The World Paddle Association (WPA) is proud to announce the launch of their website. The site will serve as a source of information regarding events, resources and news for the Outrigger, Surf Ski, Paddleboard, and SUP communities. “Participation in paddle sports is growing around the world,” says the WPA’s Byron Kurt. “Our goal is to provide a comprehensive voice, fair and equal access and organizational structure to the sport of paddling and its participants in a manner that benefits the collective paddling community.” http://www.worldpaddleassociation.com/
Thomas Meyerhoffer is said to have recreated the surf board. From the times of ancient South American tribes, to the old surf tribes of Hawaii, all the way to now calling your local shaper, innovation has always been apart of a board making craft.
We have all seen this sign. It comforts our brain if we find ourselves stuck in a hairy rip current so we don't panic. "Swim at an angle to the beach." ...right? Well, scientists are taking another look at this.A naval oceanographer Jamie MacMahan is a principal investigator to prove a sign more accurate.
Illussive Customs has put out a new camera that comes with a Universal mount to be used on most makes of boat. This is a great tool for capturing memories on the lake with its built in recording. The camera is designed to connect to the tow rope so that it will follow the rider throughout the whole session.
Shadowbox is going to help shape the next few years of action board sports. With its high-tech components, ShadowBox allows riders to record just about anything they can do on their board. It records how high you get on jumps/launches, how far you go, how fast you're going, direction you travel and all sorts of other awesome factoids, that can be used to help any serious rider take it to the next level.
