Cote to the Rescue

Mikey Cote has taken his paddling prowess to new levels this year, earning the title ‘Good Samaritan’ by the local Oahu news – when he helped rescue boaters and their belongings in the waters just steps from his lawn.

Unlimited to the rescue! This is a frame grab from the KITV VIDEO.

Destination 3 Degrees

Morgan Hoesterey is a busy woman. She’s embarking on an endurance paddle through the Hawaiian Islands next month, and sent in this video teaser:

Beckers on BARKs sweep Mongoose team event!

John Becker, nephew Matt Becker, Vicki Mills, and veteran competitor Jimmy Terrell comfortably claimed their first place team title for H20 Overdrive at the 2010 Mickey Munoz Mongoose Cup in Dana Point earlier this month on their custom BARKs. Way to open the season, guys!

Addison rumored to ‘Clean Up’ this season

I ran into Ryan Addison at The Mill in Mammoth today. He claims he sold all his boards, except for a 14′ Bark stand-up, AND he ordered a small chicken salad from the tri-tip sandwich stand. I think he may be secretly training for the Battle of the Paddle this year!

Kyle Daniels

Caught by the camera, Addison honing his sweep for the summer SUP season.

BARK chases Donkeys on Catalina

With 25 Catalina Classic finishes and countless other channel crossings under his belt, Joe is no stranger to mass starts at dawn at the Isthmus. This past weekend Joe and Charlie skipped out on weekend shaping and glassing, and put 26.2 dirty miles on even dirtier running shoes. A handful of paddlers successfully completed the Marathon, and one of them, Josh Loren, even won the race this year in 3:02:04. Congrats to all!

Joe and crew pre-race, all smiles at mile 0.

Battle of the Paddle on the horizon!

Everyone is in full-tilt preparation and training mode for the 2010 Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle coming up the second week of June this year on Oahu. Board shipping takes an extra week now, so plan your orders accordingly.
Carlie packing COMPETITOR boards destined for Hawaii.