For a second consecutive year, the 10km stand up paddle crossing through Paris on the river Seine was held on Sunday, December 4th. While over two hundred paddlers signed up for the race this year, the competition was unfortunately limited to only one hundred people.

Long Beach, Kommetjie played host to the 5th edition of the Surfers Challenge which, for the second year running, incorporated the PRIMI Naish SUP Racing Series final. The series, which began last May in Durban, is endorsed by SUPSA and constists of five races which combine to decide the Juniors, Ladies and Mens SUP South African racing champions.

After three contests this year, Tahiti's 2011 Surf and SUP champion was crowned in December of 2011 at the Pink Coconut restaurant in the Marina of Punaauia. Naish Tahiti Junior team rider, Raioha Poenaiki took top honors in the Junior division after winning all three contests ahead of O'Neil Massin and Wong Teihotu in third.

On December 10th, Naish rider Arnaud Frennet crossed the entire Strait of Magellan on the Mana Air inflatable SUP - as part of his “MallSport Magellan Expedition”, an SUP adventure through one of the most southern regions of the world. This marks the first time the Strait has ever been crossed by SUP and for Arnaud, concludes a project he began three years before.

19 year old Kai Lenny secured his 2nd World Title at the Hawaii Island Finals of the Stand Up World Tour with an impressive and dominant performance that saw his four counting results as 2 firsts and 2 seconds. His discards were a 3rd and a 4th, meaning that he was in every single final this year and has only missed out on one final since the Stand Up World Tour's inception.

Kody Kerbox, one of Naish's original "young guns", has come up through the ranks to prove himself a fierce competitor in the SUP world. Kody is the son of big wave legend, Buzzy Kerbox, and lives in Maui, HI where he surfs shortboards, longboards, SUP, tow-in, foil, windsurfs and races stand up paddleboards. We sat down with him after his return from the Hawaii Island Finals - the last event of this year's Stand Up World Tour - where he wrapped up the tour with an overall 8th place finish.

In December of 2011, the Danish SUP Surf Championship took place on the frigid coast of Klitmøller, Denmark and Naish rider, Casper Steinfath, became the first ever Danish SUP Surf Champion. In this article he tells us all about it.

At 6:00 am on Saturday morning, I was driving towards Kihei, admiring a spectacular plum-colored sunrise over Haleakala, and trying to imagine what to expect from a "Beach Fitness and Paddle Challenge". Having ultimate faith in Suzie Cooney, I knew that whatever it was, it was going to be FUN.

Stand-Up Paddling South Africa (SUPSA) announces the national SUP team members selected to represent South Africa at the 1st ISA World Standup Paddle and Paddleboard Championship to be held in Miraflores, Peru from 20th to 25th February 2012. The world championships is to include both SUP surfing and racing disciplines.

Tucker Ingalls won the open race, Chuck Patterson won the Kahuna division in the elite race and placed 2nd overall, Jenny Kalmbach finished 2nd for the women and Karen Wrenn placed 5th and to finish it off, the Naish relay team got 2nd overall.

The Waterfront Park in Hood River, Oregon hosted the first annual Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge on the weekend of August 20./21. Elite athletes from across the U.S. including Naish's own Dave Kalama, Kai Lenny, Chuck Patterson, Jerry Bess, Michi Schweiger, Jenny Kalmbach and Karen Wrenn plus members of the Hood River community came out for this two-day festival that boasted 250 entrants in four events, including a course race, a 8-mile downwinder, a team relay race and a non-competitive Paddle for the Park fundraiser. The festival also had an SUP expo with demos and clinics running in-between races as well as nightly entertainment.

Season 1 of Naish Kiteboarding TV has delivered excitement to your desktop on a regular basis and now it's time to go grab new footage and step it up for Season 2. Thanks to the riders, filmers, and editors who delivered the goods and made us dream. And a special thanks to all the viewers out there who took the time to watch. Your views are making Season 2 possible!

Naish is pleased to announce that it has become an Industry Member of the KSP World Tour.

Have you looked in all the corners of your hometown and explored every single possibile kite spot? Follow along with Davey Blair as he scours Charlestown, SC for new terrain to ride. Nowhere is safe: from the Battery to Ravenel Bridge, it's amazing what you can find in Chucktown. Check it out, y'all!

As the final horn blew this morning, announcing the end of the Maresias Pro in Brazil, it was official: Kai Lenny is the 2011 Stand Up World Tour Champion.

The first event of the Naish Summer Kite Race Series was a great success. Forty-eight kiters (six of them girls) signed up for the action and by 8am the sand was already flying and everyone knew we were in for some serious cranking Maui winds.

All new totally revamped Cabrinha SA website. www.cabrinha.co.za
Big Bay HD webcam connected to the site
 

In this episode of Naish Kiteboarding TV, Sam Light meets up with fellow team riders Jalou Langeree, Florian Daubos and young Australian Ewan Jaspan for some down under kiteboarding paradise sessions.

Last episode, Sam Light and Rick Jensen make a pact to kiteboard their way across America after riding for Naish in the Ro-Sham-Throw Down. They buy an old Dodge party van, name her “Betty” and hit the road.

The PKRA Racing Kiteboard World Tour & Freestyle Pro 2011 began today in beautiful Riviera Maya, Mexico.

A large number of participants from all around the world made their way to the beach in front of Mamita’s Beach Bar last night to register for a chance to compete against some of the best kiteboarding athletes on the planet.

Last summer, Naish flew Sam Light and Rick Jensen to the Gorge for the Ro-Sham-Throw Down. Being both from Europe, they were blown away by the vastness of the American West so they decided to go on a road trip...American style. They bought an old Dodge party van, named her “Betty” and hit the road.

Naish Team rider, Arnaud Frennet, shares his new definition of the perfect day riding in Punta de Lobos, Chile.

Dakhla, with its open bay on the Atlantic, is fast becoming a hotspot in the world of water sports. For the 5th consecutive year, amateur and professional of windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing and stand up paddling disciplines met in a festival that creatively mixed sport and culture. Congratulations to Nicole, who placed first in the women’s SUP event!

Bernd Roediger describes his experience at the 2011 Dakhla Festival: