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Pe’ahi Bomb 2012
4am: December 31, 2012 Maui, Hawaii: Pe’ahi, Maui (JAWS) The morning started at 4am and all I knew was that the waves at Jaws were going to be big. It was pitch dark as my dad and I loaded up our boat...
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Namotu: Connor and the Kids
Lots of exhausting travel, a demanding training schedule and competitions – it’s not all work for elite water athletes like Connor Baxter. With local warm welcomes and islands to visit like Namotu,...
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Ultimate SUP Showdown!
Over the years I use a lot of SUP Starboards and have the great opportunity to use the new models with innovation and performance designs improving all the time. A little over a year ago I had posted...
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Ultimate SUP Showdown: Connor’s Recap
The race begins! The 2013 Ultimate SUP Showdown was a huge success. This event took place on Oahu and it was a part of the famous Duke Kahanamoku Ocean Fest. Some of the best racers and surfers from...
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Baxter Leads Top 10: On to Huntington
September 12, 2013 For Immediate Release: Connor Baxter leads Top 10 on the 2013 World Series leading into Huntington Maintaining top ranking during a whirlwind year of training, travel and events is...
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2012 Recap: Connor Wins in Australia!
Back in 2012 I headed to Australia for the notorious “The Doctor” event in Perth, I stopped off in Thailand. Traveling with Zane Schweitzer and Bart de Zwart – we went to Starboard Internationals...
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Starboard Allstar and Turtle Bay
Question: I’m so divided between the 12’6×25’5 and the Turtle Bay? Which one do you think is faster? Would it be the 12’6 x 25’5 AllStar or the 12’6 x 25’5 Turtle Bay Answer: It depends what you...
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Kihei, Maui: Eve of the BIG SWELL
Charging waves like we wait for all year You never see surfing on Christopher Parker’s SUPracer.com but he kicked off the New Year with a photo-feature story. One of the photos was of me from last...
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BIG SUPSquatch Fun at Lanes – Maui
Surfing Hookipa – photo by Simone Reddinggius Down at the beach just hanging out is what we all needed after a busy couple of weeks. Monday was a great day – always is when the beach is your office....
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Pe’ahi Delivers: Glassy Goodness to the Max
Sunday, March 2 was a day to remember. When I woke up around 4 o’clock that Sunday morning I had no idea what a glassy giant swell Pe’ahi would deliver to the early birds. Grabbing some food, I jumped...
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