October 2008
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September 2008
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WatchLaird Hamilton on CBS News Shows Stand Up Paddling - Video
(CBS) Surf-legend Laird Hamilton made a name for himself by taming some of the world’s biggest waves - he created tow-in surfing to get to previously unreachable monsters, CBS News correspondent Sandra Hughes reports.
“If you know anything about me, I’m always looking for a new way to cut an apple,” Hamilton...
How to survive the impact with a board and paddle
You can’t duck dive it, you can’t wrap your arms around and turtle it, and sometimes you can’t even flip it over. Getting caught inside with approach sets is part of the reality of stand up paddle surfing, and for many surfers it’s down right fun. Stand up paddlers are an interesting crew and for some reason even after taking the royal water whipping of a lifetime, they...
Standup Paddle Foot Placement
Getting stuck on a bottom turn? Not generating enough down the line speed? Getting hung up on the lip? With big boards and big paddles, it’s time for some fancy footwork. This article is an introduction to foot placement for stand up paddle surfing. Check back soon for more advanced techniques.
As opposed to traditional prone paddle shortboard surfboards, the massive size of a stand...
The History of Stand Up Paddle Surfing
Stand up paddle surfing, or SUP, is a surface water sport, a variant of surfing where the surfer uses a paddle to move through the water while standing on a surfboard. Stand up paddle surfing is derived from its Polynesian roots. The Hawaiian translation is Ku Hoe He’e Nalu; to stand, to paddle, to surf, a wave.
The popularity of the modern sport of SUP has its origination in the Hawaiian...
August 2008
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WatchLaird Hamilton and Dave Kalama Stand Up Paddle at Ho’okipa, Maui
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Reading the Surfer Laird Hamilton rides a business...
Sparticus wrote:
Reading this article has gotten me all jacked up for my surfing future! I Grew up in and around Ventura and Santa Barbara, California and have taken full advantage of all the surf breaks that those areas have had to offer - from "County Line" to "Jalama". But since1999 I haven't been in the water due to a work related accident that has required me to have five back surgeries, and four more knee surgeries (total of 11 on my left knee). For the last almost fifteen years I've lived no more than a few blocks from the beach and "Steamers Lane" in Santa Cruz, California - one of the best surf breaks in the country, but for the last nine of those years I've been been relegated to just walking by and watching old aquintances and session pals go out and enjoy the most basic parts of surfing. Man, I really miss being able to go out and at least paddle around, but lying prone on my abdomen while paddling on, over and through waves is hell on my back, as is just sitting on my board as swells come through. I can't even think about popping up to a standing position for a ride. My back and knee injuries/reconstructions have made surfing an impossibility for me for almost ten years now. In two weeks I'm going to have one more back surgery and one more knee surgery, and if those are successful you can be sure that I will be out at "Cowells", "Indicators", or just in our pool paddling around on one of Lairds boards with a permanent Cheshire Cat Smile on my face - ala David Lee Roth! Just catching foamers and other small stuff that nobody else wants to ride will be heaven for me! My days at "The Lane" are over, but the stand up paddle boarding that Mr. Hamilton is promoting will put me in a position to be able to get back into the water to "surf" again, and feel like I used to every time I'd go out - stoked to catch " the best wave of my life! " - again! Thanks Laird. It's guys like you with passion who help men like me to adapt and realize new ways of doing what we love to do. I wish nothing but good things for you and yours. Mahalo.
tarakro wrote:
Hamilton's endorsement of the sport is a great step. Pierce Brosnan was just hailing the sport as a great all-around workout the this week on Letterman. We can tell you that in the Midwest, stand up paddling is gradually taking off with all the summertime access to the lakes. (you don't have to be in similar training condition as Laird or Gabriella to get started.) We've been moving a few boards locally, and shipping all over, along with giving lessons of the boards in Minneapolis from lakeSUP.com. Great article!
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WatchNice quality video I’d thought be nice to share. This was the “Stand Up Paddle Surfing Competition on Oahu’s South Shore - Bowls and Queens”
Thanks to http://www.standupzone.com/ for the video
What color design is your favorite of the Hovie...
My favorite would be the R-1 white top, blue rails, blue bottom.
