Archive for Contests
February 19, 2008 at 9:09 pm | Spongercity Contests, Magazines News
The pipe contest is on ! Check it on Ibatour.com/webcast !
Movement Mag issue 22 is coming soon, check the once-again-awesome cover here: Movement 22 Cover. Mmmh podcast clip for this issue is coming… soon.
VERT mag issue 84 is out in Portugal as well, peep the cover here. Inside you’ll have (portuguese rider Jaime Jesus on the cover flying high at Praia do Norte) Nazaré, the story of the Special Edition, a bunch of good articles, a Readers Poll, hot chicks pics and stuff. Check it out if your in Portugal ! Talking about Protugal here’s another link that Portuguese videographer Vasco Figueiredo sent us.
February 13, 2008 at 9:46 pm | Spongercity Contests, Industry, Photography News
A bodyboard picture was awarded with the 3rd place in the action sports category in the prestigious world press photo. It’s a pic of the Sumol Nazaré Special Edition (portuguese contest with freakin huge waves), it was taken by portuguese photographer Miguel Barreira. Unreal picture !
The Pipe contest in Hawaii is about to start, and it looks like the conditions are gonna be big and clean from what the forecast says. What a cool way to start the 2008 IBA tour ! Peep the IBA Site for more news and full forecast report.
Industry / Sponsor change news: Ryan Mattick is now riding for 4PLAY boards and will soon have a pro-model. Yewwww.
Spongercity news: our server was pretty slow today, sorry for the inconvenience, it’s getting better though and should be fine tomorrow. We’re on a mission with DVD reviews this week and should finish reviewing DRAW, THERE IS NO I, INSERT NAME HERE and HOW TO between now and this week-end. All reviews we’ve done are archived here by the way, in case you never clicked on the REVIEWS button in the nav bar. Doh.
January 12, 2008 at 3:50 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, Industry News
5-SOUTH has its BEST IN THE WEST dk contest going on this week end in South California. Was scheduled in Seaside Reef but will eventeually be held at Ponto. Should be a great contest with heaps of good riders from SoCal, the 805 and more. A crew vs. crew format with probably Roach, Roldan, Vargas and more dk superstars. I’m sure the 5-SOUTH guys will post a video of the contest as soon as it’s over. Can’t wait to watch this !
Talking about DK, note that SCIENCE is releasing a DK board under the name: DK5, here’s a pic we found on the 805 message board. Looks cool but no details about the available size, rail ratio, core and stuff. Also no details about Mike Stewart drop kneeing on it. [smiley goes here, of course]
Note that we’ll release Dot Dot Dash, There is no i, Insert Name here, Happy Days, How To, and Transfer Mag DVD reviews in the upcoming days / weeks and more podcast clips. Movement 21 video teaser is now on the podcast by the way.
We spotted more websites having fun copying our shit, ripping the news off, using the same exact news tags and stuff than us. Not that we’re going paranoid, but you should get your shit together, get a life, stop ripping shit off people and start doing something with your own 2 hands instead of waiting for someone to do it for you and then copy. Karma will get ya !
December 23, 2007 at 9:00 pm | Spongercity Contests, Industry, Magazines, Photography News
Hey all, merry xmas, happy holidays (for those who have some) !
Heaps of news just in time for christmas. Riptide issue 161 is out, peep the cool cover here and make sure you get it coz there’s a DVD inside, “Around the World in 40 days”. Check the Riptide site and the pictures of the trip, you’ll be frothing. We’ll review the DVD as soon as we get our copy. Make sure you read all latest news from the rippies site, there’s heaps of cool things to read and see. We’re not gonna copy/paste the news so go there and read them.
We got a cool email today from portuguese videographer Vasco Figueiredo who filmed some of the massive pits of the Sumol Nazare 07 Edition which you might have heard about if you’re from portugal or if you read it somewhere else. We’re not from portugal but from what we’ve seen Portugal is definitely one of the biggest bodyboard nations after Australia. They’re got heaps of talented riders, a good magazine to read, motivated people, sponsors and they’re making it happen. So go on youtube, forget what you’ve read about europe and euro contests, and enjoy a few video clips from Vasco:
- link one: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=NVIef9__nKs
- link two: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tl0MgCmmfw
- link three: http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=PEYv5nY6VCw
- Vasco’s page on youtube for more clips: Profile: VascoFigueiredo
Link number 2 shows the massive pits from the Sumol Nazare contest. “Biggest waves ever ridden on a portuguese wave championship”. Luis Pereira got first, Pierre Louis Costes second, Manuel Centeno third. For more check: Nazarespecialedition.com.
Here are some pictures from the contest that VERT mag sent us: One, Two, Three, Four, Five.
Last but not least: for Xmas, treat yourself well and get yourself and your friends a Mickey Smith Calendar and a Spongercity Tshirt and Cap. ha ! No kidding, we still have some tees and caps. Very few caps. Check the Store here for more info. Free stickers and badges with every order. Free shipping with all orders. We’ve sent some to the UK, OZ, France, Portugal, the US so far so keep the orders coming, we’re ready !
Last minute industry note: Eddie Solomon rides for NMD boards now.
December 7, 2007 at 4:29 pm | Spongercity Contests News
Ben Player is the 2007 world champ. Congrats Ben ! Once again Ben is the world champ and he deserves the title more than anyone. Incredible riding, incredible talent, incredible year, massive passion and devotion for the sport & the boogie industry. Legend ! yewwww !
December 4, 2007 at 12:31 am | Spongercity Contests, Moving Pictures News
Yeah, noteworthy it is: the Canary Island event just started today at El Confital (Gran Canaria). The wave rocks and we hope the swell is gonna pump for the event. Only Ben Player or Amaury Laverhne can still be crowned 2007 world champ. For more about the event, scores and happenings, log on the IBA site, they cover all events really well: IBAworldTour.com.
Also noteworthy for you aussies reading this: the ROAM movie premiere is on the 7th of Dec. at 7.30 pm (BBQ) and 8pm (Film Starts) – Nomad Warehouse, Showroom 31 / 200 Canterbury Rd Bayswater VIC 3153 (enter via Bayfield Rd) – It’s $10.00 per head. Chris James, Glen & Bryce Thurston will be there. For further details email: contact@nomad.com.au or visit www.nomad.com.au. ROAM will be officially released on December 10. Make sure you watch the teaser here.
Also available on the 10th of December is the “HOW TO” Dvd from the maker of Australian Made. It’s an instructional bodyboarding DVD narrated by some of the biggest names in the industry including Ryan Hardy, Nick & Simon Ormerod, Michael Honeybone, Michael Novy, Eppo. Tom Wilson & Nick Perry. “How To” covers everything you need to know from purchasing a bodyboard to completing a forward spin to developing your style. As well as being an instructional DVD there is plenty of unseen bodyboarding footage to keep you amped for the surf. Some of the sections featured on How To include how to complete a:
- Forward spin
- Reverse spin
- A roll
- Air roll spin
- Back-flip
- Air forward
- Air reverse
- Invert air
Check David’s site here: http://www.davidchildfilms.com/
Running time: 50mins
Rating: E (Exempt from classification)
Format: PAL
We’ll post the FACE dvd reviews this week end, for those who havent heard or watched the DVD yet.
August 27, 2007 at 11:17 pm | Spongercity Contests News
WOMEN
1.Neymara CARVALHO (BRZ)
2.Soraia ROCHA (BRZ)
3.Mayla VENTURIN (BRZ)
4.Mandy ZIEREN (AUS)
MEN
1.Luis VILLAR (BRZ)
2.Magno OLIVEIRA (BRZ)
3.Uri VALADÃO (BRZ)
4.Mark McCARTHY (SAFR)
Brazzzzzzil !
August 20, 2007 at 7:32 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, Industry, Moving Pictures News
Lots of news this week. First of all congrats to french shredder Amaury Laverhne and Kira for winning the Sopelana contest in Spain, respectively Men and Women divisions. Amaury’s been surfing really well this year in both small and massive waves and will certainly surprise a lot of people in the up coming events. Sintra, Portugal is the next stop on the world tour. Watchout for this event. We hope waves will be good. Manny Vargas and the FFAT crew will make sure you’re having a good time in Portugal at the Freak Fest. Check the FFAT site to learn more.
We talked about the NEW BZ boards and website a while a ago and we just received the BZ euro Catalog (right click to dowload the Catalog – jpg Poster) from our good friends at BZ europe. I cant really tell the difference between the euro range and the international range. All i know is that the boards are made by Mez and that’s all you need to know. Great shapes, great materials. BZ is back in the game for 07/08. Peep the boards here if you’re in europe. Peep the website if you’re somewhere else on this small planet.
And talking about BZ boards, that story is pretty good: Hubb took a plane to Spain for the Sopelana contest, they lost his boards and fins (yewww! another great airline company!), Hubb waits, nothing comes, so he decides to go to the nearest shop and buy his own board model and viper fins! Ha, how cool is that! Check Hubb stoked with his new board.
Last but not least: if you are a Pussybooger check this great DVD teaser here. Fucken’ sick.
Update: CARTEL BOARD CO. last minute NEWS: If you’re chilling in SW France on the 25th of August come to the Cartel Party. Check the flyer here.
August 16, 2007 at 12:19 pm | Spongercity Contests News
The IBA tour website has been re-designed and looks cool. Check it out: www.ibatour.com/. The Invert Crew pimped a cool Joomla template and the site looks cleaner and better than ever.
August 10, 2007 at 9:09 pm | Spongercity Contests News
Benny did it. He won the Arica Challenge after winning the Shark Island Challenge. Congrats mate! World title #2 ? Yewwwww
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