Archive for 2009
July 22, 2009 at 9:17 am | Spongercity Contests News
Riders and officials will be on call as of Friday 24th for an anticipated Southerly swell that is forecasted to sweep the N.S.W coastline. Since the completion of Round 1 the East Coast of Australia has been dominated by an unusual summer pattern that has basically starve the normally wave hungry coastline. With strong low pressure systems dominating the southern oceans and tracking towards New Zealand any real chance of swell is being deflected away by the large and stable high pressure weather pattern.
The plan for the completion of The 2009 Shark Island Challenge depends on this weekend’s event. If waves do not meet the required minimum 4ft wave range then, upon the request of the riders all will meet to discuss the option of extending the waiting period of an additional week if the 7 day forecast looks promising.
“We have all made the sacrifice of giving up a years worth of competing because I think we all believe the SIC is and has been the Premiere Bodyboarding event of all time”, explains Sydney’s Alex Bunting. “Round 1 was not Classic Island; the majority of riders struggled to get 2 scoring waves and some competitors didn’t even get the chance of a lone scoring wave due to the hectic conditions. For the image and dignity of this event, if there is anyway we can extend the period in hope of another swell I am all for it! I know that we are at the hands of Mother Nature; though at least we can say we tried all we could to make it happen.”
A reminder that points for this unique event will not be released until the start of Round Two.
When Round Two finally gets underway riders will then be given their overall scores so they can work out where they stand and what they need to do to ensure that they take home the $10,000 winner takes all prize purse.
PRIZE PURSE
First Prize - $10,000 winner takes all
Best Barrel – 2 weeks stay at The Secret Sumatra – Surf Camp
Best Move – 2 week boat trip courtesy of The Surf Travel Company
Best Wipe Out – $500 – if you want it, it’s all yours
Longest tube time – Buzzing over Sydney in the world renowned Red Bull Stunt Plane
An update will be release towards the middle of the week.
July 17, 2009 at 3:52 pm | Spongercity Contests, Links News
DK Sessions has a new website ! Check it out here: http://www.dksessions.com/ Nice site !
And follow the DKS Twitter updates here: http://twitter.com/dksessions
July 17, 2009 at 3:44 pm | Spongercity Magazines News
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.
July 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm | Spongercity Industry News
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
July 15, 2009 at 4:19 pm | Spongercity Industry News
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.
July 15, 2009 at 3:54 pm | Spongercity Industry News
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.”
July 13, 2009 at 6:01 pm | Spongercity Moving Pictures News
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
July 13, 2009 at 5:49 pm | Spongercity Contests News
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.
July 13, 2009 at 5:37 pm | Spongercity Industry News
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.
July 9, 2009 at 11:17 pm | Spongercity Interviews News
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 !
READ THE INTERVIEW HERE
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