New EBB website and web store

March 31, 2010 at 7:00 pm | Spongercity Australia, Industry News

EBB breaking news once again: new website and new web store for the famous WA bodyboard shop ! Check it out here. Good looking site and store !

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Amaury Lavernhe signs with EBB

March 29, 2010 at 11:33 am | Spongercity Australia, Europe, Industry News

Two Pipe Champs at ebb.net.au – As of 8:40pm EST on Thursday 25/03/2010 EBB – Exclusively Body Boarding has signed as the official bodyboarding shop sponsor of this years Pipe Champ Amaury Lavernhe.

After finishing number one at Pipe this year and his competitive battles against BP in 07 it’s fitting that Amaury becomes part of “The Dream Team”.

EBB says: What impressed us most however, is his professionalism and dedication to the sport of bodyboarding and I am delighted to welcome Amaury to the team.

As the 100% focussed bodyboard company, Exclusively BodyBoarding supports the following athletes: Brad Hughes, Alex Bunting, Ryan Hardy, Alex Halsey, Chase O’leary and Lewy Finnegan.

“So stoked to be a part of EBB and represent the brand around the world. Thanks for supporting bodyboarding!!” – Amaury

Amaury has signed as EBB’s international flag bearer and he will bring a euro flavour to an already diverse team.

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Le Boogie Magazine issue 3 available on the 7th of April!

March 29, 2010 at 11:17 am | Spongercity Magazines News

Issue 3 of Le Boogie will be available on the 7th of April! Check the cover here and check this cool feature that will be in the mag (found on Thom Robinson’s Blog). Looks like it’s another sick issue !

Just got an email from Phil G. at Le Boogie that sums up what’s inside this issue:

“It’s that time again, when your eyes open up just a little larger and all of you’re bodyboarding dreams come true. Issue three is here people.

All laid out in a new sexy design, which is sure to get your eyeballs all juicy after another thick 140 pages”.

The print and digital version (iphone) will be released on the 7th April, so pre order NOW!

Watch the teaser here: www.vimeo.com/10513022

Buy or pre-order here: www.leboogie.com/Home/Shop

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New Toobs website now online

March 27, 2010 at 12:03 pm | Spongercity Industry News

Toobs Bodyboards just released their new website. Check it out. They’ll be adding more features as it goes. In the meantime if you’re looking for a 100% handcrafted board made in the US of A then go for it and order one, you can’t go wrong with these boards! Stock boards or custom boards, it’s all handcrafted in Morro Bay CA. with love. We’ve been riding those boards for more than ten years and have been stoked since the very first board we rode.

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Wallpaper – Spongercity x Chris Gurney Co-Lab – Second Edition

March 25, 2010 at 5:04 pm | Spongercity Interviews, Wallpapers News

One wallpaper and 2 interviews. All at once. Say hello to how second wallpaper collaboration project with WA photographer Chris Gurney. We worked with Chris a little while ago on this collab and it was time for a new collab. This time Chris had a sick shot of dropkneer Liam O’Keefe in the pit and the choice for a cool DK wallpaper was made easy ! We also interviewed Liam O’Keefe and Chris Gurney to make that wallpaper collab more interesting to you readers and learn more about Liam, Chris and the shot we used for those wallpapers.

The SPONGERCITY™ x Chris Gurney Wallpaper Co-Lab – Second Edition

We’ve included 10 different sizes for all computer screens, from 1920px wide to 800px wide, and have a choice between WIDE or 4:3 size resolution. Check at the bottom of the list the iPhone / iPodTouch special size. We designed it taking into account the iPhone interface to make sure the wallpaper is gonna look sick and won’t mess with the rest of the iPhone user interface like Time/Date and Unlock buttons.

Choose a screen resolution and download for it for FREE right now:

• Screen resolution: 1920×1200 pixels [Wide]
• Screen resolution: 1680×1050 pixels [Wide]
• Screen resolution: 1600×1200 pixels [4:3]
• Screen resolution: 1440×900 pixels [Wide]
• Screen resolution: 1400×1050 pixels [4:3]
• Screen resolution: 1280×960 pixels [4:3]
• Screen resolution: 1280×800 pixels [Wide]
• Screen resolution: 1024×768 pixels [4:3]
• Screen resolution: 320×480 pixels [iPhone]

PCINSTRUCTIONS: Click on the wallpaper you want, wait until it’s downloaded in its new window, then control-click the wallpaper : choose “Save as wallpaper”. Close the window once you’ve got your wallpaper.
MACINSTRUCTIONS: Click on the wallpaper you want, wait until it’s downloaded in its new window, then you can simply drag the wallpaper onto the desktop. Or you can also control-click the wallpaper and choose “Download image to disk” which works fine as well. Close the window once you’ve got your wallpaper. Go to your Mac preferences panel to customize the settings of your desktop.
iPhoneINSTRUCTIONS: Download the wallpaper (iPhone size of course) and drop it on your computer in any folder (or on your iPhoto library if you’re using iPhoto on a Mac). Then open iTunes, go to the “Photos” tab while you synchronize your iPhone with your computer and choose to sync the folder that contains the wallpaper (or sync the wallpaper directly from iPhoto if you’re on a Mac). Once the wallpaper is uploaded on your iPhone and the synchronisation is over just go to your iPhone settings > Wallpaper then choose the wallpaper and validate. Boom! Done !

First interview:

LIAM O’KEEFE INTERVIEW

Can you introduce yourself ? Age ? Home town ?
Hello, my name is Liam O’Keefe. I am 17 years old and live in Perth Western Australia.

What’s your home spot ?
Trigg point. This wave can have a fun sucky left inside. However, the point is often overrun with surfers.

Do you only DK ?
Yeah. When I do go prone it is not pretty…

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Wetsuit Test – MATUSE TUMO 4/3/2 FULLSUIT

March 24, 2010 at 4:12 pm | Spongercity Tests, Wetsuits Tests News

Probably the most expensive suit on the market and the most expensive suit we got to test we reckon. We got a 4/3/2 fullsuit (front zip on the chest). It’s the top range stuff. The fullsuit looks and feels great, it’s really really light and the neoprene is nice and light. (They call it Geoprene actually because the Yamamoto neoprene they use for this suit comes from limestone and isn’t made from petroleum products. Geoprene is derived from 99.7% pure limestone. It’s warmer – 98% water impermeable compared to the standard 69% – lighter and lasts longer than oil-based neoprene. It’s also kinder to Mother Nature since it wastes less biomass and comes from a sustainable resource—not petroleum. Geoprene is exclusive to Yamamoto Corporation and Matuse, Inc.)

Read the rest of this review by clicking the link below.

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Division 71 Bodyboards by Brian Peterson

March 24, 2010 at 3:53 pm | Spongercity Industry News

Brian Peterson, one of the world’s most talented bodyboard shaper (Who shaped for Toobs, Science, then started his own company called Vortex and now shapes for Catchsurf) just started a new bodyboard brand under the Catchsurf guys, his bodyboard division is called DIVISION 71. Boards look sick and nice and well shaped. We can’t wait to learn more about the brand and we’ll keep you updated about the brand.

Division 71 owned and ran by surfers and bodyboarders. All shapes, designs and manufacturing led by master shaper Brian Peterson at AREA 71 in San Clemente, California. It’s a new brand developed by Brian at Catchsurf.

Check the some of the boards here:
- Brian working on a board
- The bLack Lite board
- The Division 71 Logo
- The SUper Board and an oldschool revival board by Brian

More details here:
http://www.catchsurf.com/blog/2010/03/division-71-bodyboards-coming-soon/

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Cool little clip from the people at HB

March 24, 2010 at 12:07 am | Spongercity Australia, Moving Pictures News

Edited by James Kates (HB Rider and videographer) check the little clip here: http://vimeo.com/10369364. Good looking little waves and cool editing !

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Movement Mag 32 with THRASH’D now available

March 21, 2010 at 7:34 pm | Spongercity Magazines News

Movement Mag Issue 32 is now available and it comes with the new Todd Barnes DVD: THRASH’D – Awesome !

A note on the cover: A Pipeline barrel of any magnitude is still a Pipeline barrel, but a covershot must also be a covershot. What we aim to reason is that Tom Rigby’s metallic pipe cut perfectly to our cover needs and complemented our cover mount, Thrash’d.

Excerpt from the Movement Mag website:
The back-to-uni, Christmas in March, Government rebate issue comes with 112 pages of bodyboarding barbiturate and the full length Thrash’d DVD, produced by our own avant-gardist Mr Todd Barnes, pinned to the cover. On the glossies you’ll find insiders’ scoops from Hollywood (or Hawaii. One of the two, hard as they are to tell apart), a photo-essay from Hubb’s childhood compound on Kauai, a diatribe on discovery and an investigation into the unstoppable rise of Canary Islands bodyboarding.

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Ben Player and Dave Winchester re-sign with NMD for 4 years

March 17, 2010 at 2:56 pm | Spongercity Industry News

The rumors on Facebook have been so ridiculous that it seems that NMD kinda had to do something about it and officially tell everyone that Ben & Dave re-signed with the brand for another 4 years. What did you expect ? Ben and Winny are part of NMD and the brand DNA almost so why stupid rumors on Fuckbook ?

Anyway for the skeptics, you’ve got a video here that sums up everything: http://vimeo.com/10199145. See what NMD had to do ? Have Ben & Dave talk / act on a picnic table to prove everyone they indeed re-signed… haha cool clip, good action at the end.

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