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Kai Lenny has a knack for Sunset Beach

21 February, 2013 : - TEAM: After claiming his third SUP Sunset Pro victory recently, Kai Lenny is quickly becoming one of the most dominant SUP surfers of his generation. Following his monumental win, we rang up Kai to get his take on his win and what he has planned for the future. So you’ve won your thir…
Surftech Shootout to run three events in one

20 February, 2013 : - SUP: Many consider Santa Cruz, California the Wild West of the surfing world. In the past four years, the Surftech Shootout and Surf & Sand Duel SUP Race have certainly lived up to the Wild West moniker! Now the stage is set for the 5th Annual Surftech Shootout and 3rd Annual Surf…
L'équipe de France de Stand Up Paddle

19 February, 2013 : - TEAM: L'équipe de France de Stand Up Paddle s'envole le mercredi 20 février à destination de Lima, au Pérou, pour les championnats du monde. Six représentants tricolores sont engagés. Onze titres seront décernés d'ici le 2 mars prochai…
HIF Longboard SUP Titles fire in Yallingup

19 February, 2013 : - LONGBOARD: Large surf and strong winds made the going tough for a record number of entrants competing at the opening event of the Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) State Longboard and Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Titles held over the weekend. Despite the challenging conditions, the ico…
Kibblewhite two-for-two in New Zealand

18 February, 2013 : - LONGBOARD: Red Beach surfer Thomas Kibblewhite made it two wins from two events at Fitzroy Beach, New Plymouth, winning the fourth event of the 2013 Hyundai Tour in blazing fashion. Kibblewhite scored 17.37 in the final which comprised a 9.17 and an 8.2 which left his fellow three competito…
Primer Circuito Nacional de Stand Up Paddle

14 February, 2013 : - SUP: Por primera vez en Costa Rica la novedosa disciplina del Stand Up Paddle (SUP) tendrá su campeonato nacional. Hoy, la Federación de Surf de Costa Rica confirmó la primera cita de un Circuito Nacional Surftech que constará de cuatro fechas, el cual arrancar&a…
Kai Lenny regains his Sunset Beach Pro title

14 February, 2013 : - SUP: After having to settle for 3rd place overall in 2012, and narrowly losing to Bonga Perkins in the Finals of the 2012 Sunset Beach Pro, the young Kai Lenny from Maui, Hawaii was a man on a mission this year at Sunset Beach, putting together a string of standout performances throug…
SUP & skin cancer focus of Waikiki event

13 February, 2013 : - SUP: Awareness and prevention were the ultimate champions at the first ever Xcel Race Against Skin Cancer, as over 100 standup paddlers converged on Waikiki this past weekend to support the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center and the fight against skin cancer. With near-perfect weather, ide…
Middle East spreads Stand Up Paddle love

13 February, 2013 : - SUP: Abu Dhabi may seem like an unlikely location for a World Class Stand Up Paddle Showdown, but it has all of the ingredients to become a World Class destination for the sport. From flat water cruising in the warm waters and continual sunshine, to the waves, yes, you did hear right, waves…
Peru hosts ISA World SUP & Paddle Champs

13 February, 2013 : - ISA: The second annual ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship will take place February 24 to March 2, 2013 on the beaches of Miraflores, Lima, Peru – home of the famous Club Waikiki and the cradle of Peruvian surfing. In this second edition of the World Championship, th…
Ocean delivers Day 2 of Sunset Beach Pro

10 February, 2013 : - SUP: For a second day in a row, Sunset delivered big powerful surf for the assembled contenders to battle it out for the event crown. Sunset once again called the shots, as the competitors put it all on the line in the maxing conditions, providing more spectacular rides, heavy wipeouts and …
Pure magic Day 1 of Sunset Beach Pro

9 February, 2013 : - SUP: It was a magical day at Sunset Beach today, with a picture perfect Hawaiian day accompanied by giant but managable surf in the 12ft+ range (20ft plus faces). The perfect setting saw some spectacular action that took us all the way through the trials and through 6 heats of the 1st round …
Turtle Bay Women's Pro shoots, scores

8 February, 2013 : - SUP: Turtle Bay's pool bar provided the perfect backdrop for Amp Energy's Turtle Bay Women's Pro and Go Pro's Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge as a wealth of talent from all over the world showed up to one of the most intimate arenas in ocean sports. Nicole Pacelli storms to victory in the Women'…