February 8, 2010 at 6:09 pm | Spongercity Tests News
First ELIT board test for us! We’ve had 2 different boards to test from ELIT: the SD and the TEAM DESIGN. This is the SD test, we’ll review the TEAM DESIGN board a little bit later. ELIT boards are made in indo by Mez (like NMD, VS, SCIENCE, PRIDE, HB, TOYS, SNIPER, LMNOP and more brands – we probably forgot some brands in the list) so it’s a solid contruction, good materials and craftmanship. Read the rest of the review by clicking the link below…
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February 8, 2010 at 1:14 pm | Spongercity Industry News
Western Australia boy wonder Lewy Finnegan just signed with Pride Bodyboards. He joins one of the hottest young teams in the sport including Cade Sharp, Sam Bennett, Mitch Woodland, Ben Veitch, Nick Perry, Shaun Pyne and Jimmy Williamson. Before departing on another surf trip (try getting hold of him – its a nightmare).
Here’s a little interview with Lewy:
Welcome to the team Lewy. Your signature was pretty hot property over the last few months so why pride?
Thanks mate. I chose Pride because I’ve seen plenty of the boards in EBB as I work there, and I reckon they seem like they’re the best boards. They all have really narrow templates, which I like. Also, the rest of the Pride team motivates me to push myself in bodyboarding because they are some of the best riders in the world.
How have the boards been going?
The boards have been going great! They are the fastest boards I’ve ridden and they perform really well. I currently ride Cade’s model and it’s made it through some heavy surfs without a crease and still rides as if it’s a new board
Being the most Junior member on the team with the likes of Cade Sharp, Sam Bennett, Mitch Woodland Ben Veitch etc….. do you reckon you will subjected to grommet abuse over the next few months with the team’s proposed movie project?
haha… I know I’m in for some grommet abuse being the youngest but as long as everyone is having a good time it’s all worth it!
So what are your plans over the next 12 months? Heard an east coast stint is on the cards?
I’ll be heading over east in June/July to surf with Winchester & hopefully get some good waves. Then heading to Bali with the family just after to get some more waves! I’ll be traveling as much as I can this year to surf waves i have never surfed before. Also going to some of my favourite spots on a regular basis like Margaret River, Rottnest island and Mandurah.
What are your competition goals over the next 12 months?
I hope to make it to nationals and be a finalist in under 18/s and get as far as I can in opens. I’d also like to compete in a few Aussie tour events to improve my competition skills.
Anyone else you feel you need to give a plug to?
Reeflex Wetsuits, Grand Flavour Clothing & EBB
Anything else of interest we should know about you?
My mum reckons I have a few bits of reef left under the skin & in my forehead from a recent accident in Margs. Either that or I’m growing a 3rd eye…
Photo & Portrait: Exclusively Bodyboarding EBB
February 8, 2010 at 1:00 pm | Spongercity Tests News
We never heard of CONGO BOARDS before they actually contacted us and asked if we wanted to ride a board and test it. F#ck yeah, we’re always amped on trying new boards and equipment so we said yes! and waited for our test board to be delivered. We didn’t know what to expect, the boards on their site looked fun and they had a completely different approach from other companies with mostly just DK and Standup boards. So we got a 42 dropknee board, PP 2x stringers, solid construction, with hip grooves on the deck, contours on the rails, tibia contours on the tails specially made for dropkneeing, channels, a rounded nose and a massive nose rocker (not just the slick rocker, but a real rocker on the whole board).
While looking at the board and its details we couldnt help but notice that the construction and style was similar to Jimmy Linville boards (JL Designs – Made in Oceanside USA) and fair enough, after checking with CONGO BOARDS they confirmed it: All boards are shaped by the man himself in California: Jimmy Linville. That’s why it’s all DK and standups boards we suppose, with sick rockers and contours. Jimmy is such a good shaper for these designs. Read the rest of the review by clicking the link below…
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February 2, 2010 at 12:22 pm | Spongercity Links, Moving Pictures News
Sick little profile of Nick Rubesaame to watch here on Vimeo with good ramps and wedgy waves that make us froth. Also check Nick’s blog here: http://nickrubesaame.blogspot.com/
January 31, 2010 at 8:56 pm | Spongercity General, Spongercity Store News
We’re Back in Black ! Yep, we just launched another Limited Edition of the Spongercity Biceps Leashes ! Back in Black! The new Limited Edition is 100% black: The strap, the neoprene, the urethane coil, the platic ends on it… absolutely black! Only the famous Spongercity woven label stays red and the threads are red too. Classy!
Check this new Limited Edition here on the Spongercity Store: http://store.spongercity.com/product/spongercity-black-ltd-bicep-leash
The previous semi-black Limited Edition (all black with a white strap) is now sold out! So we took it off the online store. The all-white Limited Edition is still available but we’ve got very few left. Check this White LTD leash here if you never checked it before: http://store.spongercity.com/product/spongercity-ltd-bicep-leash
All black or all white ? You decide. Oh yeah if you digg colors we always carry the Reds, Greys and Blue ones of course. Those are permament products on our store.
January 28, 2010 at 4:41 am | Spongercity General, Magazines News
The Riptide Readers Poll 2010 is now open, so vote online now! It’s your time to vote for your favorite riders in 2009. Mens, Girls, DK and a few other votes like favorite vids etc.
VOTE HERE
Our Spongercity vote includes the likes of Ryan Hardy, Winny, Benny P, PLC, Jason Finlay, Joe Clarke, Hubb, Stewart, Jake Stone, Amaury L. (in no particular order here – we dont want to influence you). For Girls we voted for Neymera, Lilly & Kira. For DK we voted for Roach, Lacky, Lyman, D Lee, D Hubb (in no particular order either).
Other votes from us include:
- The Turbo Pipe Pro as best contest
- Sam Bennett as best grommet (impressive section in FLUX)
- The BEN PLAYER PROJECT as best 2009 DVD
- Mitch Rawlins for craziest wave ridden in 2009 (WA massive left pit, backdooring attempt)
- Brad Hughes for waves over 15ft in 2009
- Largest section hit: Eddie Solomon at the Wedge this summer (watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WpIX-vtJSs – that roll is M A S S I V E)
What are you gonna choose ? Did we make good choices ? You tell us ! (leave messages if you wish hey !)
January 28, 2010 at 1:23 am | Spongercity Moving Pictures News
Cool video clip of James Nemeyer (19 y.o. from Newcastle – NSW, Australia). Not sure why but this clip of James by Rob Sherwood didnt make it to our news stories before. Shame on us. We’re fixing the mistake now:
Watch it here: http://vimeo.com/6941685
January 22, 2010 at 8:38 am | Spongercity Moving Pictures News
Cool little video from Drew Innocend with a good The Shins soundtrack we reckon: http://vimeo.com/8878041
January 18, 2010 at 1:02 am | Spongercity Moving Pictures News
Premieres dates for the new FEVER DREAM dvd are now available here on the FEVER DREAM blog. First premiere is Sydney this Thursday and we’ll be there! Check all the other dates on this poster or on their blog.
January 18, 2010 at 12:57 am | Spongercity Industry News
Mitch Rawlins just launched his website the other day. That’s what Matt Lackey told us when we saw him sipping his morning Tropical Treat Juice in Coolangatta the other day, so we checked Mitchrawlins.com and yep ! We confirm: the new site is cool, classy, easy to navigate and well designed by the guys at Invert Design. oh and there’s cool stuff to see / watch / read on his site! Well done Mitch!
a href=”http://mitchrawlins.com” target=”_blank”>Mitchrawlins.com
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