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The Columbia River was nuts on Thursday , and I had a really fun paddle yesterday with Rod Parmenter and Mark Ribicoff. Today I needed to do some work on our new house in Hood River. By 9:00 AM the west wind was howling and I new it was going to be a good day. [...]
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Fetched: September 25th, 2009, 3:02pm CEST
Holy Maliko what a great run I just had. Waist to shoulder high swells, 40 knot wind, warm air, cool water, and ten miles of constant swell surfing. But wait, this isn’t Hawaii, it’s Hood River!!
Diane offered to drop me off at Viento Park for a downwind run. I had hoped to hook up with [...]
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Fetched: September 3rd, 2009, 7:01pm CEST
Dan Gavere and Nikki Gregg invited me to join them on a whitewater SUP expedition on Sunday morning. The plan was to run the lower White Salmon river (I think that’s what they call the run–it goes from Rattlesnake Rapids to Northwestern Lake) and then do a downwinder on the Columbia. Sounded great to me. [...]
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Fetched: August 27th, 2009, 10:43am CEST
This is a bit of an experiment–an audio article. My voice is kind of nasal and my narrating skills are very rusty, but we’ll give it a shot. The good photos are courtesy of Amelia Hassler, the crappy ones are from my iPhone.
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Bob (Stoneaxe) Diane and Mike (ECSup) wearing whack hats. Mike showed up [...]
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Fetched: August 27th, 2009, 10:43am CEST
We were in Hood River today (Diane and I) to finalize purchasing our house there. To celebrate I took a nice downwinder from Viento park to Hood River and used my iPhone to record the trip as a GPS track. There’s the slideshow. clik on the play button to see the animation. Not hugely exciting, [...]
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Fetched: August 5th, 2009, 12:40am CEST
Sunday was the final event in the Hood River Big Winds SUP racing series, and a fine windup it was. We also had a grueling Thursday evening race, and I’ll cover that first.
Hard to find a prettier venue than the Columbia River Gorge
Nick Stuart has been laying out the courses for the series as well [...]
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Fetched: July 20th, 2009, 6:24pm CEST
I’ve been looking for a good downwinder on the Oregon Coast. It might not be a great place to look since the prevailing wind is almost straight onshore, but topology changes wind radically, as Maui demonstrates nearly every day. If it didn’t there would never be a south side downwinder Haleakala redirects the trades dramatically. [...]
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Just in case you were wondering, this is not how a boat should be launched
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Fetched: June 27th, 2009, 1:13pm CEST
I participated in the second race in the Hood River Big Winds series on Thursday, June 25th. I love the idea of a race series on Thursday night. Nothing much else going on, it stays light until ten in Oregon this time of year, and it’s a reasonable after-work drive from Portland. Diane packed a [...]
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Fetched: June 26th, 2009, 12:00pm CEST
Paddle Oregon, the premier canoe and Kayak adventure on the Willamette River is accepting reservations for their annual 90-mile, five-day trip. And for the first time they are accepting Stand Up Paddle surfers. This is a comprehensive excursion, including delicious northwest cuisine, daily baggage shuttle, safety paddlers, camping accommodations, showers where possible,entertainment, t-shirts, reusable lunch [...]
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Fetched: June 26th, 2009, 12:00pm CEST
Paia Inn is where I would stay if I was going to Maui and didn’t have a house within fifteen miles of Paia. Great place, very lively, private beach access to a nice break. Perfect place for a SUP vacation. We reviewed it about a year ago when they first opened, and just love the [...]
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Fetched: June 20th, 2009, 9:34pm CEST
I beat Dave Kalama at the inaugural Big Winds SUP race in the Columbia River Gorge at Hood River. Finished about five minutes ahead of him–long enough to get off my board, walk up to the deck above the river and take pictures of Dave, Robby Naish, and Michi Schweiger crossing the finsih line. So [...]
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Fetched: May 22nd, 2009, 4:25pm CEST
This is really irritating.
A few weeks ago someone on the Standup Zone (http://www.standupzone.com the best forum for Stand Up Paddle Surfing around, including the little forum here on Ke Nalu) mentioned the book Fierce Heart: The Story Of Makaha and the Soul of Surfing. My friend Kaweeka pointed out some local Hawaiian controversy [...]
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Fetched: May 21st, 2009, 1:30am CEST
One of the best things about being on a Stand Up Paddle board is the marine life you can see. It’s always a privilege, even just looking at a little school of fish, or a nice reef. But when you get sot see something big in the water–a shark, a whale, a turtle–it seems really [...]
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Fetched: May 11th, 2009, 9:32pm CEST
When you perform any exercise it makes sense to have your body operating at optimal levels, and hydration is clearly necessary to achieve optimal performance. But proper hydration is even more critical for Stand Up Paddle Surfing, because hydration has a profound effect on balance. Try this simple test. Next time you are thirsty, before [...]
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Apple’s iPhone is a great tool for anyone, but it has some features and available applications that make it particularly great for Stand Up Paddle Surfing. The phone I’m going to cover is the 3G version, which is handiest since it has built-in GPS capabilities. In fact the iPhone GPS is especially useful since it [...]
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Fetched: May 6th, 2009, 12:09pm CEST
A bit of business–Camelback(tm) is a trade name of the leader in hydration packs. We’re using the name genertically because most people refer to hydration packs as Camelbaks.
We’ll get to the Camelback part in a little bit, but first a little recap of current PFD requirements for SUP. If the U.S. Coast Guard has things [...]
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A bit of business–Camelback(tm) is a trade name of the leader in hydration packs. We’re using the name genertically because most people refer to hydration packs as Camelbaks.
We’ll get to the Camelback part in a little bit, but first a little recap of current PFD requirements for SUP. If the U.S. Coast Guard has things [...]
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Fetched: April 15th, 2009, 2:15pm CEST
As many regular readers know I’ve been working on GPS features for Ke Nalu. In my typical poster-boy-for-attention-deficit manner I have fertilized this already challenging project with a thick layer of new ideas and redesigns, turning Ke Nalu into a publishing empire (sort of).
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Rudder or no Rudder
It’s immediately obvious when paddling behind a long board like the Penetrator that rudders are a necessary evil. Tap the rudder and the board slews a little sideways. That can’t be good. So the plan generally is to minimize use, at least in flatwater. In swells, the rudder is necessary on a [...]
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George Herbert said that sometime in the 1600’s, still true today. Stand Up Paddle Surfing has plenty of detractors, none of whom have the slightest idea of what SUP really is.
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I’m using an Agile Development Process for the GPS features of Ke Nalu. For any programmers reading this, no, it’s not a formal AD process since there’s just me writing code, but I’m using an AD feature priority approach, adding features incrementally and releasing immediate betas to real users at each major step. I [...]
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Bob (Stoneaxe) remixed my SIC Animoto video. I like the results a lot. More active and upbeat. Shows that in Animoto, as in other things, less is more.
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Fetched: April 3rd, 2009, 2:10am CEST
You may wonder why there have been fewer articles in Ke Nalu recently, and why it’s taking so long to get the SUP surfing and SUP distance e-books done. it’s not just that I’ve been spending all my time getting the crap scared out of me in Maliko Gulch. I’ve been working on a set [...]
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Fetched: April 3rd, 2009, 2:10am CEST
So maybe you’re getting tired of hearing about Maliko runs, I think this is the last one I’ll write up for awhile. But this one was kind of special, and perhaps a little stupid. I called the usual suspects and no one seemed to want to go. Just about as i was about to give [...]
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I hope readers don’t mind these totally off topic videos. I don’t go scouting youtube for this stuff, but I get a lot of email correspondence from fellow nutcases, and it seems lately that whacked videos, especially as related to race cars or doing extreme extreme (uberextreme?) stuff makes up a large portion. So, this [...]
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Fetched: March 25th, 2009, 8:50pm CET
I NEVER say that. Never. But OMG. Watch this video and tremble. It’s not SUP, but so what. It’s certainly surfing of a kind. Perhaps terrain surfing?
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Fetched: March 25th, 2009, 12:59pm CET
I’ve had a few people ask me what’s so special about a Maliko run. Hard to sum up. When it’s big and nasty it’s like nothing you’ve ever done before. Ten miles of hanging on for dear life. I was playing around with Animoto tonight and put this little slide show together. It gives [...]
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Fetched: March 25th, 2009, 7:29am CET
One of our fine members posted this in the Forum section as a video link, and then helpfully moved it to Youtube so we could conviently move it to the magazine. So here you go–Ikaika Kalama & Kainoa McGee ripping up Pipeline on Stand Up Paddle Boards:
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Fetched: March 24th, 2009, 10:53am CET
Wow, I thought conditions were wild yesterday. Today the mouth of the channel that leads out from Maliko Gulch looked like death and destruction. Waves smashing on the rocks on both sides of the channel, spray everywhere, huge chop in the channel and whitecaps with spindrift blowing off them outside.
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Maliko run number four is in my official record book. Last guy to the beach again, but I improved my time over the last run (the Maui Canoe and Kayak club race) by 15 minutes. If I keep improving at this rate by the time I have Maliko 10 under my belt I’ll be whipping [...]
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I turned the corner onto South Kihei Rd and saw whitecaps. Big, fluffy spraying-off-the-top whitecaps, and chunky swells even with the short fetch from Maalaea Bay. Perfect for a fast downwinder to the Four Seasons beach. Diane was dubious as usual, she considers anything beyond a gentle zephyr to be life-threatening, but I couldn’t [...]
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Mark’s Big Idea
Mark (Kiwi) Jackson got sick just prior to the showcase, which upset him as much as it did me. Not only is he a fine SUP racer but he has a couple of very interesting boards and he’s a really nice guy who is always fun to be around. Sick though he was, [...]
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The heavy lump resting against my leg leaped from the bed and ran straight into the screen door, barking viciously. “What the hell is that stupid dog barking at” thinks I. I had foolishly trusted Sam to stay in his own bed, but some time in the night he snuck into ours. I looked around [...]
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Fetched: March 15th, 2009, 8:58am CET
In the last segment we revealed our high-tech weighing and measuring processes aided by a $39 scale, some home-made calipers, and a tape measure sacrificed to rapid corrosion after being submerged in the saltwater pool at Ponohouse. So now it’s on to the beach.
We had a few people who had conflicts arise and had to [...]
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I know a lot of you aren’t really car folks, but this video isn’t really about cars. It’s about what someone can accomplish by themselves, and the extraordinary focus and determination that some people can muster. I found it uplifting.
Incredible Ferrari Project @ Yahoo! Video
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…is sufficient to complete the offense. Any other current or ex-servicemen out there will recognize these words from the Uniform code of Military Justice regarding sexual offenses. Always made me snicker. So it’s just simple karma that now I own a board called the Penetrator. Today I got the Penetrator out in what i suspect [...]
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Fetched: March 11th, 2009, 9:41am CET
We chose an odd day for our showcase–a Tuesday–but we were running out of time and Maui Canoe and Kayak Club had a race scheduled for the weekend that included Stand Up Paddle boards. We assumed most paddlers and some of the boards we wanted to test would be committed for the weekend. Alan (shapeshifter) [...]
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Written by Tom English
www.AlohaWealth.com
When people ask me why I surf with a paddle, my response is usually, “because it’s fun”. But when I think about it, it is really about the speed and power that a high performance board and paddle make possible. The paddle allows you to lean into turns harder and [...]
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Fetched: March 6th, 2009, 5:07am CET
The showcase test day is complete, we tested two SIC F16’s (the MkI and Mk II boards), the new SIC molded F14, A Bill Foote 14 Maliko, the Bill Foote 12 Maliko, the Penetrator 572, and Naish Glide 12, with a Starboard 12′6″ tossed in as a baseline standard board. That’s a lot fewer boards [...]
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So you are ready to buy a high-zoot carbon fiber paddle and tweak it to make it all yours. Please don’t tell me you already bought one and it’s precut. If you did, skip way down to the taping section. This part will just make you uneasy. If you’re considering a wood paddle you’ll have [...]
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Fetched: February 24th, 2009, 1:36pm CET
Maliko Gulch in the early morning is a strange place. Rainwater rushes through the creek from rainstorms up the mountain. The gulch smells of horseshit and squashed green things (there’s a ranch up the gulch). As I parked next to the muddy road in some tall grass I could see a swarm of mosquitoes lifting [...]
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I did a south side downwinder this morning, from near the canoe beach (Suda’s store) to the Four Season’s beach on Bill Foote’s “Gumby” board. What a wild and weird ride that is. The board is moderately fast paddling it–probably similar to a Starboard 12′6″ for glide. But get some swells and it’s suddenly transformed. [...]
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I collect a tremendous number of photographs putting Ke Nalu together–some myself, some by Diane, and some from other folks, including professional photographers like Darrell Wong. Darrell recently sent me two DVD’s full of photographs, marvelous stuff. I had no idea how i was going to use even a significant portion of them, and to [...]
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I stopped by Mark Raaphorst's (SIC aka Ding King) shop a few days ago as they were puting finishing touches on a new custom F16. My, my. Billy wants one.
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I’m an F1 nut, most race car drivers are. But you don’t have to even like racing to find this video animation fascinating. Wild stuff, and a great explanation of the factors that will make F1 more interesting this year. And last year was really magnificent.
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Fetched: February 17th, 2009, 12:46pm CET
What a difference a day makes. Today’s Maliko run was much like yesterday’s, the wind was a little lighter, and the swells were head high instead of overhead. And I was on a different board, Bill Foote’s purpose-built Maliko board.
I’ve gotta tell you, pretty it ain’t. Bill calls this particular board “Gumby” because the [...]
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Fetched: February 15th, 2009, 7:55pm CET
The Standup Zone (http://www.standupzone.com) is experiencing problems on their servers. For those Zone addicts (like me) experiencing withdrawal symptoms, the only reassurance is that Randy is working hard on getting it back up and running smoothly. I called him last night (I forgot to mention it on the Maliko run). ...
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Fetched: February 15th, 2009, 3:28pm CET
The Maliko Downwind run is justifiably world famous–a challenging blast down an unforgiving coast in big wind and big swells. I’ve done my own lame version many times–I get to Kanaha beach park early in the morning, find no surf and decide to do an upwind/downwind. Paddle up the coast as far and fast as [...]
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Fetched: February 15th, 2009, 3:28pm CET
This pretty much sums it up
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Sam Pa'e is a SUP surfer, board builder, all-around waterman and extremely creative guy who lives on Oahu. I've yet to have the pleasure of meeting him, but he's a frequent poster on the Standup Zone. Some time ago he started a thread on the Zone about placing a handle ...
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Fetched: February 13th, 2009, 5:45am CET
Stuey Campbell designed and built the Penetrator racing boards, a substantial departure from the design philosophy most racing board builders have been taking. I asked him to tell me a bit about his background and why he built the board the way it is. Here's the story in Stuey's own ...
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Fetched: February 2nd, 2009, 5:22am CET
This ebook is being written in four parallel paths: Basics; Surfing; Theory, and Conditioning. It will also eventually have a lot of pictures and video added. I have an outline, a shot list, and plans for the videos, but they have to wait until I can get to them. Chapter ...
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I'm in the very early stages of planning a race for early next fall. I've been so jealous of all our west coast and island brothers and sisters for all the races they have available. I figured the best way to insure I had a race to enter was ...
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This is an oldie but a goodie, an article published back in 2008 but as relevant today as it was way back then, a whole year ago. I'm about to have two of my best friends come visit. they are both perfect guests, but they ARE guys, and that reminded ...
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Dave Collins is at it again, another interesting (and heavily packed) SUP expedition. Last August we covered his last SUP adventure, a SUP expedition around Cape Scott, the tip of Vancouver Island (http://www.kenalu.com/2008/08/) . This time he's in tropical waters, the coast of Mexico, but the amount of gear he's ...
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I downloaded the new Starboard catalog. What a neat piece of work. It's actually worth sitting down and giving it a good read. The design work is top-notch, the photography is superb, and the writing is simply excellent. It will make you feel happy and privileged that you are already ...
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This ebook is being written in four parallel paths: Basics; Surfing; Theory, and Conditioning. It will also eventually have a lot of pictures and video added. I have an outline, a shot list, and plans for the videos, but they have to wait until I can get to them.
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Boy, does that title sound good! We got back to the island November 3rd. Ponohouse looks great. A little bird and/or gecko poop here and there, and the garage looks like someone ransacked it, but that's how it looked when I left. I spent the first morning at Kanaha beach ...
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EJ is really happy with these new plywood paddles. I haven't tried one myself yet, though I played around with them at his shop, and checked out the flex and strength. I suspect I'd really like these things, and at the price point ($170) they seem like an easy choice. ...
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...The beach break behind me looked about head high. I thought "oh great, I'm going to finish the race by getting worked in front of 500 spectators" but I managed to catch it before it crumbled and got out in front of the whitewater. I beached the board at full ...
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I poked my way down the California coast, looking at inaccessible surf spots, monster kelp beds, and cold-looking water until I reached Santa Barbara. I pulled into town and made my way to the beach. I had planned to look up the infamous Wardog once I got there, I figured ...
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Fetched: October 10th, 2008, 10:57pm CEST
(I'm about a week behind on getting these articles posted. I'll try to catch up over the next few days)
Lots of last minute drama leaving town for the trip to San Diego and the Battle of the Paddle. Diane came down with pneumonia which stalled the trip a day. Our ...
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Unlike most sports business categories, the SUP world is flush with people who paid their dues. And paddle makers are no exception. Literally everyone in the business has paddling records, Olympic history, technical qualifications, and years of artistry in their chosen medium. We're very fortunate to have all this talent ...
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I came across this video while I was looking for something else. Randy at the Standupzone forum shot it last winter with his brandy-new very cool camera and put it on Vimeo in full HD glory. I forgot how great a job he did, and what a wonderful video this ...
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The CS Monitor story sparked a bit of Farkiness. The usual nutcases that inhabit Fark found few funny pictures I haven't seen yet. These guys are amazing. And weird. And funny. And weird.
Last I looked there were 117 comments. http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3895173
Early, early standup. That's a full on Orygun drysuit with hoodie.
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Fetched: September 25th, 2008, 10:19am CEST
The folks at Naish have been very busy, and there's some very interesting new toys as a result. We're posting the boards and paddles individually to the review section, but we'll show them off as a complete line here.
Considering that the Naish lineup consisted of finish variations on two boards ...
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A good article in the Christian Science Monitor (weird religion, fine newspaper) on turf wars and their origins. The comments after the article are particularly good and interesting. I hope the tolerance shown in the comments is spreading as it should. We're all watermen or aspiring watermen (or waterpeople for ...
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We've had a little flood of paddle news. Brad Gillespie sent us a review of a new Gillespie blade (how about reviews of the rest of the line, Brad) and Bob Long from Mission Surf in San Diego sent a review of the new Warner Advantage--Warner's new Fiberglass offering.
And last ...
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The folks at Maxfield Provisions provided us with some outstanding quality gear for the Cape Cod Bay Challenge. Shawn was an amazing guy to work with....so much enthusiasm for what he does....a true commitment to quality and a stoke level that goes off the charts. Very infectious too....I always had ...
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Posted in the Couric and Company blog by Sandra Hughes, a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles.
(CBS)
It was the day of the Chino Hill’s earthquake when I met surfing legend Laird Hamilton. We were waiting to follow him off the Malibu coast for what was supposed to be a ...
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National news coverage is a strong indication of a new sports growth, and Stand Up Paddle Surfing is getting it's fair share. CBS Evening News had three engaging segments on Stand Up featuring Laird Hamilton and CBS News correspondent Sandra Hughes. Here are the video feeds and a transcript of ...
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Dave Collins is an accomplished paddler, in both whitewater and ocean setting. Here he shares with us a little bit about a Stand Up Paddling expedition he recently undertook....
I recently paddled my stand up board solo around Cape Scott, the northern tip of Vancouver Island. The 100 km. expedition took ...
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Dave Collins is an accomplished paddler, in both whitewater and ocean setting. Here he shares with us a little bit about a Stand Up Paddling expedition he recently undertook....
I recently paddled my stand up board solo around Cape Scott, the northern tip of Vancouver Island. The 100 km. expedition took ...
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I've noticed SUP articles in the international press for years, but not in U.S. National press. That's no surprise, the U.S. press is stunningly provincial (the standard media joke about this is the headline "New York Man Killed In Paris Nuclear Holocaust") and they are stunningly slow to follow anything ...
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I ordered a GPS training system to help me optimize my paddle workouts. After reading a thread on best GPS units on the Standup Zone I decided on the Garmin Forerunner 305. So far I'm very pleased. I tried it out today on the course I've been using to train ...
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This was originally posted in the Forum section in Tips and Tecniques, but I think it deserves to be on the front page. I pasted in both the poster's and my responses. He makes some great points that I think are important to consider, albeit in a Dennis Miller persona that may ...
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I received this news release from Werner Paddles yesterday and asked for pictures. They look pretty interesting, the shapes are unusual, I wish the picture showed the shape from the side and back as well, but here's what I have:
For Release: Trade: August 25, 2008
Werner Expands Stand Up Paddle Offerings
Werner ...
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It’s inevitable, some day you’ll paddle into a wave and not make it, and as you start your turn to paddle back out you suddenly realize you can’t see the horizon. Or you’re waiting for a wave and suddenly realize the head-high wave you thought was close is actually far ...
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Nice stuff, though I wonder about the strapped in part.
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Fetched: August 26th, 2008, 1:39am CEST
Time to fire up the How-To section again.
SUP Surfing How To Articles:
Over the next couple of weeks I plan a number of surfing how-to articles. I'm lining up interviews with some very experienced SUP surfers, aimed primarily at creating articles that help the intermediate SUP surfer take the next step. ...
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Fetched: August 24th, 2008, 9:30pm CEST
Things sure have changed, used to be we'd get excited to find any SUP videos on Youtube, now we're spoiled for choices. Bob has done his usual great job of digging up the coolest and the weirdest SUP videos.
Some folks haven't noticed that there's a menu built into the player ...
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Fetched: August 24th, 2008, 8:07am CEST
I was browsing through my email trying to find the addresses of the people I owe rash guards to (they're coming, honest, the only bad news is that it turned out we only have XL and XXL left. If that's way to big maybe you can use it as a ...
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Fetched: August 22nd, 2008, 8:34am CEST
We all know that SUP is great exercise, but It takes more than one great exercise to get fit. There's also diet, other aerobic activities, flexibility training and general muscle workouts. It's often a battle against social pressure, time, and genetics to achieve the kind of results you'd like.
Me last ...
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Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 7:36am CEST
Netarts Oregon, just after dark: I'm stumbling down a steep and slippery trail in pitch blackness, holding a pan of blackberry cobbler in one hand, trying decide what to do with it when I fall...
Netarts is a little town on the Oregon coast that sounds like it's spelled backwards. Straten--hmmm, ...
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Fetched: August 18th, 2008, 7:36am CEST
Months of preparation, planning, and training. Hundreds of miles paddled getting our selves ready for a long day on Cape Cod Bay. Mike has been reminding us all to hydrate well and eat right. The mandatory carb loading pasta feast the night before. We were ready…….then Bill, Mike, and I ...
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Fetched: August 15th, 2008, 11:52am CEST
I'll have a story posted soon....until then check out this great video by Lynn Wilson. Thanks Lynn...awesome job.
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Fetched: August 13th, 2008, 3:23am CEST
I'll have a story posted soon....until then check out this great video by Lynn Wilson. Thanks Lynn...awesome job.
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Fetched: August 7th, 2008, 7:17am CEST
You're on your own for a couple of weeks. Tomorrow moring at 00:Dark:Thirty I'm headed for Boston to do Stoneaxe (Bob) and ECSUP's (Mike) Cape Cod Challenge. I'll be in Boston for five days, then back to Oregon and off immediately for Netarts Bay for the Starboard Dealer Meeting. The ...
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Fetched: August 7th, 2008, 7:17am CEST
On Monday, August 11, 2008, a group of 20 world-class skiers, surfers, mountain climbers, and disabled athletes will cross Lake Tahoe on stand-up paddle boards provided by Naish International to raise awareness and funding for service members suffering from traumatic brain injury, combat stress, and other war-related injuries. Participants include ...
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Fetched: August 7th, 2008, 7:17am CEST
Ke Nalu reader Bill Gasset sent a link to another local story on SUP, this one from Virginia Beach, VA. I wish I'd had a SUP board when I lived there during my stint in the navy back a lifetime or two ago. Here's the link. http://hamptonroads.com/node/471881
The Virginian-Pilot
© July 10, ...
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Fetched: August 5th, 2008, 12:49am CEST
People are definitely catching on that SUP is great for inland lakes and rivers. Here's an article from the Minneapolis Star about SUP in local lakes and a company that's doing a good job of selling and publicizing SUP as a core workout and fun activity.
Stand-up paddling
Stand-up paddling melds a ...
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Fetched: August 5th, 2008, 12:49am CEST
I promised long ago that I’d do a tour of the Ding King’s, one of the most perfect surfer joints I’ve ever seen. Here it is. If you think you know of a better one, send me photos and a few words and I’ll post it.
The folks who did Blue ...
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Fetched: August 5th, 2008, 12:49am CEST
Before you start paddle surfing you need to assess your swimming skills and your ability to handle yourself and your board in surf. Any watersport is dangerous, and good swimming skills are a necessity, even if you only do standup on flat water and lakes.
Leash: Wear one. Even on ...
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Board Name: Starboard 9/30 Extremist
Manufacturer: Starboard
Length: 9′ Width: 30″ Volume: ? Weight: ?
Weight Range: Beg. 50-140 lbs., Adv. 60-190 lbs. Skill: Beginner to Expert
From the website: The fish-tail style shorter boards are the most exciting and progressive shapes in the range. They ...
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Fetched: August 5th, 2008, 12:49am CEST
This shop has been on Maui since the lava first cooled. When I stepped off the plane in Kahalui the first time back in the early 80’s I rented my windsurfing gear there. I think the same people were working there--the only difference (other than the location) was that Lenny ...
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On August 9, 2008, a small group of stand-up paddle surfers will attempt a grueling marathon paddle across Cape Cod Bay from Plymouth to Provincetown to raise awareness and money to help stop the ever growing problem of pollution in our oceans and along our shores.
All proceeds from the event ...
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Fetched: August 1st, 2008, 2:22pm CEST
The new Ke Nalu forum is tightly integrated with the magazine. From now on nearly every article will have a corresponding forum topic to facilitate discussion--all you have to do is click the button at the bottom of the article to be taken to this discussion.
Forum posts can be rich, ...
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Fetched: August 1st, 2008, 2:22pm CEST
The Board and Paddle Review forms have been so successful that I decided to create an article submission form. You might still find it easier to just write your article in an email form, of if you think you'd like to do more than one I can set you up ...
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Fetched: July 31st, 2008, 3:35pm CEST
It was a pretty good first day for the new features--we gave away seven Ke Nalu rash guards. If you want to get one free, better get your board or paddle review in quickly. At this rate they'll be gone in a week.
The paddles reviewed are the Whiskey Jack Bootlegger ...
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Fetched: July 31st, 2008, 3:35pm CEST
We have our first reader-submitted board review. DW, a regular on the Standupzone Forum used our new board review form to send in a review of his PSH 10' All Around. Sounds like an ideal board for mid weight riders who are ready to step up their surfing. You can ...
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Fetched: July 31st, 2008, 3:35pm CEST
I screwed up. I was fixing the Forum feature on KeNalu and accidentally deleted about half the users on Ke Nalu--including a lot of long-time friends. The good news is the Forum is fixed. The bad news is that many of you need to re-register on Ke Nalu.
Please be assured ...
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Get a free Ke Nalu Rash Guard!
I have added several new forms with some special features to Ke Nalu, they are part of a new approach to board and paddle showcases.
The first is a Board Showcase form that is a do-it-yourself review form. If you have boards you'd like to ...
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Fetched: July 25th, 2008, 4:18am CEST
My arms feel kind of dead, but not terrible. I did 26 miles round trip today, with some nasty currents and wind tossed in. I think the effective distance was more like 30 miles. It took me a little over six hours.
I got in the water about fifteen minute before ...
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
Part of doing the paddle from Plymouth to Provincetown is supposed to be getting your friends to pledge contributions. I can't do that for a number of reasons--one reason is that I'm a big sissy: I've never been even the least bit comfortable bugging people for money, even for a ...
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
I'm training for Brother Bob's (or Stoneaxe as he's called in the Forums) Plymouth to Provincetown paddle--24 miles in open ocean. I've been doing some long flatwater paddles in the Willamette river and Multnomah channel to get in some semblance of condition. Somehow I've gained about ten or so pounds ...
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
Two Free Stand Up Paddle demos in July:
C4 Waterman, Boardworks Hawaii and Blue Planet Surf are hosting two free SUP (Stand Up Paddle) demo events in July. All ages and first timers are welcome to try this great sport. See for yourself how you can improve balance, core strength and ...
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
Liam Wilmot of C4 Waterman submitted this interesting story of an Alaskan SUP adventure using a ULI inflatable SUP board.
--ALASKA June 6th. Field Report.
Being a surfer in a surf-orientated family that lives on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, a trip to Alaska in the middle of summer may seem ...
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
On August 9, 2008, a small group of stand-up paddle surfers will attempt a grueling marathon paddle across Cape Cod Bay from Plymouth to Provincetown to raise awareness and money to help stop the ever growing problem of pollution in our oceans and along our shores.
All proceeds from the event ...
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My brother Bob is organizing a distance paddle event to go from Plymouth Massachusetts across Cape Cod Bay to Provincetown on the tip of the cape--22 miles. In a moment of weakness I said I'd participate. I'm kind of looking forward to it, but I need to train and there ...
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I have the new site pretty well built. Now I need to tune the load times--it's pretty awful right now. But I think everyone will find this a much more accessible site. You can take a sneak preview at http://www.kenalu2.com . Please let me know what you think.
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
For those of you that have been following along, the migration to Dreamhost is complete, and I'm working on the new look and feel. I think people will like the new navigation--there will be several feature stories, selectable by tabs according to the topic. Below that will be picture-oriented articles, ...
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
We've changed hosting, thanks to some fast and smooth work by the nice folks at ContentRobot (www.contentrobot.com). Now we'll work on the interface. Should be ready for prime time in a couple of weeks. I'll put a version of the new interface up for your comments soon.
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Fetched: July 23rd, 2008, 10:39am CEST
You're blissfully riding a shoulder, planning your next turn, when suddenly you see coral heads and seaweed just past the nose of your board--ah, that's why everyone else was cutting out of the wave fifty feet before. As the reef grabs your fin and you sail through the air you ...
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Fetched: July 21st, 2008, 5:57am CEST
I'm training for Brother Bob's (or Stoneaxe as he's called in the Forums) Plymouth to Provincetown paddle--24 miles in open ocean. I've been doing some long flatwater paddles in the Willamette river and Multnomah channel to get in some semblance of condition. Somehow I've gained about ten or so pounds ...
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Fetched: July 19th, 2008, 3:05pm CEST
Two Free Stand Up Paddle demos in July:
C4 Waterman, Boardworks Hawaii and Blue Planet Surf are hosting two free SUP (Stand Up Paddle) demo events in July. All ages and first timers are welcome to try this great sport. See for yourself how you can improve balance, core strength and ...
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Fetched: July 19th, 2008, 3:05pm CEST
Liam Wilmot of C4 Waterman submitted this interesting story of an Alaskan SUP adventure using a ULI inflatable SUP board.
--ALASKA June 6th. Field Report.
Being a surfer in a surf-orientated family that lives on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, a trip to Alaska in the middle of summer may seem ...
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Fetched: July 15th, 2008, 9:27pm CEST
On August 9, 2008, a small group of stand-up paddle surfers will attempt a grueling marathon paddle across Cape Cod Bay from Plymouth to Provincetown to raise awareness and money to help stop the ever growing problem of pollution in our oceans and along our shores.
All proceeds from the event ...
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Fetched: July 10th, 2008, 6:56pm CEST
My brother Bob is organizing a distance paddle event to go from Plymouth Massachusetts across Cape Cod Bay to Provincetown on the tip of the cape--22 miles. In a moment of weakness I said I'd participate. I'm kind of looking forward to it, but I need to train and there ...
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Fetched: June 23rd, 2008, 2:55pm CEST
I have the new site pretty well built. Now I need to tune the load times--it's pretty awful right now. But I think everyone will find this a much more accessible site. You can take a sneak preview at http://www.kenalu2.com . Please let me know what you think.
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Fetched: June 19th, 2008, 10:02am CEST
For those of you that have been following along, the migration to Dreamhost is complete, and I'm working on the new look and feel. I think people will like the new navigation--there will be several feature stories, selectable by tabs according to the topic. Below that will be picture-oriented articles, ...
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Fetched: June 9th, 2008, 6:52am CEST
We've changed hosting, thanks to some fast and smooth work by the nice folks at ContentRobot (www.contentrobot.com). Now we'll work on the interface. Should be ready for prime time in a couple of weeks. I'll put a version of the new interface up for your comments soon.
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Fetched: May 22nd, 2008, 10:41am CEST
You're blissfully riding a shoulder, planning your next turn, when suddenly you see coral heads and seaweed just past the nose of your board--ah, that's why everyone else was cutting out of the wave fifty feet before. As the reef grabs your fin and you sail through the air you ...
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Fetched: May 22nd, 2008, 10:41am CEST
I've been really busy with Ke Nalu lately, but it doesn't show much. It's all in the background. I got really tired of slow loading times and lousy customer service so I'm switching hosting companies from Godaddy to Dreamhost. Since I'm doing that I decided to rework the interface for ...
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Fetched: May 16th, 2008, 12:20am CEST
Regular readers will probably notice the paddle test is back, replacing the Laird Hamilton article. The load times for Ke Nalu have gotten horrific, and I'm working on a new interface to fix that. I think everyone will like this one better anyway, it give quick access to lots of ...
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Fetched: May 14th, 2008, 4:47am CEST
Ernie Johnson (Johnson Big Stick Paddles) is selling a custom van he has on the big island. Why is this in Ke Nalu? Well, its just about perfect for an extended Hawaiian SUP trip. I sure like the looks of this thing. I'd guess you could go about anywhere ...
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Fetched: May 13th, 2008, 1:06am CEST
Tough week, but I'm back home and getting back into the things I do, including Ke Nalu. I'm working on a new set of instructional articles and some fun stuff. Still looking for any and all contributions of articles, photos, great places to SUP surf or paddle.
All the best to ...
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Fetched: May 12th, 2008, 12:05pm CEST
Sorry for not being very active with Ke Nalu this last week. I'm in San Diego helping the family of my closest friend, Barney Li, who died last Saturday in a motorcycle accident.
It's just kind of taken the air out of me, but I really do feel a lot more ...
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