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USA Trilogy of events announced for the 2013 Stand Up World Series

Friday 31 May

USA Trilogy announced: Chicago, San Francisco & HB

With the world’s best about to embark on the European Trilogy that starts next weekend in Oleron France (with stops in the Basque Country of Spain and Germany), we are proud to announce the US Trilogy that will pick up at the end of August and hit 3 major markets in the USA.
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Connor Baxter in Europe – 1st Stop France

THE SUP RACE CUP 2013 – ST. MAXIME FRANCE

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By Connor Baxter

I arrived in Nice on Thursday afternoon – 2 days before the race. But – unfortunately my Starboard Race board did not show up at the airport. Yannick, who organizes the Event, picked both Bart and me up at the airport and we drove to the Event Site. Sainte Maxime is a Mediterranean town located north of Saint Tropez.
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Hamburg, Germany completes the World Series European Trilogy

Monday 27 May

Camp David SUP World Cup completes European Trilogy

The Waterman League is proud to announce the Camp David Hamburg SUP World Cup, the 3rd and final stop of the World Series’ European Trilogy and stop 5 on the 2013 Stand Up World Series.
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Connor Baxter Wins in France

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Connor Wins in France!

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The World Series heads to Europe for France & Bilbao events & new web presence

Wednesday 22 May

The Waterman League launches their all new umbrella site

As the World Tour and Series develop on a global scale, the Waterman League is proud to launch its all new site, bringing all World Tour and World Series news and information under one roof for a more dynamic and up to date experience. Continue reading ‘The World Series heads to Europe for France & Bilbao events & new web presence’

Interview with Starboard Team Rider Bart de Zwart

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Here’s an interview with Starboard team rider Bart de Zwart where he shares with us SUP racing activities for 2013. But first, let’s take a look at Bart’s official profile from Starboard.
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Connor Baxter Wins the Olukai Ho’olaule’a

Connor Baxter Wins the Olukai Ho’olaule’a Event – and Defends his 2012 Title!!

Re-Cap of Event – by Connor Baxter

The Olukai Ho’olaule’a is a great event. Every year paddlers look forward to competing at this event in the infamous Maliko downwinder.
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Leco Salazar wins the 2013 Ubatuba Pro Brazil, stop 2 of the Stand Up World Tour

Sunday 5 May

Leco Salazar storms to victory at 2013 Ubatuba Pro Brazil

After 3 days of intense action here at Itamamabuca Beach in the beautiful region of Ubatuba Brazil, Leco Salazar storms to victory here at the Ubatuba Pro Brazil in a star studded fleet to secure the win at Stop 2 of the 2013 Stand Up World Tour.
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Ubatuba Pro Brazil gets off to a spectacular start for the Stand Up World Surfing Tour

Friday 3 May

The Trials reveal a whole new hotbed of talent for the Tour

The Trials component of the Ubatuba Pro, Stop 2 on the 2013 Stand Up World Tour, saw over 40 athletes battle it out for the final 8 places in the main event. With a strong show of talent, both young and old, it came down to the performance of each athlete on the day, as the 40+ athletes became 8 and the Trials were wrapped by the end of Day 1 of the Ubatuba Pro.
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Ubatuba Grand Slam – Recap by Connor Baxter

Connor Baxter wins both the Sprint Racing and Long Distance Race for a clean sweep – Claiming the Overall Title at the Ubatuba Grand Slam.

Story: by Connor Baxter

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The 2013 Ubatuba Grand Slam was by far the biggest turnout on the Standup World Series. From the first day of the sprints to the last seconds of the event when they took the tents down, there were a lot of spectators there to support and cheer us on.
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Connor Baxter wins Stop 2 of the 2013 Stand Up World Series in Brazil

Monday 29 April

Connor Baxter wins the long distance and overall in Brazil

Connor Baxter (Starboard) makes it a clean sweep here at Stop 2 of the Stand Up World Series in Ubatuba, Brazil, winning both the sprint racing and Long distance courses at Praia do Centro and earning him the Stand Up World Series event Title here in Brazil.
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Connor Baxter wins the World Series Sprint Racing on Day 1 of the Ubatuba Pro

Sunday 28 April

Connor Baxter wins Day 1, the World Series Sprint Racing

Connor Baxter (Starboard) builds on his momentum in 2013 with a win on day 1 of the Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam, the World Series Sprint Racing. With a stacked field of athlete featuring amongst the world’s best paddlers, Connor was able to work his way through the heats, and keep ahead of arch rival, Kai Lenny (Naish) to take the all important win.
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Build up to the Ubatuba Pro: the Starting Line

Thursday 25 April

The Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam will kick off this weekend

The Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam will kick off this weekend in the Center of Ubatuba town, at Praia do Centro. Featuring a selection of the World’s leading paddlers matching up against Brazil’s very best, this weekend’s World Series Racing promises to be some of the most exciting and fiercely contested yet on the World Series.
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Connor Baxter wins in Abu Dhabi

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Story by Connor Baxter

The 2013 Abu Dhabi All-Star event was amazing. It started off with a long trip across the world. There were only 18 competitors invited to this event. We got to surf in a wave pool called Wadi Adventures. The waves were about head high and we could go left, right, or have a closeout. The first round we all got three lefts, then three rights and last three closeouts. They took the top one score from each type of waves and the top six from that made it to the quarters. Unfortunately I did not make that cut but felt like I was surfing good.
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Ubatuba Pro Brazil Grand Slam Entries now open: 27th April – 5th May

Friday 12 April

Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam to run from 27th April – 5th May

The Ubatuba Pro Grand Slam will run from the 27th April – 5th May in the beautiful region of Ubatuba, just north of Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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