Candice Appleby was born in SAN CLEMENTE, California, USA. Her favorite SURF BREAK is her local spot SAN ONOFRE but also MAKAHA. Candice Appleby’s sponsors are INFINITY SURFBOARDS, QUICKBLADE PADDLES, NOW FOODS, VIRUS PERFORMANCE, PUALANI HAWAII BIKINIS.
Some of Candice Appleby’s biggest achievements include the PAN-AM GAMES SILVER MEDAL 2019, WOMEN’S PIPELINE PRO LONGBOARD CHAMPION 2009, 6 x BOP CHAMPION, 3 x PPG CHAMPION, 2015 APP WORLD TOUR RACING CHAMPION. 2008 DUKE’S OCEAN FESTIVAL OPEN PRO CHAMPION (AGAINST ALL MEN) & WOMEN’S CHAMPION.
Candice Appleby’s hobbies include SURFING, TRAINING, BEACH VOLLEYBALL, GARDENING, SINGING, HER DOGS & ANYTHING ATHLETIC.
From her years of experience as a champion athlete, our founder Candice Appleby is passionate about passing on the knowledge she has gained to help others build a confident lasting relationship with the ocean.
Renowned waterwoman Candice Appleby began surfing at the age of nine and competing at age ten. As the captain of her high school surf team, she led San Clemente High to four consecutive national titles. She went on to obtain her degree at the University of Hawaii and pursue surfing full force. In 2006, she decided to give standup paddle surfing a try. And with her amazing fitness level and surfing background, Candice was soon competing again – and beating – men in SUP racing and surfing. In 2008, at the Duke Kahanamoku Oceanfest, Candice became the first and only woman to beat men in a professional SUP surfing event, winning both the women’s and Open Pro divisions. She claimed victory six times at Battle of the Paddle and thrice after it became the Pacific Paddle Games —an event long considered the World Championship or “Superbowl” of SUP. She’s also been the #1 Female SUP Athlete of the Year three times, APP World Tour Champion in 2015, and has collected four gold medals for the United States over an international field at the ISA World Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2018. Candice qualified for the 2019 Pan-American Games and represented Team USA in SUP Surfing and Technical racing, taking home a silver medal in SUP Technical racing, and is the USA SUP Team’s Team Manager.
Beyond her skills as an athlete, Candice has been a dedicated coach to several athletes for many years. She has taught surfing for over 20 years and standup paddling for more than a decade. Her standup paddle coaching began in 2009 as SUP fitness trainer for the sports very first training club Paddle Core Fitness on the South Shore of Oahu. In 2012 she co-founded Performance Paddling alongside Anthony Vela, coaching a Junior National Team of the USA’s top young SUP athletes. Then in 2015, she co-founded the Performance Paddling Adult SUP Training Club that is still active today. Candice has taught standup paddling clinics all over the world and trained other athletes to champion titles. Ocean Academy was born from her years of experience as an athlete and a love for encouraging others on the water.
Today, Candice Appleby is known as a pioneer of SUP and also its foremost champion. ESPN W calls her “Abby Wambach, Serena Williams, Brittney Griner, and Danica Patrick all rolled into one. She’s talented, fiercely competitive, tremendously well-respected, and a true ambassador of the sport.”
23 Apr 2016
By Martin Letourneur, in partnership with VMG Blades, Hobie Cat Europe, Howzit, CT+ and Swell Addiction. Today is the day of the West Marine Carolina Cup presented by Surftech, the most popular race on the East Coast of the USA and the very first big event of the 2016 International SUP Racing season! Here are […]
21 Mar 2016
A quick report on the events that took place while you were unplugged. Today we'll look at the result of The Ultimate Waterman, the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest, the Dana Ocean Challenge and The Saucy Jack Classic SUP TRANSATLANTIQUE – Nicolas Jarossay Yesterday, Nicolas Jarossay took a plane to CAPE VERDE where he will begin […]
16 Oct 2015
With just 1 day to go until the Final Stop of the 2015 Stand Up World Series Season, it comes down to the World Series Finals at Turtle Bay Resort in Hawaii for a Men’s World Champion to be crowned and the Final Podium Positions established for the Women’s World Rankings. The conditions are looking pretty epic […]
11 Oct 2015
PACIFIC PADDLE GAMES – LIVE WEBCAST – Day 2 Rewatch all the action of Day 2 from the technical race Men’s semi-finals to the finals and the podiums! LIVE RESULTS MEN’s Technical Race Final 1st Mo Freitas 2nd Casper Steinfath 3rd Kody Kerbox 4th Connor Baxter 5th Travis Grant 6th Zane Schweitzer 7th Chuck Glynn 8th […]
4 Oct 2015
Watch the Sprints live on Day 2 of the 2015 US Sup Open at Huntington Beach, part of the Stand Up World Series. Results, recap and highlights of Day 1 here : >> 2015 US Sup Open – Day 1 – Long Distance << US Sup Open – Stand Up World Series – Day 2 Live results of […]
4 Oct 2015
US Sup Open 2015 – Stand Up World Series – Long distance All the big names of the SUP racing world are in Huntington beach this week-end. After a very intense week of SUP surf action, it was time for the racers to jump on stage yesterday. All the Maui Boys were there of course, Team Mexico, lots […]
2 Oct 2015
A QuickBlade Paddles action recap of the last Payette River Games in Cascade, Idaho, with commentaries from Chase Kosterlitz, Anthony Vela, Shakira Westdorp, Kelly Margetts and Candice Appleby.
2 Oct 2015
Congratulations to Caio Vaz & Izzi Gomez who both won their second Stand Up World Tour titles at the US Sup Open in Huntington Beach! Check out our quick summary and the video highlights of Day 6 of the US Sup Open. Caio Vaz – 2015 Stand Up World Tour Champion Caio Vaz beat Sean […]
1 Oct 2015
Day 5 of the US Sup Open at Huntington Beach. The SUP Surf Men's competition got all the down to the Semi-Finals. There was even more drama over on the Women's tour as we saw Izzi Gomez claim her second world title as Mariko Strickland knocked out Candice Appleby in Semi-Final 2 which handed Izzi the 2015 Crown. Congratulations to Izzi […]
5 Sep 2015
Candice Appleby and Kai Lenny win the sprints on Day 2 of the Victoria Cup Hayama Pro Japan 2015, part of the Stand Up World Series. Here are the video hightlights and the full results! Victoria Cup Hayama Pro Japan 2015 – Day 2 – Sprints Video highlights by the Waterman League / Stand Up […]
4 Sep 2015
Top results of Day 1 of the Victoria Cup Hayama Pro Japan 2015 Long Distance. Men's results: 1. Connor Baxter (Starboard) 2. Kai Lenny (Naish) 3. Arthur Arutkin (Fanatic) 4. Mo Freitas (Focus SUP) 5. Leonard Nika (Starboard) 6. Casper Steinfath (Naish) 7. Kenny Kaneko 8. Kody Kerbox (Naish) 9. Zane Schweitzer (Starboard) 10. Paul […]
31 Jul 2015
Salut moi c’est Martin Letourneur, rider francais en SUPrace et SUPsurf. Aujourd’hui 31 juillet je prends l’avion pour m’exiler à Dana Point en Californie pour 3 mois! Je vais vous raconter mon aventure sur TotalSUP au travers d’un journal de bord que j’écrirai au fur et à mesure de mon séjour. Pour commencer, quelques précisions concernant mon départ et mon […]
27 Jul 2015
1. Travis Grant (4:59:38) takes the Molokai 2 Oahu title for the 2nd time after his 2013 victory. Here is what Travis had to say about his victory: ” I don’t know what to say. M2O 2015 winner. So hot, so tough, so happy. This race means more to me then I thought. Thank you to everyone that supported me. […]
