Archive for October, 2010
October 31, 2010 at 3:53 pm | Spongercity General, Giveaways, International News
We never really advertise it (although it’s free) but we do have a cool Spongercity Mac OSX Widget for all Mac users out there. We coded that little widget a while ago and it’s very useful to check the latest Spongercity.com news posts directly from your Mac Dashboard in 2 seconds! It works perfectly with all OSX versions and runs smoothly on all dashboards. Try it if you’ve got a Mac computer, it’s a pretty cool little feature.
You can download it for free here. (simply click the link and it will download automatically and ask you if you want to install it).
Enjoy!
October 31, 2010 at 3:45 pm | Spongercity International, Moving Pictures News
Following the success of ROAM & ROAM II, Nomad is proud to officially announce the third film in their prestigious film series, TRAVERSE (click to see the new movie logo).
TRAVERSE will follow 12 months of the world’s best free surfers as they scour the globe facing all conditions thrown at them by mother nature. Sessions include locations such as New Zealand (seen in Riptide #178), Luna’s (seen in Le Boogie #5), Cook Islands (seen in both Le Boogie & Riptide), Western Australia, South Australia, Northern NSW, South Coast, and Tow sessions.
The project features the riding talents of Chris James, Max Arent-Highfield, Ewan Donnachie, Jono Bruce, Adam Luehman, Alex Halsey, Nick Mc Neill, Sacha Specker, Matt Lackey and more, and has been filmed by Dan Nicholls, Lucas Vazquez, Michael Jennings & Matt Lackey.
In the tradition of having great bodyboarding film editors for these projects in the past, including Todd Barnes, and Bryce Thurston previously, TRAVERSE will be edited by Claws & Teeth’s Dan Nicholls.
A teaser clip will follow soon. In the mean time check out this new Nomad FSD clip edited by Lucas Vazquez:
http://www.nomad.com.au/2010/10/21/traverse/
Follow TRAVERSE news on the web @ www.nomad.com.au and facebook @ www.facebook.com/nomadbodyboards
October 26, 2010 at 12:20 am | Spongercity Industry, International News
Pierre-Louis Costes just signed with CREATURES international. He’ll now be charging with CREATURES leashes around the globe.
October 25, 2010 at 4:17 pm | Spongercity Industry, International News
We just got some news from Rheopaipo and they seem to be coming back with a really good innovation. Check the press release and details below:
Iconic Australian Bodyboard brand RHEOPAIPO is back and is bringing to market “the biggest innovation in bodyboard design in many years”: The ISS, Interchangeable Stringer System TMISS – Interchangeable Stringer System™ (PATENT PENDING)
“I grew up with Rheopaipo Bodyboards, they had the best boards, best technology and the best riders when I was a grom.” says Stracky, Rheopaipo’s Brand Manager. “So in relaunching RHEO we simply didnt want to just add another brand to the overcrowded sameness that is currently available in boards. We sat down and thought about what we wanted in a board, and then went ahead and made it.”
Several years ago the geniuses at Xross Design approached Rheopaipo with concepts for an unrelated product. Discussion quickly turned to Bodyboards and the raw idea for the Interchangeable Stringer System was brought up. “I was stunned, it was exactly what we wanted and had been trying to figure out, I threw out all their other concepts and we’ve been developing ISS ever since.” – Stracky.
The new range of Rheopaipo Bodyboards have been specially crafted to use the new ISS technology so that the only visible difference to current boards is a small hole in the tail to accept the stringer. The system is 100% sealed in the board and locks tight to prevent the stringer from dislodging.
Imagine turning up at your favorite local break and its perfect 6-8 feet and hollow. Yesterday it was 2-3 foot onshore slop. So you pull the Soft Flex ISS stringer out of the board and replace it with a Stiff Flex ISS stringer that will better suit the faster walling waves on offer. This is the future of bodyboarding. Flex is arguably the most important aspect of board design & construction and now ISS puts you in control of how you ride.
Since the first stringer was placed inside the core of a bodyboard it has been a standard feature giving both rigidity and strength to the board while allowing a pre determined amount of flex. Herein lies the largest drawback to current stringer technology. Once inside the board, it is impossible to change the stringer without destroying the board. While all todays board companys compete to offer a variance of core materials to control flex they are still governed by type or number of stringers inside the board. So the simple solution is a system that allows you to interchange the stringers depending your needs.
ISS will be releasing a range of different flex stringers to suit different wave conditions, size & shape. You can even tailor the stringer setup for the riders size and weight or personal riding preference. The possibilities are endless. For more details and information on how to get your hands on one of these new boards visit:
www.rheopaipo.com.au
info@rheopaipo.com.au
Check some pictures from the new Boards and ISS technology here:
- The hole in the tail to put the stringer
- The board and its set of stringers
- The set of ISS stringers
- Another pic of the tail
More soon about this new technology and hopefully a board test to come on Spongercity.com !
October 23, 2010 at 7:03 pm | Spongercity Industry, International News
STEALTH FINS got themselves a new website which you can browse thru here: www.stealthfins.com.au. Cool and classy website with all the fins models, riders etc.
October 23, 2010 at 6:57 pm | Spongercity International, Links, Moving Pictures, Podcasts News
The second episode of the Pierre-Louis Costes podcast is now online. Watch it here: http://vimeo.com/15955050 and/or here on www.pierrelouiscostes.com
October 12, 2010 at 1:34 pm | Spongercity Australia, Magazines News
…is now available.
Check out the cover and trailer for this issue here.
Here’s a little excerpt from the LeBoogie site:
Number five is alive. Somehow we trumped the last issue with even better photographs and stories. We sent three men into the jungle in search of google earth gold, we made men throw themselves into huge barrels promising them glory and girls (we only gave them printed memories). Have a poke around and find out who is the legend of Koots, why James Kates loves his life and what Chris James really thinks about the World Champion.
Speaking of the World Champion, we predicted his success and interviewed him just prior to his title. Mike Mckiernan talks love, Tahiti and all things Amuary with our new World Champion. Kristian Geraghty has never won a world title nor will he. He has won more than you realise though and it’s a damn shame we all don’t know about it.
Pack the rest of this sexy beast with the best of the best images of the hottest riders on earth and the pitiful amount of cash you pay for this issue will leave you feeling like you owe us more. Pound for pound this just might be the best issue to date. Oh fuck it, it’s the best issue of any magazine in the history of the world!
You like sequence? You like water shot? You want big photo? You buy le BOOGIE ok…
October 12, 2010 at 1:13 pm | Spongercity Europe, Girls, Links, Moving Pictures, Podcasts News
The Eunate Aguirre Diaries – Episode 3 – “I’m home” is now on Vimeo. ANother cool clip to watch: http://vimeo.com/15246585. Well edited and filmed !
October 9, 2010 at 4:59 pm | Spongercity Australia, Magazines News
Movement Mag 34 is now available. Sick cover with Charlie Ward charging in Tasmania. Check the cover here.
Excerpt from the Movement Mag website: “It’s not often that Tasmania is praised for anything, the poor little inbred islanders they are. The crew featured in this issue, however, will go a long way to altering your perception. Young and hungry they are riding waves of very real consequence. This is Charlie Ward, somewhere you may or may not want to be. Full issue details to follow”.
See Movementmag.com for more.
October 9, 2010 at 4:49 pm | Spongercity Australia, Magazines News
Riptide Magazine Issue 178 is now available, it’s got a sick cover with Ewan Donnachie driving thru a nice nugget with the help of photographer Jeremie Cresswell. In this issue you have: A New Zealand Trip with Adam Luehman and Ewan Donnachie, a Jared Houston profile, a WA swell fest, sick shooting galleries, some stuff to win and more. Check the recap and the cover here on this page on the Riptide website.
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