YOLO Board Life

YOLO at the Disco!

The 1st race of the YOLO Board Relay Series was awesome!!  Our disco-themed paddlers had a ball and the spectators loved seeing the festivities.  Hope you can join us for the next one.  You can sign up your team for both or just one of the remaining events.  The remaining dates are June 16 and July 21.  See more pics at http://www.yolorace.com

Here are the results of our first race:

Special…

YOLO Relay starts tonight!

  The 9th Annual Relay Series presented by Garden of Life starts tonight at The Bay Restaurant.  Special Olympic athletes start at 4:30, Ladies 5:30, Men 6, CoEd 6:30.

Hope to see you there.  Registration of 3-person teams available at the event.

Here is a clip from this morning’s news:

http://www.wjhg.com/news/newschannel7today/headlines/2016-YOLO-Board-Relay-Series–380093521.html

  YOLO!

Native of Apalachicola, and Chief Officer of the Walton County Sheriff’s Department, AJ Smith is getting in tune with nature. He set off to explore the Apalachicola River from it’s Georgia line to where it meets the Apalachicola Bay. He challenged  himself and a friend to make the 108 mile paddle to raise money for wheelchair ramps for those who can’t afford them. The “Ram It Up Program”, was a…

Photo Credit: Shawna Herring Photography

Written by Leah Seacrest

Being in the industry, I know my place. I’m a SUP Fitness chick. That’s what I do–that’s what I’m good at–it’s my passion–it’s my contribution to a segment of the industry that is growing. Inevitably, when I travel and instruct, the question comes up, “Do you race?” And, my answer is always pretty much the same. “Nope, I’m not a…

Golf Channel Takes a Visit to YOLO Country

We are so happy to have been a part of the Golf Channel’s Matt Ginella’s visit to South Walton. We are excited that we got to opportunity to show Matt the roots of YOLO Country by sharing a paddle on one of South Walton’s many coastal dune lakes and a cruise down the bike trails in the surrounding Point Washington State Forest. The segment aired Wednesday August 26th, on the Golf Channel’s…

  8th Annual YOLO Board Relay Results – Race 2

Thanks for all who participated in the race last Thursday. Check out our facebook photo album to see all the race pictures.

  SPECIAL OLYMPICS

  WOMEN’S RACE RESULTS

1. Special Olympics- 38 2. Bean Counters- 38 3. RUN/SUP- 32 4. Barefoot Babes- 30 5. St. Joe Club and Resorts- 27 6. Team Muddy Water Mayhem- 14 7. Lethal Ladies of 30A- 12

MEN’S RACE…

4 reasons to bring a stand up paddleboard on your next adventure

4 reasons to bring a stand up paddle board on your next adventure

Ten years ago, stand up paddle boarding (SUP) was something you might see on a Pacific vacation. Now, chances are, that if you live near any body of water,  you’ve seen SUP riders in droves, gleefully gliding across the water. Even legendary surfer Laird Hamilton, who’s spent his life on the water, says that paddle boarding reinvi…