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: 27 December 2017 | Bodyboarding

The Australian Bodyboarding Association (ABA) has released the full schedule for the 2018 ABA Tour.

Australia's best bodyboarders will kick off their national circuit in Western Australia on March 24. The 2018 ABA Tour features five stages and will be powered by Choice Homes.

Defending ABA Tour champion Lachlan Cramsie returns to reclaim the title, but he will encounter names like Jake Stone, Kyle Ward, Joe Clarke, Liam Lucas and Simon Cassidy eager to raise the season's trophy.

Iain Campell has a new movie. And you'll love it.

South African filmmaker Michael Veltman followed the steps of Iain Campbell, as he embarked on a year-long adventure that would earn him his maiden APB World Tour title.

"It just started after school every day. Bodyboarding was an afternoon activity that grew into a passion, which soon became my life," reveals Campbell in his biographical movie.

Are you an avid bodyboard magazine collector? Do you miss reading the good, old boogie periodicals? Here's the complete list of worldwide bodyboarding publications.

When, in 1971, Tom Morey created the world's first bodyboard, he not only invented a new water sport, but he also paved the way for a whole new sports industry.

In less than a decade, there were companies selling bodyboards, leashes, swim fins, and many other bodyboarding accessories and gear. As a result, by the mid-1980s, the prone wave riding sport had acquired a planetary status.