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Women's stand up paddle camps are coming to California, Utah, and Colorado! Nikki Gregg, certified personal trainer and stand up paddler is offering 2-3 day boot camps for Women stand up paddlers. More details...
Surfers Environmental Alliance (SEA) is holding its 3rd Annual Sea Paddle NYC in Manhattan to raise money and awareness for autism and coastal preservation. Read more...
Repeat wins in Baytowne Marina for another Yolo Stand Up Paddle Board race in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
Craig Waltz claimed the paddleboard victory with a time of 2:00:30. Tony Mueller won the Stand Up Paddle Unlimited Class
The 2009 Rainbow Sandals Molokai race is just around the corner. This year should extremely competitive. Here's a sneak peek we received from Jodi Wilmott...
The official press release by Hobie about the Dana Point stand up paddle Waterman's Challenge...a great turnout...and definitely a challenge. Check it out.
Safe Waters for Hawaii is now online addressing the issue of shark feeding from boats. Information on the laws and issues surrounding the topic.
Stand up paddle surfing in France is going strong. Here are the results of the French 2009 North Point Stand Up Paddle Classic. A great turn out and fun waves.
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A rare peek into the shaping room of Blane Chambers of Paddle Surf Hawaii. Watch Blane work magic on a blank as he scrubs out an new 9'1" Pintail Ripper stand up paddle board in this video. |
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NRG Lifestyle Fitness Training Introduces Stand Up Paddle Fitness Boot Camps to Western States |
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By: Stand Up Paddle Surfing Magazine
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 Haleiwa, HI (July 1, 2009)--Personal Trainer, avid stand up Paddler & owner Of NRG Lifestyle Fitness Training, Nikki Gregg is bringing her exclusive women’s stand up paddle boot camp to a number of cities in a western state tour of Utah, California & Colorado.
Nikki Gregg has 10 years of experience as a fitness professional and has now pioneered a new approach to health & fitness by combining her already successful personal training methods with the worlds fastest growing water sport, stand up paddle surfing. Nikki began to implement stand up paddling into her workout programs in Hawaii and honed her skills on the famed beaches of Oahu’s North Shore. Filled with aloha spirit and a lifetime dedicated to health and fitness, Nikki will now bring her unique brand of health, fitness and stand up paddle training to the mainland, USA. Scheduled venues include Salt Lake City, UT/ Santa Barbra, CA/ Dana Point, CA and Colorado
Nikki’s exclusive boot camp is personalized; each camp will only cater to six participants at a time. Each city will allow participants to choose from either a three day boot camp during the week or a two day camp for the weekend warriors. “I want everyone to come away from the experience completely stoked, not only feeling great from the workouts, but equipped with the strength and knowledge to charge harder on their SUP boards.”, says Nikki, who further explains, “I like to change up the workouts every time. My boot camps are never the same twice. Expect anything, just don’t expect boring.” |
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Third Annual Sea Paddle NYU Slated for August 24th |
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By: Sea Paddle NYC
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White Water Evening Event to Raise Money for Autism Awareness
 New York, NY — Last August, after a successful inaugural event, Surfers’ Environmental Alliance organized a group of over 80 surfers, including several professional surfing legends, to paddle 28 miles around NYC in the name of autism awareness and coastal preservation. The second annual event, SEA Paddle NYC, drew international attention and, in conjunction with the White Water Gala fundraiser held just prior to the paddle, raised money for four autism awareness groups: Autism Speaks, Autism New Jersey, Autism Family Services of New Jersey and Surfers Healing & SEA. Because of two years of incredible success, SEA Paddle NYC will again be held this year. The White Water Gala will take place on Saturday, August 22, with the paddle event occurring on Monday, August 24.
A few of last year’s participants included legendary free surfer, Keith Malloy, 3 time World Champion, Tom Curran and legendary surfboard shaper, Dick Brewer. Celebrities, including actor, David Chokachi and X-treme athlete, Darian Boyle are returning to participate in this year’s paddle. Chokachi, who is best known for his role as Cody in “Baywatch” is a surfer starring in a television series called “Beyond the Break.”
“Your paddle around NYC was remarkable on every level. Your hearts, your generosity, your talents, your energy are very much appreciated.” – Linda Meyer Ed.D, MPA, Executive Director Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (Autism New Jersey).
Joel Tudor, Gerry Lopez and Darrick Doerner are just some of the surf legends already confirmed to participate in this year’s event, along with several surprise acting and musical personalities. The Paddle will start at 9am on Monday, August 24th at Pier 1 South Street Sea Port. Paddlers will go up the East River, enter the Harlem River and come down the Hudson paddling 28 miles to circumnavigate Manhattan.
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YOLO Race Series Takes Over Baytowne Marina with 3rd Race in the 2009 Paddleboard Series |
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By: Yolo Board
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Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. – Repeat victories occurred in both the Men’s Division and Women’s Division of the race. Sean Hughes, Joe Serrato, Andy Scheid and Justin Cook, members of the South Walton Lifeguards Black team won first for the Men with a winning time of 19 minutes 6 seconds. Nancy Babin, Julie Ogle, Debbie Hunter, and Jackie Vreuls of the On the Coast Magazine team finished first in the Women’s race with a time of 24 minutes 47 seconds. There were 11 men’s teams competing and seven women’s teams in this race, which was included as part of the festivities of the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic fishing tournament.
A beautiful evening at Baytowne Marina provided an idyllic setting for the race, which was also broadcast live on a jumbotron that was set up as part of the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic. Fierce competition among local lifeguards has prevailed in the Men’s Division with the Destin Lifeguard team winning second and the South Walton Lifeguard Gold team winning third. In the Women’s Division, the World Six Boutique and Kitty Hawk Kites-Piranhas teams placed second and third respectively in the race. This race posed an extra challenge for competitors as each team was allowed the use of only one board in the four member relay race. |
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2009 Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race Title Decided by :06 Seconds |
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By: Duke Brouwer - Surftech
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Waltz wins by :06 seconds.
Santa Cruz, Calif. – With a light fog greeting them at dawn, the record number of racers packing New Brighton Beach at the 8th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race presented by CLIF Bar had little idea what was in store for them on the 12 mile course. Competitors discussed various course strategies while loading up on nutrition bars, gels and hydration provided by Jay Race Presenting Sponsor CLIF Bar. In 2008, Jay Race champion Chad Carvin of Laguna Hills, broke the course record in a time of 1:51:58. Would we see another course record set on this day? With Chad not able to come defend his title, would this be the year a local takes top honors once again? All questions would soon be answered.
While having a strong showing in the race was clearly at the forefront of everyone’s mind, the presence of Jay Moriarity was undeniable. No matter where you looked Jay’s friends and family were woven throughout the crowd telling stories and reminiscing about the legendary Santa Cruz waterman. At the opening ceremony, Jay’s friend and shaper, Bob Pearson, mentors Frosty & Zuef Hesson and wife Kim Moriarty gave inspiring testimonials reminding everyone what a beautiful life Jay Moriarity lived and how his life affected those around him. Many of Jay’s loved ones even joined event announcers Julie Moss and Omar Etcheverry to say a few words about him over the course of the event. No matter how caught up in race day activities the spectators became, they were continually reminded why they were there, to remember and honor Jay.
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The GoPro Stand Up Paddle Phenomenon and Superheroes |
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By: Nate Burgoyne, Editor
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It seems inevitable that every stand up paddler eventually makes plans to get a GoPro or like camera mounted on at least one board. Even before GoPro introduced an affordable surfboard mounted camera to the market, stand up paddlers were rigging up cameras with suction cups, duct tape, and nuts and bolts from the hardware store in an attempt to capture stand up paddle moments on video. GoPro style SUP videos are found all over YouTube, blogs, and websites. It's an interesting phenomenon and I’ve got a theory why: stand up paddle superheroes.
I’m not talking about capes and masks, although Ikaika Kalama wore them well at a recent contest, I’m talking about the average stand up paddler so stoked on the sport that it’s only natural to want to capture it on video and share it with others. And, it’s reciprocal stoke because stand up paddlers are equally as thrilled to see some really good stand up paddle videos and mind surf waves from around the world as they are to share their own.
Now, what’s this superhero business all about? I’ve had a theory for some time now that I’ve discussed with several other sup surfers who have all agreed with the idea, and that is that every stand up paddler is secretly their own stand up paddle superhero. Now, lets have a look into the lives of two of our heroes…
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“Before you glue the handle on your new paddle, secure it with some duct tape and take it for paddle to assure it's the right length.”
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