Stand Up Paddle TV interviews Jim Terrel and shows some fun clips from the recent Punta Sayulita Classic. Check out the recap at @ 2 minutes in and @ 17 minutes in, when Jim joins the show.

The 3rd Annual Punta Sayulita Longboard & Stand-Up Paddle Classic took place this past weekend with a terrific turnout and lots of fun as well as another great series of competitions and races featuring professional and amateur surfers from around the world. Please visit our site over the next few days and weeks for more results, photos and videos from the Classic.

Here are the top competition results:

2012 Men’s Longboard Division
(1) Darren Eudaly (USA)
(2) Sergio Gonzalez (MEX)
(3) Patricio Gonzalez (MEX)
(4) Trae Candy (USA)

2012 Women’s Longboard
(1) Karina Rozunko (USA)
(2) Mary Osborne (USA)
(3) Jen Lee (HAW)
(4) Candice Appleby (USA)

2012 Men’s SUP Surf
(1) Zane Schweitzer (HAW)
(2) Kai Lenny (HAW)
(3) Ryan Helm (MEX)
(4) Tigre Cadena (MEX)

2012 Women’s SUP Surf
(1) Candice Appleby (USA)
(2) Vanina Walsh (HAW)
(3) Jen Lee (HAW)
(4) Jenny Kalmbach (HAW)

2012 SUP Elite Race
Men
(1) Connor Baxter (HAW)
(2) Kai Lenny (HAW)
(3) Ryan Helm (MEX)
Masters – Aaron Napoleon (HAW)

Women
(1) Candice Appleby (USA)
(2) Jenny Kalmbach (HAW)
(3) Talia Gangini (HAW)
Masters – Veronica Nava (MEX)

SUP 10K Distance Race
Men
(1) Connor Baxter (HAW)
(2) Ryan Helm (MEX)
(3) Kai Lenny (HAW)
Masters – Jim Terrel (USA)

Women
(1) Jenny Kalmbach (HAW)
(2) Britt Oliphant (USA)
(3) Sofia de Wolf (USA)
Masters – Erin Breeze (USA)

SUP 2.2K Fun Race
Men
(1) Adam Finer (MEX)

Women
(1) Veronica Nava (MEX)

The 3rd Annual Punta Sayulita Classic, presented by the Punta Sayulita resort community, is 2 days away! Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, invited pros and registered participants, this year’s Classic looks to raise more money than the past two year’s combined! However, there is still time to register to compete in the SUP races or just be part of the festivities in beautiful Sayulita.

We are honored to have back surfing legends Gerry Lopez and Jerricho Popler who will be on hand to spread the good vibes and aloha spirit. And, we are pleased to announce this year’s field of invited pros from Brazil, Hawaii, Mexico and the USA include some of the best in the world such as:

Sean Poynter (2011 Defending Champion SUP)
Slater Trout (2011 SUP Race Champ 10k & Elite)
Candice Appleby (2011 SUP Race Champ 10k & Elite)
Darren Eudaly (2011 Men’s Longboard Champ)
Mary Osborne (2011 Women’s Longboard Champ)
Kai Lenny
Connor Baxter
Chuck Patterson
Zane Schweitzer
Aaron & Riggs Napoleon
Matt Becker
Anthony Vela
Jimmy Gamboa
Wingnut
Marcelo Lima
Jen Koki
Jenny Kalmbach
Tommy Witt
Talia Gangini
Vanina Walsh

In addititon to the competitions on the water, the land festivities include:

• Children’s Surf Clinic by TheraSURF

• Punta Sayulita Benefit Concert- Performance by reggae legend Pato Banton & The Now Generation

• Classic Awards Dinner Fiesta

Honorary Ambassador James Pribram of the Eco-Warrior Project will be on hand to make a special youth community activist award.

GETTING to SAYULITA
(1) Book your Air Travel and if possible, using Alaska Airlines, the official airlines of the 3rd Annual Punta Sayulita Classic. The special Alaska Airlines discount code is ECMG443 for a 7% discount. Alaska Airlines is allowing 12’6 race boards as checked luggage.

(2) Registration! Download the registration form and follow the instructions on how to submit the form and make registration payments. For SUP racers, the Punta Sayulita Classic features an exciting Elite Race course, 10K distance race and a 2.2k Fun Race. See race courses.

(3) Review the Punta Sayulita Classic Event Schedule.

(4) Accommodations – Lodging can be secured at our partner hotels, St. Regis Resort Punta Mita  or Hotel Villa Amor. Mention Punta Sayulita Classic when booking for event discounts. For additional house rental and other lodging accommodations in Sayulita visit Sayulita Life website.

(5) Ground transportation- Most suburban and van type taxis at the Puerto Vallarta airport have surf board racks. Should you wish our assistance is arranging ground transportation services for you please contact Jose Luis Caselin at 866-947-6017.

PLEASE NOTE: All competitors competing in the surf contests need to arrive no later than Friday, March 9th before 5 pm. Heats start on Saturday morning, March 10th. However, we encourage everyone to arrive on Thursday, March 8 so you can attend the children’s surfing clinic being held on Friday, March 9 and for the competitors meeting welcome cocktail on Friday at 6:00 p.m.

The St. Regis is offering a special rate from March 5 – 15, 2012.
$315 (USD) + 19% tax + 10% service, per room, per night.
Mention “Punta Sayulita Classic” when you make your reservation.
St. Regis – Punta Mita

Professional Paddle Workshops

Join renown surfers Candice Appleby and Anthony Vela on March 8th, 2012 in Sayulita when they conduct a Performance Paddling Clinic hosted by Punta Sayulita Longboard & SUP Classic. Space is limited. $125 USD per person. Learn more about the Performance Paddling Clinic.

Pato Banton and the Now Generation

The Punta Sayulita resort community announced the dates for the 3rd Annual Punta Sayulita Longboard & Stand-Up Paddle Classic to be held on March 9 – 11, 2012 in the beautiful surfside village of Sayulita, Mexico, 40 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta along Mexico’s tropical pacific coastline known as the “Riviera Nayarit.”

Over the past two years, the Punta Sayulita Classic has developed into one of the premier surfing and stand-up paddle events in North America attracting thousands of spectators and one of the deepest international fields of professional athletes as well as talented amateurs competing head-to-head in longboard and stand-up paddle (“SUP”) surfing contests as well as in an array of exciting offshore SUP distance races. With the generous support of the event’s sponsors, the invitee ambassadors and professional athletes, the event has successfully raised awareness for environmental protection and respect of the world’s oceans and wildlife as well as financially supported the local chapter of The Reef Check Eco-Diver Program and the Punta Sayulita Foundation’s educational and youth development programs.

Read full press release – English
Read full press release – Spanish

Punta Sayulita is pleased to announce the dates for the 3rd Annual Punta Sayulita Longboard & SUP Classic – March 9 – 11, 2012. Please mark your calendars.

We welcome back our sponsors from last year and also welcome new sponsors who wish to participate. The Punta Sayulia Surf Classic has become one of the elite surfing and paddling events on the calendar, attracting a world-class field of competitors and international media coverage from Mexico, the United States and South America.