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Paddleboard Championship Artwork for 2017
A big mahalo to this year’s SPONSORS! Please enjoy our unique artwork we have for our big annual event!
Epic News: We are Now the Final Event of the Maui Jim Majors Series!
Our title sponsor, Maui Jim now features our race as the final event of a 7-race series! We are so excited to be a part of this unique lineup! 🙂 It’s great to be a part of a sport that is rapidly growing in popularity, to see more world class athletes from afar and an increase in…
2017 Paddleboard Championship Race Press Release
For Immediate Release: Welcome! Thank you for your support of the 2017 Hawaii Paddleboard Championship. It is important for our community that these events can go on! Thank you Maui Jim, Inc. for you kokua! We are honored to be a part of the Maui Jim-Majors, the seven (7) race series for paddling sports…
Eugene Ancheta Paddle’s the Duke’s Race for the First Time!
We welcome Eugene Ancheta as a first time participant in the Duke’s race. He is definitely a world class athlete and excelled in this year’s event. Eugene is a resident of Kauai. He is a versatile athlete partaking in various sports such as skate boarding, obstacle course races, canoe paddling as well as stand up…
Chris Owens Tells His Story About The Duke’s Race 2016
Chris Owens is a lifelong surfer resident of Oahu. He has been competing in the Hawaii Paddleboard Championship Duke’s Race since it’s inception. This year he shared a narrative as a first person commentary while on the race course. While on this 2-hour long endurance event, every participant’s journey is different yet it is a…
Register for Our Upcoming Paddleboard Race, August 27th, 2016!
Saturday, August 27th, The Duke’s Paddleboard Race will honor Duke Kahanamoku, the Father of Modern Surfing and Ambassador of Aloha in our annual 10 mile paddle race from Hawaii Kai to the Duke’s statue. Please join us in this awesome and fun race! Since 2006 every year we are best known this fun annual event…
Amazing Hand Drawn Artwork by Nick Black!
We are lucky enough to have some custom illustrations done by Nick Black, a highly talented illustrator and artist here in Hawaii. Who is Nick Black? Here is a bit of his artist bio: “I first started drawing pictures on the floor and on my desk at school when I was a little kid. By…
History of Duke Kahanamoku and Paddleboarding in Hawaii
Duke Kahanamoku is a legend and known around the world. He was not only a great swimmer and surfer, but he was a pioneer in the prone paddling. Today the technology in paddleboards has changed and new styles such as stand-up paddleboarding have emerged. Read more about the history of “Duke’s Race” here.
2007 Hawaii Paddleboard Championship Video
Check out our first YouTube uploaded video! More will be posted soon!