Archive for the ‘Paddleboard’ Category
URT Makes Trophies; Chainsaw Massacre Paddle Race Trophies!
Bet you didn’t know are pretty handy with some wood and spray paint!
We bring the clean URT aesthetic to a messy concept for a paddle race!
This Saturday come to the Coronado Shores form there paddle out to the last Jetty Marker and back… It is a total of 8 miles… Can’t wait to see how we do! Best of all it is a fantastic warm up for the URT WOMP the very next day!!!!!
The Loop.
No matter what skill level of paddling you are at, you need to be doing The Loop. It is the best paddleboard race out there. 12 miles around Coronado Peninsula. It is put on by a great guy, Dan Mann, who owns and operates the most cutting edge surfboard company on the planet; Mannkine. We are going to have an entire post on him, he represents a lot that URT strives to do.
There were over 100 people participating in the race! The team here at URT drew the shirt. You should really sign up next year, we will be sure to advertise it more… You can do stand-up or paddleboarding…
The trickiest part is finding a board to paddle on, but give us a call next year when we talk about it, if enough of you ever buy shirts, we may be able to loan some boards out! There were even some lucky individuals who won some URT shirts.
Lookin’ good.
SNOW Way!
Late in the winter when Southern California was hit by a spell of bad weather, the fine people here at URT decided to head for higher elevation and avoid the fresh bacteria soaked beach shores from the flowing storm drains. We loaded up the “URTstream” trailer and strapped down a few paddleboards and all-in-ones and headed due East to Cuyamaka Lake. Expecting a lush green sun beaten landscape we were assaulted with the last thing on our mind, SNOW. A few momentary glances at each other and some omniscient nods and the boards were off the back of the truck and the trunks were on. We didn’t create the situation, but we were gong to take advantage of it.
Blanketed by fog, the lake was ours. The calmness and the chill of the water behind a white backdrop created an unforgettable experience, numbing actually. It wasn’t till we dipped our feet and hands in boiling hot coffee that we snapped back into reality.
All photos by Matt Lingo AKA “Madillac Lingolade” www.mattlingo.com
