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
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 [...]
This Weeks Paddlesports Team Instagrams
A quick look into the world of the Vertra Sunscreen paddlesports team via Instagram!
A Few Instagrams from this weeks Paddlesports Team
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GPS Data from Jack Bark’s 2012 Channel Crossings
Check out the Garmin GPS data from Jack Bark’s 2012 Molokai World Championships channel crossing in addition to the Catalina Classic. Jack was this years Stock Molokai world champion navigating the channel in the 2nd fastest time in the history of the race! Click here for the Garmin Connect link for the Molokai Channel Data. [...]
2012 Molokai Paddleboard World Championship Team!
The 2012 Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard and SUP world championships is here! The 32-mile crossing from Kaluakoi on Molokai to Maunalua Bay on Oahu will take place this Sunday, July 29th. This year Vertra is proud to support many of the athletes making the incredible journey across such an amazing and challenging channel! Good luck [...]
Vertra Tops at Island 2 Island Relay
Vertra’s Paddlessports team performed top notch at this past weekend 2011 Island to Island Relay event. A 34-mile relay course from Santa Barbara Island to Two Harbors, Catalina. In the mens Unlimited paddleboard the three man team of George Plesk, Jackson English and George Loren took top honors. English made the trip from Singapore to [...]
2011 Catalina Classic Results
Vertra: Elemental Resistance’s paddlesports team prevailed at the 2011 Catalina Classic Paddleboard race. Representing Vertra in this year’s crossing was George Plsek who placed 4th overall in the men’s unlimited division and Brian Roceheleau from Hawaii taking 2nd overall. Eric Abbott and Jack Bark battled for 3.5 hours neck and neck across the channel. In [...]
Catalina Classic 2011
Vertra: Elemental Resistance’s paddlesports team heads to Catalina Island for the 2011 Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race. This annual event marks the end of the paddleboarding season as athletes get set to navigate the channel starting at Two Harbors on Catalina Island and finishing at Manhattan Pier 32 miles later. Competing in this years Catalina Classic [...]
2011 Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Videos
Mikey Cote and Jack Bark teamed up this year in the 2011 Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championships. Navigating the Kaiwi Channel in 5 hours and 10 minutes, Cote and Bark took the outright win in the mens stock relay division. Cote who was the Molokai Stock world champion in 2008 & 2009 teamed up [...]
Eric Abbott sets Molokai to Oahu Stock Paddleboard Record
Honolulu, Hawaii (August 1, 2011) Vertra’s Eric Abbott won his 2nd consecutive Stock World Championship yesterday in a record fashion. Beating the Record set two years ago by Vertra’s own Mikey Cote, Abbott navigated the Molokai Channel in 5 hours and 26 minutes. Cote and Abbott grew up 5 houses down from each other and [...]
Vertra Announces 2011 Molokai to Oahu World Championship Team!
Honolulu, Hawaii (July 28, 2011) Vertra Elemental Resistance is proud to announce the 2011 Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard and Standup team. This weekend marks the 15th annual running of this event. Athletes will compete in both solo and teams to navigate one of the most dangerous channels in the world, The Kaiwi Channel. Hawaii: [...]
2011 Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard/SUP Race Results
The 2011 Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard and SUP Race took place this past Saturday in Santa Cruz, California. This was the 11th annual running of this event, and the competition was tough as ever. Vertra Paddlesports athletes hailing from both California and Hawaii competed top notch in their respective divisions. In the women’s prone [...]
2011 Rock2Rock Paddleboard Race
Vertra paddlesports athletes had an impressive showing this past Sunday at the 2011 Rock2Rock Paddleboard and SUP race. This event starts at the Isthmus on Catalina Island and ends 22 miles later at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. Anthony Vela, LA [...]
Malibu Downwinder Recap
Anthony Vela-Surfing in for the win! The 2011 Honolua Malibu Downwinder proved to be a successful event once again this year. With forecasted south winds prior to Saturdays event, conditions were looking dismal. However at 10am Saturday morning the winds shifted, allowing for a typical Californian downwind race to take place. “This is one of [...]
