On September 1-5, 2009, the ‘Anne-Marie invitational’ SUP 11-city tour  took place.  Athletes around the world with an impressive background in their own sport or SUP, were given the chance to be the first ones to set a presence. A total of 25 athletes that participated, some as young as Conner Baxter age 14 from Maui, Hawaii.  John Hibbard, Donna Badome-Raaphorst Byron Kurt to name a few.

(the athletes of SUP Fryslan)

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BERNIE BAKER | Special to The Honolulu Advertiser

A gamble in training paid off with a win for Scott Gamble.

Only a few hours after completing a tough canoe-paddling practice with his teammates at the Outrigger Canoe Club, Gamble had the fastest time in the Hawai'i Paddleboard Championships yesterday.

Gamble won the popular stand-up paddle (SUP) division with a time of 1 hour, 15 minutes, 26 seconds. The nine-mile course started at Maunalua Bay and finished at Kuhio Beach, Waikiki.

"Had to wake up early for (canoe) practice this morning, and once that was over, I came out and did this," said Gamble, 33. "I got lucky. The tide was still coming up, so there were a lot of (wave) bumps to ride."

More than 150 competitors participated in the race, majority of them in the SUP division.