King and Queen of Dog Patch

The King and Queen of Dog Patch Surf event was held May 16th. KIALOA is proud to have a place with Noah and Chuck in the top two places for SUP.

Here is a message from Chuck Patterson about the fun event:

"Hi everyone, just finished a long fun day of fun competition at The Rainbow Sandals King and Queen of Dog Patch SUP surf event.
There was a huge attendance, with over 100 SUP athletes competing and several SUP industry companies supporting the event with demos etc.
The conditions were glassy 2-3' with a couple 4' ft sets on incoming tide, with a slight bump from the West in the afternoon.
There was a cool Aloha vibe with several competitors competing in costumes and wigs.

Final Results
1st. Noah Shimabakura
2nd. Chuck Patterson
3rd. Kyle Mochizuki
4th. Leleo Kinimaka
5th. Tommy Loy
6th Byron Kurt

A huge Thanks to Rainbow Sandals for putting on another great SUP event and to all the supporting sponsors for being there."

Chuck Patterson

Saeman Brothers

We've got some cool Go Pro shots from the Saeman Brothers out for a nice day of SUP. A glimpse of summer weather!

Chuck Patterson video

Chuck Patterson with his Go Pro camera.

Chuck's SUP surf Go Pro (OH) camera mount from Chuck Patterson on Vimeo.

Rhino Kaiwi Channel Relay

Congratulations to Kai Bartlett and Mike Judd on their relay win last weekend. They beat out a field of 90 paddlers holding off some tough competition.

Bartlett and Judd completed the 40.2-mile course from Kaluako'i, Moloka'i, to Magic Island, O'ahu, in 5 hours, 29 minutes, 43 seconds.

A flat Kaiwi Channel, calm winds, and hot temperatures combined to create a relatively slow crossing. The winning time was almost one hour behind the course record.

read the full article at the Honolulu Advertiser.

Young Bobbie Cooper Takes Home Some Hardware

Bobbie Cooper is one of KIALOA's young sponsors in the UK. She won the BSUPA Championships in 2008 and is well on her way to a repeat victory this year. The first in the British SUP contest series started last weekend and Bobbie placed in several Categories. The 17 year old placed first in Womens Sprint and Wave Expression while taking second in the Women's distance.

Good job Bobbie! We'll keep checking in with her throughout the season.

Surfers Paradise Outrigger

Surfers Paradise Outrigger won Australia's Gold Coast Cup race in April beating out their strongest competition, Mooloolaba, by four minutes! An impressive spread in distance outrigger racing.

The girls use KIALOA's Axel II Hybrid but are considering having seats one and two use our Hollyakala Hybrid. It is not uncommon to have the front two paddlers use a smaller profile blade. This allows them to keep up the pace of the boat without fatiguing.

Good job ladies!