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We’ve been using Hobie Polarized sunglasses for years…so we’re stoked that we now have the Hobie Polarized sunglass collection back in stock…

Heritage Glass Series

Hobie Polarized sunglasses are the best sunglasses on the market today. Exceeding the standards of world champion watersport athletes, the Heritage Series features the highest quality, thin, lightweight and durable Borosilicate Glass polarized lenses with Hydroclean Plusâ„¢ Polarized lens technology, set in carefully crafted frames of Grilamid TR-90. The Heritage Series also features precision flex hinges for a custom fit and extra durability on some models. Megol nose pads and Megol temple tips are available on some models as well. Each style has been carefully rated by size, with measurements, in an effort to assist you in making informed purchasing decisions. Hobie Polarized frames are all backed by a Friendly Lifetime Warranty.

Motion Polycarbonate Series

Essential Hobie. Made of rugged injected TR-90 nylon and feature lightweight Polycarbonate HydroCleanâ„¢ polarized lenses. The Motion Series is ideally suited to meet the challenges of active sports as well as everyday wear. Our opening price series was designed for demanding sports enthusiasts who are unwilling to compromise on either function or style. Each style has been carefully rated by size, with measurements, in an effort to assist you in making informed purchasing decisions. Hobie Polarized frames are all backed by our Friendly Lifetime Warranty.

Dogpatch

Bayside

Boneyard

Harper

Labels: best polarized sunglasses, Hobie polarized sunglasses, Hobie sunglasses, Polarized sunglasses

posted by WARDOG AT 4:23 pm

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Long Hammer SUP’s

The next couple of custom Simmons influenced Hammer SUP’s…we are calling them Long Hammer SUP’s…are going through production are getting a hotter color treatment…you’ll see some HOT reds and oranges…;-)

This shape is very versatile…not, one dimensional, like some other available Simmons style SUP interpretations…

Here is the color mock up for the bottom of Will’s 9’5″ Hammer…

High quality Made in the USA custom SUP’s…

Labels: Hammer SUP, Made in USA SUP, mini Simmons SUP, Simmons SUP

posted by WARDOG AT 9:01 am

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

SUP Shipping

While we are working on getting global distribution of our SUP’s in place, rest assured that we will continue to provide the best SUP shipping stoke in the universe…nobody on the planet does as much due diligence with SUP shipping, as we do!

5/16/13: Subject: 7’11″ Da Hammer

The board arrived without any issues and it’s beautiful. I am super stoked.

I am very pleased with my new board and the bag is awesome also.

Thanks again for designing such a great board.

Don H***** (Austin, TX)

Ed from Minnesota…

“Board arrived all in one piece. No issues! Your team is awesome. Biggest box and most secure packaging I’ve ever seen.”

When Keith isn’t studying Geology, he’s helping us in the shipping bay…

Labels: shipping SUP boards, SUP shipping, SUP warehouse, SUP warehouse direct

posted by WARDOG AT 8:39 am

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Long Hammer SUP’s…

Maybe the title should be long (& wide) Hammer SUP’s…;-)

A bunch of new Hammers in production…
Will is getting a 9’5″ and Bud is getting a 10′…both wide boys…and, we also have a couple of 31″ wide versions…and, a couple of 30.5″ wide versions…

Here’s Bud’s 10′ x 35″ Hammer…double bamboo stringers…

Here’s Will’s 9’5″ x 33″ Hammer…

Now we compare the 9’5″‘ x 33″ with the 9’5″ x 31″ Hammer…

A couple of shots of the 9’5″‘ x 31″ with the 10″ x 31″ Hammer…

A couple of single shots of the 10′ x 31″ Hammer…

You will be seeing some nice carbon Hammers coming down the pipe…;-)

Here’s a couple of shots of Al trimming the new 8’11″ x 30.5″ Hammer…

Labels: Long Hammer SUP, Made in USA SUP, mini Simmons SUP, Simmons SUP

posted by WARDOG AT 3:37 pm

Monday, May 13th, 2013

7’11″ Hammer SUP’s

Picked up a new little 7’11″ x 30.5″ Hammer fresh out of the oven…so light and strong…

Gorgeous day in the hood…water is getting warm…air temps are in high 80′s…so, took it for a spin in really fun little lined up zippers…had a blast!

Kelsy also has a 7’11″ Hammer…a bit scaled down in width and thickness…she is really stoked with it!

Labels: Hammer SUP, mini Simmons SUP, Simmons SUP, sup made in usa

posted by WARDOG AT 4:09 pm

Sunday, May 12th, 2013

Windsurfing Lake Lopez

The fog came in on the coast yesterday as inland temps soared…the surf was near flat…flat as a lake…hmmm…what to do?

Deb is on a windsurfing kick lately, so for her Mother’s Day treat we loaded up the Sprinter with sailing gear and headed north to go windsurfing Lake Lopez!

This was almost a full deja vu from 1 year ago when we had an awesome SUP sesh there with the same conditions…that’s the great thing about standup paddling…makes you skunk proof…

The cloud formations made for incredible views…

Deb getting the 5.8m2 Rasta sail powered up…

The clouds made it a little up and down…so, when it lightened, Deb grabbed the 6.2m2 Cuben fiber…

Quite a few people learned to windsurf at this lake back in the 80′s…back in the day, Deb was the “queen of the lake”…;-)

WD laying into some freshwater turns…

Time for a little longboard sk8 sesh at the lake…

WD old school skate soul…

They don’t call it SLO County for nothing…;-)

Labels: windsurf lake lopez

posted by WARDOG AT 7:57 am

Saturday, May 11th, 2013

Hammer SUP Fun

Picked up a new 8’11″ x 30.5″ Hammer SUP at the factory this morning…FUN!

Warm and sunny day…had to baptize it in some sloppy, lurpy, small wind swell on the way home…ended up having a super fun sesh…this board is so fast and stable and turny…and, the nose rides are nothing short of pure stoke…

This new 7’11″ should be done tomorrow…

Then, we have three 9’5″ Hammer models and three 10′ Hammer models going through glassing…

A new 8’5″ x 30.5″ Hammer SUP finish shaped…

Labels: custom paddleboard, custom SUP, Hammer SUP, mini Simmons SUP, Simmons SUP, sup made in usa

posted by WARDOG AT 7:11 am

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

America’s First SUP Store

In the years since registering www.standuppaddlesports.com back in 2005, bringing the first production standup paddle boards to market, and opening America’s first SUP Store, and, now producing a premium line of beautiful wood veneer and carbon stand up paddle boards, bamboo SUP fins, carbon SUP paddles, SUP bags, and SUP accessories…we have been passionately pursuing perfection…

You can also buy our products in our online SUP store…

His and hers boards for a couple of clients who drove out to our store from Colorado…

Tip picked up a new 7’11″ seafoam carbon for a Mother’s Day present…

Jonathan…Stoked for Life…

Our favorite page is the one that puts the stoke in our stroke…our Customer Testimonials…these folks took time out of their busy days to give us a shout out about how stoked they are…Mahalos…

Virtual video tour of our SUP showroom and SUP warehouse in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA…

Labels: SUP store

posted by WARDOG AT 9:47 am

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

WD 8’6″ SUP

A nice south swell snuck into the Santa Barbara Channel…glassy and consistent…so, I met up with our lead SUP instructor, Al Fimlaid, riding our WD 8’6″ SUP model, for a killer south swell sesh…

In fact, it was so good that I double dipped in the PM…;-)

Labels: carbon SUP, Wardog SUP designs, WD 8'6" SUP model

posted by WARDOG AT 10:04 am

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