Caio Vaz (Art in Surf) and Izzy Gomez took big wins at the Alagoas Pro Grand Slam in Brasil this past weekend. 

Day one of the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest kicked off this morning. Round 1 of the Surftech Shootout got underway at Steamer Lane in glassy 3-5 foot waves, with a slight breeze expected to pick up this afternoon

 Boardworks Surf is excited to announce the addition of 4 new Boardworks Team athletes to the family for 2014 in Florida.

With the surf and weather forecast looking  favorable for next week's Surftech Shootout and Duel SUP/Prone Race presented by SUP Magazine, registered competitors are gearing up for one of the most anticipated events of the year.

Zane Schweitzer and Emmy Merrill won the first stop of the USA SUP Tour at Hunting Beach yesterday.

Watch the video of Kai Lenny's giant barrel at Jaws, during a session that would see him entered into the Billabong XXL Awards

Update from the Waterman League on the next two big events on the Stand Up World Series - the Alagoas Pro Grand Slam and the Abu Dhabi All Stars Invitational.

 Supconnect spoke to Mark Taylor from the Turtle Bay Resort about Wanderlust, the Gerry Lopez/ Kai Lenny Retreat and more big events happening at Turtle Bay in 2014. 

Brazilian Caio Vaz has won the 2014 Sunset Beach Pro, 2014, over Kai Lenny (HI), Zane Schweitzer and Keahi Deaboitz (Aus).

Round 3 of the Sunset Beach Pro ran in 4-6 foot waves at the famous break, whittling the field down to 32 competitors. 

Nicole Pacelli has won the first event of the Women's Stand Up World Tour in challenging conditions and a growing swell at Turtle Bay, getting her 2014 World Title campaign off too a good start.

The season openers for both men and women's Stand Up World Tour are currently underway. You can watch the live feed for these events on the player above.