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Iballa Moreno becomes 2nd in the European SUP Surf Contest #EUROSUPA 2014.
The canarian rider Iballa Moreno could not defend her tittle from last year in Somo-Cantabria, north of Spain. Caroline Angibaud takes the win with Maïli Tahar in third.
Continue reading ‘Starboard’s Iballa Moreno Takes 2nd in EUROSUPA’
Izzi Gomez dominates the final day of competition and secures the win in France
Izzi Gomez (Starboard) has had an incredible year in 2014, as she secures the 2014 World Title in epic fashion here in France.
Continue reading ‘Izzi Gomez secures La Torche Pro France win and the 2014 World Title’
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 the win at an event since 2012, when he was within inches of a World Title.
Continue reading ‘Sean Poynter secures a well deserved win in La Torche and Kai Lenny is crowned 2014 World Champion’
The Title Race intensifies as both Kai Lenny & Caio Vaz continue onto the Quarterfinals
Another amazing day here at the 2014 La Torche Pro France as we get a few steps closer to crowning the 2014 World Champion after what has been an epic year of competition.
Continue reading ‘Another spectacular day of action at the 2014 La Torche Pro, as the Title Race intensifies & U16 Champion is crowned’
Day 3 of the La Torche Pro France sees spectacular action in Main event, Round 1
A beautiful day here in Finistere as the Men’s Main Event of the 2014 La Torche Pro France got underway in nothing short of epic conditions. A solid, long period swell, light offshore winds and bright blue skies provided the perfect backdrop to a full day of competition that saw us wrap Round 1 and the Repechage of the Main Event, as well as Round 1 of the Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge.
Continue reading ‘Epic day of action today at the 2014 La Torche Pro France as the Main Event gets underway’
By: Allie Brown
Kenny Kaneko took a very impressive 2nd place this weekend in Kumano Japan! There were 167 paddlers and a strong international field with Travis Grant taking the top spot. Looks like the race scene is really taking off in Japan…
Continue reading ‘Kenny Kaneko On Podium In Japan’
La Torche Pro France gets off to a spectacular start with a stadium set up
Pointe de la Torche provided a spectacular amphitheater for today’s action as the Trials component of the 2014 La Torche Pro France got underway in beautiful conditions. Sunshine, waves and thousands of people lining the cliffs of the legendary Point here in the department of Finistere provided the backdrop for a full day of action on the water.
Continue reading ‘La Torche Pro France kicks off with a dramatic City Race and World Tour Surfing Trials’
Coaching topic: Shoulders
We will talk about how to prevent shoulder injuries and show you some exercises to strengthen the rotator cuff muscles.
After coaching, we will either do our regular 2 mile time trial training course or interval training.
Continue reading ‘Wednesday Training Group: Meeting at 5:00 PM Hawaii Kai – Topic: Protecting the Shoulders’
La Torche Pro France to determine the 2014 World Champion for Stand Up Paddlesurfing
The La Torche Pro France will see a dramatic welcome later this week as the World TItle Race intensifies and it will all come down to this crucial European stop on the Stand Up World Tour to decide the 2014 World Champion.
Continue reading ‘World Tour Finals this weekend, Recap from Turtle Bay, World Series Final Rankings and NBC air date’
By: Allie Brown
OAHU, Hawaii – SIC Maui Team Athlete Lina Augaitis sealed the 2014 Stand Up World Series title over the weekend with her results from the final round of the series at the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu. Fresh off her Battle of the Paddle victory on her SIC X-14 PRO-LITE in the distance race, Augaitis was off to Oahu in a very tight race with Australia’s Angie Jackson for the overall title.
Continue reading ‘SIC Team Athlete Lina Augaitis Wins 2014 Stand Up World Series’
By: Au
Dedicated and Determined Waterman, Zane Schweitzer overcomes a foot injury suffered at the BOP to win the Sprint Division of the Stand Up World Tour, Turtle Bay event. Having a set back in the long distance to the foot injury, Zane was determined to continue and to all out go for the win in the sprints, winning every one of his heats!
We received a full recap from Zane below… Congratulations Zane! Continue reading ‘Starboard’s Zane Schweitzer Wins Sprint Race at Turtle Bay’
Halie Harrison secures the win in the World Series Sprints, and the overall event win
Halie Harrison shows incredible skill to win the World Series sprints to cap off a great weekend for the Hawaiian born athlete, taking the overall win at the 2014 World Series Finals.
Continue reading ‘Halie Harrison secures the World Series Finals victory and Lina Augaitis, the 2014 World Title’
Coaching topic: Catch
We will talk about getting good catch before applying the power and do some drill to practice the catch phase. The wind is forecast to be light on Wednesday, so no downwinder. Strong winds expected for the weekend!
After coaching, we will either do our regular 2 mile time trial training course or interval training.
Continue reading ‘Wednesday Training Group: Meeting at 5:00 PM Hawaii Kai – Topic: Catch’
Kai Lenny secures the win at the World Series Finals @ Turtle Bay in epic conditions
Kai Lenny (Naish) secures a well deserved win at the World Series Finals presented by Turtle Bay, taking 1st place in the long distance and 2nd place by a matter of inches in the sprint racing, giving him his second win of the season and securing 2nd place overall for the year on the World Series Ranking. While the 2x Racing World Champion was disappointed not to retain his Title (with Connor Baxter (Starboard) securing the deal at Huntington last month), Kai was committed to finishing year on a high, at home in Hawaii.
Continue reading ‘Kai Lenny secures the Finals win, Zane Schweitzer the Sprints, and Connor Baxter the 2014 World Title’
Kai Lenny is victorious on Day 1 of the World Series Finals at Turtle Bay
Kai Lenny (Naish) storms to victory here in the Stand Up World Series Finals Long Distance race. On Day One of the final event on the Stand Up World Series calendar the fleet had to battle through some heavy surf conditions on the start line at Turtle Bay. With athletes pushed to their limits having to use their knowledge of the ocean to punch through the on coming sets and get out past Kawela Bay.
Continue reading ‘Dramatic Racing on Day 1 of the World Series Finals at Turtle Bay sees Kai Lenny & Fiona Wylde victorious’
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