Friday, November 16, 2012

Some Highlights of Stellar in 2012


  1. Stellar Launches innovative18S surfski with hatches and bulkheads.
  2. Stellar is Major sponsor of Molokai World Championships.
  3. Stellar sponsored paddlers Tim Altman(SEL) and Matt O'Garey(SES) place 10th and 16th.
  4. Richard Germain of Canada, 4x finisher of Molokai paddles SEL to personal PR with no capsizes.
  5. Reid Hyle breaks Blackburn Record in SES along with Dorian Walters and Borys Markin.
  6. Reid Hyle places 18th in Surfski Champs in SES ultra.
  7. Massachusetts paddler Francisco Urena ties for 2nd place in the SurfskiRacing.com race series in his SE Ultra.
  8. Wesley Echols places 12th in time of 2:53 in SEL ultra at Blackburn Challenge.
  9. Dana Gaines wins his class in 18S excel after paddling for first time the day before race!
  10. Dana Gaines circumnavigates Martha Vineyard in 18S, 55 miles. 
  11. Joe Zellner, endurance paddlers breaks record at Dakota 72 mile race in 18R. Joe wins at Missouri 340, and Phatwater Challenge 42 miles.
  12. Traverse City Surfski opens in Traverse City, Michigan.
  13. Naples Kayak Shop pick up Stellar.
  14. Durbin, South African Richard Philips picks up Stellar Line. 
  15. Australian Sean Smith, "Fat Paddler" has great season paddling Stellar SR.
  16. Chris Chappell of SurfskiRacing.com has two excellent races in his SR ultra at L2L and Maine Downwind Race. 
  17. Chris Hipgrave joins Stellar Team.
  18. Joe Shaw in his second season in SES places 5th in SurfskiRacing.com Race Series.
  19. Stellar introduces Apex K1 via Facebook proving they can not only design surfskis, kayaks, and now K1's.