Round the Rock VIDEO, SUP Race in Seattle WA

Here is a great video of the finish line at Round The Rock, the 13 mile SUP race around Mercer Island on Lake Washington in Seattle. This year was its 2nd Annual and was held on September 12th.

Men's Elite results:
1st place was Thomas Shahinian
2nd Place Beau Whitehead
3rd Place Chuck Patterson

Women's Elite Results:
1st Place Brandi Baksic
2nd Place Heather Nelson

Thanks to Beau Whitehead for editing and posting this video and Greg Gilbert's step father who filmed the video!

Ken Dog Wilson Smokes the Competition at The Gathering

This was the 3rd SUP competition he has won in a row. The others are the Cape Kiwanda Long Board Classic, August 8th, 2010 in Pacific City, Oregon and the Oregon Open Ocean Classic, August 28th, 2010, Newport Oregon.

Although the waves were small, they were very clean both days of the SUP competition and Kenny used a series of maneuvers more typical of short boarding that included roller coasters and off the lip cut backs. He also incorporated long board nose riding that so thoroughly impressed the judges as he was awarded the highest heat score (77.1) in the 8 years of the event. Kenny uses a KIALOA Shaka Puu and has adapted his surfing and paddle style to utilize the Shaka Puu's high performance characteristics.

Kenny hopes to carry this momentum down to the Noll Long Board Classic October 1st - 3rd, 2010 in Crescent City, California.

Submitted by Peter Miller

Photos from New Caledonia

These are some of our photos from the 2010 World Sprints.
What an amazing time in a beautiful place, to meet new people, make everlasting friends from around the world, and to be apart of something so big in the sport that I love.