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Kody Kerbox Tech Series: Paddles

Choosing the right paddle can be a daunting task with so many different options in constructions, blade sizes and uses from all-around to surf to race. To help bring some clarity to a hazy subject ...

Kody Kerbox to Retire from Waterman League after Maui Final

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Haiku, HI, 10/14/16 – Kody Kerbox, professional stand-up paddler (SUP) and resident of Haiku, Maui is set to retire from competition on the Waterman League Stand Up World To...

Team Naish Dominates at Stand Up World Series Maui Finals with Kai Lenny Taking the Overall Win

October 16, 2016, Maui, Hawaii – Kai Lenny wins Men’s Overall podium joined by teammate Casper Steinfath in third and Annie Reickert finishing second overall for the women at the inaugural Stand Up...

Kody Kerbox Returns From Shoulder Injury with 2nd Place Finish at 2016 Dukes Oceanfest

August 20, 2016, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii– Kody Kerbox places 2nd at the 2016 Maui Jim Hawaii Paddleboard Championship in the stock division on his Naish Maliko 12’6” for Dukes Oceanfest. This was Ker...

Casper Steinfath Overall Champion at the 2016 Victoria Cup, Japan

May 14, 2016, Hayama, Japan—It was a successful kickoff to the 2016 Stand Up World Series at the Victoria Cup in Hayama, Japan. The world’s top SUP athletes converged for a weekend of next level ra...

Team Naish Finishes Strong with Javelin Maliko 14’0” Race Boards at the 2016 Olukai Ho‘olaule‘a

Maui, Hawaii, May 1, 2016 – The conditions were pretty darn good at this years 8th Annual Olukai Ho‘olaule‘a downwind race. A moderate northwest swell pulsed through the open ocean and the dependab...

Winter is Coming. Where is Kody?

1. What are your plans for the winter on Maui? Any travel? For the most part I will be in Hawaii surfing as much as possible this winter. Bouncing between Maui and Oahu to get the most out of what ...

Kai Lenny Crowned 2015 SUP World Series Champion at Turtle Bay

October 18, 2015, Oahu, Hawaii – The best SUP athletes in the world converged at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s legendary north shore for the final race in the SUP World Series—presented by Naish ...

Strong Finishes for Casper Steinfath and Team Naish at Pacific Paddle Games 2015

October 10 – 11, 2015, Dana Point, California – It was a wild Pacific Paddle Games event this weekend, full of carnage and heated competition, as 250 elite paddlers took to the water for a series o...

Elite Competition at the 2015 Gorge Paddle Challenge

August 22-23, 2015, Hood River, OR – It was an exciting weekend for the sport of stand up paddleboard racing at the fifth annual Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge in Hood River, Oregon. The eve...

Kody Kerbox takes on M2O

Kody Kerbox and his father, legend “Buzzy” Kerbox, paddle the Molokai to Oahu race on 14-foot Naish Javelins. Live the experience from the rider’s point of view! Explore the 2016 Javelin Maliko

Kai Lenny Finishes Second in 2015 Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Championship

July 26, 2015, Hawaii Kai, Oahu, Hawaii—The 19th annual Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Championship hosted some of the world’s foremost SUP athletes this weekend. Among the incredible pool of talent, ...

Team Naish Finishes Top Three on 14 Foot Javelins at the 2015 Maui to Molokai Race

July 20, 2015, Maui, Hawaii—It was a great Sunday for the 85 contestants paddling across the Pailolo channel from Maui to Molokai this weekend and Team Naish walked away with some big wins all on n...

Team Naish Takes the Lead at Paddle Imua 2015

Maui, Hawaii, May 9, 2015 – #TeamNaish takes the lead at the annual #PaddleImua—a downwind race and fundraiser for Camp Imua—with team riders Kody Kerbox, Mariko Strickland and Annie Rickert claimi...

Strong Finishes from Team Naish Riders at the 2015 OluKai Ho’olaule’a

May 4, 2015, Maui, Hawaii – The 7th annual OluKai Ho‘olaule‘a took place on Maui’s north shore this past weekend seeing favorable results for #TeamNaish rider Kody Kerbox—the second competitor on a...

Leading the Charge: Lanes 2015

When Lanes is firing, the best come out to play. Check out Robby “The Boss” Naish, #TeamNaish rider Kody Kerbox and Naish Product Manager Michi Schweiger scoring on a killer day on Maui’s North Sho...

Kai Lenny Takes 1st at the Naish Stand Up World Series Finals at Turtle Bay

October 10-12, 2014, Turtle Bay, Oahu – #TeamNaish Rider Kai Lenny hurtles into victory—taking 1st in the Long Distance and 2nd in the Sprint—along with his teammates at the #StandUpWorldSeries Fin...

Team Naish Claims Victory at the 2014 Battle of the Paddle

Salt Creek Beach Park, California, October 4-5, 2014 – Amidst intense heat and some of the burliest waves the event has ever seen, the 7th Annual Battle of the Paddle played host to some of the bes...

Team Naish Makes Their Mark At The 2014 Maui Paddleboard Race

July 20, 2014 – While everybody had their eyes on next weekend’s Molokai2Oahu event, this weekend it was the traditional M2O warm-up event, the Maui Paddleboard Race. Team Naish was ready and willi...

Naish’s Kai Lenny Takes 2nd at the 2014 Maui 2 Molokai Race

Naish’s Kai Lenny has been training for the Maui 2 Molokai race for quite some time, and his hard work has not only paid off, it has shown he’s even more of a threat as the SUP racing season progre...

Team Naish Heads West

Local and visiting stand up paddlers arrived this past weekend to take part in the Lahaina Harbor Stand up Paddle Surfing Event at Lahaina Harbor on Maui’s West side. Surf conditions reigned suprem...