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Here is a short video of our SUP clinic on Saturday May 12th. The weather was beautiful with great conditions for trying the lineup of our demo fleet, including many of the new Blue Planet veneer models.
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Werner Paddles Announces New Race Specific SUP
Werner Paddles has developed the first Stand Up Paddle designed from the ground up specifically for training and racing.
The Grand Prix utilizes Werner’s proprietary Performance Core technology to create the lightest weight SUP on the market. Paddlers can choose between three blade sizes allowing them to match their power and board glide. Continue reading ‘Werner Paddles Announces New Race Specific SUP’
Here’s a quick video with Robert Stehlik testing how durable their new Inflatable SUP boards are. I asked him to bounce it like a basketball but he wasn’t that successful doing that. I think you’ll agree that the board passed the durability test.
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In early February, I met up with C4 Waterman Ambassador Greg Pavao at their headquarters in Honolulu where he showed me some of their new SUP boards for 2012. Here’s a couple of videos with Greg explaining the features of their new stand up paddle board models. In the first video, Greg talks about the Mark Richards Pro Model, the SUBNine Micro-SUB and the SUBNine Forward-Vee Batwing SUP boards.
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iRESCUE | BOARDS | PADDLES | ACCESSORIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
HONOLULU (April 9, 2012) – The United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) has exclusively designated the C4 Waterman iRescue Board as the official rescue board of the USLA and the C4 Waterman iRescue Sled as the official rescue sled of the USLA. The endorsement sheds light on the newest rescue technology available in the United States.
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Here is an instructional video with Robert Stehlik on how to size, cut and glue a Blue Planet Featherlight High performance carbon paddle with T-handle.
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Here is Robert Stehlik with the new Blue Planet Surf featherlite high-performance carbon paddle. Robert also shows us their new high-performance paddle edge tape and microgrip paddle grip tape. I tested the paddle during this session at Mokuleia and was impressed.
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When it comes to Elite Class raceboards “angle of attack” is everything. Only the most perfectly balanced designs gives a board that downhill pitch and chop-gobbling speed that get an elite racer to the podium. Continue reading ‘Travis Grant’s Off The Hook 12′6 Pro Model’
Here’s a video and some pictures of Robert Stehlik surfing with the new Blue Planet inflatable SUP board at Jocko’s on Oahu’s North Shore.
Continue reading ‘Surfing the Blue Planet Inflatable SUP at Jocko’s’
The new Mark Richards Pro SUP available only from C4 Waterman, Inc.
Continue reading ‘If 4x World Champion Mark Richards had a SUP…’
Here’s a video with Robert Stehlik and Marina showing us the new inflatable SUP stand up paddle board from Blue Planet surf. These are expected to arrive sometime in early 2012.
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C4 Waterman iSUPs. All perfect products address the complex design issues with ease and simplicity.
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I recently picked up the new C4 Waterman iBlowfish shortboard inflatable surfboard. The board is 5′11″ and has a fixed set of twin fins on the bottom. The purpose for me was to have something that my kids can use and beat up a bit without it falling apart. This turned out to be the perfect solution.
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Here are some pictures of the new S.I.C. F-16 V2 production model SUP race board. This is a solid core sandwich construction board. It’s basically the same as the hollow molded one but feels a bit more rigid and solid. I couldn’t tell much difference in weight but I never put them on a scale.
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Here’s a short video of Mark Raaphorst and young Mo Freitas riding the S.I.C. Bullet 12′ SUP race board on some waist to chest high waves at Turtle Bay North Shore Oahu. The second clip with Mo in the video shows him catching the wave on the outside break and riding it all the way to shore. Check the time on the video and see how long he rides…pretty impressive. You can see in the video how easy the Bullet 12 catches waves and how well it can surf in the pictures below.
Continue reading ‘Surfing the S.I.C. Bullet 12′ SUP Race Board’
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