Maui surfer Kai Lenny won the title of 2017 Professional SUP Surfing World Champion after an impressive ride at Sunset Beach on Oahu’s North Shore today. Izzi Gomez of Florida won the title for the women’s division.

Lenny, 24, beat out last year’s champion with a perfect, 10-point ride on the final day of competition.

Lenny first stormed into the Stand Up Paddle scene as a 17-year-old entering the inaugural Sunset Beach Pro in 2010. He won the Sunset Beach Pro and World titles in 2010/2011 and again in 2013/2014.

“Kai has flourished across many sports over the past few years, but his dominant presence in Stand Up Paddling has remained unquestionable,” said the Association of Paddlesurf Professionals in a press release, “and he is once again the man to beat. So a big congratulations to our newly crowned Professional SUP Surfing World Champion for the 2017 season, Kai Lenny.

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