New NF site

December 25, 2007 at 10:46 pm | Spongercity Industry News

NF re-designed their website which kinda looks like their online store now, with an improved news system…

Check it out here: Nofriends.com

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Merry xmas, happy holidays and stuff

December 23, 2007 at 9:00 pm | Spongercity Contests, Industry, Magazines, Photography News

Hey all, merry xmas, happy holidays (for those who have some) !

Heaps of news just in time for christmas. Riptide issue 161 is out, peep the cool cover here and make sure you get it coz there’s a DVD inside, “Around the World in 40 days”. Check the Riptide site and the pictures of the trip, you’ll be frothing. We’ll review the DVD as soon as we get our copy. Make sure you read all latest news from the rippies site, there’s heaps of cool things to read and see. We’re not gonna copy/paste the news so go there and read them.

We got a cool email today from portuguese videographer Vasco Figueiredo who filmed some of the massive pits of the Sumol Nazare 07 Edition which you might have heard about if you’re from portugal or if you read it somewhere else. We’re not from portugal but from what we’ve seen Portugal is definitely one of the biggest bodyboard nations after Australia. They’re got heaps of talented riders, a good magazine to read, motivated people, sponsors and they’re making it happen. So go on youtube, forget what you’ve read about europe and euro contests, and enjoy a few video clips from Vasco:
- link one: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=NVIef9__nKs
- link two: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tl0MgCmmfw
- link three: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=PEYv5nY6VCw
- Vasco’s page on youtube for more clips: Profile: VascoFigueiredo

Link number 2 shows the massive pits from the Sumol Nazare contest. “Biggest waves ever ridden on a portuguese wave championship”. Luis Pereira got first, Pierre Louis Costes second, Manuel Centeno third. For more check: Nazarespecialedition.com.

Here are some pictures from the contest that VERT mag sent us: One, Two, Three, Four, Five.

Last but not least: for Xmas, treat yourself well and get yourself and your friends a Mickey Smith Calendar and a Spongercity Tshirt and Cap. ha ! No kidding, we still have some tees and caps. Very few caps. Check the Store here for more info. Free stickers and badges with every order. Free shipping with all orders. We’ve sent some to the UK, OZ, France, Portugal, the US so far so keep the orders coming, we’re ready !

Last minute industry note: Eddie Solomon rides for NMD boards now.

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Better decks soon ?

December 12, 2007 at 11:35 pm | Spongercity Industry News

We got a cool press release from Nomad telling us they found a new deck skin technology. They call it WATER BARRIER SKIN (WBS) and it’s available on their 07/08 F.S.D. Ultimate model.

Water Barrier Skin (WBS) has been developed to increase the strength of deck skin of your board by heat laminating a high tensile strength film to the surface of bare deck foam skin.

This barrier provides protection from the elements your board is exposed to, sunlight, sea water, and sand. It also provides surface protection from cuts, punctures, and scratches by dispersing pressure from the rider and effectively prevents indentations to the surface of the bodyboard, reducing the level of wear and tear your board receives.

WBS provides structural stability as a rider flexes or torques the board. With a specially designed embossed pattern on the film, WBS also helps to provide added texture for improved grip. This texture gives the board a unique visual quality when light hits it that is unsurpassed in the bodyboard industry.

Here’s picture of the Nomad FSD Ultimate WBS board.

By the way, Aussie bbers, dont miss the ROAM dvd premiere presented by Nomad. Check the dates and details here on the poster. 14th and 15th of Dec. Gold coast and Wollongong premieres.

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Movement Mag 21, VERT 83, Three Sixty 72

December 11, 2007 at 1:27 am | Spongercity Magazines News

Movement Mag issue 21 is out now, with heaps of sick shots and words. It taste like this: Movement, issue 21 – A glimpse at the future while we revisit the past. We’ve rolled a completely new format for this issue, printing landscape for the first time in the mag’s history. It makes sense because of all the shots we print each issue the overriding majority are shot landscape, meaning we’re always having to battle gutters in the middle of the page and cut out shots because there’s never enough room. Now free from the burden of having to fit square pegs in round holes we’re running more shots in the same amount of space, without having to resort to postage stamp inserts. So check it out and let us know what you think, email info@movementmag.com with any feedback.
As for living in the past, well this is the 21st issue and to celebrate we’ve dug through the archives and sourced a bunch of shots and stories that never aired in their heyday. Cool insights into the people and places that have made this magazine and the sport it survives on.
Now that we’ve got that out of the way, some gear that will no doubt leave your jaw hanging loosely while your eyes try to digest the magnitude of the waves being ridden by that old crew of crazies from WA. Chad Jackson and Brad Hughes up the ante once more and leave us all gagging at the prospect of just how big guys are willing to go these days. We also gauge the new gen on our grom trip and splash a profile with the ever colourful Mason Rose.
Make sure you peep the cover here and also watch the teaser here on Youtube. We’ll upload the Teaser on the Spongercity Podcast this week, as well as the HELLO teaser, Draw Teaser and more stuff to keep you busy at school, in the bus, in the planes and at work. (all vids on the podcast are compatible iPods et iPhones, check the Podcast section of the site to learn more if you don’t understand anything).

VERT Mag issue 83 is also out in Portugal with “A portuguese rider on the cover feeling good in Super Suck, Indonesia. Inside we also reveal 13 new boards for the winter season, feature some tow-out time with Hugo Pinheiro & friends and introduce seven new young guns from “da house”!”. We’ll receive it soon at the Spongercity HQ and although we don’t understand a word of Portuguese we always dig the sick shots and neat design of the Mag. Hehe. Check the cover here.

Oh and Three Sixty issue 72 is also out in the UK. Good issue with heaps of shots from Oz, mutant slabs everywhere, sick trip and shots from Ireland and more… Peep their website here: Three Sixty Web Site.

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Congratulations Ben !

December 7, 2007 at 4:29 pm | Spongercity Contests News

Ben Player is the 2007 world champ. Congrats Ben ! Once again Ben is the world champ and he deserves the title more than anyone. Incredible riding, incredible talent, incredible year, massive passion and devotion for the sport & the boogie industry. Legend ! yewwww !

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Noteworthy

December 4, 2007 at 12:31 am | Spongercity Contests, Moving Pictures News

Yeah, noteworthy it is: the Canary Island event just started today at El Confital (Gran Canaria). The wave rocks and we hope the swell is gonna pump for the event. Only Ben Player or Amaury Laverhne can still be crowned 2007 world champ. For more about the event, scores and happenings, log on the IBA site, they cover all events really well: IBAworldTour.com.

Also noteworthy for you aussies reading this: the ROAM movie premiere is on the 7th of Dec. at 7.30 pm (BBQ) and 8pm (Film Starts) – Nomad Warehouse, Showroom 31 / 200 Canterbury Rd Bayswater VIC 3153 (enter via Bayfield Rd) – It’s $10.00 per head. Chris James, Glen & Bryce Thurston will be there. For further details email: contact@nomad.com.au or visit www.nomad.com.au. ROAM will be officially released on December 10. Make sure you watch the teaser here.

Also available on the 10th of December is the “HOW TO” Dvd from the maker of Australian Made. It’s an instructional bodyboarding DVD narrated by some of the biggest names in the industry including Ryan Hardy, Nick & Simon Ormerod, Michael Honeybone, Michael Novy, Eppo. Tom Wilson & Nick Perry. “How To” covers everything you need to know from purchasing a bodyboard to completing a forward spin to developing your style. As well as being an instructional DVD there is plenty of unseen bodyboarding footage to keep you amped for the surf. Some of the sections featured on How To include how to complete a:
- Forward spin
- Reverse spin
- A roll
- Air roll spin
- Back-flip
- Air forward
- Air reverse
- Invert air

Check David’s site here: http://www.davidchildfilms.com/
Running time: 50mins
Rating: E (Exempt from classification)
Format: PAL

We’ll post the FACE dvd reviews this week end, for those who havent heard or watched the DVD yet.

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