AK Anywhere SUP Tour

Men's SUP Division - Jamie Scott, Sean Hovell. Images courtesy of Cory / NZ Surfing Magazine.

Great opportunity to have a go. No Hyundai this year bit this should be a ripper
Grom comp as well .. free entry

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DK Sup Coaching

Still a few places left. Call/txt DK direct on 022 651 1723 or email
[email protected] to book your spot!

1. Beginners Sup Surf - Saturday 9am - $150. Lesson 2hr, 8 people max.

Meet Orewa Surf Lifesaving Club at 9am. If surf is too small lesson will move up to Te Arai approx. 1hr drive. Car pooling available

2. Advanced Surf SUP – Sunday 9am - $150. Lesson 2hr, 8 people max.
Meet Muriwai 4 x 4 entrance at 9am.

3. Presentation – Competition Surfing – Saturday 5–7.30pm- $60 places unlimited
Meet at Torbay Sailing Club, 946 Beach Rd, Waiake, North Shore
Heading out to Browns Bay for drinks and food after (not included)

See previous posts for more info.

Team AK Anywhere

DK (Daniel Kereopa) SUP Coaching - This weekend!!!

(See previous post for details on the pratical SUP Coaching sessions and Saturday Evenings presentation)

Heres the registration details for the 2 practical coaching sessions. Only 8 places available so first in first served!

To register for the beginners or advanced practical SUP Surf Coaching events:

- send an email to [email protected]
- transfer a $50 deposit into account 03 1563 0422682 001
(The deposit will be refunded if the course is cancelled or is full)

And more details on the Evening Presentation:

Competition Surfing

DK has won 12 national titles and numerous tours across mutliple surfing disciplines including SUP Surfing. This is your chance to get tips and insights into all aspects of competition surfing and learn from the best! Topics will include:

- How improve your wave riding scores
- Developing and using effective competition strategies
- Getting into the right mind space before the comp
- General Q&A.

Where: Torbay Sailing Club, 946 Beach Rd, Waiake, North Shore
When: 5-7.30pm.

Pre-register by emailing [email protected] and pre-pay $50 deposit above account or $60 at the door.

Hope the weekend helps a lot of you with your SUP Surfing and thanks for your support to help send a Kiwi Legend to the World Championships!

Team AK Anywhere

Daniel Kereopa (DK) SUP Surf Coaching

Continuing our quest to improve the level of SUP surfing around the Auckland area AK Anywhere has arranged for legend waterman and icon Daniel Kereopa (Multiple national titles and 4 series tours) to come here to give a series of coaching sessions.

The first will start THIS WEEKEND! All proceeds from the sessions will go into funding DK to go and compete in the International Surfing Associations (ISA) World SUP and Paddleboard.

Going by the current forecasts we are expecting DK to run the following sessions:

1. Beginners intro into Sup Surfing – Safely getting into the waves. Everything from equipment setup, surf etiquette, paddling out and catching waves. Mixture of on land and practical water sessions. Will run at 9am at Orewa Surf Lifesaving Club or will move up to an hour north on the east coast if the surf is too small. Cost $150 for 2 hours. Max of 8 people. Deposit $50 to secure your place refundable if the course is cancelled.

2. Advanced Surf SUP Technique – Powered bottom turns, top turns and redirects including tips for generating speed and use of the paddle for more radical turns. Will start 9am at Muriwai 4x4 Entrance. Surf expected around head high. Mixture of land and on water practice. Cost $150 for 2 hours. Max of 8 people.

3. Competition Surfing Presentation and Q&A – Understanding scoring and how to increase scores. Heat strategies. Personal strategies to perform better.
Expected to run early Saturday evening probably around 5pm for 2 hours followed by dinner and drinks. Places unlimited. Further details to follow.

Further details of how to register will be sent out later tonight and hope to see you at the weekend!

The AK Anywhere Team

Have an epic New Years peoples! get out there on the ocean and we will see you on the water for the rest of the AK Anywhere SUP Tour in 2014!!! happy paddling!!!

Chur,
Team AK

Well done to Charlotte Broadbent for taking out the Quiksilver T-shirt prize for her keen attention & her post of "long live the AK Anywhere SUP Tour" following the AK turning 200 likes!!!!
Well done Charlotte… we will see you with your prize on the beach this weekend!
Thanks again to Quiksilver for the prizes!

Some inspiration for the next event kids!

Tou Korek! “Tou Korek” is a typical Mauritius expression that means “everything is fine and good”. It sums what the team lived there: amazing conditions, wonderful waves,…

Share the AK Page today & help us make 200 likes! whoever is the first person to see the "200" click over & posts "Long live the AK Anywhere Sup Tour" on our wall will win a Quicksilver Tshirt!!!
Thanks for your support! 200 and growing!!!

Thanks again to Alex for the amazing photos!!

And here it is folks! the podium results for the AK Anywhere SUP Tour event #2 Muriwai Beach, New Zealand!
Well done to Karlos Aarsen, Daren Jones, Mike Cann & Shane Murrell for taking out 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th respectively!
An amazing performance across the board and well earned positions!

Well done from Team AK!

Thanks to our photographer Alex Burnett!!! some wicked shots from event #2! get sifting!!