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Tuesday, 30 April 2013 20:44 |
This year at the 2013 Carolina Cup, Standup Paddle Magazine presented the Most Inspirational Paddler Award. Race director John Beausang and the amazing Bailey Rosen presented the award to 13 year old Anna Blackburn. Anna has been paddling just six months and placed 2nd in girls under 17, in the "6 Mile Open" or "Money Island" race at this year's Carolina Cup! She beat her course record by 10 minutes! Best of all, she has started a wonderful friendship with Milla Navarro who finished one minute in front of Anna.
Milla is from Miami, FL and made the trip with her family to Wrightsville Beach, NC for the 3rd Annual Carolina Cup. The SUP community is full of positive and supportive people like the the Navarros. The Navarro family and Blackburn family are now SUP family!! Milla, Anna and Bailey Rosen hung out together before and after the races. Barry Blackman stateed, "It was so rewarding to see this as a parent. Milla and Anna really look up to Bailey, and this is definitely ok with me!"
From Left to Right: Anna Blackburn, Milla Navarro, Bailey Rosen
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 13:08 |
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-8 miles of infamous open ocean, Maliko downwinder
-Canoe sailing, Hawaiian, games, luau and music for the family
-OluKai's ocean festival features kanakapili style back yard jam with Hawaii's top musicians.
-Maui race with equal gender $15k prize purse, competition, tradition, family.
Link to the event page:
http://www.olukai.com/Hoolaulea/about
Artist line up
Anuhea
Paula Fuga
Kimie Miner
Mishka
Justin Young
Ekolu Kalama
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 01:56 |
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 We are back with our 4th blog from Flathead Lake in Northern Montana. After exploring Missoula for different places to paddle and play, Bryce and I hopped in our car for the 3 hour drive to one of the largest lakes in Montana, Flathead Lake. We stayed with our friend, Laine Averill, who is an avid SUPer himself. Everyday we would wake up and go for a distance paddle and come back to do some fishing off our boards for Northern Pike and Small Mouth Bass. After a couple days of not catching a fish, Bryce and I decided to slide in and have our luck spear fishing on this clear lake. The lake was pretty cold at a chilling 47 degrees, thank god for our 5mm wetsuits, hoodie, gloves, and booties. Since we heard that the pike grow up too and sometimes exceed 5 ft. in length, we decided to tie off our float lines to our SUPs so we would not lose all our gear to these powerful 50+ lb. fish. After 2 hours of diving we ended up only getting real cold and a small bass, still a big adventure to look for these prehistoric creatures in Montana.
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 08:57 |
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Registration for the Fifth Annual OluKai Ho’olaule’a officially open!
Ho’olaule’a – literally, means “celebration”, but for OluKai, it’s also an expression of gratitude. Each May, OluKai holds its interpretation of this storied Hawaiian tradition on Maui’s north shore. The event blends elite competition with family-friendly cultural activities and gathers some of the world’s best SUP, OC1 & OC2 paddlers to race the legendary 8-mile Maliko downwind run. Friends and families come together to enjoy canoe sailing and surfing, ancient Hawaiian games, traditional luau, hula, and live music. OluKai takes this opportunity to recognize and honor their 'Ohana Giveback partners, as the community shares collective gifts of time, energy, and spirit.
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Friday, 15 March 2013 20:14 |
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Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships
Registration Opens March 15th
Registration for the 17th annual Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O), presented by Kona Longboard Island Lager, opens Friday March 15th at 12:00 PST. The event, scheduled for July 28th will draw an international field of paddlers and, as in previous years, sell out far in advance of the July 1st registration deadline. Register at www.molokai2oahu.com.
M2O is much more than a championship race. It is a 32-mile journey from Molokai to Oahu across the Ka’iwi Channel – one of the deepest, most treacherous channels in the world. The ever-changing conditions of this channel requires both athletic ability and navigation skills – a true championship test. M2O is the iconic event in the paddling community and has become the milestone for those seeking to define themselves as watermen. Like other iconic endurance events M2O is a deeply personal experience and defines a champion in every sense of the word.
The images and stories from the M2O race fuel the minds of paddlers across the globe driving the passion that propelled paddling as the largest growth segment in action sports today. M2O is infused with the culture of Hawaii and its people and all who attend will feel the enigmatic spirit of Aloha.
For further information on the race, race registration, rules and requirements go to www.molokai2oahu.com
Need some motivation? Check out the GoPro highlight video from the 2012 event.
About the Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships
Founded in 1997, the Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships, presented by Kona Longboard Island Lager, is set to celebrate its 17th anniversary on Sunday, July 28, 2013. The annual race has grown from a grassroots challenge for the legendary lifeguards and watermen of Oahu to the premiere event for the sport of paddleboarding. More than 250 courageous men and women from over 15 countries will attempt to cross 32 miles of treacherous open ocean known as the ka’iwi (kah-EE-vee) Channel from Kaluakoi Beach on the north shore of Molokai to Maunalua Bay on the south shore of Oahu. The fastest athletes complete the crossing in less than five hours, facing powerful currents as they surf atop swells that can reach heights of more than 12 feet and carry athletes for hundreds of yards.
Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championship's Valued Partners
The organizers and athletes of the Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championship, presented by Kona Longboard Island Lager, thank the event’s partners for making the annual race possible (alphabetically): Duke's Waikiki, Futures Fins, Garmin, GoPro,Kona Longboard Island Lager, LifeProof, Maui Jim, Patagonia, Pflueger Honda, Rogue SUP, Sambazon,Stand Up Paddle Magazine, Teva, and Watermans Applied Science.
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