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Return To Hood River: 2013 Gorge Paddle Challenge Dates Revealed

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

Gorge Paddle ChallengeWe’ve just found out the dates of the 2013 Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge (CGPC). This proved to be one of the highlight events of the 2012 SUP Racing season, so we can expect plenty of action again this year. This year the Gorge Paddle Challenge SUP race will be held over the weekend of August 17th & 18th in Hood River, Oregon.

Announcements regarding prize money and race formats will be coming soon, so we’ll keep you updated as soon as we hear more. The massively successful Positively Kai kids SUP clinic is also returning. After attracting 200 eager young SUP groms last year, the Positively Kai event will once again be held the day before the race (Friday 16th August).   → READ MORE

[VIDEO] Kai Lenny’s Gorge Paddle Challenge SUP Race Highlights

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

Check out some slick action from last month’s Naish Gorge Paddle Challenge in Oregon, which was dominated by young gun Kai Lenny.

In the latest installment of Positively Kai, we get some insights into what it takes to win an elite SUP race. Kai took out both the Elite Course Race as well as the downwinder, beating an absolutely stacked field that included the likes of Connor Baxter and Jamie Mitchell. Click through to watch the full video…   → READ MORE

Talia Gangini Disqualified For Paddling “Wrong” Board

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

If you’ve taken a look at SUPracer.com at any point in the past five days, you couldn’t have missed our coverage of the Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge. The event was massive. It drew one of the most elite fields of any SUP race this year, and with conditions turning it on, became an instant classic.

Saturday saw a hard-fought Elite Course Race while Sunday produced strong winds for an epic Downwind Race. Talia Gangini, fresh from winning Molokai in record time, was one of the favourites for the Downwinder. The young Maui paddler delivered, putting in a strong performance to claim second place, behind only Candice Appleby.

However Talia didn’t make the podium, she didn’t even get an official place. All she got was a DQ next to her name…   → READ MORE

[PHOTOS] Check Out The Intense Action From Day 1 @ The Gorge Paddle Challenge

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

The Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge is happening all this weekend at Hood River, Oregon. Yesterday was the Course Race and today is the Downwinder.

As we’ve been saying all week this is one of the most competitive SUP races of the year, with a good chunk of the world’s top paddlers in town. Yesterday didn’t disappoint, with young gun Kai Lenny taking victory in the Course Race ahead of Jamie Mitchell, while Candice Appleby was too strong in the women’s (>>> full race results).

But if you weren’t lucky enough to be in Oregon to witness the action then don’t worry. Local SUP store Gorge Perforance was on hand and took some awesome shots of the action. Click through for the highlights…   → READ MORE

[RESULTS] Naish Gorge Paddle Challenge: Kai Lenny, Candice Appleby Dominate

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

The 2012 Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge has just wrapped up at Hood River, Oregon, in spectacular fashion. The stacked field of paddlers and awesome race conditions have helped this go down as one of the best SUP racing events of the year.

With $18,000 in prize money on the line, a virtual “who’s who” of the stand up paddle world battled it out for this year’s Gorge Paddle Challenge. Just making the Top 10 in this event would be as impressive as a podium spot in almost any other SUP race around the world. Click to see the full results   → READ MORE

200 Kids Turn Out For Kai Lenny’s “Grom SUP” Race Clinic (And Set New Record)

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

Kai Lenny’s “Positively Kai Grom SUP” paddle clinic/SUP race drew an estimated 200 kids to Hood River yesterday, smashing the record for the highest number of stoked groms ever seen at a SUP race.

Only a few days ago we asked if the Tahoe Nalu Grom Races set a new “Kids’ SUP Racing” record after they had 41 paddlers aged 12 years & under competing. Well if that race was maybe a record, this one *definitely* is.   → READ MORE

Gorge Paddle Challenge: $18,000 Plus A Good Chunk Of The World’s Best Paddlers

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

The Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge is happening this weekend and looks set to be one of THE biggest SUP races of 2012.

There’s $18,000 in prize money up for grabs, which has attracted an absolute tonne of the world’s best stand up paddlers. Here’s just a few of the stars that are racing @ the Gorge:

Jamie Mitchell, Kai Lenny, Chase Kosterlitz, Talia Gangini, Slater Trout, Chuck Patterson, Candice Appleby, Fernando Stalla, Anthony Vela, Jim Terrell, Matt Becker, Tucker Ingalls, Dave Kalama, Noa Ginella, Jay Wild, Jenny Kalmbach, and the list goes on…   → READ MORE

Road Trippin’

posted by Christopher Parker, Boss Man

What have the world’s best Stand Up Paddlers been getting up to the past week? For the elite Team Quickblade, including Jamie Mitchell, Chase Kosterlitz, Matt Becker, Candice Appleby, Fernando Stalla, Tucker Ingalls and Jim Terrell, it’s been a 24 hour road trip from L.A. to Oregon. All in the name of SUP racing.

Click through to check out the Instagram pics of their adventure…   → READ MORE