Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category
Chris Beresford of San Diego dominated the Open Divison final at the Kneeboard Surfing USA Championships at Huntington Beach. Beresford attacked the head-high waves on the south side of the pier with an impressive display of stylish full-rail surfing and big moves. Local favorite and 2008 champion Tom Backer surfed flawlessly throughout the event and finished  … More
Irondequoit, N.Y. — Scott Johns was born in Hawaii and grew up in Florida. He started learning to surf at the age of 4. Then life brought him to Rochester several years ago.
“It really killed me, being away from the ocean,†Johns recalled.
Then, just last summer  … Pictures and more
Held every year since 2000 the Bora Bora Liquid Festival (better known to the locals as the IronMana) has taken over the crystal clear waters of Bora Bora, Polynesia’s most beautiful island atoll. The week long festival is an all-out celebration of multiple ocean-based disciplines including a 6km swim, a 55km surfski division, a waterman triathlon, SUP and Va’a sprint races, and of coarse the festival’s traditional endurance race. On the final day of the festival the best of the best watermen compete in either a 40 km SUP and Lay Down Paddle Race, a 50 km Surf Ski Race, or the 60 km Solo Outrigger Canoe Race.