Downwind

Got to test out the Surftech Bark Downwinder that'll be available as a production board in 2015. Morgan Hoesterey took me out with some of the Surftech crew. I had so much fun. Wait on it. Get one. I also tried a prototype fin...

Maui is famous for it's downwind stand up paddle run out of Maliko gulch.I'm riding the Naish Javelin LE 14footer by 26 inches wide. You can also follow me for more super cool stuff on FaceBook:https://www.facebook.com/suzietrainsmauiMaui is famous for it's downwind stand up paddle run...

Take a peek into 48 hours of professional paddler Andrea Moller's life as she travels to Los Angeles for the 2014 Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards then returns home to Maui to win the 2014 Paddle Imua Race.

South China Sea - Tai Tam Bay - SIC F16. Wind SSW 25-30kph

Fun with the gals. Everyone in Tahiti has been bitten by the downwind bug! Video of Annabel Anderson by Thierry Ching

Starboard Ambassador Zane Schweitzer dominates the 14' ft SUP Class as we follow him down Wind from Honolua Bay Maui to Kaunakakai Moloka'i for the Infamous Maui to Molokai Race!

Check out the Maliko Run. Great footage from a kite view by Tiago Candelot

Organizers of the 17th annual Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships (M2O), presented by Kona Longboard Island Lager, today announce that the 2013 race sold out in record time - three months in advance of its July 28th race date. This is the sixth consecutive year...

A Paddleboarding Downwinder on Saturday, 12/22/12 with a 25-30 Kt NW Wind, This is through the "Transition Zone" where the Chesapeake Bay unloads into the Atlantic. Mean while, there was a Small Craft Advisory and the Surf Zone was useless.

Basic exercises that can be practiced in flat water on a stand up paddle board. This video covers bracing and steering with the paddle. Both of these skills will come in handy on a downwind run.

Middle, and end section of my adventure, continuing down the North shore and coming across the reefs at Kanaha beach. This run is the Mecca for standup paddleboarding, and now I know why! Great fun, and one of the most exhilarating things I've done.

This is the first 1/3 of my SUP paddle adventure, doing the famous Maliko downwind run on the North shore of Maui. Many thanks to Bill Boyum for taking me along, and waiting patiently for me to catch up after many, many falls!

Super cool video, watch whole thing to be sure you see "what happens".. Had a blast making this. Mellow day but lots of steep drops and long rides. Lots of downwind action covered by my GoPro Hero2 on nose of Naish Glide AND one on...

The wind was blowing 20-30mph. Conditions were perfect for surfing open ocean swells down the coast of Maui on an unlimited board from S.I.C. This video was shot with an Ion Air Pro. Music by Jake Shimabukuro

Downwind surfing from Maliko gulch to Kahului harbor with Scott Trudon, Livio Menelau, and Jeremy Riggs

Open ocean surfing on the Maui Maliko run!

Open ocean surfing from Maliko Gulch to Kahului Harbor. Maui, Hawaii

Dave Kalama, Livio Menelau & Devin Blish Maliko SUP Downwind Maui

A group of friends get together and surf open ocean swells down the coast of Maui's north shore.

Training on Maui for the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddle Race 2012

This Maliko run by Bill Boyum is the first video I've seen that gives some idea what a good downwinder is like. Video cameras make swells look unimpressive, because the wide angle lenses flatten the gradual rise of the swell. A 20 foot swell...

Maliko run with north winds and a north swell. Paddling S.I.C. stand up paddle boards with rudder systems.

A little Sunday afternoon fun with Jimmy and the guys. Quick video and stills shot by Elizabeth Terrell with music by James Mason (masonbrothersmusic.com)