Archive for January, 2013
January 30, 2013 at 12:25 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
Crappy day and probly’ crappy year for the IBA – IBA 2013 PIPE CHALLENGE CANCELLED !
http://ibaworldtour.com/2013/01/iba-2013-pipe-challenge-cancelled/
This is seriously catastrophic for the IBA 2013 tour as Pipeline is obviously the one and only wave that NEEDS to be surfed on the world tour, its the shiz niz of waves, the one and only banzai pipeline. IBA stated it’s a lack of support from the industry and sponsors that forced them to cancel the event. If only one contest was to be kept alive on the tour it’s Pipeline! Why not push the event to the end of the 2013 calendar and save time to try to find more sponsors and keep the event alive?
From the IBA site this morning:
It is with great disappointment that the IBA announce the cancellation of the 2013 Pipe Challenge in Hawaii that was scheduled for February 2013.
The 2013 Pipe Challenge has been forced to be cancelled as a result of the complete lack of industry sponsorship for the event.
The IBA had been in sponsorship discussions with industry companies and out of industry companies for a period of over 6 months. There were a number of positive leads that have fallen away over December and January for various reasons, the most recent being this week. All options have been explored to continue with the running of the event, though the decision taken to cancel the 2013 IBA Pipe Challenge.
“The industry needs to support the IBA World Tour to ensure growth and prosperity for this sport. It’s a sad day for the IBA, its athletes and supporters.” – IBA World Tour Manager, Alex Leon
The Men’s and Women’s 2013 IBA World Tour is now scheduled to commence in Australia in April 2013, with further details to be confirmed in the coming weeks. The DK World Tour kicks off in Peru in March 2013.
For further updates please refer to www.ibaworldtour.com and www.facebook.com/ibaworldtour
January 22, 2013 at 7:16 pm | Spongercity Clips, General, International, Podcasts, Videos News
Ok, so here’s the Tuesday vids dopeness selection:
Missing In Action – Ep V – Cade & Novy
Wade Masters – Leftovers 2012
Dan Worsley
David Philipps in December
THREE DAYS – Bodyboard (2013)
Wesley Fisher – Ep3 – Addictions
Tanner McDaniel 4.0
3 Days in Portugal
Dean Parton
YOLO Ep2
Dailos Rodriguez “Fronton King”
January 22, 2013 at 6:14 pm | Spongercity General, International, Moving Pictures, Videos News
Black Rock with Ben Player is a chapter from the Tales of a Dream film
A film by Robert Sherwood
Tales of a Dream takes you on a journey into the big blue and explores the beauty of riding a wave with a few selected ocean wranglers. It captures incredible imagery in the South Pacific and Down Under on the coastlines of NSW and South Oz. Tales of a Dream tells a story of an addiction and a passion for the ocean.
Featuring: Mike Stewart, Garth McGregor, Ben Player, James Nymeyer, Jase Finlay, Michael Novy and more…
Special offer for Aussies – DVD for $22.00 and free postage within Aus. Deal ends on the 31st of this month. – ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE FEATURE FILM ‘TALES OF A DREAM’ AT Lyfestore.com.au
January 16, 2013 at 7:28 pm | Spongercity General, Industry News
These might be useful tips if you’re looking for a sponsor or already have one or several but don’t want to get screwed in your career:
- For up & coming riders: Gather a bunch of good pics & videos of you as a portfolio to show when seeking for a sponsor
- For up & coming riders and already-sponsored riders: Make sure you edit the video well or ask a friend to edit it well for you, it’s important to show something nice to potential sponsors
- For up & coming riders and already-sponsored riders: If you send emails make sure you dont do mistakes, it’s important to show you can write and express yourself well
- For up & coming riders and already-sponsored riders: ALWAYS ask for a contract and if it’s only flow-team stuff and free gear ask the compnay how long the deal is for and how many free products you get a year. Even if it’s just a couple boards or accessories it’s important to ask the company to write it down in a contract or at least in an email so that you know what you have and where you’re going. No contract or no written deal = nothing
- For already-sponsored riders: If you have a sponsor(s) ask for their HD logo and use it in video edits or photos, also ask your sponsor if they can pay for the video editing if you ask a good videographer to edit the video. Better ask your sponsor to pay and have a nice clip than try to do somehting half-ass
- For already-sponsored riders: If there’s money involved please read above point once again! Ask for a contract even if it’s a 100 dollars contract.
- For already-sponsored riders: If you have a board sponsor and a contract check if there is an article in the contract that forces you to ride their boards and also their accessories. If there is, then ask exactly what that means and if you get extra money or extra advantages by agreeing to ride their accessories. If you’re not happy with this ask for a modification before signing. If you’re accepting the terms of the contract as they are make sure the deal suits you! Why? Because by accepting to sign a contract that forces you to ride boards + accessories or wetsuits you simply miss the opportunity to get 2 or more sponsors instead of 1 and you miss the opportunity to get more products and potentially more money from a second or third sponsor. Also keep in mind that having several sponsors might be better to multiply your chances to get recognition, additional sponsors (clothing or sunglasses or whatever), additional money and coverage on the web or mags because the brand will use shots of you for ads and promo and having more sponsors means more ads and recognition.
- For already-sponsored riders: Does your sponsor have a website ? Do you appear on the website ? If not, then why ? It’s important to be part of a team and be well identified and promoted on their website.
- For already-sponsored riders: Ask your sponsor if they can buy some pictures of you when a photographer has some good shots of you or at least put the photographer and the brand in contact to see if they can deal something.
- For already-sponsored riders: Be smart, most board companies are managed by distributors, they want to sponsor you for boards, accessories and wetsuits to get you all set up with their own stuff and no one else’s stuff and they’re not necessarily your friend, they need you but they don’t want to spend too much money on you unless they are good honest blokes or good friends of yours. Choose what you want to do, tell them what you need, what you’d like and how you see things, dont be shy and let yourself get driven. You’re not risking anything if you ask your sponsor or the distributor who’s sponsoring you for more details in the contract, for modifications or whatever. The brands need you if you surf good and most of the time you’re only getting free stuff from them (no money) and you have a job or you’re still at school or doing studies so you’re not risking anything if you’re picky and know what you want.
Note: Independent brands might be easier to deal with and to target if you’re looking for a sponsor or for sponsors deal because you’ll be dealing with several brands and not just a group of brands belonging to a distributor and you can wisely choose your sponsors or leave one and keep the other when things are not going your way. Most of the time clothing sponsors are independent from distributors (for example I am None, Grand Flavour, Unite, Flipmode are independent brands), some wetsuits sponsors also are independent (Z I O N, Reeflex for example) but not all of them, some boards companies are independent too but very few (QCD, Toobs for example), some accessories or fins sponsors are also independent but few… Always know who you’re talking to and keep in mind all of the above tips…
January 16, 2013 at 12:50 pm | Spongercity Clips, General, International, Podcasts, Videos News
Sick clip from Hawaii by Heinous (This is Episode 2)
Heinous – Episode 1
South Africa delivering the goods!
Pride Podcast – The Young and the Restless – SE01EP06 – THE OTHER BIRD
PJ Tartak October “Feast”
Hawaii Podcast by The Invertt – Teaser
January 11, 2013 at 1:09 pm | Spongercity Clips, General, International, Podcasts, Videos News
A Friday vids dopeness before the weekend:
Exploring Panaitan, by Nic Barclay
Novy rides for Nomad now
Cook Islands filmed by Blake Parker
Jarrah Hamlin – 14 years 2012/13
Days on the road by Antonio Silva
Jake Stone, one day at Mandurah Wedge
More cook islands here
James Nymeyer leftover footage from Rob Sherwood’s latest DVD Tales Of a Dream
East Coast Mash Up
Missing In Action – Ep IV – Lachlan Cramsie Mini Clip
January 10, 2013 at 10:22 am | Spongercity General, Industry, International News
Looks like the Hubbards (Jeff+Dave) started their own board company: HUBBOARDS
Check their facebook page out here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hubboards/198131216991271
January 3, 2013 at 8:37 am | Spongercity Clips, General, International, Moving Pictures, Podcasts, Videos News
Ok, first post for 2013, a selection of cool clips we’ve seen this week so far.
Ben Player in 300 fps by Lee Kelly
Andre Botha in Hawaii a few days ago, absolutely shreddin’ – A must see, legend! Thanks André and thanks A. Parades for filming and sharing
TRASH Movie Teaser by Todd Barnes – This is gonna be good!
ZION Summer 12/13 Video – Cool edit featuring Jase Finlay, Ivan Pulic, James Kates, Jordan Putland, Moot Young and the Doc !
Jeff Hubbard is the 2012 World Champ and this clip is an ode to the champ by Boogie Nation
Cool Joe Clark Clip for 2012
January 1, 2013 at 12:02 am | Spongercity General, International News
Happy New Year everyone! Thanks for checking the site out, for your support and feedback! Let’s hope 2013 brings another great year for waves, trips and stuff, another great year for the IBA tour, growth for the sport and the industry!
Cheers,
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