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This is a nice video from Bodhisatva Surf Films which shows some surfing and SUP surfing at Altea and Javea in Costa Blanca, Spain.
The Surfing Diaries. Episode II from Bodhisatva Surf Films on Vimeo.
Suzie Cooney holds stand up paddle boarding clinics in Maui, Hawaii to improve your SUP skills and teach you the basics or health and fitness workouts to get you in shape.
Check out suzietrainsmaui.com for information on upcoming clinics or monthly workout sessions.
Santa Cruz, CA – (March 22, 2011) The 3rd Annual Surftech Shootout and 1st Annual Surf & Sand Duel-athlon went off last weekend despite Mother Nature’s impressive attempts to shut it down!
In the wake of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the Santa Cruz harbor closed after the tsunami sunk 18 boats, damaged more than 100 others, and left millions of dollars in damage. Due to these circumstances, event organizers faced increasing challenges: “The US Coast Guard was telling us all week that they had implemented a “Safety Zone” in the general area of our race and we wouldn’t be allowed to run our event.” Surftech’s race director, Duke Brouwer. On Friday morning the USCG decided to remove the “Safety Zone” and the race was on. Despite the go ahead, the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings and high wind advisories along with a small craft warning that would be in effect through out the weekend!
Shootout competitors at the Lane Friday morning were met with surf in the head-high+ range and winds blowing 15-20 mph out of the southeast with gusts to 25mph. Competitors pulled on their jerseys and paddled into the wind for their heats, it was game on! The first heat of the event featured 2010 Shootout finalist, Michael Roberts (pictured) who set the tone by throwing his Pearson SUP up into the lip on several solid waves.
In February 2011, Karen Wren made the first crossing of the channels between the eight Channel Islands of the coast of southern California. The journey covered 150 miles and below you will find a teaser clip of the crossing from Naish International.
Channel Islands: The Crossing from Naish International on Vimeo.
The Blueline/Paddlesurf Hawaii team travels to Sri Lanka for some warm water SUP surfing in this video from petertrow12. The team members on the Sri Lanka trip were Jim Brewer, Genelle Ives, and Matt Becker.
Filmmaker Peter Trow is making a SUP movie of the Blueline/Paddlesurf Hawaii team traveling to exotic locales to SUP and Sri Lanka is one stop on their worldwide journey. The film is due out at the end of the year.
