The Australian Longboard Surfing Open, formerly known as "Malfunction," was held over the weekend down in Kingscliff, Australia, with an impressive lineup of athletes competing across multiple divisions.

Watch the video from the Surftech Shootout and Surf & Sand Duel-athlon in Santa Cruz, California and witness how the conditions have improved from the inaugural year, where hail, high-surf, and winds were ruling the day.

Vanina Walsh, a stand up paddle board wunderkind from Oahu, Hawaii, has long been a force in the water world of young athletes. And during these past few weeks in Punta Sayulita, Mexico, she showed exactly why.

The weather forecast leading up to the 4th Annual Surftech Shootout and 2nd Annual Surf & Sand Duel-athlon SUP Race presented by SUP Magazine looked eerily similar to the intense storm conditions that plagued the event in 2011.

The 2nd Annual Surftech Surf & Sand Duel-athlon SUP Race presented by SUP Magazine will now offer a $1,000 prize purse to the top three finishers in the Men's and Women's "True Grit" divisions! "The new prize purse will give the athletes a little added incentive to brave the elements and do battle for the Surf & Sand Duel-athlon title and provide a little extra cha-ching to help cover their travel expenses," said race director, Duke Brouwer.

NEXT Swimwear – known for integrating swim, fitness, and fashion – is proud to announce it has teamed up with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) to declare June 10th NEXT National SUP Day.

Ernie Brassard, the organizer of several stand up paddle board events in the Tahoe area, has just reported back to us on the Arctic Paddle Race that took place over the weekend. And it takes a thicker skin to face that altitude and those rough conditions.

The 3rd Annual Punta Sayulita Longboard & Stand-Up Paddle Classic took place this past weekend with a terrific turnout and lots of fun as well as another great series of competitions and races featuring professional and amateur surfers from around the world.

The 4th Annual Surftech Shootout and 2nd Annual Surf & Sand Duel-athlon SUP Race are less than two weeks away! One of the premiere SUP surfing events in the US, the Surftech Shootout takes place below the bluffs of Steamer Lane and welcomes many of the top SUP surfers in the country to the notorious right point break...

The third annual Mickey Munoz Mongoose Cup to be held March 10, 2012 at Baby Beach, Dana Point Harbor.  Please join Mickey and his friends for a day of paddling fun, Waterman Expo & SUP Clinics, camaraderie and a delicious BBQ.