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…
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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…
The Hawaii Paddleboard Championship is Proud to be an Accessible Event!
We make accommodations for all all athletes including those with disabilities, veterans, senior citizens, men, women and minors. Above see the photo of Mark Matheson as he is crosses the finish line. Mark is a paraplegic and serves as a board member for Easter Seals of Hawaii. He has crossed Molokai channel solo several times. …
Mike Cheape, Award Winning Teacher from Oahu Competes in Prone Paddling Race Every Year!
Great family! Mike Cheape is a stalwart for Paddleboarding for years. He still places at the top for prone paddleboard racing. I (Carl Kim) trained with Mike and Mark Eugenio in the early days on the North Shore. Mike is an award-winning teacher here on Oahu! His daughter, Lauren, a Miss Hawaii and current State…
World Class Athlete Andrea Moller Paddles Into Jaws!
A great champion who deserves all the respect for her performances in ocean sports. Very understated and can stand toe to toe with the best in all the watersports like paddling and surfing. Andrea is someone who personifies the paddling community. She is always at the front at the races, very tough competitor, and loving…
Conner Baxter remains the record holder for the Duke’s Race!
Keith Conner Baxter’s father, first brought Conner and the Maui Super kids, Slater Trout and Zane Schweitzer over for the race. At the time as young teenagers, they were already world class windsurfers, surfers, and kite surfers. Connor grew quickly on the advent of the Stand-Up Paddling boom and with the design evolution in equipment. …
Our New Website Launch!
Zack Anderson was amazing as he deployed the latest in web tools, custom coding, and media editing to make our new website! We are looking forward to adding up new content as the site’s architecture is designed to do.