Hurricane Season 2011 SUP CUP -Big Wave Challenge Starts now!

Irene rolled in, fortunately the North Shore of the Dominican Republic stayed in the Lee side of the Storm. Monday August 22nd was wet wild and sloppy. Kites were up as winds pulsed to over 40 knots. On Tuesday the wind went off shore as huge surf pounded the North Coast of the DR. A few 'face down' surfers tried to paddle out Kite Beach to no avail. Maui John was the only one to pass the break at Kite Beach  on "Big Tuesday. " He quickly got to 5 waves, the minimum required to win the storm. He got his 5 waves outside OP2. He took mostly lefts and had little trouble passing the break on the way back out. "...waves were clean, wind was slight off shore, really couldn't ask for better conditions..." says Maui John. After 'Big Tuesday" the winds picked up incredibly to gusts of over 50 knots. Kites went up as paddles were put away for the duration of the storm. Maui John won "Hurricane Irene" decisively giving him a 1-0 lead over Gannon and Goodwin.