Friday, 03 February 2012

The winners of the Australia's Surfing Life Oakley Big Wave Awards will be announced at Simmer on the Bay, Dawes Point, Sydney, on February 8th, 2012. The finalists of the Biggest Wave, Biggest Slab and Biggest Paddle-in Ride have been named and are available at www.bigwaveawards.com.au. Big waves and stunning images make the decisive list of Australia's most prestigious big surfing challenge. Mark Mathews, Marti Paradisis, Jamie Mitchell, Ryan Hipwood, Chris Shanahan, Ben Rufus, Damien Warr...
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Thursday, 02 February 2012

John John Florence has conquered the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro, for the second consecutive year, at Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii. John Florence sealed the victory in the last 10-seconds of the 35-minute final against Jamie O'Brien, Kai Barger, and Nate Yeomans. O'Brien held the lead for the majority of the final, only to see the top spot disappear in the last minute of the heat. With a minute to go, Florence paddled over and congratulated O'Brien. Watch the final highlights,...
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Friday, 03 February 2012

Aaron Hadlow has released the long awaited "Aspire" kiteboarding movie. Featuring impossible tricks and creative new moves, the multiple time freestyle kiteboarding champion takes the sport into stellar grounds. Hadlow has shot "Aspire" in collaboration with Andy Gordon. The footage is incredible and explores the skills and cool life of the British magician. It is now possible to clearly understand why Aaron Hadlow left the world competitive kiteboarding scene, for a couple of years. He...
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Thursday, 02 February 2012

The Peter Lynn laboratory has successfully proved that kite sailing will be reality in the upcoming years. Lynn, one of the greatest kite experts in the world, is trying to make kite powered boats truly competitive. "Kites have two major advantages over conventional sails. The first and most significant is that they can be rigged to a boat's hull so as to cause no heeling", explains Peter Lynn. "The second advantage that kites have is that because the kite is not rigidly connected to the...
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Friday, 03 February 2012

Izaak Perkins is preparing take over the world of speed windsurfing. The 17-year-old rider from Tasmania, Australia, has been speeding up to the 44 knots very quickly, despite his very young age. Izaak is the son of Anthony Perkins, an experience slalom and speed windsurfer. The young rider has been steadily improving his speed records and has already broken Australian records. "I was gradually getting faster and faster and as soon as I hit 25 knots of speed, I borrowed a Hypersonic and,...
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Thursday, 02 February 2012

Snowboards are in the center of... water sports. It might sound strange, but the mountain is really meeting the beach. After the construction of the surfboad made for snowboarding, which was successfully tested by Rob Machado, it's time for another gear innovation. The snowboard made for windsurfing has been invented. Krisjanis Tutans, Hot Sails Maui Latvian team rider, converted a snowboard for ice windsurfing."When wintertime comes, we have to think about different...
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Friday, 03 February 2012

Australia will be in the center of pro bodyboarding. The top bodyboarders will have the opportunity to ride waves in the 2012 IBA Box Pro (Grand Slam), the 2012 IBA Port Macquarie Festival of Bodyboarding (Prime GQS) and the 2012 IBA Shark Island Challenge, in conjuction with the national Rebel Sports Pro Tour. The 2012 year is also special to the city of Port Macquarie, as it is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Port Macquarie Teams Challenge, the ultimate interclub bodyboarding...
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012

Waxing down a bodyboard is not a matter of style. The world's best bodyboarders have different views on whether you should wax, or not, a competitive bodyboard. Also, some riders believe there are special waves that need a glue between the body and the board, even if they prefer not to use wax in a regular wave ride. New bodyboards are too slippery because they still come with the industrial protection that makes them very appealing. That is why there are always moments for a waxing a...
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