GoPro Digital Waterproof Cameras are just $199 at Covewater Paddle Surf.  The "HD Surf Hero" we stock comes complete with HD Video Camera, waterproof housing, board mount, battery and more.  This is the camera that started the sports video revolution - get yours at Covewater and join the fun!  We also carry the brand new Hero 2 Outdoor Edition and Surf Edition at $299.

See the GoPro Hero in action! - click on the video below.

Through December 23rd, receive TWO FREE SUP RENTALS ($70 value) with any purchase over $40!  Covewater has tons of awesome gift ideas for the paddler, aspiring paddler, or just beach lover!

From the big WOW present of a new or used stand up paddleboard, paddle or GoPro waterproof digital camera, to practical presents such as hoodies, hats and watersports clothing, to stocking stuffers such as leashes, stickers, and magazine, Covewater has you covered.

GIFT CERTIFICATES are available in any amount, for any merchandise, SUP class or SUP rentals!  And, they never expire.  You can't go wrong here!

So come on in and give a great gift - and get a rental card good for two free rentals while you are at it!   Gift Certificates can be mailed or express mailed to you or your recipient.

How is it free?  Covewater will reimburse you the $15 registration fee!

Just bring in your WPA membership card with an expiration date between 12/1/12 and 2/1/13, and we'll give you $15 off any purchase of $30 or more.

Don't miss this opportunity to save $35 on your WPA Membership!  WPA races in Northern California in 2011 included the *must do* Jay Race, Covewater Classic and Tahoe Nalu races.  If you don't do it now, you will be finding yourself purchasing one this summer and wishing you had!

2011 New and Used SUPs have got to go!...

WE CURRENTLY HAVE MANY USED AND NEW SUPs ON SALE!

Be in the know about new and used board sales as well as SUP events throughout Northern/Central California by signing up for our monthly email newsletter HERE.

         

 

Thank you to the 76 paddlers who raced in the first annual Covewater Classic!  Congratulations for a great race.  Here are the results: 

ELITE 7.5 MILE, MEN
1 Jay Wild                1:39:21  36  Lake Tahoe, CA
2 Joe Rowan             1:41:27  52  Santa Barbara, CA
3 Benjamin Serrazin   1:42:06  37  Sausalito, CA
4 Austin Young         1:44:43  19  Reno, NV
5 Tony Mueller         1:45:42  51  Aptos, CA
6 Scott Estrada         1:52:18  43  Sacramento, CA
7 Michael Valenzuela 1:54:21  36
8 Ernest Flores         1:58:28  37  San Leandro, CA

Elite 7.5 MILE, WOMEN
1 Morgan Hoesterey  1:53:55        Oahu, HI
2 Jennifer Fuller        1:56:18  48  Sausalito, CA
3 Nina Oakley           1:57:53  29  Reno, NV
4 Marlayna McNeil    1:58:24  45  Saratoga, CA
5 Shana Kaplan         2:04:25  41  Incline Village, NV
6 Jaime Donnelly      2:08:40  35  Sacramento, CA

OPEN 7.0 MILE, 12'6" AND BELOW, MEN
1 Brad Seyffer         1:39:57  38  San Francisco
2 Derek Dial            1:42:07  41  Reno
3 Steve Drottar        1:45:04  46  Santa Cruz
4 David Meyler        1:45:54  39  Nevada City
5 Steve Smith          1:48:02  55  The Sea Ranch
6 Michael Irete        1:49:52  42  Soquel
7 Mark Schulbach    1:52:18  38  Ventura
8 Dave Higaki          1:54:31  45  Palo Alto
9 Dana Schreiber     2:00:12  37  Waimanalo, HI
10 Nils Severson     2:03:10  20  Los Gatos, CA
11 Dustin Ford       2:06:26  38
12 Ryan Brown      2:11:59  40  Gilroy, CA
13 Skip Williams    2:20:57  49  Ukiah, CA
14 Ted Fawcett     2:31:14  37

OPEN 7.0 MILE, 12'6 AND BELOW, WOMEN
1 Valeria Khachadouri  1:57:17  49  San Carlos, CA
2 Jennifer Nguyen       2:05:18  37  Palo Alto, CA
3 Marcia Buenafe        2:12:32  54  Capitola, CA

OPEN 7.0 MILE, 14' SUP, MEN
1 Mike Tessier           1:37:25  42  Reno, NV
2 John Alexiou           1:39:44  45  Soquel, CA
3 Michael Dillon         1:45:32  59
4 Russ Oleyer            1:48:34  46
5 Daniel Nordin          1:51:19  35  San Jose, CA
6 Derek Burns            1:51:42  46  Pacifica, CA
7 Andrew Gere          1:57:33  45  Santa Cruz, CA
8 Jeff Bond               2:18:43  40  Livermore, CA

OPEN 7.0 MILE, 14'0 SUP, WOMEN
1 Lauren Eisenberg    1:57:43  46

OPEN, 7.0 MILE, 12'6 AND BELOW, 50+ YRS, MEN
1 Lester Waddel       1:53:08  62  Seaside, CA
2 Gary Niblock        1:57:45  64  Aptos, CA
3 Timothy Hopkins  1:59:33  50  Los Gatos, CA
4 Michael LePage     2:04:00  64  Carmel, CA
5 Gary Leong          2:05:49  64  San Mateo, CA

2-MILE, 14' SUP, MEN
1 Sam Hopkins       27:18  17
2 Carter McCoy     30:14  36  Santa Cruz, CA

2-MILE, 14 SUP, WOMEN
1 Karen Van Putten  34:40  41  Felton, CA

2-MILE, 12'6 STOCK, MEN
1 Brian Winterhalder 29:05  42  Soquel, CA
2 Joey Muin            29:13  45  San Jose, CA
3 Ricky Carpenter   39:42  50  Danville, CA
4 Robert Eriksen     40:00  61  Capitola, CA

2-MILE, 12'6 STOCK, WOMEN
1 Amy Marshall     31:06  40  San Ramon, CA
2 Stacy Hopkins    31:45  49  Los Gatos, CA
3 Rhonda Feryuss  43:17  51

2-MILE, SUPs LESS THAN 12'6, MEN
1 Tai Boutell         29:48  41
2 Jon Sisk            33:03  48  Santa Cruz, CA
3 Ben Diaz           34:36  26  Danville, CA
4 Bruce Chandler  35:12  53  San Jose, CA
5 Ron Evans        36:05  51  Carmel Valley, CA
6 Carl Olin           38:27  53  Capitola, CA
7 Ed Bottorff       40:21  56  Capitola, CA
8 Thomas Sutton 40:25  48  San Jose, CA
9 Rob Babcock    44:07  52  Palo Alto, CA
10 Troy Harris    54:07  38  Oakdale, CA

2-MILE, SUPs LESS THAN 12'6, WOMEN
1 Mia Montgomery  31:44  40  Los Gatos, CA
2 Debbie Doss        38:51  50  Aptos, CA
3 Lori Castro          40:28  53  Castro Valley, CA
4 Jennifer Babcock  41:03  40  Palo Alto, CA
5 Marilyn Todd       41:24  50  Aptos, CA
6 Kristin Livak        42:53  29  San Jose, CA
7 Allison Woodside  42:53  29  Santa Cruz, CA
8 Judy Alinsangan   43:20  51  Los Gatos, CA
9 Kate Carpenter     51:12  48  Danville, CA
10 Maggie Carpenter 51:15  22  Danville, CA

Join Covewater and Surftech as we host 3-time Battle of the Paddle winner and SUP's female ambassador Candice Appleby and last year's Jay race winner Anthony Vela for appetizers and paddling discussion this Thursday evening before the 10th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race.

Candice will talk about her third consecutive Battle of the Paddle victory, and we'll ask Anthony what winning last year's Jay Race meant to him personally.  Candice's unprecedented dominance in stand up paddling instantly puts her among the favorites in this year's women's SUP field.  Anthony, a lifeguard and highly accomplished waterman, could lead the pack in either prone paddling or stand up paddling - the only question is, which will he choose for this year's race?

Pupus from Pono Hawaiian Grill and beverages will be served.  No cost, and no RSVP necessary.

Pre-race registration will be available for both the Surftech Jay Race and the July 16th Covewater Classic Race. 

We hope to see you between 6-7pm at Covewater Paddle Surf, 726 Water St in Santa Cruz. 

As thanks for your support during our first year, we'd like to offer up some killer specials to kick off the 2011 Paddling Season!  So, we're holding an Anniversary Sale this weekend and next (Sat and Sun, April 2, 3, 9 &10).  Here are the deals we are stoked to offer:

    All Race Boards $150 Off.  What better way to welcome spring (or use that tax rebate) than to finally bring home that race board you've been wanting!  Our race boards include 12'6 Bark Competitor, 14'0 Bark Dominator, 12'6 Danny Ching 404 Monster, 12'0 and 14'0 Naish Glide, 12'6 Naish Catalina and 12'6 Hobie Elite.
   
    Used Board Sale.  Making some room in the racks means selling some used SUPs!  Available used boards are: 11'6 Surftech Universal Softop ($749), 10'6 Surftech Universal Softop ($749), 9'6" Naish Hokua ($1,099 includes bag), 9'6" Gerry Lopez Surf Music ($1,099) and a 12'1 Laird Softop ($699).  All are in excellent condition.

    Covewater Gear.  Our Covewater clothing is popular in the SUP community and makes a great gift.  Get a friend or loved one in a new Covewater longsleeve tee, super comfy hoodie (pullovers and zip-ups) or Covewater hat for 30% off!

    Paddle Sale!  If you have been wanting that new sweet new paddle, the time has come.  All Quickblade paddles are 15% off - thats a savings of $56 on a full carbon Kanaha.
 
SNEAK PREVIEW NIGHTS - THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THIS WEEK!!

Those who receive these our email newsletter and facebook messages are invited to Anniversary Sale sneak preview nights, this Thursday and Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00.  A chace to grab what you need before we open our doors for the sale on Saturday.

Want to put a HUGE smile on someone's face this Holiday Season? - Give them a brand new Stand Up Paddleboard!   As always, we have over 50 boards in stock from the sports top manufacturers.  However, for a limited time, we have brought in several of the Riviera Paddle Surf Boards.  Why? Because they are offering boards at an amazing price of just $785!

We ordered a few for the shop and we gotta tell you - these are NICE boards.  They are available in 9'2", 10'6" (shown above) and 11'6".  Colors are blue or green.  Riviera is one of the sport's leading manufacturers and their reputation is excellent.  This is an amazingly good deal.  And if that weren't enough, we can include a Danny Ching Scout CARBON paddle for just $115!  Carbon paddles normally retail for $275 to $350!

Give us a call so we can order one (or two) for you or your loved ones in time for the Holidays.  We can also ship anywhere in the US or Canada!  Below are the specs on the boards:

9'2" Nugg, 31" wide, 4 3/4" thick, 
10'6" Riviera, 32" wide, 4 1/8" thick
11'6" Riviera, 32" wide, 4 1/8" thick

Huge developments in SUP race boards are expected for the 2011 Race Season.  Perhaps none larger than the debut of the 14' Bark Dominator.  If you attended a single SUP race this summer, you probably noticed that seemingly one in five stock boards was the 12'6 Bark Competitor. Well, the 14' Bark Dominator promises to be THE board in 2011 in the 14' class.  We've had the opportunity to test paddle this board in a variety of conditions and can tell you - - this board moves!

The Dominator that we've been testing is one of the Surftech's new Pro-Elite Carbon/Epoxy construction.  Pro-Elite is composed of:

• 1 pound, fused-cell EPS core (no stringer)
• Deck: Two layers of glass, reinforced with high density sheet foam in heavy impact areas
• Bottom: One layer glass combined with a full layer of biaxial/carbon.  Bottom is hand-sanded and polished

As a result, the Pro-Elites are very light at about XX lbs, however they are more fragile as compared to Surftech's bulletproof Tuflite construction.  The 12'6" Bark Competitor will also be available in the Pro-Elite in 2011.   The 14' Dominator Pro-Elite will retail for $2,360 and the 12'6  Competitor for $2,215. 

There is an extremely limited run of the Dominator coming out in December which has already been snapped up by dealers on pre-order.  Covewater is among those select shops and will be receiving three of the December pre-orders.  Additional Dominators will be available in early 2011.  To pre-order your Dominator, give us a call at 831.600.7230.  These boards will be sold on a first-reserved basis!   

Here it is!  Covewater's huge Annual Used Board Sale and SUP Swap Meet!  We'll be selling 25+ used boards, both from our own inventory, as well as several from our suppliers. 

In addition to the used stand-up paddleboards we'll be selling at super-steep discounts, there will be an SUP Swap Meet happening in our adjacent parking lot.  Do you have a used board or paddle that you are looking to sell? - - Bring it to our Swap Meet and find a customer!  All we ask is that is that any Swap Meet sales run though our register at just 5% of the cost of the sale (no sales tax on used boards!) for bringing used SUP sellers and buyers together at our shop during this event.

Boards that will be sold by Covewater include the following (not all boards have not been priced yet):

(2) Takayama Alii I, 11'6"--  $1,225   (retail $1,750)
(1) Pearson Arrow Laird, 11'0"
(3) Laird Hamilton Softops, 12'1" --  $799   (retail $1,250)
(4) Laird Hamilton Softops, 11'6" --  $849   (retail $1,225)
(1) Laird Coast Runner, 14'0"  -- $1,449  (retail $2,145)  **excellent condition!**
(2) Laird Hamilton, 12'1" -- $1,099   (retail $1,715)
(1) Laird Hamilton, 11'0" -- $1,149   (retail $1,615)   **excellent condition!**
(1) Infinity, 10'0" --  $1,049   (retail $1,615) 
(1) Lopez Surf Music, 10'0" -- $1,099  (retail $1,615)
(1) Bark Expedition, 14'0" - $1,449  (retail $2,145)  **like new!**
(2) Randy French Softops, 11'6"
(2) Randy French Softops, 10'6" --  $575  (retail $999)
(1) Naish Hokua, 9'6"--  $1,099  (retail $1,599)  **like new!**
(1) Paddle Surf Hawaii, Wide All Arounder, 10'0"-- $975   (retail $1,375 with deckpad)
(1) Paddle Surf Hawaii, Wide All Arounder, 10'6"-- $949   (retail $1,400 with deckpad)
(1) Paddle Surf Hawaii, Wide All Arounder, 11'0"-- $975   (retail $1,425 with deckpad)

In addition, a few used paddles will be for sale, as well as any used boards and paddles that are brought by individuals to the Swap Meet!  If you plan to bring a SUP to sell and want us to promote it beforehand, please let us know, but you can also just show up on Saturday with your board. 

Make sure to save the date of Saturday, October 30th!  Aloha, paddlers!

Come join us at Cowell's Beach on Saturday October 23rd to demo the line of Paddle Surf Hawaii "Progressive" boards! 

These are the hottest SUP boards on the water right now, and here's your chance to paddle or surf them for free.  Some 12 of the 15 boards in the series will be on hand for you to try from noon until 3:00.  Just look for the Paddle Surf Hawaii tent on the beach, right next to the Cowell's steps and showers (between the wharf and the Dream Inn Hotel).  Please bring ID and a credit card which will be held while you paddle.  Any questions please call the shop at 831.600.7230.  Aloha!

If anyone is headed to the Battle of the Paddle this weekend in Dana Point, California, it’s looking to be an epic event.  According to a press release last week, the race has a record number of more than 700 athletes participating and an exposition of 80 vendor booths.  Now in its third year, the huge turnout at this year’s race reinforces the growing popularity of stand up paddleboarding (SUP) and quells any doubt about if the sport offers a legitimate race scene.  

Jay ‘Sparky’ Longley, founder of Rainbow Sandals and the Battle of the Paddle, came to the sport much like any of its present day enthusiasts: in the company of friends. Sparky, iconic Hawaii surfer Gerry Lopez, and Californian board maker Ron House picked up boards and paddles on the same day and were instantly bitten by the SUP bug. The result of that was the Battle of the Paddle that started at Doheny State Beach in 2008, and expanded to Hawaii earlier this year.

“We figured why not create a platform for everyone to discover and enjoy this sport,” says Longley. “It’s good fun, easy to do, great for your health, and a positive way to bring the community and people from all around the world together.”

The Battle of the Paddle will feature the best stand up paddlers from around the country and around the world - athletes like Danny Ching (Redondo Beach), Jamie Mitchell (Australia), Jenny Kalmbach (Hawaii), and Chuck Patterson (Dana Point). But for every pro stand up paddler, there will be dozens of weekend warriors, families, and fitness enthusiasts simply looking to the sport for a fun time and a way to connect with like-minded people.

The free beach exposition will be equally diverse, featuring fitness companies, natural foods, SUP destination marketers, well-known surf industry labels, and dedicated SUP brands.

Check out the live feed here!

Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle
Dana Point, October 2nd & 3rd
8am to 4pm daily
Elite, distance, children’s and relay races.
Complete SUP beach exposition, FREE to the public.
www.rainbowsandals.com/battleofthepaddle/CA

On Friday, September 10th, the day before the Big Kahuna Ocean Challenge, Covewater will be hosting a stand up paddleboard race clinic!  The clinic will be directed by Hobie SUP Team Rider, Wally Emory.  Learn the fundamentals (and secrets) of SUP racing in this one hour clinic.  Starting at 6pm, we'll do a half hour of instruction on the beach, followed by a half hour of on-water stroke analysis.  Pre-registration is required.  To register, or for more info, call Covewater at (831) 600-7230.