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sdouglas -
7. July 2010 11:01
Hobie Team rider Emmy Merrill of San Clemente, CA has been nominated as Orange County Female shortboard surfer of the year.
The 3rd annual Orange County Surfer of the Year Awards – presented by the U.S. Open of Surfing - salutes the best of the best. The online poll pits the stars of the “Dream Tour” of the Association of Surfing Professionals against surfers who hope to move up to the World Tour.
Check out Emmy's surfer profile and be sure to give her your vote - Emmy Merrill
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sdouglas -
9. June 2010 13:46
Dana Point California, June 5th 2010 - Doheny State Beach once again paid host to the this years Hobie / Hennessey’s Waterman’s Challenge. This year’s Challenge marked the 5th year of the event, and just like the previous four years, the level of competition was high, and the conditions made for a race that challenged racer’s physical stamina, mental tenacity, and board riding skills.
The event format consisted of a 4 mile Fun race, and a 6 – 8 mile Pro course that had some of the best paddlers vying for a piece of the $4000 prize purse.
Conditions were favorable for the course with a moderate south wind, but the small chest to waist high south swell at low tide made for some spectacular finishes. In the end the fastest prevailed
Rob Rojas - 1st Place Unlimited SUP – 8 Miles
Chuck Patterson – 1st Place 14’ SUP – 6 Miles
Danny Ching – 1st Place Stock SUP – 6 Miles
Brand Baksic – 1st Place Women’s SUP – 6 Miles
Shane Scoggins – 1st Place Stock Paddleboard – 8 Miles
Adam Buckley – 1st Place Unlimited Paddleboard – 8 Miles
Keeping true to 15 years of Hennessey’s race style, the racing quickly shifted up the street to Hennessey's Tavern Dana Point where racers were welcomed to a huge outdoor BBQ and a monster raffle with prizes from race sponsors
Race Sponsors: Bacardi, Bud Light, Dakine, H20 Audio, Ocean Minded, Waterman’s Applied Science, Hobie Polarized, Crossfit Orange County, Future Fins, Stand Up Paddle Magazine, H2O Overdrive and O2H Sarcoma Alliance
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sdouglas -
18. May 2010 15:58
Hobie team paddler and 3x longboard world champion Colin McPhillips worked his way through a challenging field of some of the worlds best stand up paddle surfers to finish second behind France's Antoine Delpero at the second stop of the Stand Up Paddle World Tour in Anglet, France.
Check out the video highlight of the final heat
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10. May 2010 09:26
7 May, 2010 : - - Orange County, California -- A week has passed, the dust has settled, and the totals are in. Team Hobie is the clear team fundraising winner bringing in just under $5000USD; team member Mark Carlisle is the top individual fundraiser with $2450USD.
That wasn’t enough for Carlisle who actioned off his prize, a one week Indonesian surf trip, in an act of pure selflessness to raise an additional $1850USD. A total of $28,556USD was raised in support of SurfAid International.
"Team Hobie was stoked to have been a part of Paddle for Humanity and even more stoked to take home the team title." Said Hobie’s Sean Douglas. "We approached this with the outlook that if you believe in the cause and paddle a Hobie you were part of our team, Elite racer or not, you were simply a welcome part of our team and the rest is history"
For a humble Mark Carlisle it was all about the people involved, "Everyone I talked to was thrilled with the event. Hats off to the volunteers, for without them the Paddle For Humanity would not be possible." SurfAid’s Javier Guerrero had this to say, " (Carlisle’s) donation of the trip auctioned is hard to express in words - a truly amazing act of generosity." The top fundraising prize was made possible through a generous donation by World Safaris and Rapture Surf Camps.
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sean douglas -
9. April 2010 09:51
A great interview with team riders TJ & Bryce Saeman from the upcoming Stand Up Paddle Movie. The brothers talk about their adventures and experiences as some of Stand Ups hardest charging siblings. Great interview and some pretty insane footage of them surfing big Sunset on the new Ultimate Model during the recent World Stand Up Tour Sunset Event.
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sean douglas -
6. April 2010 09:33
Hobie team paddlers TJ and Bryce Saeman recently embarked on a 2 week adventure down the Mexican Baja Peninsula. The brothers went prepared for everything and anything that could possibly be of any fun. During a recent stop, Bryce modified his 10'6 ATR Stand Up Paddleboard as a spearfishing platform. The board was easily modified and allowed Bryce to silently slide in on the fish. How did it work? the picture tells the rest of the story ... fish tacos anyone
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sdouglas -
30. March 2010 10:39
March 29, 2010 (Dana Point , CA) - In what has become a premier endurance event in the paddle community, the Ocean Ohana Catalina Challenge pitted 2, 3, and 4 man teams representing some of the best paddling talent the community has to offer. The 39.8 mile course from Catalina Island to Dana Point Harbor has at times been ruthless, but this year saw sunny skies, warm temperatures and glassy conditions. The Unlimited Hobie Team of Byron Kurt and Colin McPhillips, paddling a custom 18'6" carbon race board, hit it hard from the start and never let off the gas until the end finishing 2nd place overall and the 1st place 2 man team with a scorching time of 6hours and 39 minutes
In the 12'6 division, the 2 man team of Wally Emory and Scott Sanchez on a custom 12'6 PCX Elite finshed 2nd in their division with a time of 7hours 29 minutes shaving 20 minutes off their last years time when they competed as a 3 man team
Hobie would also like to extend it's thanks to Chuck Benson, who once again graciously lent Hobie the use of his boat Holokai
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30. March 2010 09:34
Chuck Patterson Claims 2010 Surftech SUP Shootout
March 29, 2010 (Santa Cruz, CA) – Chuck Patterson (Dana Point, CA), won the 2nd Annual Surftech SUP Shootout at the Lane over event rookie Zane Schweitzer (Lahaina, HI), Michael Roberts (Pacific Grove, CA) and pro kiteboarder Peter Trow (Central Coast, CA) to take out his second Surftech Shootout victory in as many years.
Patterson has emerged as one of stand up paddling's premier over-all athletes alongside Australia's Jamie Mitchell, Hawaii's Slater Trout and a host of other elite paddlers. Chuck's proven his athleticism by winning prestigious races such as the 2008 Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle, he's one of the leading stand up paddle big wave riders (Chuck was the first paddler to charge the Cortez Bank this winter) and he showed all who were at Steamer Lane on Santa Cruz's notorious Westside this weekend, that he is one of the world's best in waves of any size.
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9. February 2010 13:58
By
sdouglas -
13. January 2010 12:51
Hobie team paddler Byron Kurt continued his winning streak, this time at the Coastal Urge Cold Stroke Classic in Wilmington, North Carolina. Byron's victory spearheaded an extremely successful showing by the Hobie Stand Up Paddle Team that ended up claiming two of the three top podium positions. In addition to Byron's win, Colin McPhillips placed third and Tommy Lloy convincingly took down the field in the recreational class. All Hobie paddlers were competing on custom 12'6 Hobie Elite Race Boards.
Hoble's premier paddler Chuck Patterson was also on hand to give a pre race clinic to up and coming paddle racers and also got the crown inspired with a pre are presentation and video
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