ʻO ka Carolina Cup he ʻahaʻaina ʻehā lā o nā hanana e hōʻike ana i nā heihei ʻehiku, nā seminars a me nā keʻena lapaʻau e ka poʻe pros, nā hōʻikeʻike huahana a me nā hōʻikeʻike.

"ʻO ka Carolina Cup ʻo ia wale nō ka hui hui o nā Paddlesurf Professionals hanana ma 2021," wahi a Tristan Boxford, Luna Nui o ka APP. "E hōʻike ana kēia hanana i ka mamao a me nā sprints me ke kālā makana APP. Eia nō naʻe, ma muli o nā kūlana koʻikoʻi, ʻaʻole mākou e neʻe i mua me kahi World Tour i kēia makahiki.

ʻIke ʻia a ʻae ʻia ka APP ma ke ʻano he huakaʻi hoʻokûkû honua kūhelu no ka hoe kū ʻana e ka International Olympic Committee's Federation for Surfing Sports a me ka International Surfing Association.

Aia kūpono me nā kahakai kahakai a me nā kahakai, hoʻomaka a pau nā lāhui a me nā hana a pau ma Blockade Runner Beach Resort, ka hale hoʻokipa kūhelu o ka Carolina Cup. Hoʻomaka nā hana i ka lā 4 o Nov. a i ka lā 7 o Nov.

Ua helu ʻia ʻo ʻApelila Zilg o North Carolina i ka lua o ka honua ma ka papa hoe waʻa wahine, ua hoʻolaha ʻo North Carolina's April Zilg i nā hoʻolālā e hoʻokūkū i ka Hui Kupapaʻu he 13 mile ma ke kahakai ʻo Wrightsville. "He manaʻo koʻu e heihei i Nowemapa," wahi a Zilg. "ʻO ia kekahi o nā heihei nui loa ma ka honua a ʻo kekahi o nā papa paʻakikī."

"He ʻokoʻa ka heihei [Graveyard], e lawe ana iā ʻoe ma waena o ka moana a me nā wai Intracoastal, e hoʻokele ana i ʻelua inlets, e hakakā ana i ke kai, a komo a puka i waho ma ka nalu," wahi a Zilg. “He ho'āʻo maikaʻi loa ia no ka mākaukau holoʻokoʻa o ka mea hoe waʻa, a ʻaʻole maikaʻi ke ʻano makuahine. Ma waho aʻe o kekahi o nā heihei heʻenalu i hoʻolaʻa ʻia, aia ka heihei kupapaʻu ma laila no ka paʻakikī, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi inā hoʻopau ʻoe i ke kai ʻoʻoleʻa. He hapalua marathon ka mamao, no laila ʻoiaʻiʻo ka wili.

ʻO nā mea komo mua ʻē aʻe ʻo Casper Steinfath, ka poʻokela honua e noho aliʻi ana ma ka māhele kāne. Ua ulu ʻo Steinfath ma kahi kauhale lawaiʻa ma Denmark, ua hoʻokumu ʻo Steinfath i ka makemake i nā haʻuki wai ma mua o kona hiki ke hele, e kau ana ma ka papa heʻe nalu o kona makuakāne. I kēia manawa he 28, ʻo Steinfath kekahi o nā mea haʻuki wai maikaʻi loa, ua lanakila ʻo ia i nā lanakila he nui a me nā hoʻokūkū i ka wā o kāna ʻoihana.

I ka makahiki 2020, ʻo Steinfath ka mea mua i kū kaʻawale i ka hoe ma o ka Skagerrak, ka 130-kilomita o ka wai hoʻopunipuni e hoʻokaʻawale ana iā Denmark mai Norewai.

ʻO Arthur Arutkin, ka hoe waʻa Palani, ka lua o ka honua, a ʻo Titouan Puyo o Nu Kaledonia, i ka ʻehiku, ua kau inoa no ka hoʻokūkū – me nā mea hou aku e hiki mai ana.

E hele ana ʻo Seychelle Webster, ka poʻokela o ka honua ma ka māhele wahine APP, i ka Carolina Cup a hoʻolālā e hāʻawi i nā hale lapaʻau, e loaʻa i nā lā demo, a kōkua i ka wā Kids Race. "ʻAʻole wau e hoʻolālā i ka heihei i kēia makahiki," wahi a Seychelle. "ʻO ka Carolina Cup kekahi o kaʻu mau heihei koʻikoʻi no ka makahiki. Akā i kēia manawa, ʻo kaʻu mea koʻikoʻi a me ka luʻu hoihoi loa ʻo ia ka hāpai ʻana. No laila, ʻo ia kaʻu manaʻo no kēia makahiki, ʻaʻole wau e hoʻokūkū.

"E hoʻokūkū ana a ʻaʻole paha, e hauʻoli nui kēia pule ma Wrightsville," wahi a Seychelle. "ʻOliʻoli loa wau i ka ʻike ʻana a me ka hopu ʻana i nā poʻe āpau a kākoʻo i ka APP a me ka Carolina Cup ʻoiai nā pilikia āpau o ka honua."

Hoʻonohonoho ʻia ka Carolina Cup e ka Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club a hāʻawi ʻia e Kona Brewing Company. ʻO ke aloha i koho ʻia no ka Carolina Cup ʻo Nourish North Carolina, he 501 (c) (3) nonprofit nona kāna misionari e hāʻawi i ka meaʻai olakino i nā keiki pololi, e hiki ai iā lākou ke kūleʻa i ka lumi papa a me ko lākou mau kaiāulu.

He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:

The designated charity for the Carolina Cup is Nourish North Carolina, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to provide healthy food to hungry children, enabling them to succeed in the classroom and their communities.
Seychelle Webster, the reigning World Champion in the APP women’s division, will attend the Carolina Cup and plans to offer clinics, be available for demo days, and assist during the Kids Race.
Growing up in a fishing village in Denmark, Steinfath developed a passion for water sports before he could walk, riding on his dad’s surfboard.