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Pe’ahi Challenge: An Epic Day
The air was electric with anticipation, the athletes quietly checked equipment as the rhythm of swell surging in Kahului Harbor reinforced the truth. While one water athlete would reign victorious by...
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Sup Training Suzie Cooney Style
I have been to a lot of book signings – usually taking place in a bookstore with the author cooly reading from their newly released book and then quietly signing your copy. That’s not how it was done...
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Wanna Surf Maui? Think Hi Tech
If you’re planning a trip to Maui and thinking about shipping your SUP boards and paddle – think again. There is a great shop close to the airport absolutely full of great equipment and gear to buy or...
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Sweet -Race Jersey Next Generation
If you followed the inaugural 2015 Pacific Paddle Games you may have noticed everything about it was bigger than life, from the oversized waves to the above-average temperatures. The best was the creme...
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La Ventana Classic – A New Champion
We love to watch elite SUP racers vie against the wind and current, gliding far on bumps and waves in a challenging down-winder. In the January La Ventana Classic a champion rose from the local...
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Gnarly Buoy Turns = SUP Racing Friendship
The La Ventana Classic ended its race week with a 5.5 downwind race from the Hot Springs to Baja Joe’s. Overall rankings were announced at the end of the day with Bonnie Fromm, Terri Plunkett and...
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Driftwood: SUP Film Review
From ski movies to films about surfing, SUP, cycling and wilderness adventures, I love to vicariously travel and experience sports stories. While I work in words, music and images presented in films...
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SUP Training: Cross Training Adventures
Spring is upon us and the weather is stellar! After a winter of riding “the waves that do not move” (aka ski mountain pitches and slopes) we did some serious intervals on the river yesterday. I woke up...
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P2SUP: Paddle with Courage
P2SUP: For any ability, on any board in any body of water My friend (and amazing Mom and water woman) Shawneen Schweitzer The first time I heard of “Standup for the CURE” was through a casual...
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Sunshine on a Rainy Day: SUP Magic
The day before we planned to head off on a 3-day camping trip – a trip with rain predicted at 90% the entire time (and 50 degrees) – I took a yoga class. This was not just any yoga class. It was the...
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SUP Stroke Technique with Connor Baxter
This training video was first published Mar 30, 2016 on Robert Stehlik’s BLUE PLANET YouTube channel (Subscribe here) Thanks to Robert for the interview that led Connor Baxter to discuss lots of...
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Connor Baxter Wins The Bilbao World SUP Challenge
When Connor Baxter writes a recap of his races, it’s like being right there on the water with him. FOLLOW Connor on social media (links below) to get all his updates as they happen. You can get the...
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Nature’s Intervals: Focus, Pace and Legs
Elder SUP ready for “nature’s intervals” – up wind and up current It was a cloudy, calm summer morning, about 60 degrees and the flags at the Deschutes River were lying lazily calm as I headed to the...
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Power of Presence: SUP and Meditation
As more and more attention is given to the practice of meditation, we come to realize where the magic begins. The power within meditation begins with breath awareness. Have you had that moment in a...
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Vintage Surf Shop: Treasure in Treasure Island Florida
Want a trip down memory lane while you are on the Gulf coast of Florida be sure to check out Suncoast Surf Shop in Treasure island. From the moment you pull up to the front door of this sea-blue...
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Ride – Glide and Starboard Innovation: Again!
I got a LOT more than bumps in last weekend’s Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge. I got a BUMP in performance and outcomes during the annual down-winder from Viento to Hood River Waterfront Park. It...
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Stand on Liquid: Your “Local” Shop That’s Everywhere
I have walked in to Stand On Liquid (Bend, OR) so many times – always searching for a solution. It’s been UV covers for my Starboard Deluxe Touring Inflatables, advice on fins, help with shipping a...
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Santa Cruz Local: Covewater Rules
We love to explore new surf spots when we visit the coast. Recently we got a bonus in Santa Cruz. After grabbing some fun waves at Cowells and Indicators – skipping Steamer Lane – we spent a flat day...
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The Eye of the Beholder: Surf Stoke
So it was on one of those gray, foggy days on the Pacific NW coast. Morning dawned semi-cloudy, then on and off the fog rolled in, reminding us of the proverbial NE “pea soup,” but thicker. The ocean...
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Hood River Inn: Your Winter Wonderful
You know how it feels when you walk in a place and “everybody knows your name!” Warm, welcoming, friendly and connected. That’s a feeling obvious from check-in to checkout at the Best Western Plus...
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