C4 Ambassador Rico De Souza surfed the longest board to earn a spot in the Guiness Book of Wold Records

Rico De Souza's World Record Surfboard

By Dan Buettner Photos by Michael Turek

When two old friends set off to traverse the Society Islands on stand-up surfboards, they splash up against luxury resorts, tropical beauties, and every other imaginable South Pacific allure. Sometimes there's no shame in abandoning ship.

by Shannon Chang

“The first time I surfed anywhere else but there [White Plains] was Makaha.  We rarely went into Waikiki so that was the next spot I surfed.  I can remember the first time going out there I probably was about 12 or so, a young kid, and I remember Buff coming down a wave and just taking his board as I was paddling out and turning it over in front of me and I was just like ‘Wow.’  It’s wild because he is one of the first great surfers I ever remembered.”  Little did Fox know that he would one day compete in Buffalo Keaulana’s surfing classic, and develop some life long friendships with Keaulana’s family and friends.

Mike Fox in Makai Magazine Nov. 2008

ESPN Reporter Lisa Salters tells the story of UH Football Coach Jeff Reinebold and a lifelong UH fan Brian Kajiyama. The clip shows Jeff and Brian out surfing on a C4 Waterman boards.

Here's the ESPN summary of the segment its calling, ""Heart of a Warrior:"

"Brian Kajiyama was born with cerebral palsy, which stripped him of his ability to speak and confined him to a wheelchair. However, his affliction has never been an impediment for the Hawaii native. Instead, it has propelled him to break as many barriers as possible.

ESPN's prime-time newsmagazine E:60 aired Tuesday, September 30, at 7 p.m. ET.

Links:

ESPN

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/brian-kajiyama/

 Men's Journal C4 C-Mac ATB

A great, short article by Greg Mebel featuring C4 team rider Charlie Macarthur and the new ATB.....

Dana Point's paddle champs stand up

Team riders Ernest Johnson and Chris Koerner are featured on the cover of the OC Register . 

Their goal is to race in Hawaii next year but, for now, they can celebrate victory.

Ernie Johnson and Chris Koerner garnered the most points among eight eligible stand-up paddle races in California this year. Johnson won first place; Koerner second.

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By Dayton Morinaga
Advertiser Staff Writer

A year ago, there were 40 entries in a stand-up paddle surfing contest at Kuhio Beach, and almost all of them were professional surfers or experienced watermen.

At this week's C4 Waterman/Honolua Surf Stand-Up Paddle Surfing contest at Kuhio Beach, there were more than 80 entries, including women, children and experienced businessmen.

"I'm not surprised at all, to be honest," said Todd Bradley, one of the founders of the C4 Waterman company. "From the start, everybody we turned on to the sport got hooked. So to see all these kids and women and newcomers to the sport ... I think it's just the beginning."

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