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]
2008 Board and Paddle Showcase–Huge Success
February 14, 2008
Fifty two boards, thirty five riders (growing to fifty by day’s end) knee to waist high waves, sunshine, and lots of aloha. It was as close to being a perfect day as anyone could ask for. All our testers did a superb job, with most evaluating twenty boards apiece (we assigned ten). Zane Schweitzer, Slater Trout (pictured going tandem here), and Conner Baxter our youngest testers, hit the water running and never slowed all day. You could power a small city on their energy. [Read more]