1st and 3rd Thursdays SUP Racing tonight!
 

Yep, it's tonight. See you at Scotty's Landing in the Grove for SUP racing. we will be changing up the courses slightly and hope to run 2 courses at the same time. Should be fun. We are seeing 20-30 riders nightly. Stop by and have a great time. It's free! We have the boards, you bring the shorts.

Adventure Sports Miami

It's going off again tonight!

"Racing is limited to the first 20 so be there at 6:30 to be seeded into brackets. Racing starts at 6:45 sharp."

Location:
Scottys Landing
3381 Pan American Drive
Coconut Grove, FL


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Scotty's Landing and the riding grounds (click photo for full sized image)

man i would love to get into these but need to get better at SUP first .... I guess I need to go find me a used board first and try it on the Venetian since I leave there .... can't wait to join for the races

I think standup boards are provided in limited numbers at the Thursday event, (20?) first come first serve. So why not check it out?

I spoke to Kent, they usually bring 6 or 7 boards, plenty for the two to four racers going each time. I understand Garry, the Jimmy Lewis distributer is bringing a bunch of boards down tonight as well.

I finally went to the regular every other Thursday SUP races at Scotty's Landing in Coconut Grove, What a lot of fun! There was a great turnout as you can see. This is just a first look with a few images. Have more stuff to process and put up so stay tuned.


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A bunch of folks from the shop next door to ASM's shop came down, http://iamcrossfit.com/ . These guys hit a ton of varied activities hard, standup tonight, who knows what next week. The events are coed and the women will give the guys more than a run for their money from what I saw tonight. It was a great time all around. Ken and Garry brought a bunch of Jimmy Lewis boards down for folks to demo. Ken is demonstrating his mind over water telekinetic method, "be the paddle."


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Josh and Christophe try some ralley turns around the marks. Christophe went in on this one, the competition can be tight or just fun, paddlers choice.


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Kent and crew have the races down to a science. No one needs to bring any boards as they are provided for the racers. There are relays, distance races, you name it. Maui got lots of board time in. Dogs love SUP races, kids too. It may look crowded but far from it, it seemed like everyone got their fill of racing and with several goes too.


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The guys from Crossfit are about to launch into a distance race. One fellow even did it paddling the board, surfer style.


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Folks had a great time with Kent, Ken, Garry, Gebi and the crew ready with tips and practical demonstrations on technique. I am not sure if the folks got a greater kick out of paddling to a finish or splashing in?! That is Mike in red from CrossFit urging the folks on.


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There's great viewing, drinks and food right there at Scotty's


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Gebi tries to out turn a competitor nipping at his heels. This was just before the dog jumped on his board and knocked Gebi in the water... Well, not really, but it could have happened!


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The veteran watermen have a go at a hard fought distance race as the sun sets.


Great time and it happens every first and second Thursday. More photos to come, got some beaut's!

It's going off again tomorrow night, Thursday. Weather forecast looks good, should be a blast again.

the boys just left to set up. we should be back to a more competitive format tonight. I'm out with a cold, but will show for moral support! Garry Menk will be by once again with some JL boards to try as well.

Kent

Here are some shots from Thursday, June 18, 2009 ...

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The ladies get ready, including from left to right, Andrea, Paula, a mystery lady (help me out!) and Laura


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Chistophe of http://miamikiteboarding.com/ is FAST on these things, has an interesting stance too


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There goes Mike Hirooka of http://www.hirookasurfandsport.com/ He was saying he felt like he was being watched, hmmm ... well don't look down! Those GoPros are popping up all over.


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Garry Mink of www.fuacatasports.com the NA and SA distributor for all these great Jimmy Lewis boards comes in. The girls rip loose with a paddle propelled water fight. Well not really. A shrimper, a real little one, heads out.


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Dad takes on his daughters in a pitched paddle race


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Chris runs the proceedings along with some able help


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Laura and Paula go to it. NOTE: be careful about reaching too far out or heaving too hard on SUP (or kayak) paddles. You might mess your shoulder up! It can sneak up on you.


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Andrea and Paula sqaure off as Tom ref's


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Fun for the whole family


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Garry does a racing turn around the sailboat as Paula goes neck and neck with the competition


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Laura and Andrea dig in for the finish as Mike looks on


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Standup paddle surfing will whip you into shape as Garry demonstrates


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Paula edges in and Maui is ready


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This dog comes with sea legs and jumps board to board easily


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Is everybody happy?!

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Tracy heads in


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Evenings moving on


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This didn't happen at Scotty's, might have though. Grabbed this shot off a laptop, understand he's famous but you might not have seen this side of him!

The End
(literally)

This just in:

"ADVENTURE SPORTS MIAMI Hey guy's and Girls, tomorrow night is our Bi Weekly Scottys landing race night. We have all the latest JL, Naish, Waldon and Oxbow boards for demo. In this weeks races the winners will take home T-Shirts, Board Shorts, Hats and Kiteboarding Lessons. It starts as usual at 6.15 so we hope to see you all there. Any questions call Chris 954-709-2798"