Magallanes Paddle Challenge to open 2013 World Series

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Puka Patch is proud to be a World Tour and Series Gold Patron!

This year’s World Series Opener will venture into uncharted waters and tread new ground for the sport of Stand Up Paddling as a whole. Set in the dramatic surroundings that the region of Patagonia, South Chile provides, from the 14th – 17th March the Magallanes Paddle Challenge will see a selection of the World’s best athletes battle it out for the $20,000 prize-money below the Glaciers for the first stop on the 2013 Stand Up World Series.

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Sean Poynter Testimonial

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Puka Patch is a proud patron of the Stand Up World Tour and Series and provides the ultimate tool in ding repair for the world’s leading athletes. Here is the first in a series of testimonials for this amazing ‘surf session saver.

2013 Sunset Beach Pro

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The StandUp World Tour was at Sunset Beach, in Oahu, Hawaii on February 6-15 and Puka Patch was right there with them as a Gold Patron. Here are some of the photos:

Sunset Beach Pro 2013 Promos

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The 2013 season is about to get under way with the first event of the year the Sunset Beach Pro 2013. Join us live from the North Shore of Oahu on event days and for the Morning Show on lay days as we spend time with the Stand Up World Tour Surfers both on and off the water.

Puka Patch Review

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Click here to read a review found in the Standup Zone Forum. Very cool! No time? Well here is the review in a nutshell…

“i use the Puka rail saver and also carry patches just in case. I use them on my prone boards too!
Had a patch on for over 1 year and just got around to doing the repair. It was still holding like new.”

Standup Surfing is Super Fun

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Standup Surfing is super fun when there is waves and you can see what you are doing with the camera on you. Super fun day surfing waves thinking of and praying for Uncle Donald Takayama and his Ohana.

Puka Patch in Action

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Puka Patch can extend your surf time at home or traveling abroad! check out the vid and see how easy it is to mend your board on the fly and keep you surfing. We know, we’ve used them.

Julie Klaz

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Favorite Board:
Focus SUP Hawaii 8’4″ Rawson Surf SUP
This SUP is designed by Pat Rawson from the North Shore of Oahu. I just love my new High-performance surfing SUP made from their new material coreflex. I surf this board with a Future quad fin set up. This SUP board weighs only 18 pounds and is the most high-performance surfing SUP I’ve ever used! My favorite board ?

Focus SUP Hawaii Torpedo 8’9″
Love my carbon fiber 8’9″ Focus SUP Hawaii Torpedo SUP. Just started using Future’s ‘GMAC 5-FIN ‘ set designed by Garrett McNamara on this board and loving it! This carbon fiber SUP weighs only 21 pounds!

Focus SUP Hawaii 10′ Smoothie
My ultimate favorite all around standup paddleboard! This SUP is great for beginners and experienced riders and the new carbon fiber model weighs only 23 pounds!

Achievements: I’ve placed in a few longboard competitions here on the big island and will start to compete with a standup board this year. I make and host “Surf & Style from the Big Island with Julie Klaz” surf videos . Everything is filmed using GoPro cameras and I post all videos on my Youtube channel and my Facebook page

Sponsors: Focus SUP Surfboards, GoPro Cameras, Honeygirl Waterwear bikinis, sutralifestyles.com, GInger & Koi Boutique, Kona Boys Surf Shop and Puka Patch. Thank you also to Clif Bars for their gift of boxes of Chocolate Peanutbutter Builder Protein Bars…my favorite!

Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/JKlazPCProductions

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.klaz

Twitter: @julie_klaz

Instagram: julie_klaz

Home break: the Kona side of the island of Hawaii : Lymans, Pinetrees, etc.

My story: I started to SUP in September 2009 and it really took a couple years longer than I thought it would before I felt like I was any good at it! Getting on my first Focus standup paddle board really helped my SUP surfing go to the next level. I try to film every session & surf adventure on a GoPro and to share the stoke of living in Hawaii and surfing beautiful waves through videos posted on my Youtube channel.

I was a magazine and television model for the first half of my life. I really love it that I’ve traded in my designer clothing for surfboards and scuba gear! I also have many certifications of instructor for teaching SCUBA, including a NAUI Technical Instructor cert. I also have a Hawaii state record for Blue Water Spearfishing, Aku (Skipjack Tuna) and have been featured in a Spearfishing DVD “Legends of the Blue 2”.

I’m stoked to be part of the Puka Patch Mavens…stayed tuned for some Puka Patch videos!

The Stand Up World Tour: August 2012

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Puka Patch were sponsors of this event last year at Huntington beach Ca. and Turtle Bay Hawaii. This is the who’s who in the stand up surfing world! The events are growing and gaining alot of media attention around the world. Check out this video.