5/7/2010
:: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ::Coastal Urge and WPA team up for the 2nd Annual Intra Coastal SUPCUP
May 15, 2010 @ Blockade Runner Beach Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC
The World Paddle Association (WPA) is proud to announce its partnership with Coastal Urge for the 2nd Annual Intra Coastal SUPCup. The all-day event will feature a 3.5-mile recreational, 7-mile elite race and a $9,000 cash purse.
For event registration and information visit www.coastalurge.com or e-mail: events@coastalurge.com.
2/28/2010
PFD's are now required by the United States Coast Guard and will be strictly enforced with fines for all who violate the new law. Be safe...SUP Surf Etiquette
As the Stand Up Paddle surf community grows at a rapid pace in California, the United States and the World, the WPA asks all SUP surfers, especially new to the sport of surfing to be respectful of surfers in the water, surf locations and to practice good surf etiquette (please see rules of the wave).
Here are some good unwritten rules of the surf to follow if you are a SUP surfer:
Know your ability and the surf break you are going to surf. Beginning SUP surfers can be a bigger danger to those in the water and to yourself if you do not know the dynamics of a SUP board and the power of the wave.
Starboard Riders Dave Muir and Tama Audibert wins 1st and 2nd place in the Tahitian Waterman league.
Starboard receives 1st and 2nd place honors in the Tahitian Waterman league, the Worlds premier paddle board event. Starboard team rider Dave Muir ( Australia) and Tama Audibert ( Tahiti) indicates that Starboard shapes are not only working in “normal” conditions but also are the best...
