DK Sessions has a new website
DK Sessions has a new website ! Check it out here: http://www.dksessions.com/ Nice site !
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Archive for July, 2009
Vert Mag issue 94
VERT Mag issue 94 is out in Portugal, it’s the annual photo issue dedicated to the art of photography. This year they did a Photo Album thru 50+ pages of the mag. As usual, you may find the regular sections such as news, small interviews, exclusive chronicles etc…
Click here to see the cover with Winny on it and click here to go to the Vert Mag website. You can also watch the issue 94 teaser here.
VERT Mag also released a cool video for its 15th birthday anniversary that you can watch here.
We might have skipped a few issue like issue 92 and 93 of VERT so if you wish to read or order the mags make sure to check this page on the VERT site to find them.
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Pride recruts Nick Perry
Pride Signs Nick Perry, as you can see here and here. The press release goes as: Pride Bodyboards would like to announce the signing of northern beaches local and the “really, really, really good looking” Nick Perry. Commonly known as “Pedro Linguisey”, Nick has been on a mission this winter both up and down the coast, competing on the Aussie Tour as well as clocking up the frequent flyers chasing swells. We got a few quick words off the man after an epic session down the south coast… “I have been riding the new boards for the last 3 weeks down the south coast and I was blown away! The ride and quality far surpassed my expectations!”
Pedro joins one of the strongest youth teams in Australia with the likes of Sam Bennett, Mitch Woodland, Cade Sharp, Ben Veitch, Shaun Pyne and Jimmy Williamson. “I am stoked to be involved with Pride. The team of riders has so many different personalities and they are all in it to push the sport as far as it can go… coupled with the support behind them… yeah, i am stoked! These guys will be the future….. no doubt”
To follow Nick’s travels and sometimes unique perspective on life – get on http://memoirsofaseaman.blogspot.com/…
http://www.myspace.com/pridebodyboards
photo: Mitch Cameron / Mattick
Stealth fins V.2 are here !
Stealth fins have been working on a new version of their fins and they just sent us pictures. See the new fins here and here. No news yet on when they will be available but it’s gonna be soon anyway.
The good thing about those new fins is that Stealth eventually produced a fin that is not just a rip off the original Churchill Fins and they’ve also seemed to have improved the fins. One of the biggest weakness of the Churchills are the water/sand draining hole that totally sucks under the foot as well as the foot pocket that loses energy coz it’s almost too soft to kick well.
Stealth eventually built the water/sand holes at the end of the foot pocket, which is were the holes need to be to drain correctly and it looks like the foot pocket is stronger and less flexible than before so this means more power while kicking.
We’ll test the fins and will let you know how it goes as soon as we can get our hands on them. They look pretty good and well designed from what we can see here.
Morey recruts Jason Finlay and re-signs Alex Bunting
Good news for Morey & Jason Finlay. Jason has just been recruted by Morey this year ! See Jason holding his new ride here.
Morey talks about the new recrut: “Jason Finlay is an incredible bodyboarder, a natural talent with a love for hitting big air sections that would send most seasoned professionals packing and from here on in Jason will be hunting down those looming sections on a Morey Bodyboard.. This past year has seen Jason burst onto the scene with jaw dropping performances at some of the best waves the world has to offer. His commitment to rising up the ranks and representing bodyboarding at its finest have seen jason go from one of the most underrated bodyboarder’s to one of the most respected up and coming riders.
Jason’s hunger and drive to succeed has never been stronger so he fits in perfectly with Morey’s quest of reestablishing itself as the dominant board company in the market which so far has been a very successful journey. With his natural athleticism and relentless determination Jason is going to dominate in 2009 on Morey Bodyboards”.
Jason says “I am thriving on the possibility of pushing my ability to its limits and now that I can further my reputation as both a technical rider and a big wave bodyboarder on Morey Bodyboards.” adding “This year I want to blow minds. I want to ride the biggest waves there are, and I want to do the biggest airs ever seen. I have put the time in and these goals are totally achievable for me, and I know now with the right support from Morey, I can make it happen. ”
Further strengthening Morey, the company that produced the first bodyboards is the re-signing of the fast living Alex Bunting. Bunt’s profile is riding a great high with his current success of nailing the cover of Riptide’s 20th anniversary issue and relentless work towards his feature part in the upcoming I Am None film Thrash’d. He has put the work in and is in a great position to showcase his widely respected and admired skills in the surf. “This year is blitzing by…with my only focus being bodyboarding, shooting and filming as many good waves as possible and having a hell of a good and loose time in between. I couldn’t be more stoked to sign on again with Morey. To me it’s important to be aligned with a company not just because of their well respected name; but that the products they produce are the best and the image they project are relevant to what people like. Along with all my sponsor’s Morey is the best board company to suit where I am right now with my life and bodyboarding career.”
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Evoke The Stoke teaser & premieres
The new Flames Yates’ video teaser for EVOKE THE STOKE is available here on Vimeo. Sick teaser ! Can’t wait for the video ! (Remember FLUX ? the DVD that Riptide mounted on one of their latest issues. It’s from Flames Yates as well).
Beware – Oz premieres: July 25th at the City Diggers Club, Woolongong
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Shark Island Challenge update
Tthe Shark Island Challenge was ON yesterday with Round 1 of the event. It’s on hold right now.
Here are the trials results by the way (we forgot to add them):
1. Shaun Peterson (Central Coast)
2. Doug Showell (Cronulla)
3. Brendan Ryan (Cronulla)
4. Josh Pollard (Lennox Head)
Watchout for Round 2 very soon !
Follow the event LIVE here: Limited Edition or here: http://twitter.com/ltd_edition. Il y a des slideshows de photo sur le site de Limited Edition.
New Nomad Gold Signature series for 2010
Nomad has just released its new 2010 collection, including the new Gold Signature Series. Check it out here or on the Nomad website.
The range includes the most up to date Chris James, Glen Thurston, and Matt Lackey pro models, the Engineered Flex Core featuring Cellu-cushion 8lb PE Decks, and the new PRODIGY Signature Series. Check www.nomad.com.au for details on the entire range and new video clip of the boards in action.
We just interviewed Nick Mesritz about the new 3D core technology
While reading the latest Movement or Riptide Mags this month you might have noticed NMD and VS ads featuring a new logo and a new core technology which Nick Mesritz developed recently. The new core is called 3D Core Technology (Triple Density Core) and is a layered core composed of PE, PP and a thin layer between both cores. The new core technology is quite innovative and is definitely something you’ll be hearing about or surfing on very soon.
We were curious and teased with these new ads and new core announcement so we decided to talk to Nick Mesritz himself and learn more about the new board core than what was written on the ads.
We contacted Nick early this morning and here we are tonight, editing this really quickly at 11pm ! Yeah, web is magic and Nick does reply to his email faster then most !
Interview – Nick Mesritz talks about the 3D Core
While reading the latest Movement or Riptide Mags this month you might have noticed NMD and VS ads featuring a new logo and a new core technology which Nick Mesritz developed recently. The new core is called 3D Core Technology (Triple Density Core) and is a layered core composed of PE, PP and a thin layer between both cores.
The new core technology is quite innovative and is definitely something you’ll be hearing about or surfing on very soon. We were curious and teased with these new ads and new core announcement so we decided to talk to Nick Mesritz himself and learn more about the new board core than what was written on the ads.
We contacted Nick early this morning and here we are tonight, editing this really quickly at 11pm ! Yeah, web is magic and Nick does reply to his email faster then most !
Here’s the quick interview:
First of all the core looks like the perfect solution between a stiff and a flexy board. Sounds amazing. How did you come up with the idea ?
My team riders had been complaining for years that PP is too stiff and PE is too soft, so the aim was to find or develop a core that was somewhere in the middle. I couldn’t find a single extrusion core material suitable. I tried beaded PP, but due to it being completely closed cell, the boards were too buoyant and sat too high in the water. It became obvious that to find the perfect compromise between stiffness and flex, I had to somehow combine the PP and PE cores we had available to us. It didn’t make sense to vertically bond the PE to the PP, as there would be an unnatural nose to tail flex, depending on where you placed the PE. Horizontally layered sandwich construction made much more sense to me. It had been used in snowboards for years and by layering the various foams, it was possible to achieve specific flex properties with natural, undistorted nose to tail flex.
How did you figure out how to make it work ? Coz i know PP and PE dont bond together too well without an intermediate layer. Must have been hard to make it all work ?
The next step was how to manufacture the core. I won’t go into too much construction detail, but in order to heat fuse the PP top layer to the PE base layer we are using a specially formulated substrate that allows us to achieve the PE to PP bond. This layer also adds to the flex properties of the board so we have selected a density and thickness that best serves our requirements.
I bet you made multiple tests with the riders ? and tests in the factory ?
As for testing, once I knew I could fabricate the board in production, I made up several samples for Ben which he has tested over the past 2 years. I’ve also made boards for other pro riders and some knowledgeable industry types to get their feedback. This feedback and input is what has helped me to dial in the right core layer thickness, which, in-turn, dictates the overall flex pattern of the board. That’s the beauty of this design, in that we can vary the flex of the boards by changing the layer thickness.
Is there a stringer in 3D core boards ?
Yes, we use a stringer in the 3D core boards. With today’s advanced levels of riding, there’s is not a core out there that can withstand the impact without some sort of stringer based reinforcement.
What’s the stiffness like ? between PE stringer and PP stringer boards ?
In its current construction, the flex of a 3D core board is pretty much in the middle between PE Stringer and PP Stringer boards.
The core is available in NMD’s and VS’s from what i’ve seen but will it be available in other board brands you build in your factory ?
All brands produced in our Indo factory will have access to the 3D type, multi-layered core technology.
Regarding the 3D core why did you choose PP on top and PE on the bottom ?
I chose PP on the top and PE on the bottom simply because this combination gave the best flex response and overall performance in testing.
Are you working on other cores in the future ?
I am working on a new PE blend core with my supplier. I hope to have test samples later in the year. But I’m mostly focused on the 3D multi-layered core technology and different variations dialled in for specific conditions.
3D Core ad Preview
Another 3D Core Ad Preview here
Thanx Mez for the quick chat !
Cheers,
Theo
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