Early 2008, it’s time for new board Tests ! We just tested a VS and a Science board. We’ll start with the SCIENCE 7 here. We tested a SCIENCE 7, Dow core + stringer, crescent tail, size 41.5 in 12 to 14°C waters. (about 53 to 57°F). Read more about the board in this test.
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Riptide issue 162 is coming, it’s got an “Esteemed Guest Editor” : Dave Winchester, who also happens to be on that smokin’ cover, as he “whips through a tight air reverse on the West Coast”.
What’s in this issue ? well here’s the menu:
“Is bodyboarding driving you insane? Riptide’s Tim Leeson speculates on why bodyboarders and the waves they’re tackling just keep getting more and more nuts!”
More about Winny: “In keeping with the Winny theme for issue 162, Riptide probed the newly-found family man on his transition from happy-go-lucky party guy to fully-fledged father.”
The hawaiian winter season: “Have a flick through Rt’s photo feature on how to enjoy yourself when the waves friggan suck on The Rock.”
Some Brendan Newton’s story: “Read your way through Brendan Newton’s absolutely uncanny recount of how he came to be completely stoned at the Stern!”
And last but not least: “Ryan Mattick, Thom Robinson and Frenchy Pierre-Louis Costes team up with Lucky Squirrel Club Director Allan Wilson and Mickey Smith on a search for Irish pits, pints of black ale and the elusive four-leafed clover.”
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…and goodbye to 800×600 screens resolutions.
After hundreds of hours spent coding it and dozens of sleepless nights, we’re eventually releasing our Version 3.0 of Spongercity.com
We’re glad we did this with our own two hands, coded this new template and designed everything by ourselves, with our passion and your support.
No big changes aesthetically, just cleaner designs and wider presentation, easier navigation and a couple new fonctionnalities that should save us (and you) quite some time. People with large screens should appreciate the change, people with 800×600 screens should start hating us for doing this but hey, maybe it’s time to get a new 24 ich flat screen mate ! yewwwww
Anyway, there might still be a few bugs here and there, report them in the comments if you can and we’ll take care of them ASAP. We’re not completely done with our Version 3.0 modifications and we’ll keep on improving it next week and stop lagging on DVD reviews and interviews, we promise !
We’re now working on a couple new web projects as well… so stay tuned.
Paulo Barcellos won the pipe event (first IBA event of the 2008 calendar) and defeated Jeff Hubbard (HAW) Uri Valadao (BRZ) & Hugo Pinheiro (POR). Conditions were not that good but the occasionnal bigger sets and throwing lips kept the 1/4 and semis and finals interesting. Impressive riding from everyone. Props to PLC for making it so far in the contest with an injured back and knee. Yeah Pierre ! Also note Botha’s really good performance and pipe skills.
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The pipe contest is on ! Check it on Ibatour.com/webcast !
Movement Mag issue 22 is coming soon, check the once-again-awesome cover here: Movement 22 Cover. Mmmh podcast clip for this issue is coming… soon.
VERT mag issue 84 is out in Portugal as well, peep the cover here. Inside you’ll have (portuguese rider Jaime Jesus on the cover flying high at Praia do Norte) Nazaré, the story of the Special Edition, a bunch of good articles, a Readers Poll, hot chicks pics and stuff. Check it out if your in Portugal ! Talking about Protugal here’s another link that Portuguese videographer Vasco Figueiredo sent us.
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A bodyboard picture was awarded with the 3rd place in the action sports category in the prestigious world press photo. It’s a pic of the Sumol Nazaré Special Edition (portuguese contest with freakin huge waves), it was taken by portuguese photographer Miguel Barreira. Unreal picture !
The Pipe contest in Hawaii is about to start, and it looks like the conditions are gonna be big and clean from what the forecast says. What a cool way to start the 2008 IBA tour ! Peep the IBA Site for more news and full forecast report.
Industry / Sponsor change news: Ryan Mattick is now riding for 4PLAY boards and will soon have a pro-model. Yewwww.
Spongercity news: our server was pretty slow today, sorry for the inconvenience, it’s getting better though and should be fine tomorrow. We’re on a mission with DVD reviews this week and should finish reviewing DRAW, THERE IS NO I, INSERT NAME HERE and HOW TO between now and this week-end. All reviews we’ve done are archived here by the way, in case you never clicked on the REVIEWS button in the nav bar. Doh.
One of the rare USA production in 2007, HAPPY DAYS by Juan Farfan (Chula Vista Production) pleased us with its nice and clean style and the diversity of footage and moods that could be found in this movie. Read the full review to see why.
Another long-awaited DVD review: ROAM. Filmed par Bryce THURSTON (The Road) and edited by Todd Barnes (VIDEO, NF DECADE…), it’d be hard not to digg this DVD. Read the rest of the review to know why.
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Seen this week during the Monster Energy Billabong contest at Pipeline – Hawaii : Stand Up Pro Surfer Fred Patacchia paddle out on a nice pink Toobs board (Chris Taloa’s board we reckon) during his heat after being comboed by Pancho Sullivan, 10 minutes before the end of his heat. Fred took 2nd place of the contest. Paddling out on a boogieboard during his heat was all about a bet but it was still pretty fun to see a nice pink Toobs board at the monster energy pro contest ! Check Freddy P.’s picture with his sweet ride here.
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Damn we’ve been lagging on Reviews and the Dot Dot Dash one should’ve been done way earlier but we got caught up with new web projects, designs and stuff and didnt get much time to write down all reviews. Anyway, Simon Fisher released Dot Dot Dash a while ago this is the Dot Dot Dash review:
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