Paddleboard season is coming to a close. In a few weeks I will zip the stock board into its board bag and push them into the rafters. What kind of board you ask? A Joe Bark paddleboard. There is nothing else.

Joe has shaped three of five boards I have owned. Each board gets better. His newest CT model is his finest rendition of the stock board. I am using it in the above photo taken off of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Check Joe out.

Teva has been on a tear. Some of their competitors might choose to say terror. We are sorry to loose Simple but are optimistic that Teva will continue to up their game and be our shoe of choice as the seasons progress. We appreciate the multi sport functionality of most of their shoes and the waterability of the rest.

They have been pumping out new shoes all spring and we add another shoe to our – hope to test soon list. These launch in January 2012 and they look awesome.

More than half of Teva’s spring 2012 collection is comprised of new styles that appeal to active and adventurous consumers while staying true to Teva’s commitment to water, which continues to define the brand’s DNA.

The soon to be issued new style is the ReForge ion-mask™ and is beinc called by Teva the next evolution of the classic hiker. The moment you exit a watery environment, water drains through the midsole’s Drain Frame channels and the ion-mask-treated upper shrugs off water droplets. Unlike membrane waterproofing technologies, ion-mask is not a physical barrier to water, rather, it is an invisible nano-coating that makes the fabric totally hydrophobic. Being only nanometers thin, ion-mask does not add any weight and does not wash out or wear off with use.

The ReForge will be available on Teva in January 2012 and will sell for $130.

These shoes look awesome and they look for traveling, camping, journeying to a backcountry hut or anytime you want to lighten your load. I love light shoes and seek them out with tons of effort. No need here to have a baller watch the size of a iPhone or a pair of heavy shoes. I find them both useless.

The women’s styles are $45, and $50 for the men’s, which, compared to other weight loss solutions, is a steal. They are available now at retailers worldwide and on Teva.

Place # Time Last First M/F Class

1st 90 5:22:17 THOMAS BRAD M U
2nd 79 5:26:17 ROCHELEAU BRIAN M U
3rd 74 5:33:40 PORRA MICHAEL M U
4th 73 5:37:11 PLESK GEORGE M U
5TH 76 5:47:30 POWER KYLE M U
6th 70 5:51:47 MIRALLE DONALD M U
7th 60 6:10:45 HINDS GREG M U
8th 53 6:13:09 FIRST MAX M U
9 66 6:13:42 LOREN GEORGE M U
10 83 6:14:57 RUSHER SCOTT M U
11 93 6:15:04 WALLS MATT M U
12 40 6:15:50 CLEARY PAUL M U
13 50 6:16:27 ENDER DANNY M U
14 54 6:17:19 FLYNN DAN M U
15 43 6:20:50 COLLINS MICHAEL M U
1 4 6:21:55 ABBOTT ERIC M S
16 95 6:22:52 WEEMS DOUG M U
17 48 6:23:59 DIDINGER WILL M U
2 10 6:24:56 CHARLTON BERT M S
18 69 6:25:20 CHEVALIER MATHIEU M U
19 82 6:26:54 RUSSELL JAY M U
3 7 6:29:49 BARK JACK M S
20 98 6:31:23 WHEELER MATTHEW M U
4 25 6:31:34 SCHECKMAN JAY M S
21 33 6:33:02 BLEDSOE MIKE M U
5 26 6:33:41 SINGLEY MATT M S
6 8 6:36:34 BATES AUSTIN M S
22 94 6:36:49 WEBER JASON M U
23 59 6:37:01 HERMAN BILL M U
24 46 6:37:07 CORNIC ALBAN M U
25 37 6:38:28 CALDWELL RENO M U
7 23 6:41:21 PEPPER JOEL M S
26 88 6:43:59 STREETER MATT M U
27 36 6:45:44 BURDIAK TIMOTHY M U
8 19 6:45:57 MONTALBANO JIM M S
28 86 6:46:16 SHIKIYA STEVE M U
9 13 6:46:20 ELLIS RODNEY M S
29 67 6:47:36 LOSSON BRADLEY M U
10 27 6:48:45 SMART MATT M S
11 16 6:50:12 MACKIE SAMUEL M S
30 49 6:50:39 ELLIS TOBIN M U
31 64 6:50:41 KINGSTON BRIAN M U
32 77 6:53:51 REUSCH PAUL M U
12 15 6:54:19 LOREN JON M S
33 38 6:57:28 CARROLL JOHN M U
34 35 6:59:19 BUCKINGHAM WAYNE M U
35 52 7:00:47 FIELD JASON M U
36 34 7:01:07 BUCKINGHAM WALLY M U
12 1 7:01:34 AMBROSI JO F S
13 3 7:02:08 O’BRIEN DJ F S
37 29 7:04:15 BARK JOE M U
38 99 7:08:15 WILLIAMS TAYLOR M U
39 91 7:09:08 TOMLIN GARY M U
40 61 7:14:25 HOBI JOE M U
14 18 7:22:54 MCMULLEN JON M S
41 96 7:26:22 WHEATLEY JAMES M U
42 32 7:27:14 BEDNARK DARRELL M U
43 62 7:28:14 HORTON TOM M U
55 7:29:10 WW/JMMF TEAM CO
45 31 7:29:59 BATES DAN M U
15 6 7:31:14 ANNIS CASEY M S
46 85 7:35:32 SCHADE BOB M U
47 39 7:36:22 CASWELL-LEVY CALEB M U
48 24 7:37:34 RUCH DAVID M S
49 71 7:38:39 O’NEILL MICHAEL M U
50 87 7:42:14 SOUSA KEVIN M U
16 17 7:44:55 MALONEY CHRIS M S
51 28 7:45:07 AMBROSE PHIL M U
52 57 7:46:15 HALE IAN M U
53 81 7:54:19 RUBEN GAVIN M U
54 56 7:59:14 FURNISS JUSTIN M U
17 2 8:02:03 MARINO ASHLEY F S
55 51 8:02:46 FAIOLA MIKE M U
56 41 8:06:25 CODY KEVIN M U
18 20 8:13:13 MOORE IAN M S
57 80 8:19:11 ROGERS MIKE M U
58 14 8:23:28 FINDLAY JAKE M S
59 72 8:23:28 PATTON DAN M U
60 89 8:35:20 THOMAS TOM M U
61 47 8:43:44 DE BIE JEREMY M U
30 DNF BARNESON LEE M U
44 DNF CONWAY JERRY M U
68 DNF PULASI CASS M