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We were fortunate to get a sneak peek at the 2009 Starboard SUP Catalog. Here is the latest offering from the largest windsurf company in the world now focusing on stand up paddle surfing. Continue reading ‘Starboard 2009 SUP Catalog – Sneak Peek’
Here’s an update from Starboard Team Rider, John Hibbard, all the way from UK.
After winning the UK Distance title in 2008 I started thinking about some longer distance paddling. Most of our races were between 4-8 miles. I quite fancied trying to do some much longer paddles. Then one day while doing a bit of internet research I came across the Devizes to Westminster Canoe and Kayak race. This is the world’s longest race for canoes. 125 miles in total spread across 4 days. This looked like just the ticket. In fact it was a fair bit longer than I was actually thinking of, but it would be an amazing challenge.
Continue reading ‘SUP at the Devizes to Westminster Canoe and Kayak Race’
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SUPAH Distance Paddling Clinics
Presented by the Stand Up Paddle Association of Hawaii (SUPAH)
an independent non profit organization whose mission is to promote SUP distance paddling, SUP etiquette, and SUP community service events.
Another video of Dave Parmenter, today with the new C4 Sling Blade 9′9″ stand up surf board. It has a very refined long board shape, a fairly neutral long board rocker, flat bottom, crisp edges, pulled in and foiled out tail. Something that your foot will build the control very easily.
Continue reading ‘New Products from C4 Waterman – Sling Blade 9′9″ SUP Board’
Here’s another video of Dave Parmenter, this time with the new C4 Waterman 11′ Da Mooch SUP board. This 11′ has a lovely, very relaxed, neutral long board rocker. It’s something you can stand on the nose all day on and still let you make big swooping left or right turns. It’s a great San Onofre or Waikiki board. It’s unreal for long distance paddling. You can paddle miles on it and still surf.
Continue reading ‘New Products from C4 Waterman – Da Mooch 11′ SUP Board’
By Clarise:
Here’s a video of Dave Parmenter presenting the new C4 Waterman 9′3″ Sub Vector. The board was designed to be a no-fail board for intermediate surfers and above, starting around with a max range of around 240-250 lbs. It has a lot of very potent short board features: flat bottom, really hard crisp edges that goes into a double concave, and convertibility with five fin boxes.
Continue reading ‘New Products from C4 Waterman – Sub Vector 9′3″ SUP Board’
This article was originally published by The Daily Telegraph. Read the original article here: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24870319-5001021,00.html
By Jessica Seymour
for The Daily Telegraph
January 04, 2009 12:00am
MORE Australians are learning stand-up paddle boarding – an ancient technique created by Hawaiians – with some surfers using the boards in low swell to build up their balance while others are mastering a new skill in a sport they love.
IT’S surfing but with a twist. Continue reading ‘Paddling the latest holiday craze’
Here’s a couple of video clips I took of the C4 Waterman handle grip installation demo. Using some foam grip scrap pieces, see how Joe positions the pad on the top most portion of the handle, starting off at the center towards the sides, following the contour of the handle. Notice how he carefully removes the adhesive backing making sure it overlaps smoothly. He cuts clean the excess pad with a razor, sands it after and it’s done.
Continue reading ‘C4 Waterman Handle Grip Install’
This article was originally published by The Daily Telegraph. Read the original article here: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/ 0,,24860811-5001023,00.html
By Layne Beachley
for The Daily Telegraph
January 01, 2009 12:00am
FOR Layne Beachley, home has never been a constant.
Throughout a surfing career that spanned two decades and seven world titles she saw hundreds of hotel rooms and scores of beaches.
As a young woman working through the struggles of her adoption, there was an emotional journey surrounding her identity as well.
But after her decision to retire in October, a “refreshed” Beachley is back on the Northern Beaches for good.
Continue reading ‘Layne Beachley Enjoying Retirement on Northern Beaches’
I went on a downwinder last Thanksgiving Day which initially started off with my brother Darin who wanted to go stand up paddling. There weren’t too many choices, either it’s small waves and some wind on the South shore, or it’s going to be huge waves on the North shore. He’s out of surfing shape right now so that would be pretty tough.
Continue reading ‘Thanksgiving Day Downwinder on 12′6″s’
I took a short video of this new custom shaped Joe Blair stand up board. It’s a 10’ board and what he did was he left the nose a bit full to keep some paddle power in there. There’s a decent amount of rocker in that nose so that you don’t curl. The tail pulled in quite a bit more than the blue 9’11” one that I had before.
Continue reading ‘Joe Blair Custom 10′ SUP Stand Up Paddle Board’
This is the 2nd installment of my interview with Starboard’s Svein Rasmussen and Margareta Engström at the Starboard HQ. Svein showed me an 8½’ X 30″ Sport Tech board used by Ekolu Kalama using wood technology. You can see the pine wood portions of the board’s outer shell which adds rigidity and lightness to the board. Also with us here is Margareta, who’s a professional windsurfer and gets to stand up paddle whenever she can. She also shared her thoughts on the differences between windsurfing as opposed to SUP.
Continue reading ‘Interview with Starboard CEO Svein Rasmussen and Margareta Engström Part 2′
My short trip to Thailand to check out the biggest windsurfing company, Starboard, was quite an experience. I was able to interview Starboard’s founder and 4-time windsurfing world champion, Svein Rasmussen. Svein talked about Starboard beginnings and how it has become what it is now. It’s pretty amazing how his “40-year-cycle” theory on board design has led him to make a crossover between windsurfing and stand paddle surfing. Svein is sitting next to Margareta Engstrom who runs marketing for Starboard and is also a professional windsurfer and avid SUP paddler.
Continue reading ‘Interview with Starboard CEO Svein Rasmussen and Margareta Engström Part 1′
This is the board I’ve been talking to Blair about for probably the last 3 months or so. I told him that I wanted the board, first and foremost, to be fast. I need to be able to use it on bigger surf and when I want to get out of the way, I want to be able to paddle. I want to make sections so I don’t get pounded and get stuck on the inside.
Continue reading ‘Joe Blair 10-6 SUP Stand Up Paddle Board’
What an exciting year for SUP stand up paddling. I just wanted to wish everyone a very Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) and Hau’oli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year). The Christmas spirit is definitely here.
My brother and I did a short downwinder this morning and were blessed with great wind. When we were done we loaded the boards on his car. At that point we realized that I forgot to put straps in his car and just as we were wondering what we should do, Herbie Titcomb pulled up in his yellow VW Bug on his way out of Kaimana Beach and stopped to talk story with us. Once he realized we had no straps he let us borrow his. What a cool guy and what a cool sport that brings us all together.
Thanks Herbie! You saved us today.
