StandUP Paddle Planet

Not only is November a good month for surfing on the Treasure Coast, apparently it's a good time to catch a 90-foot wave in Portugal, too.

The 1st Annual Punta Sayulita Longboard & Stand-Up Paddle Classic (“the Classic”) is set to take place on April 17-18 in beautiful Sayulita, Mexico. The international field of professional surfers from the United States and Mexico is led by Honorary Ambassadors James Pribram of Laguna Beach, CA, renowned Mexican big wave surfer, Carlos “Coco” Nogales of Puerto Escondido and Mexico’s current national longboard champion, Patricio Gonzalez of Sayulita. The field will be limited to 30 competitors made up of both professional invitees and amateurs competing in various age group divisions as well as in the “open” contest for the longboard and stand-up paddle surfing categories.

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We roll with the famed big-wave surfer while he talks about competing in the Race Across America, riding shirtless and intentionally weighing down his bike.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: Laird Hamilton – Monday 11.17.08 Today, were droppin’ into the big ones with the Waterman of all watermen, legendary big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton. Plus Gerry Lopez, Chris Malloy and hundreds of surfers hit New York City for a Stand-up Paddle Race for Autism Awareness. Also, today’s guest Laird Hamilton and other surfers and celebrities show us how the Oceana Foundation can help save our precious oceans. Laird Hamilton’s sponsors include: Wonderwall, Oxbow and Stand

Laird Hamilton is one of those rare living legends, larger than life, although he often appears as a mere spec on some of the waves he rides in his backyard at Jaws off Maui. He pioneered the sport of tow-surfing, utilizing jet skis to streak aboard mountainous peaks. More recently, he modernized stand-up paddle-surfing and not long ago paddled the length of the Hawaiian island chain — standing up, in daylight, darkness and on rough seas. Now Hamilton has written a book, his first, appropri