Kanaha Beach Park, Maui, celebrated the ocean lifestyle and island culture through competition, tradition, ‘ohana, and giving back. The event featured elite OC1 and Stand Up Paddle racers vying for a $15,000 gender-equal prize purse, ancient Hawaiian games, sailing canoe rides, hula, luau, and live music from Paula Fuga.
Watch on TV
The event, filmed in high-definition, will be broadcast nationally on NBC Sports, and locally on OC16 in Hawaii and San Diego. Be sure to watch (or set your DVR):
Network: NBC Sports
Program: Jeep World of Adventure Sports
Day/Time: Saturday June 6, 2009 at 5pm ET / 2pm PT / 11am HT
Network: OC16 (Hawaii and San Diego)
Program: Ocean Paddler TV
Day/Time: Daily throughout the month of June
Check your local listings for show times and availability.
Event Photos, Recap, and Official Race Results
Check out our News page for a full event recap, incredible photos from land, air, and sea, and download the official race results.
‘Ohana Giveback
Through proceeds raised from the event, OluKai was able to donate $6,000 to it’s ‘Ohana Giveback partners: Maui Cultural Lands, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s Junior Lifeguard Program, and Team Kamakakoa of the Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association.
8th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race
June 3rd, 2009 by davi 
Presented by CLIF BAR
Santa Cruz, Calif. (June 2, 2009) – Mark your race calendar for June 13, 2009 when the 8th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race presented by CLIF BAR will hit the water. Paddleboarders and stand up paddlers from up and down the coast of California and as far away as Florida and Hawaii will converge on New Brighton Beach in Santa Cruz, California to compete for the coveted “Jay Race” title.
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Tropical Blends Surf Shop- video
June 3rd, 2009 by evan
I visited the Tropical Blends Surf Shop at 907 South Queen Street here in Honolulu, Hawaii and took a look at surf heaven. In the last year, the store has more than doubled in size, largely due to the growing interest in stand up paddle gear.
Jim Hayes, Tropical Blends owner
F-16 Version 2 in Action Video
June 2nd, 2009 by evan
Mark Raaphorst told me about a tripod camera system he was making to record his downwind sessions. Very nice job Mark. Check out the video of the F-16 Version 2 in action.
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