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Found Boards now available

Mitch Rawlins just released his new range of boards: Found Boards. There’s a video clip of Mitch surfing on his new boards here on his site and they’re the whole range of boards on his site/store as well. They look good and are shaped in Australia. We don’t know yet who’s shaping those but we’ll let you know as soon as we know. The good thing is that the boards are available in a wide range of sizes and colors. Check erything here on Mitchrawlins.com

Toys Bodyboards x Plastic People

We just got some news from Will George at TOYS saying Toys Bodyboards and Plastic People are coming up with a collab project: a Toys x Plastic People board! Sound good! Check the new ad they made here. As soon as we’ve got pictures of the boards we’ll keep you updated!

Sen No Sen wetsuits now available in Australia thru Bodyboardking

For those of you living in Oz the new Sen No Sen wetsuits are now available at Bodyboardking.com

New UNITE website and winter range

UNITE just launched their completely revamped website. Looking good and stylish ! The new winter range is now available as well. Check it out here: www.unite4fun.com/

Excerpt from the UNITE website BLOG, presenting the new site:
After months of development alongside our hardworking code monkey, our new website is now live! From here we will be keeping you updated with all things Unite. Have a look around; you’ll find fresh images of our Bodyboard Team, a comprehensive guide of our Dealers and everything you’ll ever need to know about our Company.

As well as the new site, our Winter 2010 range is available now at all Authorised Unite Dealers across Australia. The new collection includes Tee Shirts, Pullover Hoods, Zip Up Hoods, Button Ups, Rash Shirts, Headwear, Backpacks and Accessories. You can view the complete Winter 2010 line here.

Be sure to check back for regular updates from Unite HQ, behind the scenes reports and images from our Team riders blogging at home and abroad, and all the news from around the bodyboarding world. Plus, stay tuned for exclusive interviews with our Team, competitions and giveaways, and plenty more online madness coming soon.

Feel free to hit us up on our MySpace, Facebook and Twitter and let us know what you think of the new website and Winter 2010 Range!

http://www.unite4fun.com/

Agent 18 signs Hubb

What was kinda of just a rumor is now official, Jeff “Hubb” Hubbard rides for Agent 18 now. There’s a cool little video clip of Jeff ripping with his new springy from Agent 18 here on the Riptide website. Jeff rips. So much speed and projection out of small waves on that clip.

Mitch Rawlins launches his own board brand: Found Boards

That’s right, the rumor was in the air for a little while now and it’s official: Mitch starts his own bodyboard brand ! FOUND BOARDS

here’s Mitch talking about it on his own website:

“Its always been a dream of mine to start my own brand. Have team riders, team trips, sponsor local and world tour contest. Dreams of making the sport bigger and better so everyone can see that bodyboarding is actually a great sport right up there with surfing. So as of today I have started my own brand called Found boards. It’s the start of a vision I have been carrying for quite some time now. I am going into Found boards head first with total commitment in making it work. I have taken quite a lot of risk in the water and this is probably the biggest out of the water, it’s a new challenge I’m taking on and one I am looking forward to. My aim is to be uncompromised in the quality of Found boards and its products that’s my promise to you. There is going to a lot of exciting times coming up that I want you all to be apart of so I hope you can join me In my vision to make bodyboarding what it should be”.
Mitch Rawlins
Found boards

No info about the boards yet and where they’re made… we’ll keep you updated !

New Flipmode Winter collection now available

The new Flipmode Winter collection is now available thru the Flipmode website and some of the brand stockists in Oz. Check it out here: http://flipmode.com.au. New tees and hoodies, new graphics and colors.

Industry news from around the world…

We lagged a little bit lately so we had to do a little recap of what’s going on lately:

- Guilherme Tamega has a new website! Not sure if talked about it yet, but if we haven’t… shame on us, here the site: http://www.gtamega.com.br

- Nomad Bodyboards is proud to announce the signing of rising star Alex Halsey – here the release that went with the news: Nomad co-founder Shane Britten said of the signing, “Alex really represents the next wave of young riders who are combining power to their tech riding. Ever since seeing his section in Pastiche he has been someone we have been interested in working with, and I think his age and style will add a different dynamic and perspective to the FSD”. Halsey will join Chris James, Matt lackey, Sacha Specker, and Ernesto Evana as part of the Nomad FSD, a team initiative designed to provide their expertise on product design and development, but to also provide a program to launch projects of their own creation. To date these projects have included the ROAM series, T.I.A. (This Is Africa), and 40 Days around the world.

- Science Customs Announces the “Science Customs Design Challenge” – What’s that ? Well, here you go: Mike Stewart, Inc. company, is excited to announce the Science Customs Design Challenge. The Design Challenge is an open call for artists of all levels to create a custom design and share it with the bodyboarding community. The Challenge will run from May 1, 2010 until June 30, 2010 with a Grand Prize to be selected by Mike Stewart and Alistair Taylor on July 12th, 2010. Additional prizes will be awarded via community voting. Prizes: GRAND PRIZE (Selected by Mike and Al): Science Custom Board with the winning design, Science boardbag and Gyroll leash. FIRST PLACE (User votes): Science Custom Board with the winning design, Science boardbag and Gyroll leash. SECOND PLACE (User votes): $75 Gift Certificate to Science Customs. THIRD PLACE (User votes): $50 Gift Certificate to Science Customs

The Challenge is designed to showcase a breakthrough in board design technology allowing Science Customs to apply any custom artwork to your board. All art is permanently applied, will not scratch or fade and unlike other board graphics, the artwork is created specifically for your custom board.

For complete details and rules visit http://vote.sciencecustoms.com

- Bonus link: Check out the clip of 4Plays super grom 17 year old Todd Mcrorie ripping on his home turf. Ripping ! http://www.vimeo.com/11348012. Music is heavy, a good change from all the catchy-pop-shitty songs we hear all the time in some of the vids ! Yewwwww.

Pros, pros, pros!

Pro bodyboarders are all waking up and seem to be aware that a good website definitely helps a good career. Most pros are now starting their own site (not your average Blogger blog with a lame design) which is really cool.

Here’s what we spotted recently:

Dave Winchester now has his own website, check it out here and follow Dave’s adventures/stories etc.: Davewinchester.com (Cool site/blog with a nice/clean look).

Matt Lackey enhanced/updated his video project website here: Thelackeyproject.com

Mitch Rawlins is always busy with his own website too and recently released his last Hawaiian video clip from this winter: Mitchrawlins.com

Youriding.com releases a new gamemode

The french best waves are now available in the new Freeride Mode.

In order to always introduce bodyboarders from all around the world with the best waves of each part of the globe, the bodyboarding webgame YouRiding.com will offer all the internet users the possibility to play the best 20 french wave-spots, starting on April 26, 2010.

Players will be able to ride freely in prone, dropknee and tow-out waves such as the big slam Annaëlle in Brittanny, Bud Bud in Vendée or La Tortue in the Reunion island.

This initiative will be part of a series of future ‘geo-targeted’ updates that will allow users to play the best wave from Australia, Portugal, Hawaii, Brazil, Indonesia, … in Freeride and Contest gamemodes.

The game is available on www.youriding.com/bodyboard

About Youriding.com:
YouRiding.com is the first free online Action Sports videogame using FLASH technology. The game has been developped since 2007 by the INTELLYSURF company, located in Anglet, South-West of France. At the begining the game allowed users to play 2 sports, Surfing and Bodyboarding. Since 2010, YouRiding.com added two brand new games: Free Skiing and Snowboarding. The game is famous for its realism, multi-player modes, and quick access. It averages about 680 000 visits per month for over 175 000 unique visitors coming from all over the world (15% USA, 15% Australia, 15% Brazil, 13% France, 11% UK, 10% Spain …) with over 225 000 registered users to the monthly newsletter.

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