Meg Chun is Interviewed About Women in SUP

Interview with co-owner of KIALOA Paddles in Bend Oregon Meg Chun and interviews with the Ladies winning team from the Asthetic Clinic YOLO Race Series, Julie Ogle and Nancy Babin. Below is the link to 30A Radios podcast and the video from YOLO.

30A Radio Interview podcast

Ta-hoe Nalu SUP Classic 2009

Vicki Mills 1st place overall for women.

Chuck Patterson 1st pl men and Karen Wrenn 4th place women

Congratulations to Chuck Patterson and Vicki Mills for first place overall in the Men's and Women's categories. The Ta-hoe Nalu had their 3rd annual event this last weekend on beautiful King's Beach at North Lake Tahoe. The weather was kind and the water was a sparkly blue. Both Chuck and Vicki were using KIALOA paddles to take first place out of the 200 plus participants in this year's event. The race is 7 miles from King's Beach to Crystal Bay and back. The Ta-hoe Nalu provides a venue for paddlers of all skill levels from beginners to elite and has become a popular race over the past three years. Here are some pictures and we have a bunch more on our Facebook page and KIALOA's photo gallery.

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First Race in the So Cal 9 Man Series

Congratulations to Team California's men who came in first in Masters and 2nd overall in the first of the Southern California 9 man race series. An excited Chuck Patterson told us that it was his first water change race but not his last. The Whitney Harris 9 man race is a 20 mile course that runs up the beach from Dana Point to Laguna Beach then back towards San Clemente to Dana Harbour.

The men used KIALOA's Lolo paddle.

Check out the video of this race from Andrew Waldron on our facebook page. Click the facebook badge in the left column of our blog.

Hawaii State Championships 2009

The Hawaiian Outrigger State Championships were this weekend in Hilo, HI. The State Champs are held annually on different island but every other year on Oahu. This year it was in Hilo on the Big Island. States is a Regatta with 39 different events and hundreds of heats that run from about 8:30am to 6pm. The races are held in beautiful boats that are made from traditional Koa wood.

The overall top places went to:

1. Hawaiian Canoe Club from Maui

2. Kai Opua Canoe Club from the Big Island

3. Kailua Canoe Club from Oahu

KIALOA Paddles had Meg and Dave Chun at the event with a booth. KIALOA was proud to have donated custom paddles to some select young paddlers. Each Island chose a outstanding young paddler whom they thought represented outrigger paddling best and KIALOA presented them with a custom colored hybrid paddle.

Congratulations to all the winners and I hope everyone had fun!