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Lots of activity at the shop lately...while Bill Foote was over from Maui visiting, Hobie shaper, Mark Johnson stopped by to dropoff more boards and to show us a new prototype surf model...



It was kewl to see them talking board design and checking each other's boards out...not very often do you see two shapers on the same page...









Mark talking race board design with our paddleracing team member Rich Schroeder...



Rich competed yesterday at the 9 mile 2009 Hennessey's US Paddleboard Championships
in Redondo Beach, California...haven't seen race results yet, but it sounds like Hobie team riders swept many of the top spots...

Mark shared a couple of pics of his new 14' carbon X-14 SUP race board that has been under wraps...they debuted at the US Championships yesterday...





Hobie's SUP program is not just focused on waves or racing...even though it's hard not to notice the performance of their products in the hands of riders like Chuck Patterson, three-time world longboard champ Colin Mcphillips, brothers T.J. and Bryce Saeman...etc...

The Hobie ATR (All Terrain Ride) SUP line has also been very successful...
The ATR line is the best of both worlds...a great stable paddling platform with great surfing characteristics.

The 10'6" x 28.75" ATR is a fav amongst our wahine clients...it's perfect fit for smaller paddlers who want a board that paddles with ease and stability.

Here's Allison and Serina driving away with their new Hobies on their cars heading to the beach to baptize them...Allison picked out the mango 10'6"...and her friend Serina opted for the aqua...





A frequent sight at our shop...stoked clients driving away with new SUP's heading to the beach...

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We just received a new shipment of Hobie standup paddleboards...10'6"...11'2"...12' all sizes and colors in stock...Aqua...Mango...& Red...

They all come with inset carrying handle, pad, vent plugs, and high quality fin(s)...
The 12'er has tie-downs...screws and clips included...

We also have 3 new Hobie all carbon 12'6" race boards coming next week...identical to the one that Chuck Patterson won the "Battle of the Paddle" on...created
by
Hobie surfboard shaper Mark Johnson...stay tuned for a future blog post with pics...
They are gorgeous...







Hobie surfboards need no introduction...the surfing lifestyle brand started 50 years ago by Hobie Alter continues to break new ground with a killer new line of
SUP's...



Unlike some SUP brands that have popped up out of thin air, Hobie has a 50 year history of making surfboards...

Hobie history



Unlike some "stores" that you're likely to come across on the internet, that are only virtual mail order websites advertising SUP's as "in stock"...
they have nothing to show but artist mockup renditions with click & buy links...we are a *real* shop that has at least 50 *real* SUP's in stock at all times...
we currently have 80 *real* SUP's in stock and in a few days with our next container, our selection will be over 130 *real* SUP's in stock...
NOBODY can beat our selection...

All of our standup paddleboards, paddles, and accessories are available for pickup or shipping delivery to anywhere in the US...
we also arrange international shipments through freight forwarders...

Labels: Hobie, Hobie SUP's, Santa Barbara standup paddle sports