Instructor

Robert Haanio

Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Now: Mesa, AZ
Race log: 18 starts · ~55 mi
Podiums: 10 wins · 3 more on the podium

Working SUP racer with race-day experience across the California ocean, Tahoe distance, and Arizona river circuits — Hanohano in San Diego, Dana Ocean Challenge in Dana Point, Tahoe Downwind Championships, the 22-mile Tahoe Cup Lake Crossing, Havasu Heat in Arizona, and the Another Dam Race in Parker.

Eighteen documented finishes since 2022 with nine division wins, including back-to-back 1st-place Men's Masters 40+ at Hanohano (2025 + 2026), 1st-place Men's Open at Tahoe Downwind 2025 and the 22-mile Tahoe Cup Lake Crossing 2024, and three straight 1st-place Men's Open SUP Unlimited finishes at the Another Dam Race in Parker (2024 long course, 2024 short course, 2025 short course).

Joining the academy as an instructor focused on stroke mechanics and race-day decision-making — the moments where the water turns and a young paddler has to read it and choose.

Race record

18 starts · 10 wins · 13 podium · ~55 mi

Havasu Heat 5
0:58:20
Lake Havasu City, AZ · Apr 6, 2026
· SUP Elite (Hard Board)· Men's 20-49🥉 2nd
Havasu Heat 5
0:55:58
Lake Havasu City, AZ · Apr 6, 2026
· Single Paddler Short Course · SUP 14'· Men's 20-49🥇 1st
Tom Davis Ocean Challenge
1:07:40
Dana Point, CA · Mar 14, 2026
· Short Course · SUP· Men's Masters7th
Hanohano Ocean Challenge
0:59:25
San Diego, CA · Jan 24, 2026
· Short Course · SUP Unlimited· Men's Masters 40+🥇 1st
Another Dam Race
0:52:10
Parker, AZ · Nov 15, 2025
5 mi· Short Course 5 mi · SUP Unlimited· Men's Open🥇 1st
Tahoe Downwind Championships
1:59:34
Carnelian Bay, CA · Aug 9, 2025
9 mi· Downwind · SUP Unlimited· Men's Open (18-49)🥇 1st
Dana Ocean Challenge
1:08:25
Dana Point, CA · Mar 15, 2025
· Short Course · SUP· Men's Masters5th
Hanohano Ocean Challenge
1:02:23
San Diego, CA · Jan 25, 2025
· Short Course · SUP Unlimited· Men's Masters 40+🥇 1st
Another Dam Race · Parker
2:31:24
Parker, AZ · Nov 9, 2024
· Long Course · SUP Unlimited· Men's Open🥇 1st
Another Dam Race · Parker
1:27:57
Parker, AZ · Nov 9, 2024
5 mi· Short Course 5 mi · SUP Unlimited· Men's Open🥇 1st
Tahoe Cup Lake Crossing
4:17:02
Carnelian Bay, CA · Sep 13, 2024
22 mi· 22-mile Crossing · SUP Unlimited· Men's Open (19-49)🥇 1st
Tahoe Downwind Championships
1:43:30
Carnelian Bay, CA · Aug 17, 2024
9 mi· Downwind · SUP 14' and over· Men's Open (18-49)🥉 2nd
Hanohano Ocean Challenge
1:03:57
San Diego, CA · Jan 27, 2024
· Short Course · SUP 14'· Men's Masters 40+🥉 3rd
Another Dam Race · Parker
1:16:59
Parker, AZ · Nov 11, 2023
5 mi· Short Course 5 mi · SUP Unlimited 2-Person (w/ Teri Carlin)· Mixed Open🥇 1st
Dana Outrigger Ocean Challenge
0:50:46
Dana Point, CA · Mar 18, 2023
· Short Course · SUP 14'· Men's 40+4th
Hanohano Ocean Challenge
1:14:26
San Diego, CA · Jan 28, 2023
· Short Course · SUP Unl. 2-Person (w/ Teri Carlin)· Senior Masters 50+🥇 1st
Malibu Downwinder
1:43:01
Malibu, CA · Apr 30, 2022
· Downwinder · SUP Stock· Men's Open5th
Dana Ocean Challenge
1:16:14
Dana Point, CA · Mar 19, 2022
· Short Course · SUP 14'· Men's 40+4th

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