3rd Annual Surftech Shootout to add Stand Up Paddleboard Race

It started in 2008 as an “Expres­sion Ses­sion”. Since then the Surftech Shootout has quickly become one of the most com­pet­i­tive and pres­ti­gious SUP surf events in the world. In asso­ci­a­tion with the Santa Cruz Pad­dle­fest, March 18-20th, many of the world’s top SUP surfers will once again con­verge upon the town of Santa Cruz, Cal­i­for­nia and bat­tle it out in the waters of the leg­endary Steamer Lane.

This pre­mier inter­na­tional SUP surf event includes many U.S. and Inter­na­tional Ath­letes includ­ing two time defend­ing Shootout Cham­pion, South­ern California’s CHUCK PATTERSON, Hawaiian’s ZANE SCHWEITZER and CANDICE APPLEBY, Cen­tral California’s PETER TROW and Oregon’s DAN GAVERE along with local rip­pers John Grif­fith, Michael Roberts, Ward Cof­fey, Kevin Miske, Ed Guz­man and more. We expect the Elite Field will be the deep­est and most com­pet­i­tive to date draw­ing SUP surfers from all over the globe. Also com­pet­ing in this world class event, will be inter­me­di­ate SUP surfers from up and down the coast who will com­pete for brag­ging rights at the long lined up walls of “Indicators”.

It’s a Race!
New this year Surftech intro­duces the SURF & SAND DUEL-ATHLON SUP race. This event will take place on Sat­ur­day, March 19th and will be great fun for all rac­ing enthu­si­asts. The race will com­mence at Cowell’s Beach with a 2.7 mile pad­dle out to the Santa Cruz Har­bor and back fol­lowed by a short half-mile beach sprint. This will be the fin­ish for the NOVICE divi­sion while the ELITE pad­dlers will head back out on the water for the final 3.7 mile pad­dle leg and fin­ish­ing up with a half-mile sand sprint to the finish.

Click HERE to reg­is­ter for the Shootout or the Surf & Sand Duel-athlon.

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