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Now doesn't this look like fun for the whole family?! Fanatic has just announced the latest addition to its Fly Air inflatable line - the new Fly Air L.  It's the smaller brother of the Fly Air XL  and it's designed to take up...

Editor's Note:  Congrats to Jeramie and Surtech and NSP! The following news release details Jeramie's new role with the company: SURFTECH Names Jeramie Vaine Team Manager Carlsbad, California. May. 5, 2017. Surftech the manufacturer of Surf/ Stand Up paddle boards has hired Jeramie Vaine to manage...

Angie Jackson - One SUP We had the opportunity to meet Australian paddle champ Angie Jackson in Hood River this past week and Distressed Mullet's Pacific Northwest Correspondent Jhacoli Yang of the Village of Stoke interviewed her about her new line of paddleboard - One...

Self-inflating and self-propelling paddleboards Want an inflatable that can go from bag to bay in just five minutes? Want someone or rather something to "paddle" it for you, too? Then look no farther than Sipa Boards. Apparently the company has launched what appears to be two...

New Release Sonni Hönscheid, the three-time (2014-2016) SUP World champion, is joining the Starboard team. “We are stoked to see Sonni Hönscheid joining our Starboard team. The mix of her exciting artistic work and amazing paddling makes her a very valuable partner looking into the future...

Costco Magazine Features Leashes and PFDs Giving a hat tip to Costco - the warehouse retailer that often is the gateway for new SUP and kayak paddlers attracted to low-cost boards and boats - for emphasizing safety in the latest issue of its membership mailer,...

Perspectives from  Florida's Urban Kai Michael and Aimee Conlee own Urban Kai, a Standup Paddleboard retailer with 2 locations in the Tampa Bay Area and one more opening this spring. They've had some growing pains but have found a few things that have helped them...

Zane's Deep Blue Life Video Pono   A state of harmony and righteousness  and balance. In other words, a Deep Blue Life, as explained in this new video from Starboard, featuring a day in the island life of Zane Schweitzer, with a focus on deep love and...

The State Of Paddle Retail We interviewed Karen Marvin from South Shore Paddleboards at Surf Expo 2018 in Orlando, FL and discussed the state of retail in Long Island, what she enjoyed at the show and her philosophy on running a successful retail business in...

International Coastal Clean Up Day: Pick up trash, maybe win a board! Editor's Note: Starboard is one of the leading board companies working on behalf of environmental sustainability.  So we're passing this along in hopes that when you paddle today, you'll take part in today's International...

When Olympic Paddlers Meet We watched this again the other day and just thought it was worth sharing...it's Jimmy Terrell's story about meeting fellow Olympian and Paddle Monster coach Larry Cain. and, as they say, the rest is history...      

One of our favorite Jane Paddlers is now a brand ambassador for SIC Maui! We are so proud of and excited for Sarah Muir Westbrook, who is featured this week on SIC's blog. In this excerpt, she breaks down how she plans her paddling sessions and...

Editor's Note: A Deep Blue Event is kind of like LEED certification for buildings- but instead of applying to new construction that is rated based on environmental friendliness, it's a surf event that is held with the least impact on the earth.  According to...

Wordpress highlighted Jordan and Joe's business, Lake Powell Paddleboards, in their national ad campaign. Their business has received calls and messages from people all over the country who are seeing the ad on CNN, Fox News, ESPN and other channels. In an email this past weekend,...

Big Winds founder Steve Gates loses Battle with Cancer Last week, the paddling and windsurfing community lost a giant. If you have ever been to Hood River, you have probably been into Big Winds, the big shop just a stone’s throw from the end of...