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Hobie's Mark Johnson (shaper) and Colin McPhillips (team rider) visited us today to show off the new line of Hobie SUP products...

BTW, Colin McPhillips is a three-time world longboard champ...and, is already gaining success on the SUP racing circuit with very little training or experience...

-- Photo Courtesy Sean Douglas / Hobie

Colin is currently working with Hobie shaper, Mark Johnson, on 3 signature high performance Stand Up Paddle surf models, and 3 signature Hobie Surfboard models shaped by legendary Hobie shaper Terry Martin...

These are some of the shapes that will be offered as production boards...available this Spring...












Here is Hobie's new production race board...clean and fast...fast...fast...









Pricing is very attractive...

Colin McPhillips "CM Ultimate" models are $1199/$1249...
Sumos are $1249/$1299...
Race Elite PFX is $1749...YOWZA!!!

Labels: Hobie Colin McPhillips, Hobie paddle boards, Hobie race SUP, Hobie standup paddleboards, Hobie SUP

The Lanakila Outrigger Canoe club hosted a race in the Southern California Winter Racing Series on Saturday at Moonstone Park in Redondo Beach Harbor...

A consistent swell pounded the breakwall outside of the harbor making for some challenging conditions...here the racers are negotiating the first turn as they leave the protection of the harbor...many competitors dropped out minutes after hitting the open ocean...



Eric Starnes was able to put together a great race and finished 1st...with Thomas Shahinian in 2nd...





Our shop manager, John Becker, was able to hold off a great performance by Jered Vargas to hold onto 3rd place on his trusty unlimited BARK...several BARK team riders have been trying to wrestle it away from him...



John's last BARK unlimited was hot-shotted to the East Coast where it literally smoked the competition at one of the first SUP races to be held there...one SUP blogger (Dwight) referred to it as the "secret weapon"...

East Coast paddle racing competitions are prolly 1-2 years behind California at this point...I'm positive that it is already starting to gain traction...what, with NASCAR and all...;-)

Hobie rider Byron Kurt held off Ernie (EJ) Johnson by being on the much more stable carbon Hobie...all of the carbon 12'6" Hobies finished the course...gorgeous boards...we have one in stock if anyone is interested...



You almost NEVER see a wet EJ...but, here he is sopping wet...he says it really takes some skill climbing back inside his 23" NCP when he dumps it...which isn't very often...



Here is Ernie shiny, happy, and dry at the start of the race sporting his new Johnson Big Stick racing paddle...OMG is this SUP paddle light and gorgeous...he has some really trick blade designs going on...they pull straight as an arrow and have super clean release...we have a half dozen of them in stock in varying lengths...EJ puts his heart and soul into this hand crafted product...you're definitely getting your $350 worth...



Our team rider Brian Fernandez powering the Starboard K-15 with the new Powerex SUP paddle...first time he had used either...he only dumped the K-15 twice on the outside as he got broadsided by a mistimed wave...so much for it only being considered a flatwater machine...



Team rider Todd Strand finishing on his carbon Hobie 12'6"...he was just interviewed
about standup paddle racing by the UC Santa Barbara newspaper, The Daily Nexus...

I've never heard an F-bomb or a "dude" come out of his mouth...so please disregard the sensationalistic journalism if you will...prolly trying to increase readership with controversy...;-)



Our shop V.P. powering into 1st place SUP women's division by default...
Deb was the only woman to finish on a standup...the others dropped out early on in the race after making the turn up into the swells outside of the harbor...
She grabbed my 14' Bark at the last minute and I quickly did a fin change...

I knew that she would/could gut it out after doing a downwinder on Maui with her one day in 45 mph gusts...psycho conditions coming out of Maliko Gulch...the wave runner launch for Jaws on maui's North Shore...GOOD JOB DEB!!!



More race images here...

Labels: Bark paddleboards, Hobie paddle boards, Lanakila Outrigger Club, Redondo SUP race, Santa Barbara standup paddle sports

Our resident artiste, Rob Heeley, just finished up another of our new tshirt designs...Kewl, huh?



Speaking of kewl...here is Kamiah's new customized 12' Hobie...her favorite paddling and surfing board...







Click image below for gallery of Kamiah on Molly's 12' Hobie...



We just got our Stand Up Paddle Sports (SUPsports) racing stickers...



All of our team's SUP race boards will be sporting them...



The Gerry Lopez SUP Sale Continues...

Labels: GERRY LOPEZ SUP SALE, Hobie paddle boards, Hobie SUP, SUP stickers, SUP tshirts

Is the Hobie 12'er...



KOWABUNGA KAMIAH!!!





CLICK for more pics of Kamiah on her Hobie 12'...

Labels: Hobie, Hobie paddle boards, Hobie standup paddleboards, Hobie SUP

Hey now,
We have another shipment of the killer new Hobie line of SUP's arriving in a couple of weeks...the last shipment sold through in just a couple of days...and this one coming up (mid-September) is going fast...there are still a few 10'6" and 12'ers unspoken for...we also have a custom 9'9" CP stinger...here's Chuck Patterson putting it through the paces at the Mexican Pipeline...




Here are some pics of the 10'6", 11'2", & 12'er...all of these boards work great on flatwater...plus, the new 12'6" Touring and Race SUP's are gonna be instant hits...I've seen the prototypes and they are impressive...

To really wet your appetite, you can check out the new Hobie SUP catalog by clicking on the image below...each thumbnail will expand to full page by clicking on it...

Labels: Hobie paddle boards, Hobie standup paddleboards, Hobie SUP, Hobie SUP catalog

Well worth the wait...stable...great directional stability...killer finish work...handles...pads...and great pricing...







We baptized these new additions to our extensive standup paddle board quiver today...
Several of the old guard SB standuppers took them for a spin today and were impressed with the performance and appearance/features...

I shot lots more pics...coming in a few days...
Our Hobie SUP page is still under construction...but, you can still catch more info there...

Labels: Hobie paddle boards, Hobie standup paddleboards, Hobie SUP

Hobie surfboards need no introduction...the surfing lifestyle brand started 50 years ago by Hobie Alter continues to break new ground with a killer new line of SUP's...



Durable , lightweight, beautiful finish...comes with integrated handle, pad, and fins...

10'6" ($1295)...11'2" ($1350)...12' ($1395)...

We'll have a limited supply in a few days...if you miss out on those, we'll have more coming in ~ 2-3 weeks...

We'll also have a couple of the 9'9" x 28" x 4.25" Chuck Patterson winger swallow models...click image below for a SUP vid clip of Chuck Patterson...and standup paddleboard wakesurfing at Lake Mojave on a 11'2" Hobie SUP. A great way to enjoy a little surf on the lake.

Labels: Hobie, Hobie paddle boards, Hobie standup paddleboards, Hobie SUP, Hobie surfboards