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September 11th, 2013 by davi
Saturday 7 September
The Stand Up World Tour & Series come together in HB
After a flurry of high profile city events on the World Series over the past month, the World’s best will congregate in Southern California, Surf CIty USA, where the Huntington Beach Pro will bring the World Racing Series and World Surfing Tour together for the second Grand Slam of the year.
Continue reading ‘The Huntington Beach Pro will see the World Tour & World Series take center stage’
September 10th, 2013 by davi
World Paddle Association (WPA) Hawaii Regional Championships
Race for Stand Up, Prone Paddlers and OC-1
8 Mile Downwinder from Hawaii Kai to Kaimana Beach
Sunday September 15, 2012 12 noon Start
You Can Register Race Morning from 9am to 11am
at Hawaii Kai Canoe Hale
Continue reading ‘Wet Feet/Blue Planet Surf WPA Hawaii Regional Championships Race’
September 6th, 2013 by davi
September 6, 2013
The father, Greg Beckler, of Raelyn is going to paddle board 40 miles from Catalina to Doheny Beach to raise funds to help pay for her treatment of Leukemia. Raelyn was found to have Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at age 2 and a half and is now 4. Continue reading ‘Paddle for Her Battle’
September 5th, 2013 by davi
This was sent to us via email by Karen Baxter.
Hey guys and girls,
Just wanted to invite you all to the Water Warrior “Amphibious Assault” Elite race.
Continue reading ‘Water Warrior ( Elite Amphibious Assault ) September 14th Oceanside, CA’
September 5th, 2013 by evan
Here now is the highly anticipated 2014 Starboard SUP catalog. Click the link below to download a copy: Continue reading ‘Starboard Launches 2014 SUP Catalog’
September 3rd, 2013 by davi
Connor wins the Overall Title in San Francisco
That is 6 out of 6 Overall Titles on the Stand Up World Series Tour
ReCap by Connor
The 2013 San Francisco America’s Cup Open was a great event. It was held at Marina Green and the event site was called the America’s Cup Village. It was right where the 45’s were racing for the Youth Cup. The Golden Gate Bridge was only a couple miles away to the west. With the fog rolling in it was sometimes covered and not visible. There were loads of boats in the bay watching all the 45’s racing. Action packed weekend.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter wins the Overall Title in San Francisco’
September 3rd, 2013 by davi
This time around the wonderful sport of Stand Up Paddling brought us to San Francisco for the Stand Up World Series America’s Cup AC Open Paddle Pro! The Prestigious America’s Cup is the second to oldest sporting event in the world behind the Olympics, running for 162 years! It was such an honor to be apart of this event with the SUWS and show the Yatching world what professional Stand Up Paddle Racing is all about! And at the same time it was such a pleasure to see what the America’s CUP had in store for us with the amazing 78foot Hydrofoiling sailboats reaching up to 48 knots maneuvering through a windsurf like Slalom course..!
Continue reading ‘2013 America’s CUP AC Open Stand Up World Series – Recap by Zane Schweitzer’
September 2nd, 2013 by davi
Monday 2 September
Connor Baxter and Kai Lenny battle it out to the bitter end
Connor Baxter (Starboard) and Kai Lenny (Naish) once again have a historic clash here at the AC Open in San Francisco, as Kai Lenny secures the win in the sprint racing component, forcing a dramtic tie-breaker to decide the event win, much to the delight of the crowd.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter & Annabel Anderson secure victory at the AC Open in San Francisco’
September 1st, 2013 by davi
Saturday 31 August
Connor Baxter does it again: another victory at AC Open
Connor Baxter (Starboard) battles back on the last leg of the challenging long distance race, to edge ahead of Kai Lenny (Naish) to take the win here in the long distance course of the AC Open, Stop #7 on the 2013 Stand Up World Series. Strong wins, strong tides and tumultuous ocean conditions set the scene for a radical long distance course today at the AC Open, that took center stage at the America’s Cup here in San Francisco.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter & Annabel Anderson power to victory on Day 1 in San Francisco’
August 27th, 2013 by davi
The 2013 Chicago Paddle Pro was awesome this year, with a great turnout of amateurs, children and of course the world’s top racers! It Is always such a pleasure to travel to such amazing places all over the world with the Waterman League! Once Again we found ourselves in a jaw dropping arena to hold the standup World Series in the beautiful city of Chicago! There was a beach party, a kids clinic, amatuer races, kids races, and the highlight of the event the Pro Division!
Continue reading ‘2013 Chicago Paddle Pro – Recap by Zane Schweitzer’
August 27th, 2013 by davi
Monday 26 August
Connor Baxter battles with Kai Lenny to take the victory
The rivalry between Connor Baxter (Starboard) and Kai Lenny (Naish) only intensified this weekend as the two once again embarked on a battle of epic proportions. After a dramatic finish in the World Series Sprint Racing where Connor managed to edge ahead of Kai to take the win, it was all down to the crucial Long Distance Race yesterday for the Event Title here in Chicago, but also, vital ranking points on the 2013 Stand Up World Series.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter & Annabel Anderson make it a clean sweep at the World Series in Chicago’
August 26th, 2013 by davi
Caren from Starboard just sent us a link to the full version of their movie called “The Starboard Project 2013″ which is now on youtube. The movie highlights the Starboard SUP team and is 48 minutes so grab a drink, sit back and watch. Check it out below.
Continue reading ‘The Starboard Movie’
August 25th, 2013 by davi
Connor Baxter Wins Overall Title at the Stand Up World Series – Chicago
His 5th Straight Overall Title!
ReCap of Event by Connor
The 2013 Stand Up World Series Event in Chicago was a good turnout. We had some of the best paddlers show up from all over the world. And the interest from the beach goers from last year was significant. Loads more spectators.
Continue reading ‘Connor Wins Overall Title in Chicago’
August 24th, 2013 by davi
Saturday 24 August
Connor Baxter just edges ahead of Kai Lenny to win sprint
Connor Baxter (Starboard) and Kai Lenny (Naish) have another battle of the ages today at Stop 6 of the Stand Up World Series with Connor Baxter just getting the edge in the sprint across the finish line making for a showdown of epic proportions.
Continue reading ‘Connor Baxter & Annabel Anderson step up at the World Series in Chicago’
August 22nd, 2013 by davi
CONNOR BAXTER WINS THE “ULTIMATE SUP SHOWDOWN”!
Recap of Event by Connor
The 2013 Ultimate SUP Showdown was a huge success. This event took place on Oahu and it was a part of the famous Duke Kahanamoku Event. This event was alittle different in the sense that when I signed up I was in both the surf part and the race part. All the competitors had to compete in both the race and surf – which made it a fun day at the beach.
Continue reading ‘Connor Wins the Ultimate SUP Showdown’
