Kaenon Polarized

We just caught wind of these ridiculous images of our friend Jared Lane from Fast Lane Sailing Center down in San Diego. Wearing Kaenon Polarized Sunglasses style, Burny Black G12, Jared caught a 100 lb thresher shark from a stand up paddleboard, actually pulling the shark up in his lap. Yep, you read that right.

Just another day in sunny Southern California…?

“There was some talk about fishing on a stand up paddle board going around our shop, and the idea to tow surf behind a shark came up. Is it possible? I thought it would be more than possible and was so confident I set the whole attack mission up. I had the whole thing planned out except for one minor detail… What do I do when it’s right beneath my feet?” – Jared Lane

Read the full story and see more pics and video on the Fast Lane blog.

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Matt Meola is the new age of surfing. Huge airs and some of the most progressive moves you will have ever witnessed to date. He will change the way you look at surfing, forever. Matt is excited to do more filming and travel in the future and eventually his own movie. For big wave action, he loves surfing Jaws where he knows the crew and can get waves but he really isn’t interested in tackling other big wave spots at this time. You can check Matt out live at the upcoming Volcom VQS Championships in Newport Beach this May. Matt Meola wears Burny Black G12.

SURF – MAUI, HI
Matt Meola is one of the hottest up and coming surfers when it comes to aerials and straight up ripping. Now he is charging big waves as well.  Matt wears Burny Black, G12 Lens.

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At Sunset Beach Hawaii, in the Oahu Triple Crown of Surfing, Dane Gudauskas advanced through the first round of 128 with a win against the best of the best, including Corey Lopez.  In the round of 96 Dane advanced again in rough conditions with 2nd.  Finally in the round of 64 the surf jumped up huge with tough conditions but Dane held on and advanced again.  In the round of 32 Dane was competing against both of his bothers, Tanner and Patrick Gudauskas as well as Mason Ho.  The surf was in the 15- to 20-foot range and not always lining up.  Unfortunately Dane along with his brother Patrick went down.

Kaenon is thrilled with how well Dane surfed, making it all the way up to round 32 surfing against the best in some of the world’s heaviest surf. Watch for Dane to keep it up on the 2010 WQS!

Dane wears Burny Black G12.

Check out this cool article on Dane and his brothers, courtesy of the Orange County Register.

OFFSHORE – LOS CABOS BILLFISH TOURNAMENT – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Following the shotgun start of the first fishing day of the Los Cabos Billfish Tournament, the 60’ BCE Bandit, fresh from its strong finish at Catalina tournaments last month, raced ahead of the fleet to the Gordo Bank where they were able to get baited up in just a couple minutes. Just as they began trolling the baits a big black picked one up and they were on. Anthony Hsieh was on the rod, and had the fish boat-side in about 5 minutes. After a tough 15 minute battle on the gaff, the 451# black was boated – the only qualifying fish weighed on day one.

Captain Tommy, Corey, Anthony (Arlo Tortoise G12), Kevin Nakamaru (Kabin Tortoise G12) and the rest of the BANDIT Team.

Day two turned out to be groundhog day for the BANDIT boys – boating a second slightly larger black and winning both days’ jackpots to take home a whopping $420,875 for their efforts. Not a bad couple days’ work.

A very stoked Anthony Hsieh with a second $200,000 black marlin in the boat. When you’re hot you’re hot.

Meanwhile team Karma, with Angler Steve Spina, and Kona Captains Kerwin Masunaga, Boyd de Coito (UPD Black G12), Shane O’Brien (Arlo Matte Black G12) and Russ Armstrong showed up at the scales with an absolutely massive 363# yellowfin tuna.

Fishing aboard TENACIOUS, Captain Gene Vanderhoek (Rhino Black G12), Sam Choy Jr. (Rhino Matte black G12 RX), Chris Choy (Lewi Black G12), Ron Tegland Jr. (Burny Black G12) and Ron Tegland Sr. (Porter Tortoise C12) finished second in the billfish release division with 3 striped marlin released.

Brothers Chris Choy (Lewi Black G12) and Sam Choy Jr. (Rhino Matte black RX) prepare to release a striped marlin aboard TENACIOUS.

LONGBOARDING
Job Ishiki, a great longboarder from Kauai, Hi was caught on taught a couple weeks ago surfing in Southern California. Job wears Kaenon’s Burny Black G12.

SURF – INDONESIA
Matt Meola from Maui just spent two weeks traveling by boat through some of the best surf spots on earth, Indonesia. Matt wears Burny Black G12. Wet your appetite, below….

SAILING – BARCELONA, SPAIN / NICE, FRANCE

Barcelona, September 10, 2009 – Estrella Damm Sailing Team has arrived home to Barcelona. The Spanish boat crossed the finish line at 8:34 am outside the city in third place behind Groupe Bel and Foncia, after sailing the 410 miles of the second leg of the Istanbul Europa Race from Nice to Barcelona. The result means Guillermo Altadill wearing Rhino and Pachi Rivero’s team remains at the top of the overall leader board with clear options for victory in Brest (France) the final port of call of the round Europe yacht race.

Excitement was high with the results today, with three boats finishing and drawing equal on ten points: Estrella Damm who add their victory in Nice to the third place in Barcelona, Michel Desjoyeaux’s Foncia with two seconds, and Kito de Pavant’s Groupe Bel with a third victory in Barcelona.

The Spanish boat remains at the head of the overall race classification as the boat with the fastest time over the two legs: 9 days, 13 hours, 37 minutes and 6 seconds; 19 minutes faster than Foncia and 27 faster than Groupe Bel.

With such close results the days remaining until the departure of the fleet from Barcelona to Brest on Monday 14th September will be tense with excitement. The teams are all fully aware that except for some kind of unforeseeable event, the first boat to arrive in Brest will take the trophy,

“In the next leg, the first boat to arrive will win the whole race, so it will be a lot more exciting,” said Barcelona-born skipper Guillermo Altadill.

The final leg of the Europa Race started Monday,September 14 in Barcelona, Spain – Brest, France. The winner of this final leg will be the regatta winner.

As of 10:00 am CET September 15, Estrella Damm sits second. After leaving Barcelona the fleet faced a sudden storm of lightening and heavy rainfall.

SURF – SANTA BARBARA, CA
Competing against girls much older, 14 year old Lakey Peterson placed 3rd in the 18 and under girls division at the SIMA Pac Sun Surfing America event in Huntington Beach and took 2nd place in the 16 and under girls division.

Lakey has made the US team, and is headed to compete in New Zealand and continues to make an impression on fans and sponsors alike.  Lakey was recently added to the Nike 6.0 team and is gaining quite a bit of exposure on upcoming sports oriented TV shows. Filming began recently for the Fox show, The Winning Edge, expected to air in November and she’s also been invited to appear on Fuel TV’s New Pollution. New Pollution features up and coming action sports athletes. Lakey wears Kaenon women’s sunglasses in Georgia as well as Burny.

BASEBALL
Rx FREESTYLE PROGRESSIVE

As the 2008 American League Champions, the Tampa Bay Rays sit four games behind the Texas Rangers in the AL wild-card race. Below, Joe Maddon rock’s Burny Black G12 Freestyle Prescription Sunglasses. Tonight they host the Baltimore Orioles as they continue on in the wild card race.

KTIEBOARDING – OREGON
Mauricio Abreu wears Burny Black G12. Check out these Liquid Force videos of Mauricio as he goes off in The Gorge.

SURF – SAN CLEMENTE, CA
Pro Surfer Dane Gudauskas, wearing Kaenon Polarized’s Burny Black G12 talks tech about his Al Merrick board quiver. Dane is currently competing on the WQS tour and is sponsored by, Kaenon Polarized, O’Neill, Channel Island, Vans and Skull Candy.

AUTO RACING – Richmond, VA
Switching it up and running BURNY Tortoise G12 this weekend, Danica Patrick Started 10th, finished 5th as she continued her solid driving and consistent finishes this year despite some serious early week confrontations and accusations from the Andretti Green Racing Team drivers (AGR), including Danica, that the team is not fielding fast cars and having “set-up” issues in the garage and with team engineers. The oval night race didn’t provide for a lot of passing, but leaves Danica well positioned in the overall points race for the Series Championship – as rumours continued to swirl about what racing series she might drive – her star continues to rise in this “contract” year.

Driver: Danica Patrick
Car: #7 Boost Mobile/Motorola Dallara/Honda/Firestone

“I’m really glad we were able to make another top-five finish for the Boost Mobile/Motorola car. We struggled with qualifying yesterday, but we worked really hard to figure out what we needed to do to have a good outcome. The guys did a really great job in the pits, the car felt good all night. I wish we were able to race up front with the leaders but we got caught in lapped traffic. Overall a great way to way to end a challenging weekend for Andretti Green.”

SURF – SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Lakey Peterson Wins!
National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Trestles, San Clemente, California

Lakey Peterson did it! She won the NSSA National Open Women’s Championship. Although she competed in several divisions and walked away with a second in the Explorer Girls, winning the Open Women’s had the most prestige. Lakey set the tone by scoring a 9.0 wave, where she completed a solid air. This maneuver had the fans on the beach and over the internet in a frenzy.

At age 14 Lakey is one of the youngest females to win this Division, which makes her the Women’s Jr National Champion. The competitors in this contest are the very best, many of whom are several years older than Lakey and come from all over the United States, including Hawaii. NSSA Nationals is the largest and most prestigious amateur competition in the U.S for surfers 18 and under. Lakey wears Burny Black G12.

The event was packed with spectators on Saturday. Lakey’s Coach Mike Lamm wearing Jetty Matte Black G12

Kaenon Team rider Chandler Parr surfed solid all the way to the Semi Finals where she just missed one of the set waves and finished the heat in 3rd and unfortunately did not advance to the final – but a spectacular finish nonetheless. Chandler wears Calais Tortoise C12.

Jesse Gugliemana, a new Kaenon Grom from Kauai, wearing Gauge. Kristy Gugliemana, Jesse’s mom is a big fan of Leila. Jesse just made the Quiksilver team and surfed solid through several rounds in the Open Juniors.

Some more familiar faces of Kaenon at the event:

Dane Gudauskas (Burny Black G12), WQS Surf, Elliot Leboe (Jetty Black G12), Kiteboarder and filmmaker, Theo Niarchos (Gauge Black G12), Surfer form Maui

SURF – HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA

In head high conditions, Lakey Peterson dominated the 16 and under division. On the first day she scored a 9.8, almost a perfect 10. She followed up the second day surfing solid again and wining the event. Lakey wears Burny Black G12

This past weekend, she won NSSA Salt Creek and is now competing at the NSSA main event at Tressels June 23 – 27, 2009.

SURF – OCEANSIDE, CA
Here is more from Lakey’s accomplishments as she chased the Jr Tour. She’s proving that she’s a solid contender for the future as she piles on the junior victories – at age 14 she has plenty of time. Lakey Peterson wears Burny Black G12. Lakey won the 16 and under title and finished second in the women’s 18 and under.

Lakey holding the 14 and under title high, wearing Burny Black G12 and board logo’ed.

WINDSURFING – MARCILIO BROWNE – VIDEO PREMIERE – ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Watch for the debut of Four Dimensions Movie / DVD Premiere, with the trailer being released on Kaenon.com. This windsurfing video is sure to be mind blowing. Marcilio or Brahzino (as he is known to his friends) is one of the main riders in the film. He wears Burny Black G12, and Burny Tortoise C12, as shown below.

Check out this Video Interview of Marcilio and stay tuned for the trailer to Four Dimensions Video

SURF – NSSA WESTERNS – HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Lakey Peterson boosted aerials at the NSSA Western Championships during the Men’s Air Show (that’s right – we said Men’s), which put her into the finals – a feat that has never been done before by a female! Competing in four events overall, Lakey took 1st in two events, the Girls Fourteen and Under Division, the Explorer Women’s Division, placed 2nd in the Open Women’s Division, as well as her final stand in the Men’s Air Show. Great job Lakey!

Lakey Peterson wears Burny Tortoise C12

AUTO RACING – INDY 500 – Indianapolis, IN
Danica Patrick, wearing Kaenon Polarized Sunglasses in the yet to be released BURNET™, started 10th and finished 3rd – locking in a career-best Indy 500 performance. With her first podium finish at the brickyard, Danica rounded out a much hype filled month of May with a respectable 3rd place! She continues to build on her celebrity (countless commercial time was filled with Danica ads promoting several products), while confirming her unmistakable driving ability with the big boys on the track at over 200mph. In addition to Danica’s racing abilities, she has a great sense of style and fashion. As a long time supporter of Kaenon Polarized, her design and fashion wisdom has inspired our designers on several color treatments and products, including the stylish Calais model and the new Tobacco Denim color in the popular Georgia. In working with her on the lens’ performance as well as frame performance and styling, she has been a part of Kaenon’s design and engineering process every step of the way. Danica alternates between her favorites and can be seen wearing CALAIS, GEORGIA, BURNY, EDEN, and KABIN accessorizing depending on activity, style and preference.

Ryan Briscoe starting on the front row led briefly and had a strong run till a strange, bad set of tires caused him to lose traction and valuable speed, having to pit to fix the problem with a new set of Firestones. He was never a factor after that.

Next up is the Milwaukee Mile, televised live this Sunday, again on ABC.

FRESH PRESS
In the June 2009 issue of Marie Claire’s Celebrity Lifestyle section, “Danica Patrick’s Essentials”

Danica Patrick: “I Can’t Get Through August Without My…” – Among Danica’s must have essentials, are Danica Patrick’s Sunglasses of choice, Kaenon Polarized Sunglasses. Featured here and worn frequently by Danica, is Burny in Tortoise C12.

Danica also wears Georgia, Calais, Eden and Kabin.

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JAMIE MITCHELL – LATE APRIL ‘09 IN AUSTRALIA
Who says Stand Up Paddlers don’t charge? Jamie Mitchell at his home break in Australia charging a secret slab. Jamie wears Gauge Abalone G12.

DANE GUDAUSKAS – APRIL ‘09 – TASMANIA, WESTERN OZ, TAHITI, CALIFORNIA
Dane Gudauskas and his brothers Tanner and Patrick have been charging all over the world. You can catch them on Fuel TV, Surfline, Surfer.com, Transworld.com and just about every major online site in the surf world talking about their amazing travels. Dane wears Burny Black G12

Dane Gudauskas and Tanner in Tasmania. A shot of the Gudauskas brothers at Trestles.

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Jobe Ishiki had been in Cali for 4 days straight out of Kauai and wasted no time with his win in the Men’s Open Longboard Division at the WSA event in Huntington Beach last Saturday. Charging after the world titles, Jobe packed up his surfboards and moved from Hawaii to make California his home for the next 8 months. Jobe wears Burny Black G12.

ENTERTAINMENT

ESPN FOOTBALL ANALYSTS WERE WEARING KAENON FOR SUPER BOWL RAMP UP IN TAMPA

ESPN Host Trey Wingo wore Burny and analysts and former Super Bowl winners Mark Schlereth (Segment Gold C12) and Marcellus Wiley (Spindle S2) showed some love on the most famous sports network in the world. Click here to watch a clip.