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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, August 11, 2012
River RACE Paddlers
Registration and Check in Starts at 8:00 AM at the boat launch area of Laurier Park.
Shuttle to RACE Start leaves at 9:00 AM (only for Pre registered competitors)
ALL Paddlers MUST have a LEASH and a WHISTLE – NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

River TOUR Paddlers
Registration and Check in Starts at 9:00 AM
TOUR will start at shortly after 10:00 AM – You MUST be ready to paddle by 9:45 AM
ALL Paddlers MUST have a LEASH and a WHISTLE – NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

 ALL Paddlers will finish at Rafters Landing (Edmonton Queen River Boat)
Those that registered in advance will be shuttled back to Laurier Park for the BBQ and Awards.

SUP Film Festival and Photo show.
7:00 PM at Overtime (right beside The Easy Rider Store)
4211-106 Street.
Raffle Prizes and the Canadian Premiere of H2IndO – With Dave Kalama in attendance.

Sunday, August 12, 2012
SUP Surf Contest

Meet in the Parking lot on the SOUTH side of the Water Park near Door “C” at 6:45 AM
Doors open at 7:00 AM
First Heat hits the Water at 7:30 AM.

RIVER MAP PDF HERE!

River Map

Starboard presents the
5th Annual Easy Rider SUP Cup
August 11 & 12, 2012

Saturday, August 11
Stand Up Paddleboard Race & Tour
on the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton.
Race will be approximately 16 km.
Touring class will be approximately 8 km.
BBQ will follow at end of race / tour.
Shuttle service provided to Pre-Registered  Race and Tour paddlers.

Saturday evening will be the first ever Easy RIder – SUP Film Festival.
(more details to follow) 

Sunday, August 12
World’s only indoor SUP Surf Contest
West Edmonton Mall Wave Pool
Men’s, Women’s and Juniors.  
Brunch to follow. 

Each paddle event is $25.
Tons of draw prizes.
All ability levels.
ENTRY FORM HERE:
(note – original form MUST be brought into the store prior to event)
DEADLINE FOR SHUTTLE SERVICE IS AUGUST 3!  
After August 3rd – you will be on your own for getting to the start, and back from the finish to Laurier Park.

5th Cup Entry

 

We got in the new GoPro WiFi combo pack – and as much as GoPro changed how easy it is to film and take photos of sports . . . the WiFi will again change how easy it is to use the GoPro.  The kit is a game changer.
All functions can be controlled from the remote that can be worn on the supplied wrist strap, put in a pocket, put on a lanyard, etc.
The screen on the remote is the exact same as the one on the HD2 Hero camera.
The BacPac the clips onto the camera and the remote set up their own little WiFi connection – with a range  stated at 600 feet!
I tested it out to about that distance and had no issues at all.
You can also control up to 50 cameras with one remote (great if you have multiple cameras).
When you get the Combo Pack – you will have to update the firmware on your camera, the remote, and the BacPac before you use it.  It took me a total of about 10 minutes to do all three.

My latest GoPro creation is the “Floaty” cam.   This is made from a chunck of a SUP paddle, some packing foam and a bolt with 72 washers on it in the base (below the water) to help keep it stable.   It worked well – but I think I want to add an old surf fin to the base for some directional stability.

 

I have had some customers in the store lately that have looked at the 50 or so SUP boards we have on display and asked if that is all we have?

First off – no other store in Canada (and very, very few in the USA) have more SUP’s on display than Easy Rider does.
If you find a store with more on display than we do – take a photo and send it to me and I will give you a prize.

Secondly – just like every sport we sell – of course we have more!   Easy Rider is all about selection after all.

So . . . here is a listing of all 121 DIFFERENT stand up paddleboards we have IN STOCK – RIGHT NOW.
If we don’t have it – you don’t need it.
Why “wait for your board to be ordered in” – when you can get it today.

This list is not a “click one and buy it” deal.
I still want to make sure you are getting the right board for you.

Call or email me and I will be more than happy to guide you through the decision making process.
Of the 121 boards in stock – I have paddled 111 of them, either our demos or at dealer launches / race events / etc.
Thanks

Warren