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21.10.10
Check out Curry at BOP in Lumina News!
http://luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=7109&iid=242&sud=43
Baddle Of The Paddle
By Jenny Yarborough
Thursday October 14, 2010
Wrightsville represented in worldwide SUP competition
Wrightsville Beach native and former U.S. Surf Team competitor Chris Curry was born to be on the water. He was surrounded by it. His father, Bill Curry, a former longboard pro, and his mother, Georgia Curry, were founders of the Wrightsville Beach Longboard Association (WBLA), and everyone in his family devoted much of their time to catching waves.
So, when a new board sport surfaced in 1960 and trended to float from its Hawaiian origins to other places, like Wrightsville Beach, Curry gave no second thoughts to giving stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) a run two years ago.
Earlier this month he competed in the Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle, under California-based sponsor Boardworks Surf—one of the largest producers of SUPs. On Oct. 2-3, Curry, along with his father and four other men—Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach residents John Beausang and William Pope, and North Carolinians Chris Hill of Holly Ridge and Stan Clinard of Kure Beach—met in Dana Point, Calif. for the two-day premiere event.
Held at Doheny State Beach Park, Curry explained, "It’s probably one of the biggest races, if not the biggest race, of the year. It’s considered, kind of like, the world championships of stand-up paddleboarding."
That’s one that consists, mostly, of top-performing paddlers from Hawaii and California, but also from all other parts of the world including Tahiti, Europe and Brazil.
"It’s amazing, the number of people that are participating," Curry furthered. "I think that there were 850-some paddlers, so that gives you a sense, just within the short time, that the sport has really gained traction—it’s already deeply rooted. You can tell from the youth…"
Curry said that though most of the paddlers were adult competitors, there were around 50 children entered in their own division, the youngest of them, age 6.
And then there were the legends that have crossed over into the sport, like Gerry "Mr. Pipeline" Lopez and Mickey Munoz—a classic longboarder.
"He’s 72 years old," Curry said, "and he was pushing through waves about waist- to chest-high and not even blinking."
Out of the four main races, Curry competed in three—elite pro, in which he placed 25th out of 125 paddlers; distance (10 mile), in which he placed 2nd in his age class; 14-foot, in which he placed 10th; and overall, in which he placed 24th out of the 170 competitors. In the team relay race, Curry helped his sponsor team, consisting of three males and one female, finish in
7th place out of 50 total teams.
"I was really happy," Curry said of the results. "I’m racing against guys from California and Hawaii that train four or five hours a day. They do outrigger canoe paddling. They’re in the gym. This is their job. So it gave me a really good idea of what I need to do for next year."
Hill placed 36th in the 14-foot mens 40-49; Hill also placed
59th in the open mens elite; Clinard placed 85th in the srf mens 40-49; Beausang placed 99th in the 14-foot mens 40-49; Pope placed 120th in the srf mens 50-59; and Bill Curry placed 126th in the stock mens
50-59l; To view other results, visit www.eternaltiming.com.
Baddle Of The Paddle
By Jenny Yarborough
Thursday October 14, 2010
Wrightsville represented in worldwide SUP competition
Wrightsville Beach native and former U.S. Surf Team competitor Chris Curry was born to be on the water. He was surrounded by it. His father, Bill Curry, a former longboard pro, and his mother, Georgia Curry, were founders of the Wrightsville Beach Longboard Association (WBLA), and everyone in his family devoted much of their time to catching waves.
So, when a new board sport surfaced in 1960 and trended to float from its Hawaiian origins to other places, like Wrightsville Beach, Curry gave no second thoughts to giving stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) a run two years ago.
Earlier this month he competed in the Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle, under California-based sponsor Boardworks Surf—one of the largest producers of SUPs. On Oct. 2-3, Curry, along with his father and four other men—Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach residents John Beausang and William Pope, and North Carolinians Chris Hill of Holly Ridge and Stan Clinard of Kure Beach—met in Dana Point, Calif. for the two-day premiere event.
Held at Doheny State Beach Park, Curry explained, "It’s probably one of the biggest races, if not the biggest race, of the year. It’s considered, kind of like, the world championships of stand-up paddleboarding."
That’s one that consists, mostly, of top-performing paddlers from Hawaii and California, but also from all other parts of the world including Tahiti, Europe and Brazil.
"It’s amazing, the number of people that are participating," Curry furthered. "I think that there were 850-some paddlers, so that gives you a sense, just within the short time, that the sport has really gained traction—it’s already deeply rooted. You can tell from the youth…"
Curry said that though most of the paddlers were adult competitors, there were around 50 children entered in their own division, the youngest of them, age 6.
And then there were the legends that have crossed over into the sport, like Gerry "Mr. Pipeline" Lopez and Mickey Munoz—a classic longboarder.
"He’s 72 years old," Curry said, "and he was pushing through waves about waist- to chest-high and not even blinking."
Out of the four main races, Curry competed in three—elite pro, in which he placed 25th out of 125 paddlers; distance (10 mile), in which he placed 2nd in his age class; 14-foot, in which he placed 10th; and overall, in which he placed 24th out of the 170 competitors. In the team relay race, Curry helped his sponsor team, consisting of three males and one female, finish in
7th place out of 50 total teams.
"I was really happy," Curry said of the results. "I’m racing against guys from California and Hawaii that train four or five hours a day. They do outrigger canoe paddling. They’re in the gym. This is their job. So it gave me a really good idea of what I need to do for next year."
Hill placed 36th in the 14-foot mens 40-49; Hill also placed
59th in the open mens elite; Clinard placed 85th in the srf mens 40-49; Beausang placed 99th in the 14-foot mens 40-49; Pope placed 120th in the srf mens 50-59; and Bill Curry placed 126th in the stock mens
50-59l; To view other results, visit www.eternaltiming.com.
Everything you need to SUP Wilmington NC and
SUP Wrightsville Beach NC !
Dennis Pangs on the way to Surf City!!!
For all you racers and cruisers out there, we've got a 14' Pang on the way to the shop right now. We'll be adding more throughout the season and you can always custom order any boards through us. Check it out, the 14' Boardworks manufactured Dennis Pang:
Dennis Pang Stand Up Paddle Board
Chris Curry-Surf City team rider and founder of Wrightsville SUP on Boardworks team!
With a recent top showing at the Baddle of the Paddle on his custom M & M board designed by Morelli and Melvin, Chris Curry is the man to beat from NC. Boardworks recently added Chris to the team roster and will be keeping himdialed in with the latest race equipment. Watch for Chris competing in every race he can get to in the coming year. Big things to come from Curry!
Check out the board he's riding:
And this is what Pete Melvin had to say about the board Curry's on:
What is the purpose of this board design: TO WIN RACES.
The nose: THE NOSE IS A DEVELOPMENT BASED ON OUR WORK WITH RACING CATAMARANS. WE CALL IT A WAVE-PIERCING BOW. THE IDEA IS THE CUT CLEANLY THROUGH CHOP WITHOUT ADDING A LOT OF DRAG. ESSENTIALLY, LESS WATER IS PUSHED AROUND AS THE BOW PENETRATES THROUGH A WAVE, AND THEREFORE LESS OF YOUR PADDLING ENERGY IS USED TO PROPEL THE BOARD FORWARD.
Tail: THE TAIL IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE WETTED SURFACE AREA AND DRAG, RELEASE WATER CLEANLY, AND TO PERFORM WELL WHILE SURFING WAVES. WE WENT FOR A WIDER TAIL THAN THE ZOOM MODEL SO THAT THE BOARD SURFS BETTER AND HAS MORE DYNAMIC STABILITY FOR OPEN OCEAN AND SURFING CONDITIONS LIKE THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN THE BOP.
Rocker: THE ROCKER LINE IS A RESULT OF INTEGRATING THE VARIOUS SHAPE DETAILS THAT MAKE UP THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF THE BOARD. WE START OUT WITH CERTAIN SHAPE PARAMETERS THAT ARE DEFINED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE SPEED WHILE MAINTAINING THE STABILITY THAT IS DESIRED. WE DON'T START OUT WITH A PARTICULAR ROCKER LINE IN MIND BUT LET IT EVOLVE AS WE OPTIMIZE THE SHAPE. ALL THAT SAID, THE ROCKER LINE IS A FAIRLY SMOOTH ORGANIC CURVE WITH MAXIMUM DEPTH JUST BEHIND THE MID POINT OF THE BOARD.
Deck: THE FORWARD PART OF THE DECK IS DESIGNED TO SHED WATER AND IS AN EXTENSION OF THE WAVE-PIERCING STYLE NOSE. THE STANDING AREA IS FAIRLY FLAT TO ALLOW EXCELLENT MOBILITY WHILE PADDLING AND SURFING WAVES. THE STANDING AREA IS RECESSED A BIT TO LOWER THE PADDLER'S CENTER OF GRAVITY.
Rails: THE RAILS ARE VERY ROUNDED FORWARD AND TRANSITION TO A HARDER SHAPE AS YOU GO TOWARD THE TAIL.
Fin-Box: THIS IS A STANDARD 10.5" FIN BOX SET ABOUT 18" FORWARD OF THE TAIL.
Material: THESE BOARDS ARE CURRENTLY MADE BY CNC SHAPING AN EPS BLANK AND THEN COVERING WITH A LIGHT WEIGHT AND STIFF CARBON FIBER LAMINATE. WE HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH SEVERAL FOAM DENSITIES AND LAMINATES. WE HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE CARBON BOARDS ARE FASTER BECAUSE THEY ARE STIFFER AND THE PADDLER'S ENERGY IS USED TO PROPEL THE BOARD FORWARD RATHER THAN FLEXING THE BOARD WITH EACH STROKE.
Check out the board he's riding:
And this is what Pete Melvin had to say about the board Curry's on:
What is the purpose of this board design: TO WIN RACES.
The nose: THE NOSE IS A DEVELOPMENT BASED ON OUR WORK WITH RACING CATAMARANS. WE CALL IT A WAVE-PIERCING BOW. THE IDEA IS THE CUT CLEANLY THROUGH CHOP WITHOUT ADDING A LOT OF DRAG. ESSENTIALLY, LESS WATER IS PUSHED AROUND AS THE BOW PENETRATES THROUGH A WAVE, AND THEREFORE LESS OF YOUR PADDLING ENERGY IS USED TO PROPEL THE BOARD FORWARD.
Tail: THE TAIL IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE WETTED SURFACE AREA AND DRAG, RELEASE WATER CLEANLY, AND TO PERFORM WELL WHILE SURFING WAVES. WE WENT FOR A WIDER TAIL THAN THE ZOOM MODEL SO THAT THE BOARD SURFS BETTER AND HAS MORE DYNAMIC STABILITY FOR OPEN OCEAN AND SURFING CONDITIONS LIKE THOSE ENCOUNTERED IN THE BOP.
Rocker: THE ROCKER LINE IS A RESULT OF INTEGRATING THE VARIOUS SHAPE DETAILS THAT MAKE UP THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF THE BOARD. WE START OUT WITH CERTAIN SHAPE PARAMETERS THAT ARE DEFINED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE SPEED WHILE MAINTAINING THE STABILITY THAT IS DESIRED. WE DON'T START OUT WITH A PARTICULAR ROCKER LINE IN MIND BUT LET IT EVOLVE AS WE OPTIMIZE THE SHAPE. ALL THAT SAID, THE ROCKER LINE IS A FAIRLY SMOOTH ORGANIC CURVE WITH MAXIMUM DEPTH JUST BEHIND THE MID POINT OF THE BOARD.
Deck: THE FORWARD PART OF THE DECK IS DESIGNED TO SHED WATER AND IS AN EXTENSION OF THE WAVE-PIERCING STYLE NOSE. THE STANDING AREA IS FAIRLY FLAT TO ALLOW EXCELLENT MOBILITY WHILE PADDLING AND SURFING WAVES. THE STANDING AREA IS RECESSED A BIT TO LOWER THE PADDLER'S CENTER OF GRAVITY.
Rails: THE RAILS ARE VERY ROUNDED FORWARD AND TRANSITION TO A HARDER SHAPE AS YOU GO TOWARD THE TAIL.
Fin-Box: THIS IS A STANDARD 10.5" FIN BOX SET ABOUT 18" FORWARD OF THE TAIL.
Material: THESE BOARDS ARE CURRENTLY MADE BY CNC SHAPING AN EPS BLANK AND THEN COVERING WITH A LIGHT WEIGHT AND STIFF CARBON FIBER LAMINATE. WE HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH SEVERAL FOAM DENSITIES AND LAMINATES. WE HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THE CARBON BOARDS ARE FASTER BECAUSE THEY ARE STIFFER AND THE PADDLER'S ENERGY IS USED TO PROPEL THE BOARD FORWARD RATHER THAN FLEXING THE BOARD WITH EACH STROKE.
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Everything you need to SUP Wilmington NC and
SUP Wrightsville Beach NC !
C4 Video
What does "C4" stand for? 4 core principles: Balance, Endurance, Strength, Traditon.
Boardworks trip to Hawaii with C4 Waterman from Boardworks Surf on Vimeo.
C4 Waterman, Core Four, SUP, Stand Up PaddleboardingPaddle Surf Hawaii video
Boardworks in Hawaii with Paddle Surf Hawaii from Boardworks Surf on Vimeo.
Paddle Surf Hawaii SUPSurf City SUP
Surf City Surf Shop has been the leader in providing surf products and instruction at Wrightsville Beach for over 30 years. Having been the first shop to offer Stand Up Paddle Boards to the area, we now are your one-stop-shop for Stand Up Paddle Boarding goods.
We will be staying on the cutting edge of the sport whether it be providing goods to the hardcore race enthusiasts, surf shredders or even the entry-level beginners who want to paddle around Banks Channel.
We offer a huge selection of Stand Up Paddle Boards, Paddles, and SUP accessories from manufacturers like, Boardworks, C4 Waterman, Rusty, Dennis Pang, Paddle Surf Hawaii, Morelli and Melvin, Hobie, NSP and more.
Stop by to talk with one of our knowledgeable sales staff and get out on the water!
We will be staying on the cutting edge of the sport whether it be providing goods to the hardcore race enthusiasts, surf shredders or even the entry-level beginners who want to paddle around Banks Channel.
We offer a huge selection of Stand Up Paddle Boards, Paddles, and SUP accessories from manufacturers like, Boardworks, C4 Waterman, Rusty, Dennis Pang, Paddle Surf Hawaii, Morelli and Melvin, Hobie, NSP and more.
Stop by to talk with one of our knowledgeable sales staff and get out on the water!
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