Friend Tod Mehling's SUP Video from Florida

Here is a pic and video link of my friend Tod Mehling, aka... ' Motopilot' from Deltona Fl. Stand Up Paddle surfing at New Smyrna Beach. This video was shot this past Tuesday in the clean 3 ft waves. Tod rides a 10'-0'' PSH and was influential in me obtaining my PSH. Mahalo Tod, Have fun save trip to Hawaii..

We'll get down there soon for a visit and SUP session..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a59GzZ-LXE

Humbling experience when paddling out..

Good friend Tim Neil (Beach Break Grill) was up at North Carolina's Cape Hatteras outer banks during the nor'easter and Hurricane Ike last week with his son Cooper surfing in the Easterns. . On one of the bigger days he took some pic of three guys on Stand Ups trying to paddle out in the 7-10 ft storm surf. Tim watched and recorded their 1/2 hour attempt to make it outside almost 1/4 mile to the break. Needless to say they were denied access to the break and suffered a humbling experience and deflated egos. Tim said one was almost close to making it outside but a four wave set at 10 ft plus with six rows of white water sent him back to the shore break. I'm sure my friends and I would of tried too. Some pics of their attempt..

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A 6 ft inside reform and look at the outside plume.. What would go through your mind in that situation?

Cleaned up and denied.
Hold on ' Hold on'

Jamie Maples video, Stand Up Paddle Surfing at Burke's Beach

Jamie Maples, Stand Up Paddle Surfing on his 10' Bonga model, getting lots of speed making the the two sections, floating over the soup, cutting back on the small wave face, turning in the pocket getting a 50 yard ride on the small wobbly waves at Burke's beach this past Monday morning. I get so stoked watching Jamie and my friends paddle surf especially being on the shoulder paddling back out to the line up. He has great style and rips on that SUP especially after breaking his foot this past summer. I have so many mental snap shots of Jamie Paddle Surfing in all types of conditions. One of a few I love to SUP with.. ...Thanks Jill for this video of Jamie....

Watching Jamie rip the little waves..

Side note

Jesse had his nose operated on yesterday. Was set and will expect a full recovery. We need you back in the line up, and soon, so you can be doing this.. Get well fast.. Maybe next week we will flat water paddle in the creek. ''The Burke's Beach Crew.''

Glen on the 10'-3'' PSH

Here is a short video of me on the the 10'-3'' Paddle Surf Hawaii . Video was shot this morning at Burke's Beach. Fun little clean waves. I'm amazed at the size of this wave. It must of been a larger set wave today because the waves in my still pics of the ''breakfast crew'' were not this big.. Jill, Thanks for the video...

Fun glassy waves Tuesday morning

Fun knee high glassy waves fun on the Stand Up board. RuRu, BA, Nancy W, Jamie, Bayley, Scott and I were sharing the waves. Must of been a back ground swell. Don't know if it was the wave action from this past week or if TS Laura was sending a little bit of swell. Small but long lines. A few came in that were thigh at best..

.. Here is a link to Jamie's blog
.http://watermanhiltonhead.blogspot.com/

Nancy and RuRu sharing a wave

Scott Allen on one of his waves, getting better on the SUP
Jamie the glide

BA on one of her waves
Bayley C. having fun
RuRu
Bayley trying to drive the big 8' footer
Jamie on the a right slide
Keep lookin' Bayley

Some pics from Burkes Beach before and after the Kyle Sunday swell

Here are some pics of the this morning and Saturday morning between the ''Sunday Kyle one day swell''. Jamie, Bayley Cashion and I were out having fun on the clean waves. Bayley was on

my 9'-0'' sunny daze longboard and Jamie and I on the SUP's ...Photos taken by Bayley's mom Jill Cashion. Thanks for pics and documenting the sessions. Mahalo mom

Bayley on Short board
Bayley on the 9'-0'' gliding
Bayley in the pocket.

Hunting Island session with Kyle Swell

Jesse and I headed over to Hunting Island to catch the morning high tide with a buoy readings of 4.6 at 11 sec east swell from Hurricane Kyle. The waves were waist to head high during the 4 hour session. The waves would peak up and reel fast for 30-40 yards along the shallow inside before the curtain fell. Super fast and hollow at times. Hunting Island lost a lot of beach front sand from the two Nor'easters a few weeks ago.

I was on the 10-3 and Jesse on the 10-2 fish. The boards worked great . Jesse broke his wooden paddle. Carbon Fiber will be Jesse's quiver soon. Here are some pics from this morning. The sunlight in the background made it tough to shoot.

Sunrise , Morning glory..

Jesse heading left

Glen in the pocket

Left speed run

Jesse on one of many fun lefts

Glen , backside charmJesse , head high

Puerto Escondido Contest Pictures and video

Stand Up Paddle Surf a Firing Puerto Escondido "Mexican Pipeline"

A video of SUP 8-12 ft Mex pipe..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgB1OM1YpJQ

Scott Chandler and Chuck Patterson Puerto

Pics from www.supsurfmag.com

Heavy offshores with 3-4 ft surf from a Sub tropical low off the Carolina's

We were graced with some fun surf today. The winds were heavy off shore and had a swell from the Nor'easter which was from a sub tropical low off of the Carolina's. Today the off shores knocked down the swell a bit but was still fun. I went to Burke's Beach to shoot some pics . I had pulled a muscle in my back on Monday so today was the first real day it was feeling good so I decided I should still take it easy , a wise move.. Then Jesse' called, and said ''lets hit it". I lent him one of my boards and we headed over to the Dunes House in Palmetto Dunes for the last hour of daylight. Jesse's peer pressure and super clean waves, could not pass it up. I just had to go in.. It was super fun and easy on the SUP. Jesse got a little barrel and I caught some steep chest high lefts. My back felt good and loose. I'll be stiff tomorrow.. Mahalo to Jesse for getting this old man out for a session..

Below are pics from Burke's. Jamie was all over the waves on his Bonga' SUP and my friends below were getting great rides surfing the fun waves.. Watched John Tolly get slotted on a perfect left barrel.. elevated the stoked factor.Fun Fun Fun

Jamie on a right

Open face right
This was a super fast wave for Jamie
Jamie , Little lip hit.
Pat Mills setting it up for his left

Billy Hughes
John Tolly on one of many
Shey S. sliding on a left
William Urbin movin' it down the line
James Urbin setting up for the lip hit

Laird Hamlton's ''Forces of Nature'' book and Interview

I was talking with a friend who mentioned she watched an interview with Laird Hamilton and his aquatic lifestyle and they showed Stand Up Paddle Surfing during the interview. After watching the news segment, she's interested in paddle surfing ...

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Laird has a new book due out in Oct/Nov..

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Laird Hamilton 'Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul' (And, of Course, Surfing)

(Amazon's editorial review of the book..)
With a superhero’s physique, a superhuman athlete/model wife, and the ocean as his office, Laird Hamilton’s charmed lifestyle is enviable.
Now, for the first time, he shares his secrets for living a perfectly balanced life. Force of Nature opens a window onto the unique physical regimens, mental strategies, and spiritual beliefs that has allowed Hamilton to do what he loves, while being surrounded by family and radiating peak health and fitness.
Hamilton shares his life-enhancing approach to constantly challenging oneself to improve in three distinct areas:
-body—Hamilton's comprehensive guide for fitness, nutrition, injury prevention, and rehabilitation also includes his first-ever surf tutorial with specific how-to information about his sport
-mind—in this revealing look at the inner life of a world-class athlete, Hamilton talks about conquering fear, adversity, and negativity while embracing the promise of change that each new day holds-soul—from finding one's passion to traveling a less-trodden path, Hamilton invites readers to look inward, forging their own set of core spiritual beliefs that will literally determine the course of their lives
To elite athletes, blockbuster celebrities, and the rest of us, Laird Hamilton has proven to be the authority on performance and living as fully as possible. Now he shares his recipe for living in this highly anticipated book.

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Surfing legend Laird Hamilton is going back to the roots of his sport by teaching and practicing stand up paddle surfing. Sandra Hughes reports from CBS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjzOv6ebtuU



Video of Laird Hamilton S.U.P. Heavy Hookipa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGsjFSmDLG0