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http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I was fortunate to be able to attend this year's Battle of the Paddle, not as a racer but as a spectator. The thought of cold water, unfamiliar territory, logistics of equipment, etc didn't make me want to race. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/11/03/2009-battle-of-the-paddle-sup-race/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I was fortunate to be able to attend this year's Battle of the Paddle, not as a racer but as a spectator. The thought of cold water, unfamiliar territory, logistics of equipment, etc didn't make me want to race. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/11/03/2009-battle-of-the-paddle-sup-race/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Here's another board that Joe Bark showed me during my visit to his SUP stand up paddle race board and paddleboard factory. This one is an 18' SUP stand up race board. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/11/17/joe-bark-18-sup-stand-up-paddle-race-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I recently visited Joe Bark's SUP and paddleboard factory and he showed me a couple of his new 12'6 racing stand up paddle boards. These are the same boards that will be produced by Surftech in 2010 and the same ones his team riders raced at Battle of the Paddle 2009. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/28/joe-bark-126-sup-stand-up-paddle-race-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Joe Bark is one of the dominant shapers for paddleboards and stand up paddle race boards. On a recent trip to California I stopped by his factory and Joe gave me a quick tour. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/11/08/joe-bark-sup-stand-up-paddle-board-factory-tour-and-new-race-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Joe Bark is one of the dominant shapers for paddleboards and stand up paddle race boards. On a recent trip to California I stopped by his factory and Joe gave me a quick tour. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/11/08/joe-bark-sup-stand-up-paddle-board-factory-tour-and-new-race-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I took this video during the 2009 Battle of the Paddle at Doheney Beach, California where I met up with Joe Blair and he showed me a couple of his new boards. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/22/new-blair-softtop-and-inflatable-sup-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ This is an interview I did with Todd Bradley over at the new C4 Waterman HQ on Coral Street. This video shows Todd explaining the difference between the original C4 9'3 Sub Vector and the new 9'6 and 10' Sub Vectors. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/19/c4-waterman-sub-vector-comparison-with-todd-bradley-video/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ This is an interview I did with Todd Bradley over at the new C4 Waterman HQ on Coral Street. This video shows Todd explaining the difference between the original C4 9'3 Sub Vector and the new 9'6 and 10' Sub Vectors. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/19/c4-waterman-sub-vector-comparison-with-todd-bradley-video/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ This is one of the new Tropical Blends SUP prototype boards. The Rawson Custom 10' was shaped by Pat Rawson for Tropical Blends' custom line of SUP's. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/16/tropical-blends-rawson-10-custom-sup-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Here's a delayed update from the Duke's OceanFest 2009 SUP Race held last August 23-29. I was pretty excited for this race and trained for it by paddling a few downwinders a week. Last year's conditions provided winds that seemed under 10 mph and I wasn't sure what the tide was. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/02/dukes-oceanfest-2009-paddleboard-race/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Surftech hosted an awesome party at their Queen Street showroom just before the surf auction a couple months ago. Lots of famous surf industry people were there and the food was unreal, thanks to George Kam and friends. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/11/surftech-party-2009/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ A few weeks ago I got a chance to join some of the fastest downwind paddlers on a practice run before the Duke's Oceanfest Race. The plan was to shoot some video tips from each of them but my Sanyo Xacti E2 died a few minutes into it. Here's what I was able to get from Ekolu before the camera died. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/10/08/downwind-sup-run-and-tips-from-ekolu-kalama/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I got to try the new C4 Sub Vector 10' designed by Dave Parmenter and Brian Keaulana. At the time, this was one of only 3 on the island. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/29/new-c4-waterman-sub-vector-10/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ On my recent visit to the Tropical Blends' shop, Jim Hayes showed me a couple of new shapes in their SUP board line up, the 9'2 by Kyle Bernhardt and the 9'10 by Dennis Pang. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/26/tropical-blends-new-wood-sup-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ On my recent visit to the Tropical Blends' shop, Jim Hayes showed me a couple of new shapes in their SUP board line up, the 9'2 by Kyle Bernhardt and the 9'10 by Dennis Pang. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/26/tropical-blends-new-wood-sup-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ At a recent party at Surftech HQ in Hawaii, I got a chance to meet Randy French, the founder of Surftech. After talking with him for a bit I thought it would be interesting to hear where he started and where he sees SUP going in the future. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/08/30/randy-french-surftech-owner-interview-video/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ At a recent party at Surftech HQ in Hawaii, I got a chance to meet Randy French, the founder of Surftech. After talking with him for a bit I thought it would be interesting to hear where he started and where he sees SUP going in the future. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/08/30/randy-french-surftech-owner-interview-video/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Here is video part 2 of the 2009 Rainbow Sandals Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race last July 25. Check it out. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/08/26/2009-molokai-oahu-paddleboard-race-video-part-2/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Better late than never...here is the video (part 1) and more pictures of the 2009 Rainbow Sandals Molokai-Oahu PaddleBoard Race. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/08/22/2009-molokai-oahu-paddleboard-race-video-part-1/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Fresh from the box, here's another SUP board from Surftech's latest offering, the Pearson Laird 14' Coast Runner shaped by Bob Pearson. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/23/surftech-pearson-laird-14-the-coast-runner-sup-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I took this quick video after the July 4th Da Hui race of the new S.I.C. F-18 next to a Bark 17'6. Both boards placed in the top so it was interesting to see their design differences. Check out the video for a quick peek. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/17/bark-race-sup-and-f-18/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ From Surftech comes another new line of Pearson Arrow surfboards- the Laird 10′6″ and Laird 11′ SUP boards. Heres a closer look at these boards shaped by Bob Pearson. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/01/surftech-pearson-arrow-laird-106-and-11-sup-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ From Surftech comes another new line of Pearson Arrow surfboards- the Laird 10'6 and Laird 11' SUP boards. Here's a closer look at these boards shaped by Bob Pearson. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/01/surftech-pearson-arrow-laird-106-and-11-sup-boards/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I met Tom Pohaku Stone at a party at Surftech Hawaii. Pohaku is a legendary native Hawaiian waterman and wooden board shaper. After he told me he was paddling the wood board, in a traditional Hawaiian malo from Molokai to Oahu (32 miles) I had to get it on video to share with everyone else. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/26/tom-stone-wooden-kikoo-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ The July 4th Da Hui race this year was a blast. This is the first time I participated and was really impressed. Everything was run like clockwork and very professional. The conditions were ok with a light wind and occasional gust...better than the Olukai race but not enough to fly on. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/28/da-hui-july-4th-sup-race/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Here is part 2 of my interview with Dave Parmenter at the Kaimana Beach. This part focuses on tips for downwinders. Check out the video and get some more tips from the C4 Waterman co-founder. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/08/19/dave-parmenter-at-kaimana-part-2/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ After a downwinder late last week, we were rinsing off our gear and saw Dave Parmenter. Dave is a master shaper and co-founder in C4 Waterman. He's the guy that designs and shapes their boards. Dave is one of the early pioneers of stand up paddle surfing and I found it interesting that he considers Todd Bradley his paddling coach for downwind and racing. Dave's paddling in the Molokai to Oahu race this weekend so I thought it would be a good idea to film a quick interview and get some tips. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/25/dave-parmenter-at-kaimana-beach-part-1/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Tropical Blends 9'6 x 30 Welo is one of the best surfing SUP's I've tried so far this year. The first time I tried it was when Tony Myers was riding his Welo at Old Man's and having a blast. We switched boards for a bit and I got to test it in head high surf. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/30/tropical-blends-welo-96-sup-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Tropical Blends' 09 line of SUPs includes a board designed for the big guy that wants to surf says Jim Hayes (Tropical Blends owner). If youre in the 200+ weight range with a good set of skills, the Moku is 11 7 of surfing pleasure Jim continues. At 31 wide, 4 1/2 thick and plenty of rocker, this board is meant for performance. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/09/tropical-blends-moku-117-sup-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ The story behind Tropical Blends Wahine 10′6 x 30″ SUP board is one that every married man can relate to. Jim's (owner of Tropical Blends) wife and a few of her girlfriends told him they wanted a board that would be easy to handle, stable and an all around good board to paddle up and down Ala Moana Beach Park for exercise. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/06/30/tropical-blends-wahine-106-sup-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I took the opportunity to capture some of Jims thoughts on video during a recent visit to his shop. We discussed Tropical Blends 09 line of SUP boards and this video focuses on the Kaie'e, a 10′6″ SUP shaped by Jeff Bushman. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/06/16/tropical-blends-kaiee-106-sup-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I visited the Tropical Blends Surf Shop at 907 South Queen Street here in Honolulu, Hawaii and took a look at surf heaven. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/06/03/tropical-blends-surf-shop-video/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Here's some clips of my friend Kekoa surfing Diamond Head. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/11/13/diamond-head-surf-session-with-kekoa/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ During my visit to Maui for the Olukai Race I got to see the 'hatching' of the Sandwich Island Composite F-14 SUP race board. It was a fairly simple process as you'll see in the short video I took. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/07/giving-birth-to-an-s-i-c-f-14-sup-race-board/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I took this video when I went to visit Mark Raaphorst at his Ding King compound at Sandwich Island Composites. This was from June when I went there for the Olukai Race. I got to see his workshop and the newest S.I.C. race SUP's, the F-16 v2 and the F-18. I asked him how to choose between the two. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/21/s-i-c-f-18-full-displacement-sup-race-board-vs-f-16-video-with-mark-raaphorst/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I went to Sandwich Island Composites and had a chance to talk to the man himself, Mark Raaphorst. I saw the new S.I.C. F-16 version 2 (v2) SUP board side by side with the F-16 v1. I thought it would be good to compare the F-16 v1 with the new generation of F-16 v2 to find out the difference between the two versions. Watch the video and hear it straight from Mark R. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/07/17/sandwich-island-composites-f-16-v1-vs-f-16-v2-video/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I normally shy away from the word 'best' when talking about products but I have to say it for Watermans Applied Science Sunscreen. I've been searching high and low for a sunscreen that doesn't run in the water and won't give me eye styes. Read the full article here:http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/06/09/watermans-applied-science-sunscreen-for-water-athletes/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Since there hasn't been any wind, I've been SUP surfing a lot more. I also just got some new Future Fins to play with. If anyone has had success using these fins, please comment below because I'm still trying to figure out which ones work best for different conditions. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/06/06/future-fins-vector-32-321-scimitar-and-gerry-lopez/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I used my first DaKine Hydration Pack so much that I gave it to my brother and got a new one. The good news is that the new version has a few additions that were missing in the first version. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/06/12/dakine-hydration-pack-20/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Part of the reason that I love SUP is that I love gadgets and DaKine has some of the best gadgets around. I just got some DaKine tools and gear and wanted to show them here. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/05/31/dakine-sup-accessories/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ Mark Raaphorst from S.I.C. kept talking about the Olukai race that went on May 17 and 18, 2009 and it sounded like fun so I flew from Oahu to Maui to participate. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/05/24/olukai-hoolaulea-race-painful-but-fun/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I took the video and these pictures on New Years eve out to the North Shore with Jeff Harris, after thereve been a lot of rain. Youll notice from the pictures here how gross the water looks. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/09/23/himalayas-with-jeff-harris-and-polluted-water/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I decided to take my son at Ala Moana Beach Park to just paddle around and get outdoors because I was indoor most of the day getting work done. I need to get out as I was getting cramped up feeling indoors. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/12/08/buddy-sup-surfing-at-ala-moana/

http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ I took this video sometime last year when I went to visit Starboard in Bung Taco, Thailand. Svein Rasmussen, Starboard CEO, showed me this prototype wind sail. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2009/06/27/starboard-sup-sail/

Comparison between C4 Waterman Boardworks 10' and 10'6 and Surftech Laird stand up paddle surfboards. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2007/09/19/comparison-between-c4-waterman-boardworks-10-and-106-stand-up-paddle-surfboards/ Visit http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ for more Stand Up Paddle Surfing news, articles and reviews.

Sneak Peek at the 2008 C4 Waterman Stand Up Paddle Surfboards. They are the 10' x 28" Brian Keaulana Wing Swallow Hawaii Performance Stand Up Paddle Surfboard, the 9' x 27" Bat Tail Hotdog Board and the 9'6" x 27" Swallow Hawaii Performance Fun Board. Read the full article here: http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/2007/09/22/sneak-peek-at-the-2008-c4-waterman-stand-up-paddle-surfboards/ Visit http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/ for more Stand Up Paddle Surfing news, articles and reviews.