Tandem Showoffs
February 29, 2008
The kids at the Showcase were great fun-enthusiastic, talented, fun to be around. And could they SURF! Slater Trout and Zane Schweitzer did tandem standup with toes on the nose, butt on the nose, helicopter spins–you name it. While Ashley and Conner Baxter did some funny ballet on a big Sup board.
2008 Maui Stand Up Board and Paddle Showcase
February 24, 2008
The muffled thump and curses in a Boston accent told me brother Bob had tried to move another palm tree with his face.
It’s nerve-wracking carrying boards, paddles, tents, coolers, tables and myriad other items across a pitch-dark park to the beach. Especially when you’re wearing the traditional Maui “slippahs”. Cheap between-the-toe thong sandals afford little toe protection from the myriad stumps, bumps and lava rocks. [Read more]