Surfing on SUP raceboards is FUN!

Jeff Chang surfing his 14' Wet Feet Raceboard

Surfing on raceboards is a lot of fun and a great skill to practice if you want to get faster on downwind runs, since it's all about surfing the bumps. Surfing these big, long boards also allows you to catch and surf waves that others can't, which opens up all kinds of uncrowded spots and smaller waves that are barely breaking that you can catch from way outside,surf and ENJOY without a crowd.

These two videos are from our weekly SUP training group, in the first one we go over some tips on how to surf waves on long raceboards (sorry, the sound is not the best as the microphone was picking up the wind noise). The second video has action on the water with a voiceover going over some of the tips. We hope you enjoy the footage. If you like our videos, please subscribe to the blueplanetsurf youtube channel!

Part 1: On land coaching:


Part 2: On the Water- Surfing SUP race boards:

Aloha, Robert Stehlik

www.blueplanetsurf.com

Group downwind run videos with voice over coaching tips

Downwind coaching runs are most effective with one on one instructions but doing downwinders as a group is fun as well and a great way for those newer to downwind paddling to get into the sport and learn the fundamentals in a safe environment.  When we have enough people interested in a group run, I offer coached runs for groups of up to 5 people.  Last week we did two group downwinders, the first with five participants, the second with two (plus myself).  Watch the videos for some tips for the fun downwind run from Portlock to Kahala.

Here are two videos of group downwinders from last week with coaching tips voiced over:

January 7th downwinder with Peter, Kyle, Allan, Linda, and Patricia: 

January 10th downwinder with Sean and Hopper:

January 29th downwind group with: 
Kyle, Jenn, Brett, Robert, Natalie, Sean 

for more information on coached downwinders, visit this post:http://zenwaterman.blogspot.com/2013/10/information-on-coached-downwind-runs.html

Aloha,

Robert Stehlik

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SUP Downwind Clinic video- with Nicole Madosik, Jared Vargas, Morgan Hoeserey, Kainoa Beaupre

One of our customers asked me if I could join him on a downwind paddle and give him some tips.  I invited some other customers and got help from some of my friends who also happen to be some of the fastest paddlers on Oahu to put together the first Blue Planet Downwind Paddle Clinic the week before the BOP Hawaii.  We filmed the tips we gave on the beach before getting on the water and I put them together in a series of downwind paddling clinic videos that are 4-8 minutes each.  If you have not seen the previous post, please also watch the video with Hawaii Kai run downwind racing tips.  The last video (Part 6) has some gopro video from the water where you can see some of the participants putting what they learned into action.



Blue Planet Downwind Clinic part 1 with tips from Nicole Madosik and Jared Vargas


Blue Planet Downwind Clinic - Part 2 with tips from Jared Vargas and Morgan Hoesterey



Blue Planet Downwind Clinic- Part 3 with tips from Robert Stehlik and Kainoa Beaupre



Downwind Clinic- Part 4-Kainoa Beaupre with more downwind tips and line to Kaimana



Downwind Clinic- Part 5, Kainoa Beaupre talks about the inside line from Kaimana to Fort De Russy



Downwind Clinic - Part 6: End of the beach clinic and into the water

Timing and Efficiency

There is a good game on OCpaddler.com called 40 strokes, where the goal is to go as far as possible with 40 strokes using the waves.  It teaches you timing and to use your strokes as efficiently as possible (although it is limited to two dimensions, in real life, going left and right can make a big difference).  I have been able to get a score of just over 1900 but have not been able to get over 2000 as some others have.  For tips, read some of the comments posted.

Aloha,

Robert Stehlik

www.blueplanetsurf.com

SUP downwinder Hawaii Kai run tips for the BOP distance race

With the BOP coming up next weekend, I thought it would be a good time to post some tips for the Hawaii Kai run.  This is the fist part of a series of downwind paddling tips and videos.  Many thanks to Morgan Hoesterey for filming and editing this clip, with more downwind tips to come soon.


Note: These tips are based on predominant tradewind conditions.  It looks like the wind will be light for the race on Sunday, which makes it less of a factor.



Hawaii Kai to Waikiki SUP racing tips for the Battle of the Paddle distance race from Robert Stehlik. Filmed and edited by Morgan Hoesterey. Brought to you by Blue Planet Surf




Some helpful links for the Hawaii Kai distance race:
Wind forecast:
http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=20449
Current wind conditions:
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=159&regionProductID=1&timeoffset=0
Tide chart:
http://www.surfnewsnetwork.com/index.php?content_type_id=51




Here are some google earth images of the race course (click on image to enlarge)

The whole course

 The start to blinker bouy:

 Line to Black Point:

 Around Diamond Head:

 Turning in at the Lighthouse:

 Going into Waikiki:

I won't be able to race this weekend but wish everyone a safe and fun race!

Aloha,  Robert Stehlik


For more videos with downwind tips: Blue Planet Downwind Clinic

Aloha,
Robert Stehlik
www.blueplanetsurf.com