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C4 Waterman released a new short film at the Teva Mountain Games in Vail Colorado recently. The film is called Waterman is More Than a Word.They have just uploaded it to YouTube in two parts so check it!
In this video Robby Naish visits Venice, Italy for some stand up paddling in the famous canals. I found this video produced by Red Bull on SUPHolland http://standuppaddleholland.ning.com/ No gondola jokes, please.
Raphael Filippi and Christophe Dessart along with a few other French adventurers recently completed the longest river SUP in France, 250 miles (400kms) stand up paddling the river Rhone from Lyon, France to the sea. They paddled 8 to 12 hours per day and had to portage around 12 locks on the journey which started on 13 May and they reached the sea on the 16th of May. The river Sup was to promote the Surfrider Foundation Europe.
Below is a nicely done video of the expedition.
Extreme athlete Tom Jones is going to Paddle Board from Key West Florida to New York City to raise awareness about plastics in the ocean. Jones has already paddled the entire coast of California and run 120 marathons in 120 consecutive days and his newest challenge to paddle board the east coast of America is called Paddle 2010.
ESPN Sporstsnation did an interview with Jones about his newest paddle boarding adventure which you can read here: ESPN Sportsnation
Here is a sneak preview of a soon to be released film StandUp – The Movie, a film about a man who is standing up for the fastest growing water sport in the world. StandUp – The Movie portrays world class Stand Up paddle racer John Becker and features individuals who are forever changing the face of SUP: Joe Bark, Larry Allison, 4-time Olympian Jim Terrell, Betsy and Bob Risner of GOYA Events, world’s top SUP racers-wave riders Matt Becker and Vicki Mills.
One of the highlights of the film is an adventurous panoramic photo shoot with legendary surf photographer Dan Merkel at the magnificent Channel Islands. StandUp- The Movie is presented by H2O Overdrive, the hydration beverage of choice for worlds top professional and amateur athletes and produced by The GlobalTouch Group.
The preview is provided by the director of the film Will Harper Will Harper is an Emmy award-winning director of VH-1s Behind The Music with Lenny Kravitz, Clint Eastwoods 40 years of Monterey Jazz Festival, Jamie Foxxs Unleashed and Oprah & her daytime show.
