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Wednesday 10 February
Results
Heat 1. – 1st Ekolu Kalama, 2nd TJ Saeman, 3rd Robin Johnston, 4th Noa Shimabakuro
Continue reading ‘Sunset Beach Pro – Presented by Red Nose. Main Event Day 1′
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Watermans: Applied Science Sponsors Surf Ride Freedom Pro-Am Surf Series
Orange County, CA, February 9, 2010 – Watermans: Applied Science < http://www.watermansappliedscience.com> is proud to announce their involvement in the Surf Ride < http://www.surfride.com> Freedom Pro-Am Surf Series by Vans
Continue reading ‘Watermans: Applied Science Sponsors Surf Ride Freedom Pro-Am Surf Series’
The newly formed Starboard UK SUP Race Team have launched a blog where you can keep up to date with all the goings on with the team, find out more about the riders, events and training schedules as well as opportunities to get involved.
Continue reading ‘Starboard UK Race Team launch NEW Blog’
The kick off of the Waterman League’s Stand Up Paddle World Tour had an anxious build-up, as athletes from around the world would come together to mingle, compete, and inevitably judge and be judged by their respected peers, and the North Shore would be host to yet another event close to others by date, yet distanced by medium… SUP.
Continue reading ‘Hulakai Trials and the first Round of the Sunset Beach Pro, presented by Red Nose’
Here are some pictures that Margareta sent us from the Starboard booth and some of their boards on display at the 2010 Surf Expo in Orlando. Can’t wait to give these a try.
Continue reading ‘Starboard at the 2010 Surf Expo in Orlando’
Hovie SUP is proud to announce it has signed a sponsorship agreement with world class water person Gillian Gibree to head its women’s SUP race team. Gillian has a Bachelor of Science: Sport Business Management degree and has works in sports commentary with fuel TV, Media Spokesperson, Surf Instructor, and Marketing Assistant for Surf Diva in LA Jolla CA… Gillian will be hitting the Women’s SUP race schedule hard for the rest of 2010. Gillian as also signed a sponsorship agreement with Quick Blade Paddles…
Continue reading ‘Gillian Gibree signs with Hovie SUP to head its women’s SUP race team’
Raimana Van Bastolaer Joins the C4 Ohana
Tahitian waterman Raimana Van Bastolaer has been riding his original iconic red C4 SUP board at the breaks around his home, including the infamous Teahupoo, for three years.
Continue reading ‘C4 Waterman Newsletter – January 2010 – Vol 1, Issue 1′
The 2010 QUIKSILVER KU IKAIKA CHALLENGE
Presented by C4 Waterman
EYES ON SUNDAY/MONDAY FOR POSSIBLE ‘GO’
(Makaha, HI) – January 26, 2010 — Organizers of the third annual Quiksilver Ku Ikaika Challenge, presented by C4 Waterman, are closely watching a developing swell that could see the event run this weekend. While tomorrow’s swell has officially been ruled a no-go, the following system may deliver contestable waves of 15-feet-plus this Sunday into Monday. Tomorrow’s swell is only expected to show around 12 feet at Makaha, accompanied by less-than-favorable winds. An update on the ensuing weekend swell will be issued as the system develops.
Continue reading ‘ON ALERT: Quiksilver Ku Ikaika, pres. by C4 Waterman Eyes Upcoming Swell’
SNP’s booth at the 2010 Surf Expo in Orlando was the focal point for some of the most high-tech networking in recent years. Team riders, manufacturers, shop owners, and nano-geeks converged on Booth #508 in big numbers to find the source of the “buzz” for faster boards!
Continue reading ‘Surf Nano Products, LLC introduces “nanotechnology” to a global audience at Surf Expo’
Sunset Beach Pro, 6th – 14th February: Stop 1 of the Stand Up World Tour for 2010
The Trials:
All entries for the trials should be sent to entry@watermanleague.com, with ‘trials entry’ included as the subject of the email and your name, age, where you’re from and contact details in the mail itself. The max number of entries is 48, so the sooner you can place your entry the better. The Top 4 from the Trials event will advance into the main event.
Continue reading ‘Sunset Beach Pro, Feb 6th-14th 2010, Stand Up World Tour’
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CJ Hobgood signs with WATERMANS: APPLIED SCIENCE
Orange County, CA, January 20, 2010 – Watermans: Applied Science is proud to announce the addition of CJ Hobgood to its diverse team of Watersports athletes. Hobgood, the 2001 ASP World Champion, perennial top-ten finisher and East Coast superstar is the latest and greatest addition for the blossoming Southern California Sunscreen Brand.
Continue reading ‘CJ Hobgood signs with WATERMANS: APPLIED SCIENCE’
The 2010 QUIKSILVER KU IKAIKA CHALLENGE
Presented by C4 Waterman
Holding Period Begins Today; Invitees Announced
(Makaha, HI) – January 15, 2010 — A record-setting winter of gigantic surf continues in Hawaii, and Quiksilver is proud to announce the third annual Quiksilver Ku Ikaika Challenge, presented by C4 Waterman. This event is an invitational big-wave stand up paddle (SUP) surfing competition that will run on one day between January 15 and February 28, 2010, when wave face heights exceed 15 feet at Makaha Point, on the west shore of Oahu. “Ku Ikaika”, a Hawaiian phrase that means stand strong, was derived in reference to the sport of stand up paddle surfing and to upholding a healthy and positive approach to wave riding.
Continue reading ‘Quiksilver Ku Ikaika Challenge Holding Period Begins, presented by C4 Waterman’
This was just sent in by Greg Wunderlich from C4 Waterman:
Continue reading ‘C4 Waterman’s New Pohaku SDK Soft Deck SUP Boards at the Surf Expo Tradeshow in Orlando’
January 14, 2010 (Santa Cruz, CA) – The 14 foot Bark Expedition was named “Best Stand Up Paddleboard” in the Dec 2009/Jan 2010 issue of the Men’s Journal. The “Gear of the Year” issue awards top honors to the best outdoor products of 2009. Other “Gear of the Year” honorees included notable brands such as Oakley, Canon, Rolex, BMW, Mountain Hardware and GoPro among other prestigious brands. “We couldn’t be happier with this honor.” said the board’s designer Joe Bark. Continue reading ‘Surftech’s 14 foot Bark Expedition awarded “Gear of the Year”’
Announcement
Starboard UK Announce SUP Race Team
“To provide a platform to encourage and increase participation in SUP race events, locally, nationally and internationally”
Starboard UK are pleased to announce the formation of the UK’s first ever dedicated SUP race team. After a three week selection process that saw over 45 applications received, a team of 29 paddlers has been chosen. Continue reading ‘Starboard UK Announce SUP Race Team’
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