Big-Wave Kickoff - First annual Pacific Paddle Surf Series starts in grand...
By Bryon Dorr The newly minted Pacific Paddle Surf Series links together five paddle-surfing competitions on the West Coast in which paddlers earn series points in three disciplines: SUP, Waveski and...
View ArticleSmall Wave Goodness - Coverage from Washington's Hobuck Hoedown, event No. 2...
By Bryon Dorr Sometimes less can be more. In stark contrast to the big waves and high winds that started the Pacific Paddle Series only a week ago at the Pacific City Surf Off, this weekend’s Hobuck...
View ArticleBring a Paddle - Sunny Winter Waves in Davenport, Stop 4 of the Pacific...
By Bryon Dorr This weekend marked Stop 4 of 5 for the first annual Pacific Paddle Surf Series at Davenport Landing, Calif., a tough surf spot with shifting peaks and many sharp obstacles, reefs, and...
View ArticlePacific Paddle Surfing Series Standings - With 4 out of 5 races down, Santa...
Jim Grossman currently leads in the standings of the Pacific Paddle Surfing Series, which takes the highest 3 scores out of 5. As the last in the Series, Santa Cruz is going to play a huge part in...
View ArticleSurf’s Up, Kayakers! - Kayaks and waveskis compete at the 27th Santa Cruz...
Jim Grossman surfing his heat. Photo: Aaron Schmidt The sun shone bright, the waves loomed large, and paddlers in bright colored fiberglass kayaks tumbled and cut across the big ocean surf in Santa...
View Article2013 Santa Cruz Paddlefest - Kayakers and waveskiers shred at the 27th Annual...
During March 22-24, some of the world’s best kayak surfers and waveskiers competed in the 27th annual Santa Cruz Paddlefest. C&K photographer Aaron Schmidt was on hand to capture their athletic...
View ArticleWomen of the Surf - Female surfers show their stuff at the Santa Cruz Paddlefest
Late last March, many of the world’s best kayak surfers competed at the 27th annual Santa Cruz Paddlefest. They were styling the surf sessions—carving, spinning and sometimes tumbling over Steamer...
View ArticleFrom the Vault: New Wave Paddling - A look at when the world of waveskis was new
In light of the recent Santa Cruz Paddlefest, the Pacific Paddling Surf Series and the upcoming World Championships in July, C&K staff thought it’d be appropriate to bring back a story from the...
View ArticleFinal Round in Pacific Paddle Surf Series
Kayak surf competition. Photo: Aaron Schmidt By Chris Bensch Storms, sunshine, big waves, little waves. The Pacific Paddle Surf Series got a little bit of everything in it’s first four rounds. The PPSS...
View ArticleGoing big at Santa Cruz PaddleFest
The 2014 Santa Cruz PaddleFest International Class podium featured, from left, Jim Grossman, Edu Etxeberria, Matthew Hoff, and Buck Johnson. The 28th annual Santa Cruz PaddleFest will go down in the...
View ArticleSanta Cruz PaddleFest 2014: The Local Female Phenom
By Bryon Dorr from Exploring Elements Athlete Stats: Kate Duncan Age: 32 SCPF 2014 Results: 1st Womens HP, 4th Open Waveski Previous SCPF Rankings: 1st Womens HP (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012,...
View ArticlePaddle Assisted: The 2014 Davenport Paddle Surf Classic
Photos and text by Bryon Dorr Another Davenport Paddle Surf Classic is in the books. The event, hosted each fall in Davenport Landing, Calif., has been growing for over 12 years, and 2014 saw the...
View ArticleNew Era of a Classic: 2015 Santa Cruz Paddle Fest
Photos By: Bryon Dorr & Sarah Blessington of Exploring Elements Video By: Jason Self & Chris Smith A new era for the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest, the largest and oldest continuously held surf kayak...
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