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Part II of 2 – Battle Of The Paddle Hawaii 2010

paddle-web-pic2Hawaii Kai Stand up paddle race. 10 miles downwind to waikiki.

Danny Ching wins.

Part II of 2 – Battle Of The Paddle Hawaii 2010 from RAMBOFILMS on Vimeo.

Battle Of The Paddle Hawaii – Video Part 1

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Congrats to Danny Ching for sweeping the title at the 2010 Battle of the Paddle – Hawaii!

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K-5 Demo Day – Carlsbad Lagoon, June 19th

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Danny Ching tests the 404 12′6″

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The Nectar SUP lineup – Gary explains

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Gary MacNabb talks about each board in the Nectar line-up, and unveils a couple new boards available soon

Join Gary MacNabb in his Nectar Shaping Room

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Check out Gary MacNabb’s shaping Shangri La in this video clip courtesy of RamboFilms

Brandon Rambo makes it through to the semis – SUP World Tour, France

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Stand Up Paddle World Tour Anglet

Stand Up World Tour
Chambre d’Amour Anglet France
8 – 16 Mai 2010

Day four of the Stand Up Paddle World Tour resumed this morning with waist to chest high waves. Bumpy but consistent wind swell and intermittent rains made for challenging conditions.

The quarter finals of the trials ran with some stand out performances from the international field. With the tide filling in there was a delay in the action, the semi-finals of the trials are schedule to start at 7pm tonight. Surf reports are predicting larger surf, with the top 16 competitors poised and ready to compete.

Competitors advancing into the semi finals of the trials are: Brandon Rambo, Remi Quique, Alexis Deniel , David Latastere, Fred Branger, John Hibbard, Ibon Amatriain, Kuuikaikapualiokai Kawai, Remi Arauzo, Benett Brecql, Laurent Pujol and Sebastien Minvielle. This field will be narrowed to 8 stand up paddle surfers moving on the compete in the main event.

Waterman’s Applied Science Paddle for Humanity race results – Dana Point, Ca

Danapoint_harborThe 2nd annual Waterman’s Applied Science Paddle for Humanity race raised 20,000 for SurfAid at Doheny this past weekend. The weather was perfect for competitors – calm water and sunny skies.

For Complete Results click here

Stand Up World Tour – Stop #2 Anglet, France

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