Posts Tagged ‘Boarders’

Paddle marathon for Children in Need

Monday, November 21st, 2011
The paddleboarders setting off from Ventnor. Picture by Peter Boam. A SEVEN-mile journey Ventnor to Yaverland by paddle boarders on Friday resulted in at least £2,100 being raised for Children in Need.

Cold Stroke Classic brings standup paddle boarders to Wrightsville Beach

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Video Body Wrightsville Beach, NC (TRAVEL VIDEO NEWS) - Standup paddling (SUP) is an emerging global sport of Hawaiian heritage that is gaining in popularity across the U.S. mainland. With its mild climate and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, Intracoastal Waterway, and inlets, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina is an ideal SUP destination. In recent years local outfitters have begun offering ...

Standup Paddlers Vs. Surfers: Where Is The Balance?

Saturday, June 13th, 2009
by Matt Schweitzer Its the old problem in the water, sharing the waves and getting along. Typically in the surfing world, the shortboarders don’t like surfing with long boarders, windsurfers don’t like surfing with kitesurfers, and these days it seems that no one likes the SUP guys And its always for the same reasons. WAVE HOGS! But we can figure it out and all get along on the water. After 35 years of shortboarding and windsurfing in Hawaii with some of the best surfers in the world (and