Boards for sale!

If you’re looking for a last minute gift for that SUP minded person on your list, give Joe or Charlie a call on one of these and they can give you all the specifics on size, price, etc!

Weather’s been great, hope you’ve all been getting out there to enjoy it!

Road trip!

BARK team rider ‘Captain’ Morgan Hoesterey took a little road trip with her friend Gillian Gibree a couple weeks back.  She passed along some photos from the trip.

Pretty sure she has this whole ‘the good life’ thing DIALED IN.

Keep it up Morgan!

Obligatory quiver on car shot.

Talking to the man.

Denholm sighting!

In case you missed it…

Gemma Bark has her own blog on the Surftech site:

Looking forward to seeing what’s happening up north!  Good luck Gem!

And the winners are…..

The winners of this past weekend’s Island to Island Waterman’s relay are these 3 guys…… The race was 32 miles and the winning time, according to Jackson, was ‘I think 5 hours 30.’

BARK team members George Loren, George Plsek and Jackson English pose for the pre race photo somewhere near Santa Barbara Island.   Check out these conditions!

WELL DONE GUYS!    Enjoy the off season….

Need a CT?

Couple nice ones at the shop. At least there are today….. Go grab one!

Tan board is 20.25″ wide. Blue board is just under 20″ wide.

One more thing…… The tan one just happens to have been underneath a certain Hawaiian guy that won a certain 32 mile race a month ago. Pretty sure it goes OK!

Friendship Paddle 2011

The Friendship Paddle took place this past weekend up in Santa Barbara and we wanted to give them some publicity here. Well done guys, keep it up!

The Friendship Paddle 2011 from sean robertson on Vimeo.

36 mile relay paddle across the Santa Barbara Channel for Mike Moses. Mike is a Lifeguard, Fireman, Husband, Father, Surfer, Paddler, Fisherman, Diver, Rancher…

Our community of watermen show love and support for another fighting a life-threatening disease. Mike is a true waterman that has helped our community his entire life. It was our turn to show him our appreciation and support.

99 Paddlers, 17 Boats, 120 Chicken Ranch Burritos, 1 Telegraph Brewery Keg, 36 Miles, 67 Degree Water, 0 Wind, 29 Prone Boards, 14 SUP Boards, 10,000 Smiles!

Quiksilver, Chicken Ranch, SB Ice Co., Shalhoob Meat, Henderson Bros Band, Serigraph Resort Wear, Patagonia, Telegraph Brewery, Island Brewery, and our Boat Captains- Thank You for 9 years of support!

BOARDS FOR SALE!!!

If you want a custom BARK SUP and don’t feel like waiting in line, you may just be in luck! The guys built a bunch of boards for the team riders that were coming from out of town and now those boards are on the block. Take a look below and if you see something you like, give Joe or Charlie a call.

These are all 14s (except for the prone UL on top).  Widths top to bottom are 27.25″, 28.25″ and 27.5″ for the red and white one.

Another rack of 14s with a 12′6 on top.  Top to bottom widths are 28.5″, 26.25″, 28″, 28″ and 30.25″.

Last up are a pair of 12′6s.  Widths are 28″ on both.

Call or email for more info.  Come grab one and get out there….  BOP 2012 is right around the corner!

Battle.

The Battle of the Paddle CA is fast approaching. If you’re free this weekend, head down to Doheny Beach in Dana Point and check out the festivities.

Good luck to all the BARK paddlers this weekend!

Be there.

This Saturday, 9/10, Jack Shimko’s southern CA open ocean odyssey will be ending in Newport Beach with several races, a celebration for his arrival and an after party. Please get down there. He will have paddled 260 miles in 10 days to raise money and cancer awareness for Paddle2Live.org…. AMAZING!

Here’s the schedule of events below or you can click here for more info.

6:30am On-site Registration Open
8:00am Open Class/4 Mile Race Meeting
8:30am Open 4 Mile Course Start
9:30am Elite Class/10 Mile Race Meeting
10:00am 10 mile Elite Start
10:30am – Recreational Paddle Meeting
11:00am Family Fun/Rec Paddle Start
11am-1pm Participant Lunch Served – Haute Cakes Caffe
12:00 noon Jack’s Arrival from solo distance paddle and beach celebrations
3:00pm Afterparty at Via Lido Plaza

Catalina recap.

It’s been a long season with lots of training that all came to a head a week and a half ago. There will be photos and stories trickling in over the next couple weeks/months, but for now I think that our friends at Soul Surf Media summed up the feel of this year’s Classic really well.

Bark at the Catallina Classic from Soul Surf Media on Vimeo.

Congratulations to the guys that get their names engraved on that trophy for 2011! Dr. Brad Thomas and Brian Rocheleau for UL. Eric Abbott and Bert Charlton for stock.

The race of the day may well have been been for the women’s title with Jo Ambrosi and DJ O’Brien battling across the bay with Jo bringing home another victory. Congrats to them both!