Boardworks Marketing Manager, Gretchen Gamble on a beautiful fall morning with a few of her friends.

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Compilation Loop Reel Video

This is a collection of video footage from the year 2011 including all types of SUP with a bit of surf as well. Enjoy!

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Doug Ellis takes 1st overall in the Battle of the Bay in Ocean City, MD.

What's happening guys?  Checkin in for my weekly race report, haha.  Had a race up in Ocean City, MD this past weekend called the Battle of the Bay.  Unfortunately, we ended up battling the actualy bay more than our competitors!  25mph winds made the upwind section feel more like a treadmill, but made for super fun downwind runs on the way home.  Once again, I cant provide enough positive feedback on the M&M.  Piercing through, rather than bobbing up and over, waves and chop results in a more efficient use of energy.  No problems downwind- surfs the chop like a charm.  Was fortunate enough to take 1st overall with a great crew of paddlers.  Attached a pic as well. 

Also, though you might enjoy my contribution to the Distressed Mullet website this morning:

http://distressedmullet.com/?p=12742

Take care guys and tell the rest of the crew I said hello!

Doug

Video of Ekolu Kalama on a recent trip to SoCal.

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Dave Boehne on the Infinity Team Label Carver SUP.

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Boardworks Shubu gets a nice write up on "Montana Headwall" online news!

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New video. Battle of the Paddle 2011, Ta Hoe Nalu, Hennessey's Final's, late season SUP racing

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Doug Ellis wins the Sandbridge Hei Hei on a Boardworks M&M SUP!

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Boardworks owner Mike Fox is riding a bike 320 miles to help raise money for Operation Second Chance!

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Come see Mike Hynson at the Sacred Craft show this weekend at Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Come meet Endless Summer surf star and shaping legend, Mike Hynson, at the Sacred Craft consumer tradeshow this weekend at Del Mar Fairgrounds. Mike will be selling and signing his book, Transcendental Memories of a Surf Rebel. Also we will have the new limited edition Mike Hynson ES Rocket Fish's available. Former owner of Reef, Fernando Aguerre, will be there Saturday to take possession of board number 001 for his massive collection. Come join in the fun and check out some of the most unique surfboards you will ever see under one roof!

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Field report from Anthony Vela. 10/5/11

September turned out to be an exceptional month for me.  First of all, most of the events were at home so I only had to travel once at the beginning of the month for the US Open of SUP in Miami Beach, Florida.  I placed 3rd in the Elite Course race and had some heat trouble and ended up having to lay down and paddle to finish the race.  

The following week was the Hennessey's World Championships in Hermosa Beach, CA.  I was 4th in the prestigious 14' class.  The next day was a unique event called the Surf Race to Victory in Huntington Beach, CA.  The event featured heats of 10 paddlers racing through a course that went in and out of the surf three times.  It was an elite field with participants preparing for the Battle of the Paddle the following weekend.  There was a surfboard division and an elite division for prize money.  I won the surfboard division, then followed it up with winning the elite division.  The field was tough featuring 2 past Battle of the Paddle winners, 3 australians, and 3 Top 10 Battle of the Paddle finishers.  In an exciting finish I finished ahead of the legendary Jamie Mitchell.

I enjoyed the new Battle of the Paddle format with heats and finals.  Placing 18th in the elite race turned out to be a challenge.  There were so many fast paddlers that I was pleased with the finish.  I also placed 6th overall in the 14' division of the Distance Race (10 miles).  It was an exciting distance race with 4 of us jumping off our boards at the same time racing up the beach for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th.  Unfortunately for me I was the slowest up the beach, but stoked with the finish.  

Finishing off the month I entered the Stand Up World Tour of surfing Trials in Huntington Beach.  64 trialists were surfing for 8 spots into the main event.  In only my 3rd SUP surf contest ever I made my way through 4 heats into the semi-finals of the trials, and making it to the main event.  Although I was knocked out in the first round of the main event, I was excited to surf Huntington Pier in the first ever World Tour event on the Mainland.  

Next up:

SUP surfing contest in Ventura    Oct 14-15

Paddle Royale in Puerto Rico      Oct 29-30

Los Cabos Classic                      Nov 5-6

Namotu World Paddle Challenge   Nov 13-18

Summer Road Trip

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