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Tropical Blends is making a splash in Ecuador.  Here’s a picture from a front page story in Guayaquil’s main newspaper!  We shipped our first container down there in mid 2011 and it seems we’ve made some people very happy.  Planning a visit in early 2012 so stay tuned for more pictures and stories.  

Gifted graphic artist Joel Albanez lends his talent to Tropical Blends’ line of Stand Up Paddle Boards.  We asked for Joel’s vision of the sport at the very beginning when stand up paddling was not much more than an idea.  In short order he came up with our beloved “Paddle Man” which immediately became the [...]

         Have questions or want to find Tropical Blends products in France?  Check out the folks at Moana (www.moanashop.fr/) they’ve got you covered! Thanks guys for your support!

It’s all about having fun!  Made some new friends this weekend.  Thanks Dave, Beverly, Steve and the rest of the folks trying out stand up paddling.  Looks like a nice day up North!

ARUGAM BAY, Sri Lanka (Sunday, September 4, 2011) – Duane Desoto (HAW) reigning ASP World Longboard Champion maintains his world number one ranking after taking out today’s SriLankan Airlines Pro final over Taylor Jensen (USA). The pair battled for the title in clean 4 to 5 foot (2 meter) surf at Arugam Bay point. “I’m [...]

Tropical Blends Representative & Current ASP World Longboard Champion Duane DeSoto defends his World Title……. ARUGAM BAY, Sri Lanka (Tuesday, August 30, 2011) – The world’s best longboarders reveled in the crisp two to three foot (1.5 meter) surf that was running up to 100 meters down the world-class point break – Arugam Bay, Sri [...]

Hi Jim, History was made at our school today!  Our very first “Stand Up Paddle Board PE class” took place at Ala Moana Beach Park this afternoon.  The conditions were perfect and all of the students had a blast!  Most were beginners, but everyone caught on quickly and really enjoyed the outstanding Tropical Blends boards [...]

Category First Name Last Name Div Overall Time Paddleboard John Flanagan M35-49 44:39 Standup Scott Diedrich Relay 46:02 Paddleboard Kirk Fritz M35-49 49:02 Paddleboard Peter Hursty M35-49 50:54 Paddleboard Andrew Logreco M19-34 50:58  Andrew wins his division ! OC1 Krihna Chatterjee RELAY 52:53 OC1 Matt Beals M35-49 53:48 OC1 Andrew Fessenden M35-49 54:03 Standup Candice [...]

Race Course:  Start at Hawaii Kai-Maunalua Bay, finish in Waikiki-Duke’s Statue.   Distance:  10 miles   Start:  11 a.m. water start (cut off time is 2 hours and 30 minutes) Entry:  $40 fee includes t-shirt and awards for top finishers, $15 extra shirt. Mail to:  Hawaii Paddleboard Championship, P. O. Box 2835, Honolulu, HI  96803 Or contact [...]