Ryan Dolan competes in 2013 USA Kayak National Team Trials
The next “Quadrennial” starts this Friday in Oklahoma City, for Kailua’s Ryan Dolan. Dolan will be competing in the 2013 USA Kayak National Team Trials. Two days of races will determine the selection process for this years USA National team that will be racing at national and international regattas this summer. A few of the [...]
Pat Dolan prepares for this weekend’s OC1 World Championships
Kailua’s Pat Dolan sets his sights on the Kaiwi Channel for this Sunday’s OC1 world championships. Dolan has maintained his undefeated status in this seasons preliminary events. After finishing 3rd overall in the 2012 OC1 world championships, Dolan has improved his training this year to put himself in the best position possible for this weekends race. Pat [...]
INTERVIEW: Vertra 5 with 2008 USA Olympian Caroline Burckle
Caroline Burckle was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and joined the Vertra family in 2009. In the summer leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Burckle qualified for the Women’s 800 meter freestyle relay. In Beijing, she paired with teammates to capture a bronze medal in the 800 free relay in an American- record [...]
Interview: Vertra 5 with Kailua’s Pat Dolan
Get a chance to learn more about this highly decorated Kailua born paddler. You name the watercraft Pat Dolan has dominated in Hawaii since he was 14 years-old. Dolan won the OC1 Kaiwi Channel relay with Kai Bartlett before he graduated high school. Since then Dolan has raced around the world at major international competitions [...]
Vertra Athletes Featured in Surfer Magazine!
Young, elite and talented are but a few words to describe the waterman featured in Surfer Magazine. Kai Lenny (Hawaii) Jordan Mercer (Australia) and Jack Bark (California) describe in depth their passions and experiences with the ocean. Link to Surfer Magazine Article: http://www.surfermag.com/features/seafarers-2/#.UUh9hmCMeSY.mailto
Check out the Kai Lenny “‘Big Waves in Chile” Trailer
Check out Hawaiian Waterman Kai Lenny’s video trailer!
Vertra’s Eric Abbott (2010 & 2011) World Champion Paddler
Catch the video clip of the 2010 and 2011 Molokai Stock World Champion Eric Abbott. Abbott explains the feeling of finishing up the last few miles of the 32-mile open ocean channel crossing. In 2011 Abbott set the course record for the Molokai Channel stock paddleboard crossing. Look for Abbott at 1:18 into the clip. [...]
Day 6 of the 2013 Sunset Beach Pro is on hold again today. Currently the event is in the middle of the Men’s Round 3 events. Stay tuned for tomorrows 8am contest call. Be on the look out for superstars Kai Lenny, Matt Becker and Riggs Napoleon who are still surfing in the event.
TRAVIS GRANT TAKES OUT THE AUSSIE DOUBLE ON NSP
World Champion SUP Racer Travis Grant has confirmed his path back to form over the weekend by taking out the 12 Towers Race on the Gold Coast, Queensland. This follows his win only 3 weeks earlier at ‘The Doctor’ in Perth, Western Australia. The 2 races are the biggest in Australia and contested by at [...]
Matt Becker at Mavericks
Matt Becker from Santa Barbara, California was shot this past week at surfing Mavericks at Half Moon Bay. Follow the ESPN link below for more shots from that afternoon! http://xgames.espn.go.com/surfing/gallery/8858174/half-moon-bay-highlights
Location “X” for the Standup World Tour Finals
Kai Lenny is down in the British Virgin Islands for the final stop on the 2012 Standup World Tour. Going into the final event 2X SUP World Champion Lenny finds himself in 2nd overall point standing with a solid shot at going for his 3rd World Title. Only the top 16 SUP athletes are invited [...]
@Morganhoesterey “Kahe Point Cave Monster”
Morgan Hoesterey is always in search of the next adventure. Here we catch a quick clip of Morgan’s passion for freediving off of the West Side of Oahu. Morgan Hoestery Website: http://morganismyname.com/ Morgan Hoesterey Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SeaMonsterMedia?feature=watch
Positively Kai: Finale- Episode 18!
It is always great following the adventures of Maui native Kai Lenny. Red Bull featured Lenny in the series “Positively Kai.” “In the SEASON FINALE of Positively Kai, Kai heads to Australia for a two-week promotional tour filled with tons of windsurfing and kitesurfing action. After, we recap the amazing season that was, and highlight [...]
Jack Bark to be featured in SURFER MAGAZINE!
Vertra’s Jack Bark (California 18 year old) will be featured in the upcoming issue of Surfer Magazine. Bark won the annual Molokai to Oahu paddleboard race last year in the 2nd fastest time in the history of the race. Jack an avid surfer, diver, paddler has a huge future in front of him! Congrats [...]
WORLD #1 SUP RACER TRAVIS GRANT JOINS NSP!
NSP Surf and Stand Up Paddleboards is elated to announce the signing of Australian, Travis Grant current ISA World SUP Race Champion to its team. One of the worlds’s most highly regarded and winning SUP Racers; Grant also a highly decorated outrigger canoe paddler, surfer and ocean athlete joins NSP and signifies the intention of [...]
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Positively Kai- Season 1 Episode 16!
“After some fun SUP sessions with the Naish team up and down the California coast, it was time for Kai to put his game face on and head back to Hawaii for the finals of the Stand Up Paddleboard Race World Series. The 13 mile competition came down to the final stretch, see if Kai [...]
3X Hennessey’s Champion for Joel Mason
Australia’s Joel Mason became the 3-time Hennessey’s International paddleboard race champion this past weekend in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The Hennessey’s event is held in a different location every year, and since 2010 Mason has finished first overall. Mason won in San Diego (2010), Redondo Beach (2011) and this year in Cabo San Lucas (2012.)
2012 Hennessey’s Paddleboard Championships: Cabo San Lucas
This years Hennessey’s Paddleboard and SUP Championships will be held in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The event will take place this weeekend November 3rd and 4th. Vertra’s Joel Mason (2x Hennessey’s Champion) will be making the trip down to Mexico. The australian native took this past racing season off, and is looking for his 3rd [...]
Morgan Hoesterey in “Destination 3 Degrees” @morganhoesterey
If you didn’t get a chance to see Morgan Hoesterey in the incredible Destination 3 Degrees documentary than be sure to catch it on DVD or at the Suncoast Surf Shop this weekend. Check out the killer video below of Vertra’s Morgan Hoesterey as she and a paddling partner paddled the major ocean channels of the [...]
