Livio is a Brazilian who made Maui his home. He is one of the fastest SUP racers and a funny guy to hang out with. We ended up sitting next to each other on the red eye flight from LA to Orlando. We arrived in Orlando at 6 am and headed off to the Surf Expo demo day, which was a great event. Despite the sweltering heat and humidity, being outside and on the water was more fun than being inside the convention center all day at the Surf Expo for the next 3 days.
At the show I visited Livio and got a tour of the SIC booth, also got some information on the new Ion action video cam which has some cool features.
Check it out in the video:
The SIC production boards will be available on the mainland early 2013, prices are about the same as 2012, I have a price list. Let me know which models you are interested in and I can post the msrp prices.
SIC is now owned by Flow and will be distributed out of California, so they should be easier to get for anyone not in Hawaii starting next year.
To download the new SIC catalog, click here
Surfing and Stand Up Paddling as Zen arts. Written by Len Barrow and Robert Stehlik. Focus and paying attention to technique, equipment, mental aspects, the interplay with nature and others.
Showing posts with label Surf Expo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surf Expo. Show all posts
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Corran Addison showing his new Inflatable SUP at Surf Expo
This is another video from the Surf Expo in Orlando, Sept. 2012.
There were lot's of new inflatable models on display at the show. In this video, Corran Addison shows his latest creation, probably the most elaborate and innovative inflatables on the market. The "combat" model features an "exoskeleton" batten stiffening system and innovative two part deck with lowered standing area. Corran talks about it while demonstrating it in the SUP demo pool. I shot some more video of him talking about the rest of his line later but unfortunately the battery on the microphone was running low and the sound was terrible, so I could not use any of the footage I shot later that day, bummer.
Aloha,
Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
There were lot's of new inflatable models on display at the show. In this video, Corran Addison shows his latest creation, probably the most elaborate and innovative inflatables on the market. The "combat" model features an "exoskeleton" batten stiffening system and innovative two part deck with lowered standing area. Corran talks about it while demonstrating it in the SUP demo pool. I shot some more video of him talking about the rest of his line later but unfortunately the battery on the microphone was running low and the sound was terrible, so I could not use any of the footage I shot later that day, bummer.
Aloha,
Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
Thursday, September 13, 2012
SUP Yoga at Surf Expo Sept. 2012
Our booth at Surf Expo was right next to the demo pool and they had a demonstration of SUP yoga every day. I must say that I was really impressed. I never thought much about SUP yoga but after witnessing some of the amazing balance and flexibility demonstrated by the Yoga instructors, I am now convinced that Yoga on water is here to stay and has a great future.
The beginning of the video has a short interview with Sarah Tiefenthaler, the owner of Yogaqua (www.yogaqua.com).
In the interview she said that practicing yoga on water helps with core strength and alignment, as balancing on water requires proper alignment.
What she said about focus makes perfect sense and resonates with our Zen Waterman philosophy:
When you are balancing on water if fully absorbs you and you can't think about anything else. The purpose of Yoga is to turn off the chatter in your head. Well said, thank you Sarah!
Aloha.
Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
The beginning of the video has a short interview with Sarah Tiefenthaler, the owner of Yogaqua (www.yogaqua.com).
In the interview she said that practicing yoga on water helps with core strength and alignment, as balancing on water requires proper alignment.
What she said about focus makes perfect sense and resonates with our Zen Waterman philosophy:
When you are balancing on water if fully absorbs you and you can't think about anything else. The purpose of Yoga is to turn off the chatter in your head. Well said, thank you Sarah!
Aloha.
Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Surf Expo: Starboards SUP 2013 products previews by team riders
It turned out that our Blue Planet/ Everpaddle booth at Surf Expo was right next to the Starboard booth. We sell a lot of Starboards products at the Blue Planet Surf Shop, so I went over to check out what's new for next year. It was on Friday, the day before the Standup World tour event at Coco Beach and all the top teamriders were on hand to talk about what's new. Here are the videos I was able to shoot at the Starboards booth with some of the world's top stand up paddlers:
Connon Baxter talks about the new Raceboard designs:
Zane Schweitzer talks about his Pro model and some of the other models in the lineup:
Sean Pointer talks about his new Pro model:
Dan Gavere talks about the lineup of new Starboards inflatable SUP's:
Aloha,
Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
Here are a couple of pics of the Blue Planet/ Everpaddle booth:
Connon Baxter talks about the new Raceboard designs:
Zane Schweitzer talks about his Pro model and some of the other models in the lineup:
Sean Pointer talks about his new Pro model:
Dan Gavere talks about the lineup of new Starboards inflatable SUP's:
Aloha,
Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
Here are a couple of pics of the Blue Planet/ Everpaddle booth:
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| Blue Planet booth at Surf Expo |
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| Robert Stehlik, Miho Tanaka, Fabrice Beaux and Kevin Seid at the September 2012 Surf Expo |
Monday, September 10, 2012
Surf Expo Sept. 2012: What's new at Quickblade
I just got back from the Surf Expo in Orlando where we were showing our line of Blue Planet SUP boards. We had a great response and are now working on setting up distribution on the East coast, one step at a time. While at the show, I was able to check out what's new at our vendors and other manufacturers and brands I had not heard of. I shot some video and this is the first one to get done editing. More to follow soon.
This video features Jim Terrell, the owner and mastermind behind Quickblade paddles. He is showing the new Elite Race paddle with a tapered/ oval shaft felt really good in my hands, some innovative features are that it is cut to size at the bottom which makes it less stiff the shorter it is cut, also the shaft runs all the way through the handle, making it stronger. We ordered some and will have some at the shop soon.
The video also features Talia Gangini and Bailey Rossen who both use a Flyweight paddle (83 square inches) with thinner shaft as their paddle of choice. Quickblade will produce the Flyweight with a lighter elite layup and prepreg shaft and is also adding a new Superfly size blade (93 square inch) to it's lineup.
More videos coming soon: Starboards 2013 preview, SIC and Ion Camera, SUP Yoga, Corran inflatable SUP's
Aloha, Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
This video features Jim Terrell, the owner and mastermind behind Quickblade paddles. He is showing the new Elite Race paddle with a tapered/ oval shaft felt really good in my hands, some innovative features are that it is cut to size at the bottom which makes it less stiff the shorter it is cut, also the shaft runs all the way through the handle, making it stronger. We ordered some and will have some at the shop soon.
The video also features Talia Gangini and Bailey Rossen who both use a Flyweight paddle (83 square inches) with thinner shaft as their paddle of choice. Quickblade will produce the Flyweight with a lighter elite layup and prepreg shaft and is also adding a new Superfly size blade (93 square inch) to it's lineup.
More videos coming soon: Starboards 2013 preview, SIC and Ion Camera, SUP Yoga, Corran inflatable SUP's
Aloha, Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com
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