John Hibbard takes Animal/Relentless SUP Endurance title

Using the new Starboard 14'8" Point board John set a new record for rounding Brownsea Island in 57mins 30 Secs. Taking advantage of the perfect conditions John Knocked almost 10 minutes off the previous record. Sunday saw a set of two short sprint races in front of over 3,000 spectators and visitors to the event site. Both of these races were won by John, using a combination of the 14'8" and the Starboard 11'2".

John says:

"Saturday's perfect windless conditions made for a perfect circumnavigation of Brownsea Island. It was great to be paddling around such a picturesque island while enjoying the competitiveness of the race. It was good to see a bunch of new faces competing at the event. Sunday's spectator friendly racing was good and sprinting up the beach to the finish line in front of the spectators was a great feeling."

Next stop on the SUP tour is the Wight Air contest next weekend. John is leading the Endurance rankings and is ranked 3rd in the Surf division, so the final two events will be decisive. keep an eye on www.standuppaddlesurf.co.uk for more info.

Channel 4

After winning the Endurance race on Saturday John headed over to the Southampton Boat show to film with Channel 4. A short SUP piece was aired on the Channel 4 Boat Show Program on Sunday morning.

Pictures from the Animal/Relentless Windfest will be uploaded to www.standuppaddlesurf.co.uk this week