Strength & Conditioning: Next Generation

With the warmer weather it is time to dust off the SUP and start paddling again.  I want the whole whanau paddling so it is time for our newest addition to get onto the board.  Although it was a short 10 mins for him he loves the water so I have no problems with taking him when we go on a whanau outting.

Hendrix 9 months first SUP paddle

Developing a good work, play ethic at an early age not only helps with school but life in general. We have been looking at sports outside the box for the kids to enjoy all aspects of where we live.  The Ocean is a big part of our life and it gives me a warm funny feeling inside when the kids want to get up early and go for a surf with you.  To do this they need to be confident and capable in the water especially on an open beach.  Having the ocean knowledge of currants, waves, sets, rips is all part of living on the coast.

Taj Open Beaches Early morning

Taj

 Taj in the Crossfit Noosa Kids Program

 Taj mid flight on Box Jumps 20'

Harper Box jumping 20'

Mahiku Kini Capri

The Ocean Athlete is happy to support a local Hawaiian Big Island Girls, Mahea and Ehiku were born water women. From their native Hawaiian heritage to paddling  together for Puna Canoe Club as kids, being water women was just plain and simply in their blood.  

Growing up in Kalapana, Mahealani lived and breathed the ocean lifestyle.  After High School she attended the Fashion Institute of Design where she graduated with a degree in Graphic Arts, then she set off to travel the world.  All the while designing and sewing bikinis and active wear for herself, friends and her paddling teammates. From surfing the Big Island reef breaks, to paddling for her local Canoe Club, she is truly a Hawaiian water woman.    

Ehiku started  surfing  when she was just  a toddler on the front of her mothers board.  She started canoe paddling at the age of 12 , while still  surfing and  body boarding the perfect Hawaiian waves.  SUP became her new passion in 2007 while living in Malibu with her Husband Actor Ingo Rademacher.  Being able to combine canoe paddling and surfing allowed Ehiku to ditch the wetsuit in the California cold waters of Point Dume and get back into a bikini. Ehiku has always had a love for design. Being an avid water woman and lover of all outdoor activity, she saw a need for active wear in the SUP community. Having been aware of her friend Mahea’s design talents for quite some time it was the paddle “Kini” pants that caught her attention, it was something different and new in a competitive sportswear market.

Mahea and Ehiku are SUP enthusiasts and  want to make being on the water and working out even more fun by offering their passion for design, color, comfort, and, “originality” in their MAHIKU Activewear Collection.

Check out some of the Fall prints

If you are keen to order please contact us here at The Ocean Athlete

theoceanathlete@gmail.com

Epic N2S Trip

Nothing like getting back on the horse after a long break!

Spring Into SPRING

New Season New Board?

Need a new board for the coming season Spring or Summer come and talk to us, we can source any board or Paddle for your needs.

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Jamie Mitchell's Decade of Dominance Preview

Jamie Mitchell dominates the SUP racing scene, but that’s not all. Before SUP blew up, the Aussie was already on a winning streak, dominating paddleboarding’s most challenging race, the Molokai to Oahu. Paddling the 32-mile stretch of the Ka’iwi Channel, or ‘Channel of Bones,’ is no small feat as it’s one of the world’s most treacherous channels and the ultimate test of endurance. Since first competing in the race in 2002, Jamie has won ten consecutive years, creating his decade of dominance.
Follow Jamie on his journey to win number ten of the Molokai to Oahu race in Decade of Dominance, premiering December 8th at Gold Coast Turf Club. – Justin Mitchell.

Cost $25 limited Tickets 2 free drinks, finger food watch the movie and lucky draw prize.

Kids under 16 free