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Killer Surf Video

No surf for me.. out of town the rest of the week, but killer video:

Sore Back

Sore back....

Paradise

The fellas at wavelust are making me want to cry sitting here in San Francisco and watching the conditions at home.  Bud shot a couple of pics.. can you guess which one stands out?










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SUP Session

Went out for a fun session yesterday with Hampig.  Beautiful blue skies, clear water and just a slight sideshore breeze.  We paddled down from Kaimana beach across to pops and then back along the shore.  I tried to snag a wave at Canoe's but waaay too many people all over the place.  I went over to Queens and quickly hopped onto a wave no one wanted.  Caught a nice right, and with the paddle was able to get ahead of the section and zip along the reform inside.  I realized I needed to wax the nose of my board as I tried to cross step for a hang five.  We then hugged the shoreline to get out of the headwind and caught another wave at Publics.  I tried to get Hampig to come out to Old Man's with me, but a decent set sent her back into the channel for turning practice.  I caught a couple of waves before my feet started to cramp up.  All in all, another fantastic day in the water.  Saw several other SUP boards launching when we left.  They are going to need traffic control soon with all these boards around ;)

Stand up paddle surfing is an aspect of surfing that has seen a recent resurgence in the Hawaiian Islands. For those that are not familiar with the sport, it entails standing on a large longboard and propelling yourself with essentially a canoe paddle. It is a sport practiced at one time by the beach boys of Waikiki with roots that likely trace back even further. Recently, it has been picked up by watermen as an alternative way to ride surf and as a means of staying in shape. The level of surfing on stand up paddle boards has sky rocketed in the last few years with feats such as Archie Kalepa's crossing between Molokai and Oahu and Laird Hamilton's recent foray out at Jaws on a stand up paddle board.

Stand Up Paddle Surf Etiquette

A Must Read

Articles on Stand Up Paddle Surfing

Loch Eggers on Stand Up Paddle Surfing

Stand Up Article in the Santa Cruz Paper

Article in the LA Times

Stand Up Paddle Board Design Article in Surfer Mag

Stand Up Paddle Boards

Hawaii

Sean Ordonez Shapes

Paddle Surf Hawaii

California

Ron House

Infinity Surfboards

Arrow Surfboards

Stand Up Paddles

Kialoa Paddles

Quick Blade Paddles

Pohaku Beach Boy Paddles

Other Stand Up Paddle Posts from this Site

Stand Up Paddle for Autism

Turtles

Hana Highway Surf Paddle Race

Close Encouters

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Terje Rips

This is one of the most amazing snowboarding videos I have ever seen.  In another life I was a semi-pro snowboarder, but even just watching this video makes me cringe.

Where's the surf?

Woke up this morning to rain coming down.  Didn't get a chance to go standup surf this morning with Hampig.  There's a big swell heading to the country this weekend and I hope that means a leeward side wrap.  I have been dry for a long time and hoping for a surf this weekend.  Hope you have been getting wet.









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Where's the surf?

Woke up this morning to rain coming down.  Didn't get a chance to go standup surf this morning with Hampig.  There's a big swell heading to the country this weekend and I hope that means a leeward side wrap.  I have been dry for a long time and hoping for a surf this weekend.  Hope you have been getting wet.









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Quicky and wet

Managed a quick hour session at DH this morning on the Bing.  Small nothingness, but good to get wet and the water was refreshing.  Was going to surf country, but getting ready for a big week of presentations in San Francisco and then off to ES for two days to finalize the purchase of our little beach front cabana.  The country of all "right point breaks" will be my little place to get away once in a while.  My friends and I are hoping to turn the house into a surf stop for friends and family and even do a little house swap once in a while so we can travel to other surf locals.  Quick trip down to meet the other partners and get all the paperwork signed.  Wish I could stay longer, but work calls.






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Smooth Rider

If I can't surf, at least I can listen ...