Terri taking a siesta after her 2nd place finish in the La Ventana Mexico SUP Race.

Jon EB represents Premiere at January 2012 Surf Expo

Team rider Terri Plunkett takes 4th in the 11 mile Parker, AZ paddle race. Good job Terri, you are always a force to be reckoned with. Now Terri is on a road trip with the girls headed to the Grand Canyon for some exciting paddling (possibly in teh snow). Stay warm T!

Premiere Rider Chuck Glynn wins the 2nd annual Another Dam Race in Parker Arizona this weekend. Chucks intense training has really proven to be effective as he continues to get faster and faster. Stoked for you Chuck Great Job!

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Standup Paddler and Premiere team rider Chuck Glynn is in Hawaii at the 15th annual Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race. Chuck is teamed up with triathlete Roch Frey and former Ironman Triathlete World Champion Greg Welch. All three make incredible athletes with chuck being the youngest at age 22. Good Luck Guys…..we’ll be watching.

Team Rider Chuck Glynn with a fin first start in his first heat.

We are super stoked to have Chuck on board. He is a great guy with a lot of heart. We look forward to seeing many great things from him. He represents our commitment to excellence.

Interview with Chuck:

What’s your favorite break? Cardiff is a fun all around rolling wave with a good vibe and is very SUP friendly. I also like the fast hollow break of Oceanside.

Sprints or Distance Races?  Sprints. -  I was involved in 1^st leg of The Race Across America fund raiser for autism on a race board from Malibu to Oceanside. It took 20 hours and was 110 miles.

What is your favorite type of paddling? Down-winding! Usually 6-8 miles.

 Favorite size race board? 14’ Kings

 Favorite size/shape SUP Surf Board? Kings  8’ – 10’ depending on conditions. I like different boards in different conditions.

 Why Premiere? As a smaller company it seemed like a natural fit. I also wanted to support a true SUP Apparel Company. The stretch Boardshorts are killer!

 Kings Paddle Sports, Why? Dave and Rhonda are great people. Dave has amazing talent with regards to shaping boards and surfing. He hands crafts everything and pays so much attention to detail that I don’t think other manufacturers do.  

What’s Next? Molokai Relay, Battle of the Paddle, CA and several local races and surf contests. I look forward to the next year as the sport grows.

Congrats Terri for a top 10 finalist for the Female Athlete of the Year. There is a lot of great paddlers out there that have accomplished many great things. Terri is in the beginning stages of many great things to come in her paddling career. Good Job Terri. http://www.supthemag.com/2011-sup-awards/vote/top-3-female-paddlers/

Terri preparing for the 6 mile Bend Paddle Challenge on the Deschutes River. Terri and nephew Jason drove to Bend Oregon to compete in the contest. Terri finished with a convincing 2nd place behind world class athlete Karen Wrenn. Jason (12) finished 1st in his age class and 8th overall in mens 2 mile division.

Along their 1800 mile round trip journey to Bend Terri and Jason hopped in the water every chance they got. Including on the way home paddling the Delta in Sacramento. I got a chance to paddle with Jason and his new buddy Tal Williford from Santa Cruz on the Deschutes the day before the event. These two were tearing it up on a class 2 rapid about a mile north of the event. Paddling up river isnt the easiest thing, but these two were determined. They walked their boards on the side of the river through the trees just to get to the north end of the rapids then took turns jumping on the board and riding the rapids down. Great time in Bend!

As for me, I made a 2 week family RV trip out of it and paddled everywhere I could and scouted some spots for next years journey including some great beach breaks in southern Oregon to Klamath River and Lake Tahoe. Killer trip cant wait to do it again.
Sean

12 Year old Jason Plunkett gets 2nd place finish behind Team mate jayson campbell. Plunkett is new to the sport and is already getting to the podium. He is proving to be a strong willed competitor and athlete. Great job J.Plunk!