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Top 5 SUP Stories - 2/25/2014

Welcome to the Supconnect Weekly Recap, our countdown of the Top 5 biggest news, reviews, interviews and features surrounding the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding. If you’ve got anything newsworthy, weird or worth reading about, don’t be shy to share the scoop with us via e-mail.  

5. SUP Alaska in 2014

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Heat Score - 67

The week of June 13th-18th, SURFit Adventures will be heading back to Juneau, Alaska for a stand up paddleboard trip to remember. “Not only do we focus on amazing paddles, there is always time for hiking, exploring and sampling some of the best fresh seafood,“ says Aaron Pollard, SURFit Adventures co-founder and guide.

Sound like fun? Click here to find out how you can join the party.

 

4. SUP Escape At Tahoe Nalu

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Heat Score - 71

A ‘71 VW Bus with two SUPs, camping, climbing, and backpacking gear and Lake Tahoe on the GPS. This sounds like the start to an amazing week of unwinding in the Sierras, breathing in fresh air, listening to sounds of nature and disconnecting from the real world. However this couple who packed and piled in their bus had no intention of kicking back and roasting smores by the cozy campfire - their trip had an agenda.

Click here to read the full story.

 

3. Prepare For Summer

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Image: Supconect Photo of the Month entrant, Lorenzo Vladimir Menendez

Heat Score - 83

As hard as it may be to believe (especially for people on the East Coast and in Europe), Spring is less than two weeks away. Before we know it, March will be May, schools will be closing and it'll be time to shave winter beard. All these tempestuous storms, huge winter swells and frozen winds will disappear for a while, making way for higher temperatures, longer days and warmer water.

Click here to read our five tips on making the most of your summer.

 

2. Lopez/ Lenny Surf Retreat

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Heat Score - 85

The Turtle Bay Resort is widely regarded as the ultimate surf and SUP hotel, because of its incredible location and amenities, amazing ethos and the countless ways it embraces the aquatic lifestyle. Fresh after hosting the second annual Turtle Bay Women's Pro and the Sunset Beach Pro, the iconic resort now has its focus on several big events through the year - Wanderlust, a Surf Realization and Yoga Retreat hosted by Gerry Lopez and Kai Lenny, and a few other gems. 

Click here for the interview with Mark Taylor, covering all the big events at Turtle Bay this year..

 

1. The Two Faces Of India

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Heat Score - 88

Carines Camboulives and Manu Bouvet have been living in Hawaii, Maui for the last 20 year and both are pro windsurfers and Stand up paddlers. It has been almost 15 years that they travel around the globe, now with their two daughters Lou – 8 & Shadé – 2 years old, looking for unridden and outstanding spots. Their last trip brought them to India. With 2 videos, they want us to discover the two faces of India : SUP Cruising in the backwater and SUP surfing on great unridden waves. This is the Two Faces Of India: Part 1.

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