Sunday, 14 March 2010

Australian young gun Owen Wright is flying high after winning the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Boost Mobile SurfSho presented by Samsung at Bondi Beach today. The 20-year old from Lennox Head, NSW, competed against some of the biggest names in surfing, including Taj Burrow, Mick Fanning and Kelly Slater, during the three-day aerial surfing extravaganza. Owen takes home $25,000 in prize money, along with a stack of other prizes. When receiving his trophy on the SurfSho podium,...
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Sunday, 14 March 2010

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) North America Pro Junior Series season opener saw local Floridian Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 16, clinch the ASP Grade-3 Ron Jon SI Pro presented by Skullcandy while young Hawaiian talent Malia Manuel (Wailua, HI), 16, won the ASP Grade-2 Skullcandy Junior Pro in one-to-three foot (1 metre) surf at Florida’s iconic break of Sebastian Inlet. With qualification for the inaugural ASP World Junior Tour (WJT) on the line via this...
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Sunday, 14 March 2010

32 Top Professional World Kiterboarders including the 2009 World Wave Pro Champion - Jan Macros Riveras out of the Dominican Republic are all set to dominate and lay claims to the 2010 Pro World Kiteboarding Title in the first leg of the 2010 Kiteboarding Pro World Cup Tournament to be held at World famous Long Bay Surfing Beach in East Portland, Jamaica - March 25-April 2. The 10 day Jamaica Kiteboarding Tournament (JKT) will be keenly contested by the top male and female pro world...
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010

"Volare" is finally finished! [`Volare` is the Latin and Italian word for the verb `to fly`; adding an acute accent on the final `e` (volaré) it is also the Spanish word for `I will fly`]. Late 2009 Flysurfer teamrider Gunnar Biniasch, Flyboards shaper and Flysurfer rider Eddy Lansink travelled to Brazil with a vision in mind, to create a video about flying and riding their own style in kiteboarding. During this project Toby Brauer, the founder of Kiteforum joined them in their quest to...
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Sunday, 14 March 2010

The 25th edition of the famous World Festival on the Beach will take place in Mondello, Sicily, from 15th to 23rd May 2010. This year's event includes two Team Racing Championships and the Sicily Grand Prix. Team Racing, as an event for windsurfers, took place in Mondello for the first time last year with the RSX Open European Team Racing Championships. For 2010 the event has been strengthened to include a championship for Techno 293 sailors. Entry is limited to sixteen (RSX) and eight...
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Friday, 12 March 2010

According to the forecast, we thought today wouldn't be a good day, but when we woke up this morning, it was already quite windy in Corralejo. The organization went around the North Shore of the island to check where the conditions could be suitable to compete and surprisingly, it was looking very nice at La Caleta once again. Skipper's meeting was a bit late : at 11:00, but once on-site everyone rushed and was quickly ready to go on the water.
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Attica Wetsuits welcomes Matt Lackey as our 1st official rider to sign with the label. Attica is a culmination of 2 ½ years of testing cuts and materials before its release May 2010. Attica’s vision is a dark edge combined with bold logos, solid colours, epic cuts and durable quality materials. This is what will set us apart and add strength to our product. More information will be released shortly. In the meantime, keep your eyes on www.atticawetsuits.com SOURCE: Attica Wetsuits
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Sunday, 07 March 2010

The Cape Classic is Cape Town's premium Bodyboarding event. It will be the first "Green" Bodyboarding event of its kind in the world. It is the start of the national tour that is governed by the South African Bodyboarding Association (SABA) and the event will be held over the weekend of 20-22 March 2010. The venue will be a roaming venue to secure the best possible conditions for the competitors. This year WPBA has chosen to step up their focus on creating awareness of the state of our...
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