STANDUP PADDLE - BLUESCOPE RACE 2012
La Bluescope Race est le plus grand rassemblement de Nouvelle-Calédonie de passionnés de glisse ! Le parcours nautique de 19.4 km s'étire de l'îlot du phare Amédée jusqu'à l'anse Vata à Nouméa.
Le Stand up paddle (en abrégé SUP), dit aussi Paddle (pagaie en anglais) ou Paddle surf est un sport pratiqué debout à l'aide d'une planche de surf et d'une pagaie.
Historique
Le stand up paddle (SUP ou planche à rame) est une discipline du surf où le surfeur est debout sur une planche plus longue et plus large qu'un long board classique (entre 10 et 15 pieds environ soit 3m - 4,5m) et se déplace à l'aide d'une pagaie. Lorsqu'il a choisi sa vague, il se propulse à l'aide de sa pagaie pour acquérir une vitesse suffisante et au take off se déplace vers l'arrière de sa planche. Il se dirige grâce au poids de son corps et à sa pagaie, utilisée alors comme un point de pivot, appuyée sur l'eau du côté du creux la vague. La planche du Stand Up Paddle peut peser jusqu'à 25 kilos pour un volume de 250 litres. Si la taille du SUP peut faire penser à surfer des vagues molles ou flat, Laird Hamilton, Brian Keaulana et bien d'autres ont déjà repoussé les limites de cette forme de surf en s'attaquant à des grosses vagues, voire de très grosses. Ce sport est né dans les années 1960 à Hawaï mais a très vite été dépassé par l'arrivée des planches courtes. Il est revenu sur le devant de la scène lors d'une compétition à Hawaï encore, organisée en 2004. Depuis lors cette discipline se développe peu à peu et il devient rare sur les spots de France, lorsque les vagues restent petites, de ne pas voir évoluer un SUP. Depuis novembre 2009 une section dédiée a vu le jour au sein de la Fédération française de surf.
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Unique event gathering different board sports, the Bluescope Race is one of the major nautical rallies in New Caledonia.
It will run from 20 to 21 October 2012 on the bay of Anse Vata in the heart of Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia. The Bluescope Race is a unique grouping of all series of sailing present in the region such as windsurfing, dinghy, catamaran and habitable, kite surfing but also rowing boats such as Va'a, kayaking, canoeing and SUP. Its long distance nature and accessibility make this event a key event in New Caledonia. True ambassador of the destination, it highlights all the region's assets and particularly its UNESCO World Heritage lagoon.
Stand up paddle surfing (SUP), stand up paddle boarding, or in the Hawaiian language Hoe he'e nalu, is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. The sport is an ancient form of surfing, and has reemerged as a way for surfers to paddle longer distances.
History
The popularity of the modern sport of SUP'ing has its origin in the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s, the beach boys of Waikiki would stand on their long boards, and paddle to the distant outside reef break using outrigger paddles. In spite of its surfing origin the sport is gaining in popularity even in more protected coastal waters and lakes. The sport benefits athletes with a strong "core" workout. SUP'ing is popular at warm coastal climates and resorts, and is gaining in popularity as celebrities are sampling the sport, and cross-over athletes are training with SUP. SUPs have been spotted around the globe, anywhere there is easy access to safe waters, as well as in the surfing lineups of the world. Another reason for the rise in popularity of stand up paddleboarding is that, unlike surfing, paddleboarding is very easy to learn. Within one hour you can become very comfortable in the water and on your board. Stand up paddleboarding is also more popular with women because of their lower center of gravity, women are often more skilled at paddleboarding than men. Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama re-introduced the ancient sport of paddle surfing to the modern water sports world. The first "modern" surfer to bring Stand Up Paddle Surfing out of Hawaii and to the mainland United States was Vietnam veteran Rick Thomas. Custom surf shaper Jimmy Lewis, created one of the first modern production boards, the All Around. Surfers have converted because of the versatility of the new sport. Stand up paddle boarding offers surfers the ability to catch more waves in a set, as well as offering a better view of incoming sets. River SUP'ing is gaining popularity in the boating community due to the skill and agility required to navigate rapids and obstacles. Stand up paddle surfing is now the fastest growing water surf activity because it allows a wider range of athletic types to get involved and SUP surfers need not schedule around high and low tides.
Le Stand up paddle (en abrégé SUP), dit aussi Paddle (pagaie en anglais) ou Paddle surf est un sport pratiqué debout à l'aide d'une planche de surf et d'une pagaie.
Historique
Le stand up paddle (SUP ou planche à rame) est une discipline du surf où le surfeur est debout sur une planche plus longue et plus large qu'un long board classique (entre 10 et 15 pieds environ soit 3m - 4,5m) et se déplace à l'aide d'une pagaie. Lorsqu'il a choisi sa vague, il se propulse à l'aide de sa pagaie pour acquérir une vitesse suffisante et au take off se déplace vers l'arrière de sa planche. Il se dirige grâce au poids de son corps et à sa pagaie, utilisée alors comme un point de pivot, appuyée sur l'eau du côté du creux la vague. La planche du Stand Up Paddle peut peser jusqu'à 25 kilos pour un volume de 250 litres. Si la taille du SUP peut faire penser à surfer des vagues molles ou flat, Laird Hamilton, Brian Keaulana et bien d'autres ont déjà repoussé les limites de cette forme de surf en s'attaquant à des grosses vagues, voire de très grosses. Ce sport est né dans les années 1960 à Hawaï mais a très vite été dépassé par l'arrivée des planches courtes. Il est revenu sur le devant de la scène lors d'une compétition à Hawaï encore, organisée en 2004. Depuis lors cette discipline se développe peu à peu et il devient rare sur les spots de France, lorsque les vagues restent petites, de ne pas voir évoluer un SUP. Depuis novembre 2009 une section dédiée a vu le jour au sein de la Fédération française de surf.
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Unique event gathering different board sports, the Bluescope Race is one of the major nautical rallies in New Caledonia.
It will run from 20 to 21 October 2012 on the bay of Anse Vata in the heart of Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia. The Bluescope Race is a unique grouping of all series of sailing present in the region such as windsurfing, dinghy, catamaran and habitable, kite surfing but also rowing boats such as Va'a, kayaking, canoeing and SUP. Its long distance nature and accessibility make this event a key event in New Caledonia. True ambassador of the destination, it highlights all the region's assets and particularly its UNESCO World Heritage lagoon.
Stand up paddle surfing (SUP), stand up paddle boarding, or in the Hawaiian language Hoe he'e nalu, is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. The sport is an ancient form of surfing, and has reemerged as a way for surfers to paddle longer distances.
History
The popularity of the modern sport of SUP'ing has its origin in the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s, the beach boys of Waikiki would stand on their long boards, and paddle to the distant outside reef break using outrigger paddles. In spite of its surfing origin the sport is gaining in popularity even in more protected coastal waters and lakes. The sport benefits athletes with a strong "core" workout. SUP'ing is popular at warm coastal climates and resorts, and is gaining in popularity as celebrities are sampling the sport, and cross-over athletes are training with SUP. SUPs have been spotted around the globe, anywhere there is easy access to safe waters, as well as in the surfing lineups of the world. Another reason for the rise in popularity of stand up paddleboarding is that, unlike surfing, paddleboarding is very easy to learn. Within one hour you can become very comfortable in the water and on your board. Stand up paddleboarding is also more popular with women because of their lower center of gravity, women are often more skilled at paddleboarding than men. Laird Hamilton and Dave Kalama re-introduced the ancient sport of paddle surfing to the modern water sports world. The first "modern" surfer to bring Stand Up Paddle Surfing out of Hawaii and to the mainland United States was Vietnam veteran Rick Thomas. Custom surf shaper Jimmy Lewis, created one of the first modern production boards, the All Around. Surfers have converted because of the versatility of the new sport. Stand up paddle boarding offers surfers the ability to catch more waves in a set, as well as offering a better view of incoming sets. River SUP'ing is gaining popularity in the boating community due to the skill and agility required to navigate rapids and obstacles. Stand up paddle surfing is now the fastest growing water surf activity because it allows a wider range of athletic types to get involved and SUP surfers need not schedule around high and low tides.