The 2016 Olukai Ho’olaule’a Event was not only in the most epic conditions, but it was a great way to dust off last weekends race. I got home on Monday after The Carolina Cup and the wind was cranking and I couldn't have been more stoked. I went for about five runs to make sure the gear and body was in check for one of the most incredible weekends.
Maui did not disappoint for day two of the 8th annual OluKai Hoʻolauleʻa three-day ocean festival with local Connor Baxter and new women’s champion Sonni Hönscheid taking home the gender equal prize purse of $15,000. The prestigious eight-mile Stand Up Paddle (SUP) race saw over 325 of the world’s elite paddlers battle it out on the famous Maliko Downwind Run on Maui’s North Shore, the highest amount of contenders in this race to date.
It’s been awhile since we’ve had the chance to chat with the choke stroke man himself, Mr. Connor Baxter. Connor is one of the best in the biz having won some of the biggest and most brutal races and has done so numerous times. We called up Connor just as he was arriving in North Carolina for the Carolina Cup and had a few words. Check it out…
As the Ultimate Waterman is set to begin in just a few weeks the folks behind the event have started releasing profiles on the athletes that are to compete in the highly challenging event.
It was an epic close to the 2015 season at Turtle Bay, as we saw extremely competitive racing and dramatic finishes in both the long distance and sprint racing that led to the crowning of 2 new World Champions for 2015.
Connor Baxter, the winner of the 2015 Pacific Paddle Games' overall title weighs in on his win at the event, his overall experience and more. Take a look.
The first day of the World Series Finals at Turtle Bay presented by Naish saw Connor Baxter and Fiona Wylde dominate in the long distance races to take the well deserved victory.
Candice Appleby and Connor Baxter win at the first stop of the Stand Up World Series, taking the lead in the European Cup ratings. See here for a recap from the event with photos and video highlights.
Connor Baxter and Candice Appleby started off their 2015 campaign on the Stand Up World Series in style today, with impressive performancea that saw them dominate Day 1 of the Iberdrola Barcelona SUP World Series, with extremely convincing wins in the mens and womens races.
Prior to taking the win at the Lost Mills event last weekend, Hawaii's Connor Baxter came to the St'Ives Bay Celtic Cup and took the win at the 2015 Euro Tour. Here, Connor recaps his win at the event.
Elite SUP Racer and accomplished paddler Connor Baxter recounts his win at the coveted Lost Mills Race during the 2015 Euro SUP Race Tour.
In a stacked field of 91 elite racers, Connor Baxter and Sonni Hönscheid have won the 2015 Lost Mills International SUP Race, during Week 3 of the Euro SUP Tour. The race lasted 18km on an extremely hot day where endurance and training prior to the race made for a key factor in succeeding during this grueling race.