Check out this video of Pierce Brosnan talking about Stand Up Paddle Surfing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. (click thumbnail to launch video)

[ August 9, 2008; ] August 9, 2008 is the 1st Annual Cape Cod Bay Challenge Event. A small group of stand-up paddle surfers will attempt a grueling 24 mile marathon paddle across Cape Cod Bay from Plymouth to Provincetown to raise awareness and funds to help stop the ever growing problem of pollution in our oceans and along [...]

QUIKSILVEREDITION MOLOKAI TO OAHU PADDLEBOARD RACE SUP Division Presented by C4 Waterman 32 MILES SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 RECORD FIELD READIES FOR ROUGH MOLOKAI HONOLULU - (July 24, 2008) — In its 12th season, a record field of 180 paddlers will have the waters of the Molokai Channel looking more like a highway this Sunday for the 32-mile QuiksilverEdition Molokai [...]

We just got this notice from Sander at Surftech.com. Everyone, I think this is a first in stand up paddle surfing, but the Corona Stand Up Paddle exhibition that we are sponsoring and activating will be live this Sunday just after lunch. (approx: 1:20 PM) Tune in and watch everyone from Joel Tudor and Lisa Anderson to [...]

Read the original article here: http://www.worldamazingrecords.com/2008/07/stand-up-most-miles-paddled-in-24-hours.html (click thumbnail to launch video) Justin DeBree, 27, a territory manager for DeWALT Power Tools, began his 400-mile journey from Key Biscayne to St. Mary’s, Ga., on a stand-up paddle board last Thursday. He hopes to conclude the journey on July 4. He estimates he has spent 75 hours on the water [...]

QUIKSILVEREDITION MOLOKAI TO OAHU PADDLEBOARD RACE SUP Division Presented by C4 Waterman     32 MILES                                    SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2008 MITCHELL, KING of a LITTLE-KNOWN KINGDOM HONOLULU - (July 22, 2008) — At 31 years of age, world champion paddleboarder Jamie Mitchell (Australia) is at the peak of his game. Capable of [...]

Here’s a preview of the Blair 8′7″ x 30″ x 4.25″ high performance stand up board. Joe shaped this from a thinner blank than I would have liked and it feels like this board should be for a person under 200 lbs. I’ve ridden it a few times and it is definitely smaller [...]

Hennessey’s International Paddleboard Championships Saturday, July 19th, 2008   ********** AWARDS LIST ************** Standup Stock Male All Ages 1   189 BRENDAN SHEA        1:10:02 2   137 MARK RAAPMORST      1:15:45 3   167 MIKE PIETECH        1:16:41 4   136 LIVIO MENELAU       1:23:00 5   185 KAINOA BEAUPRE      1:23:19 6    82 ERIC [...]

HENNESSEY’S INTERNATIONAL PADDLEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP MITCHELL REMAINS UNDEFEATED FOR 2008 Hawaii’s Duncan Trumps Women’s Field Turtle Bay to Waimea Bay, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii Distance: 7 miles Total Prize Purse: $15,000 HONOLULU - (Saturday, July 19, 2008) — World paddleboard champion Jamie Mitchell, from Queensland, Australia, remains undefeated after posting his fourth conclusive win of the season today in the $15,000 Hennessey’s International [...]

Here’s Jeff H. with a big smile on his face. He said there were 100 or so stand ups in this race and it was super fun. Maybe next time I’ll go too. More pictures:[Show as slideshow]

This is from a while back. This year’s Makahiki in Makaha (say that tongue twister 10 times fast) was pretty fun. The waves were small although small is better than none at all. I heard it was flat in the morning and then some waves came in just in time for the [...]

[ July 19, 2008; ] HENNESSEY'S INTERNATIONAL PADDLEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP Mitchell Defends Title Record SUP Field Anticipated Turtle Bay to Waimea Bay, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Start Time: 11am Distance: 7 miles Prize Purse: $15,000 Defending Champ: Jamie Mitchell (Australia) HONOLULU - (Wednesday, July 15, 2008) -- The $15,000 Hennessey's International Paddleboard Championship will take place on Oahu's North Shore this Saturday, July 19th. The 7-mile course [...]

[ August 17, 2008 to August 24, 2008. ] 7th Annual Duke's OceanFest Waikiki Water Sports Celebration Taking Place August 17-24, 2008 This year's Duke's OceanFest will feature a variety of fun and exciting water sports competitions and events in paying tribute to Duke Kahanamoku, culminating with the always popular Waikiki Lei Parade and decorating of Duke's Statue on the 118th anniversary of his birthday, [...]

[ August 2, 2008; 5:30 am to 11:00 am. ] 07/15/2008 Press Release / Race Announcement What: XTERRA WETSUITS Surf Monkey       1 Mile Swim, 5k Beach Run, 1 Mile Swim / 5k Run Combo,       8 Mile Paddleboard Race Where: Oceanside Pier Amphitheater When: Saturday August 2nd, 2008 5:30am – 6:30 am on site registration 7:00 am - 5km Hard Packed Beach run Presented by Newton Running 7:40 am - 1 mile rough water open [...]

[ July 27, 2008; 1:20 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Special Exhibition Scheduled for Sunday, July 27 HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (July 8, 2008) --- Stand-up paddle surfing will make its debut at the Honda U.S. Open of Surfing on Sunday, July 27, when the Corona Stand-up Paddle Surf Challenge hits the water at famed Huntington Beach Pier. The event begins at approximately 1:20 p.m. and will showcase [...]

I got a chance to ride two of the Oxbow stand up paddle boards on July 2. Duane DeSoto called up and said he was taking his family (5 kids and wife) along with a bunch of family friends and kids to Baby Queens in Waikiki. I took my family to meet up [...]

By Matt Argyle www.supuk.org reprinted by permission Before we got over the Southern California (SoCal) Bill Fitzhugh from BSUPA had put us in contact with some people in California, one person was Ted Rutherford, who, apart from being a full time airline pilot, is also C4 Waterman’s US mainland representative.   After a few emails and phone calls we [...]

For Immediate Release July 10th, 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii- The first ever magazine which will cover the fastest growing recreational sport of stand up paddling launches this fall and will feature some of the most fascinating images captured over the last year and a half by the world’s greatest photographers. Standup Paddle Magazine publisher Reid Inouye has this to say [...]

Check out this video from Surftech featuring some of the US top triathletes promoting the training benefits of SUP. Surftech works with top triathletes and trainers to show how standup paddling offers a fun, social and challenging activity while providing a rigorous core workout to supplement their regular training. (click thumbnail to launch video)

Here’s the latest from Tropical Blends Hello Everyone, Clear skies and light winds seem to be sticking around for us here in Hawaii. The swell is already filling in on the south shore, but after watching the live webcast of the 2008 Billabong Pro, two foot town is a far cry from epic J-Bay. I’m [...]

My son seems to think that everything needs a paddle. See the video. (click thumbnail to launch video)

Looks surprisingly similar to the article on Reid Inouye and Leleo Kinmaka a while back… Read the original article here: http://starbulletin.com/2008/07/10/news/story12.html C.J. Kanuha brings cultural respect to his ride near the lava By Rod Thompson rthompson@starbulletin.com HILO » When professional Big Island surfer C.J. Kanuha paddled within a few yards of lava flowing into the ocean on the island’s [...]

[ July 27, 2008; ] QUIKSILVEREDITION MOLOKAI TO OAHU PADDLEBOARD RACE SUP Division Presented by C4 Waterman From the desk of Jodi Wilmott--   THE CHAMPION: Jamie Mitchell World and US champion paddleboarder from 2002 to present. Quiksilver Molokai Champion 2002 through 2007. Big wave rider: Finalist, 2007 XXL Big-Wave Contest - paddle-in category Finalist, 2007 XXL Big-Wave Contest - worst wipe-out [...]

In an interview I did with Donald Takayama he mentioned some state of the art radical new fin designs. I asked when they will be available and he wasn’t sure so I called up Steve over at Surftech and he had some that I demo’d. They are so different that I didn’t even know [...]

Here’s a cool video courtesy of Heath Thompson from Waterlogged Video Productions. Check them out at http://www.tygurneysurfschool.com/video.html and give Heath a call at 808-292-9185 if you’re interested in hiring him to shoot your video. This was shot on a day that my 5 year old son was off from school and I took [...]

I finally got a chance to try the Jimmy Lewis 12′6″ stand up board on a downwind run. It was actually by chance. My buddy Kekoa and I took out the C4 Waterman Vortice 14′ and Holoholo 12′ from Wailupe to Kaimana Beach. The wind was perfect side shore and aligned nicely [...]

I just got my hands on a special hand made Leleo Kinimaka wood paddle. I know all the guys that appreciate working with wood are going to love the pictures of this one. This paddle is so nice that I may just hang it on the wall instead of put it in the [...]

Here’s a cool video I saw on Surfline.com (click thumbnail to launch video)

Here’s the latest from Tropical Blends Hello Everyone, Thanks for all of the replies regarding our trip and new blog section on our website. We’ll try to keep it fresh with new postings. That good run of swell seems to have passed us, so there should be some new stuff on there soon. Tropical Blends Surf [...]

New Ron House stand up paddle surf boards at Wet Feet Hawaii. www.wetfeethawaii.com 9-1 Quad 9-6 Lopez 2+1 9-10 Quad All under 20#

I recently saw Kainoa in Waikiki at Canoe’s and he was teaching a surf lesson and riding an 8′6″ or 8′ SUP. He’s 210 lbs and the board was literally a few inches underwater. I wish I had my camera because it was a sight to see him paddling underwater. Check out Jamie B’s [...]

Record High temperatures, raging fires and a pumping south swell did nothing to dissuade the largest group of participants to ever compete in the Seventh annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial paddleboard race. Competitors accustom to the cold, windy and often hazardous ocean conditions of the Monterey bay showed up to a sheet glass ocean surface [...]

Here’s an email from Ted of C4 Waterman on their Big Sur Run last 11-June-08. Looks like everyone had a good time. Hello All, Here is the preliminary debrief/after action report from the events of the 10/11 Jun 08; Dave is going to write a much more entertaining and articulate field report. Dave and I did not [...]

With all the focus on shorter stand up boards surfing gnarley waves it’s nice to see how stand ups are being used to explore nature. These are some pretty stunning shots of riders on Surftech stand up boards.[Show as slideshow]

Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series Scores Fun Queen’s Press Release June 22, 2008 Waikiki Beach, Hawaii- Contestants in the second event on the Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series scored some fun three to foot faces at the Queen’s surf break at Kuhio Beach amongst the thousands of tourist surrounding the shores of Waikiki. With the sun glistening through the off shore rights [...]

[ June 21, 2008 to June 22, 2008. July 5, 2008; July 19, 2008 to July 20, 2008. September 13, 2008 to September 14, 2008. ] Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series Queen's Contest On For The Weekend Press Release June 20th, 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii- The second event on the Steinlager Shaka Longboard Series will go on this weekend at Queen's (Kuhio Beach), in Waikiki as the summer swells continue to show form along Oahu's south shore. Running on Saturday will be the pro-am longboard as well [...]

DaKine came out with a coiled stand up paddle leash designed for downwind runs or touring. The coils have a larger diameter than others I’ve seen and used and the leash cord is thicker. This is a dedicated downwind or touring leash because it stays nicely out of the water but if you wiped out [...]

Dave Chun of Kialoa Paddles answers questions about paddling technique, paddle design and performance, his all-new Shaka Puu paddle, and general concerns about the stand up paddle surf culture. Dave also talks about choosing the right paddle, which all boils down to intuition that tells what type of paddle is best for the stand [...]

(click thumbnail to launch video) Here’s a video from a previous Surftech Jay Moriarty Memorial Paddleboard Race in Monterey Bay. Looks like a lot of fun. Things are looking great for The 2008 Surftech Jay Moriarty Memorial Paddleboard Race to be held this Saturday June 21st. Kicking off at 8:00 am at New Brighton Beach in [...]

[ July 12, 2008; 8:00 am; ] Tahoe Paddle & Oar Presents [singlepic=4564,125,188] 1st Annual Jam To The Dam 5 Mile Stand-Up Paddle Event Carnelian Bay to Tahoe City Saturday July 12, 2008 For Event Information: www.tahoepaddle.com or call 530.581.3029 Sponsored by Surftech