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jay-butkiRIDER PROFILE

Name:  Jay Butki
Age: 49
Hometown: Riverside/Santa Cruz/Manly, Australia/Westchester
Years of SUP:  9-started paddling beach boy style in early 2004
Riding Style:  Fun & Functional
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  Regular
Where is you favorite break? Raglan, New Zealand; Makaha, Oahu; or Anchor Point, Morocco
Claim to Fame:  First SUP Paddler in a MTV hip hop video-2007 MC Hammer's Bring Em Home
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: Brian Keaulana
Best sunset you ever witnessed: Kanagawa, Japan
Guilty pleasure:  Ahi Tuna Poke
Catchiest song in your playlist: Thomas the Tank Engine
Food in your belly right now:  Korean Galbi Tacos
If you're not SUPing, you are: Racing after my Twin boys


 





emily-bark-rider-profileRIDER PROFILE

Name:  Emily Bark
Age: 13
Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Years of SUP:  A few years but I just started getting into it this year.
Riding Style:  Cruising or sprinting to keep up with everyone
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  Im Goofy foot.
Where is you favorite break? The Cove is really fun.
Claim to Fame:  I have a really cool pet tortoise named Speedy.
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: My Dad, Mom and the rest of the family.
Best sunset you ever witnessed: I saw an amazing one at Catalina this Summer.
Guilty pleasure:  I love Shaved Ice!!
Catchiest song in your playlist: Camouflage by Brad Paisley.
Food in your belly right now:  Pineapple, mango, and dark chocolate covered almonds.
If you're not SUPing, you are: Prone paddling


 





kylekRIDER PROFILE

Name:  Kyle Gentry Kushner
Age: 36
Hometown: City of Angels
Years of SUP:  1
Riding Style:  Gangsta
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  Switch
Where is you favorite break? Venice Pier
Claim to Fame:  Designed the "Pro" in ProSUPshop
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: Chief Brody from Jaws
Best sunset you ever witnessed: Venice Beach
Guilty pleasure:  Pizza with Hot Wings and Beer
Catchiest song in your playlist: Nuthin' but a "G" Thang
Food in your belly right now:  Big Tex Sub
If you're not SUPing, you are: Lovin' and livin' never just existin'


 





diana-vaughan-rider-profileRIDER PROFILE

Name:  Diana Vaughan
Age: 36
Hometown: Santa Monica, CA, I live in Santa Cruz, CA now
Years of SUP:  3
Riding Style:   Surf or long cruising paddles
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  Goofy
Where is you favorite break? Santa Cruz, Waddell Creek
Claim to Fame:  I'm Mike Vaughan's Sister
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: My brother, Mike Vaughan
Best sunset you ever witnessed: Wow, that's a hard one! Punta San Carlos, Baja Mexico - or most evenings on my deck
Guilty pleasure:  Latte at Verve - the best Latte anywhere! Really, trust me, try one!
Catchiest song in your playlist: Something from Zap Mama
Food in your belly right now:  Lentil soup, homemade this morning. So good! Oh, and a couple of chocolate cover almonds.
If you're not SUPing, you are: Playing with my dogs, in the garden, on my bike or in the water.


 





curlRIDER PROFILE

Name:  Andrea Mae Curl
Age: 47
Hometown: Santa Monica
Years of SUP:  On and off for a few years.
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  Goofy
Where is you favorite break? Bay street it is my home away from home.
Claim to Fame:  Winning the paddle board the first race I did the ticket was in the race bag
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: Chris, Alex, the Pro SUP Shop Team and my friend Allen.
Best sunset you ever witnessed: Costa Rica with the storms
Guilty pleasure:  Tommys avacado becon cheeseburger
Catchiest song in your playlist: It ain't me babe-Bob Dylan
Food in your belly right now:  Steak and sweet patato
If you're not SUPing, you are: playing volleyball hanging out with my friends and family


 





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Name:  Emily Dolber
Age: 33
Hometown: Rosamond, CA
Years of SUP:  1.5
Riding style: chill to aggressive... and anywhere in between
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  goofy
Where is your favorite break? undetermined
Claim to Fame:  placed 1st overall for women in first SUP race
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: Pro SUP Shop Crew and anyone with a smile on their face
Best sunset you ever witnessed: each time the sun dips into the ocean
Guilty pleasure:  country music
Food in your belly right now:  albacore sashimi
If you're not SUPing, you are: having fun and seeking out my next adventure


 





kristen-prosupshop-rider-profileRIDER PROFILE

Name:  Kristin Thomas
Age: 49
Hometown: Laguna Beach, CA
Years of SUP:  Almost 3
Riding style: I'm best at flatwater, but I'm a race junkie and will try anything! Ride a 12'6" Suplove Stingray
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  Regular
Where is you favorite break? San Onofre
Claim to Fame:  Is that the same as most embarrassing moments? Fainted twice in High School Biology. More recently. Getting 25 stitches in my lip SUP surfing ( yes... with my own board)
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: So many happy, stoked people out there that are thrilled to be on the Ocean! Any of the many new friends I've made in the Waterman/SUP world.
Best sunset you ever witnessed: Totally spoiled ... I see ridiculously beautiful sunsets all the time in Laguna Beach. Pinch myself everyday that I live here and live the life I'm living!
Guilty pleasure:  Putting together IKEA furniture (Did I mention I'm kinda weird?), & planning SUP adventures!
Catchiest song in your playlist: The new Gotye song ... but I'll be over it by next week.
Food in your belly right now:  Mahi Burger & Caprise Salad
If you're not SUPing, you are: working or doing family stuff. My life is full and i'm blessed!


 





nancy-prosupshop-rider-profileRIDER PROFILE

Name:  Nancy Sheinbein
Age: 56
Hometown: I live in Los Angeles but I was born in Boston.
Years of SUP:  Since October 2011.
Riding style: I’d like to learn how to go faster! My dream is to get a “Bark Board.”
Regular Foot , Goofy or Switch?  Can someone please explain to me what this means?
Where is you favorite break? I like calm seas. I would preferable choose to go out during a very early sunrise, beautiful afternoon sunset or romantic moonlit evening.
Claim to Fame:  My kids! Not only do I love them but I like who they are as people. My future goal is to start a state wide campaign called SUP/SUP. Stand Up Paddleboarders Scoop Up Pollution. Being out on the water is a privilege and I’d like to encourage the entire SUP community to work together as a team to positively “give back” to the environment. “Every day, Everywhere, Everyone takes out a board, paddle and a “net” and comes back in with trash found floating in the water!” We all see it, so why not do something about it?
Person you'd most like to be on the water with: Anyone who loves water sports, but ideally my son, Ryan and/or daughter, Shelly!
Best sunset you ever witnessed: Duxbury, Massachusetts “It doesn’t get any better!”
Guilty pleasure:  Long Hot Showers, Staying up Really Late at Night
Catchiest song in your playlist: All songs by Coldplay
Food in your belly right now:  Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Salad with a Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette, Chai Tea and a Hot Fudge Sundae
If you're not SUPing, you are: Designing a new Landscape, Doing Yoga, Going up and down the stairs in Culver City or Santa Monica, Developing the Sport of Lacrosse in Southern California, Talking on the phone with my kids (daughter is getting a PHD in Sport Psychology at University of North Texas) & (son is an Engineer and now getting a MBA at MIT in Boston), Bike Riding, Traveling, Reading, Cooking, Attending Presentations at UCLA and The Annenberg Space for Photography, Spending time with Family & Friends, Kayaking, Thinking about new ways to Contribute towards Environmental Awareness, Swimming, Taking Photos, Laughing Too Loud and Staying Outdoors as much as Possible.


 





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