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Chicken & the McNuggets
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Cole Sorensen
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Van Life with Dylan Philiip
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Big Waves to Endless Waves From
Big wave pro surfer Kalani Chapman at Surf ’s Up in New Hampshire. He came in with the Redbull Who is JOB crew to explore new ways to surf inland.
“Kalani and the rest of the Who is JOB crew were shredding on our barrel”
– Laurie Greer, Surf ’s Up New Hampshire
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my ride// Why I Love My Boat
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Aaron Witherell//
My Supreme 226 has allowed me to progress my wake surfing. First off, it has tons of room in it for a 23 foot boat and the hull design is very deep so it displaces a lot of water, which helps make the wave bigger. With the deep hull you can store a bunch of ballast and led no problem in the compartments and the wave is absolutely amazing on both the goofy and regular sides. As I add more weight the wave gets steeper and more powerful, which allows me to work on getting more air and more tricks under my feet. Not only is the wave amazing, so is the sound system, and surfing is always a blast while jamming thanks to Skylon Audio. It’s an amazing boat for someone just learning or someone who wants to get to the next level of their surfing, my Supreme 226 has it all.
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Jaqualine Fort//
I love Nautiques for many reasons. The first and foremost is the amazing wave it produces that is not only long, but has great push and shape. It is also very easy to manipulate the wave with the touch of a button. When dialed in to surf, the boat does not list and the seating inside is comfortable and balanced. Nautique has focused its energy on every detail of the boat and it is evident in the craftsmanship of the design from the hull of the boat to the LED cupholders. I have been wakesurfing and competing at the professional level and among the top female riders since 2007. I primarily surf on Lake Mills in Florida though I will gladly join anyone anywhere who loves to ride. I took the 2014 season off from competing so I could focus on my son who was born September 2013 :). As the new year approaches I am excited to represent Evercarve wakesurf boards and compete in as many stops in the World Series of Wake Surfing as possible.
 Danny Braught
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LEAH SEACREST Leah Seacrest is the VP of Fitness Onboard, a Fitness Onboard Certification Trainer, a Stroops SUP Training Specialist, co-founder of SUPcessories and the co-author of SUP Junkie. “The off-season can be crucial in providing you the opportunity to enhance your in-season performance by taking steps to improve range of motion, joint stability, total body strength, endurance, stabilization, and power as well as improve upon your cardiorespiratory endurance. Improve stability and balance by incorporating exercises using a Bosu, stability ball, or an Indo board. Need to feel a SUP under your feet? Bring yours inside, remove the fin and place on cushions to get the effect. Try squats, deadlifts and shoulder presses to challenge your stabilizers. You can also get your SUP fix by finding a local indoor SUP fitness class. These classes are exploding around the country with formats like strength/ conditioning, yoga and pilates. Increase your strength and power by hitting the weights. Go the extra mile with movements that require rotation-like lunges with rotation, back extensions with rotation and woodchops. Power can be enhanced by performing explosive exercises like medicine ball throws, burpees and box jumps. Run, walk or bike for cardiovascular endurance. If the weather outside is frightful, indoor rowing can also be a great addition to your routine, or try out that fitness class you have neglected to try. Often overlooked is the need to improve flexibility. Adding flexibility training helps to correct muscle imbalances, increase your joint range of motion and it relieves stress. Yoga, pilates, and foam rolling are great additions to your fitness routine year round. Lastly, donʼt forget to use the off-season to try something new and fun!” -Leah
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LAUREN PETERSON
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sup yoga Lauren Peterson is a SUP Yoga pioneer and founder of Namaste SUP. She is a SUPCore Master Yoga Instructor and an Adjunct Faculty Instructor in the Kinesiology Department at MiraCosta College. “Not ALL businesses and yogis have the benefits of practicing sup yoga year round. During the winter months for places that see snow, this makes practicing sup yoga outdoors impossible or incomprehensible. There are, however, a few options to continue your on board balance training. Many yoga studios are turning to indo yoga boarding. You can change the degree of difficulty by adding small cushions under the board. This board simulates the instability you find on the water and is a great tool for cross training. Another option is taking your standup paddleboard inside (inflatable recommended and fins off) and placing a large cushion under the board. The cushions can be inflated and deflated to the perfect size of instability preferred by the yoga practitioner. This is also a great cross training on land for sup yoga. Many sup yoga businesses have turned to fitness gyms that have indoor pools. Leashes can be tied to lane dividers in lap pools for an anchor system and music can be played for ambiance. This is a great alternative during winter months and networking with the community. Photos Courtesy of Lauren Peterson
I was born and raised in Arizona, so flowboarding was a great alternative for surfing and it is also a great cross training tool for stand up paddling, wakeboarding, skateboarding and snowboarding. The board is small, super responsive (little to no fins) and it is a great way to work on tricks and instability training when the ocean isn’t available. There are many ways to train during the offseason by bringing your training to an unstable surface via sup yoga. The main thing is to always be open to try new things, be safe, don’t give up, and have fun :)” -Lauren
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Board of
Winter What do inland surfers like (pictured clockwise) Alex Brost, Dominic Lagace, Koko Janput, Frankie Jost, Korina Smyrek and Brandon Tollie do in the winter time?
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Brost In Indonesia
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paddleboarding may not be a year-round endeavor. My home base is Minnesota, so our water sports season lasts roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day plus a couple chilly wet-suitable months outside of the summer window. Winters in Minnesota are harsh to say the least, and as a boarder here there are two options: fight or flight. You can either brave the elements and find alternatives to outdoor liquid water sports, or you can migrate south with the flocks of snow birds. This winter, I’ve utilized both approaches by flying south to Indonesia and Central America for some ocean surfing, along with some great lakes surfing and snowboarding in Minnesota while I’m home for the holidays. I’ve noticed a lot of my wake surfing friends are choosing similar routes this summer, so I decided to check in with them on their Board of Winter adventures and share with the good people at Boarders Magazine.
Alex Linnell
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Roger Zimmerman
“Some of my friends are also addicted to wakes surfing, and we ride until beginning of November. I am very thankful that I can do this. Then suddenly, the day of changing my Walker wake surfboard to my Never Summer snowboard comes. On the way to the mountains I smell the fresh snow, the cold and I cannot wait to catch the first moment of white covered mountains waiting for me. I drive to Davos for snowboarding and other places as well, but I am always excited to see the first snow on the mountains. It looks like heaven. This Christmas and New Year’s I traveled to San Francisco to catch some waves in the Pacific and start the new year wake surfing. I am excited to be here because it is a while since I was surfing. It takes time to get used to the power of the sea, but when you catch the first wave it feels incredible. The feeling of having a board under my feet and sharing this moment with somebody makes a surf day perfect in Pacifica.”
Roger Zimmerman
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dominic lagace
Doums Top 5 Things to do in the OffSeason: 1. SURF 2. FISH 3. TRAVEL 4. STRETCH 5. YOGA
In Mexico “I am spending this winter between Mexico and Canada. In Mexico life is simple: Every day I wake up, do a bit of fishing, go surfing, eat breakfast, and go surfing again if the waves are good. If I catch a fish that’s big enough, we have a party and feed everyone. I went to my hometown in Quebec for the holidays and I will stay until the Montreal Boat show in early February. At home, I enjoy snow activities like snowboarding, ice hockey, riding snowmobiles, snow shoeing and playing with my two nieces. After Canada, it will be time to start the 2015 wake surf season.”
Marina Lopez
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The Lochsa Pipeline Classic is a grassroots river surf rally hosted by Strongwater MTN Surf Co. 2015 will mark the 5th Annual Lochsa Pipeline Classic. The goal is to unite river surfers for a weekend of surfing on the Lochsa Pipeline Wave. In 2014 surfers from British Columbia, Alberta, JacksonWyoming, Missoula-Montana, Boise-Idaho, Coeur d’Alene-Idaho and Spokane-Washington all descended on Pipeline for a weekend of surf.
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left to right: Kim Hillhouse, Seychelle, Kristin Thomas
left to right: Garrett Fletcher, Ryan Helm, Norm Hann
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The day after Surf Expo athletes and industry professionals headed east to the first sup race of the year, the Neptunalia Challenge, in Melbourne Florida. A little rain in the morning got the blood pumping for athletes who competed in three distances- 3, 6 or 10 miles. The elite race featured some cash prizes and Ryan Helm and Seychelle taking the honors in the Kraken 10 miler. A great way to finish up the weekend and special thanks to the Paddling Paradise crew (paddling paradise.com) for putting on a great event.
Neptunalia challenge
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