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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Great paddling lately…80* air temps…surf has been small…but, clean…with weather about as nice as it gets…
posted by WARDOG AT 12:18 am
The day started off with an amazing sunrise…the colors were getting washed out by the time I took this shot with the P&S…but, you can kinda tell how how gorgeous it was…
Lots of valentine paddlers showed up today…super fun…a couple of highlights until I can get a gallery up…
One of our great warm fuzzies is helping others get stoked on standup paddling…here’s a family of five that all shared the water together today thanks to the Starboard Fisherman…well over 300 lbs of boyz on this puppy…;-)
Lots of fun moments on the water with our canine friends…
Lots of happy valentines…here’s a silver (his) and a carbon (hers) version…;-)
Here’s another heading home north of the SF Bay area…
posted by WARDOG AT 4:11 am
You can go all around the world looking for paradise…but, sometimes you find it in your own backyard…
Speaking of backyards…I was chatting with my friend Kathy in Washington, DC and mentioned that my bulbs are blooming in the backyard…so, she sent me this picture of the blizzard they are having…hang in there, Kath…Spring is just right around the corner…;-)
posted by WARDOG AT 12:00 am
The gorgeous string of weather this week reminds us why we live here…air temps creeping over the 80* F mark…aaahhhhhh…surf trunks and flip flops…
Fun little glassy zippers along a morning paddle…just me, the wifey, and the fishies…the islands on one side and the mountains on the other…
Grab your board and paddle…get out there and enjoy!!!…
posted by WARDOG AT 7:27 pm
I think that it’s safe to say that when the city of Santa Barbara puts a standup paddleboard with a dog on the front of the new annual waterfront parking permit, we’ve reached a tipping point…standup paddling in Santa Barbara has become ubiquitous…long gone are the days of being stopped and asked “what’s that called?”…
Santa Barbara is definitely a standup paddling mecca…especially, with a weather forecast of mid to high 70′s on the weekend…looks like a Chamber of Commerce weekend…;-)
Our company SUP fleet is now good to go until next year…
Lilly spends a good chunk of time on a SUP…
We’re a dog friendly SUP shop…
posted by WARDOG AT 3:00 am
In the spirit of paying it forward, we’ve taught hundreds and hundreds of people how to standup paddle…and, we know that many have in turn, paid it forward themselves…changing the world one standup paddler at a time, as it were…;-)
We have another of our “try before you buy” demos planned this Sunday (July 5th)…
RSVP for all day demo and BBQ…
Call or email the shop for more info…if you can’t make it, ask about our private lesson “money back when you buy” program…
A few shots from last week’s demo…this was a semi-private demo for members of Ty Warner’s Coral Casino…we’ve supplied their members with some top quality Starboard SUP’s and racks to match the decor of the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club…
Jason and daughter Allison…first time standuppers…
Mary Lou and her husband Ed, were gliding along…
SUPsports staffer, Daniel Razo, keeping an eye on Wendy…
Lisa enjoying a sunny day for her first time standup paddle session in Santa Barbara on the Starboard 10’5″ Drive…I told her that she wouldn’t fall in and she didn’t…
A few more June 28 SUP demo shots…
Click on pictures below to view several of our many SUP demos in sunny, beautiful, Santa Barbara…
posted by WARDOG AT 1:50 pm
posted by WARDOG AT 10:48 am
We just received the first AST version of the 12′ Naish Glide (MSRP $1599)…
We have a hard time keeping the 12′ Naish Glide (MSRP $1899) in stock…these new AST models are going to be RED HOT at that pricing level…
Also, coming in August is the new 14′ Naish Glide and the new 17′ Naish Glide…these boards are already very competitive…L@@K at the results of the OluKai SUP race last week…
“Maui presented the competitors of the 2009 Olu Kai race from Maliko to Kanaha with unexpected and untypical conditions. Due to the absence of wind, the Maliko run which is usually windy turned into a California style paddle board race with glassy conditions.
Dave Kalama set his new Naish Glide 17’0” preproduction sample to good use winning the unlimited class, while Jerry Bess,Kai Lenny and Michi Schweiger proved the Naish Glide 14’0” to be a board to count on by winning their classes in the 14 foot fixed fin category.
Neptune Paddles has a couple of pics of Dave Kalama and Kai Lenny from the race…
Naish is now looking forward to see new Glide boards prove the current success during the 4th Annual Naish Paddle Championships on Maui.”
posted by WARDOG AT 8:27 am
We’ve been waaaay too busy this week to blog lately…no complaints…keep the orders coming…we’ll be adding 3 new Standup Paddle Sports staff members to try and keep up…
We’ve been keeping the freight companies moving…SUP orders this week are stimulating the economy right now from Denver…Detroit…Boston…Maine…Kentucky…North and South Carolina…Oregon…Phoenix…Texas…Florida…and, border to border in California…we have had tremendous walk-in/drive-in business at our paddleboard warehouse with paddleboard direct pricing…;-)
Did we mention the containers of standup paddle boards that we are receiving to restock the shelves?…we are getting several more paddleboard shipments this week…always fresh inventory…and, EVERY SINGLE SUP THAT WE STOCK HAS A RECESSED HANDLE…how hard is that to figure out?!?!
In other news…
Nikki Gregg (certified physical trainer extraordinaire) stopped in the shop a few days ago…her company is NRG Lifestyle Fitness Training…here’s a link to Nikki’s blog…we are going to be hosting Nikki here in Santa Barbara in July as she does a number of Women’s SUP fitness boot camps…if you are interested in getting on the list, please call or email…
Here’s Nikki snagging one of the new blue Werner Carves that we just got in…
Exciting news will be coming soon about a killer new line of California made vacuum bagged epoxy surfing SUP’s…lightweight…strong…and, shaped by one of the most respected shapers in the surf/tow/kite/wake/windsurf world…
We’ll also be adding another line of lightweight…cutting edge…epoxy “Made in the USA” wave ripper SUP’s out of Oregon…stay tuned…
By the time I got to tell you about our kewl new Standup Paddle Sports shwag…it’s all gone…unbelievable response…
No worries…more on the way…1/4 zip sweat shirts…rack pads…women’s cut T’s…and new stay dry, loose fit, paddling rashies…
posted by WARDOG AT 8:49 am
Pro photog (and now standup paddler) Adam Brown, forwarded a few outtake shots from that photoshoot last week building stock towards an article for SHAPE Magazine…Cyndi, Kelly, & Nicole provided the athletic modeling…
Congrats to Cyndi for her wedding on Saturday…the bride and groom are working on logistics to carry a couple of SUP’s along to the resort they will be staying at on their honeymoon…
More images in this GALLERY…
posted by WARDOG AT 5:26 am
