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December 14, 2010 at 7:28 pm | Spongercity Australia, International, Moving Pictures News
TRAVERSE, the new Nomad-Produced DVD, following the successful ROAM & ROAM II movies, will be out next Monday ! Yep, the 20th of December !
Nomad says only 500 DVDs will be available before January so if you want it for xmas, make sure you order your copy now – sorry we’re not selling it yet on the Spongercity Store.
Check the cover artwork here.
Traverse is the action packed follow up to Nomad’s ROAM series. Edited by Claws & Teeth’s Dan Nicholls, TRAVERSE follows 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, Ryan Hardy, Ewan Donnachie, Jono Bruce, Adam Luehman, Alex Halsey, Pierre Louis Costes, Nick Mc Neill, Sacha Specker, Matt Lackey and more, and has been filmed by Dan Nicholls, Lucas Vazquez, Michael Jennings & Matt Lackey.
Approx. Running time: 30mins plus extras
RRP: $29.95
Available: December 20th 2010.
December 14, 2010 at 7:22 pm | Spongercity Australia, Industry News
Sorry we’re late on that news, we were lagging a bit and working on a new project lately but we’re back on track with fresh news now ! So yeah, Attica Wetsuits have released their Summer Range in OZ, which you can check here: http://www.atticawetsuits.com/ – No news yet about international distribution of those suits. We’ll keep you posted !
December 14, 2010 at 7:19 pm | Spongercity Australia, Magazines News
LeBoogie issue 6 is out ! Sick cover with 2 naked girls watching a naked boogieboarder inverting his balls off the lip !
Watch Thomas Robinson having a first look at the mag here:
Peep the cover here too: Cover (uncensored)
Mag excerpt:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
It was a full moon, I remember, the night all this lunacy began, which explains a lot. There was no sign of the cops when we left the studio which was relieving but we still walked quickly to the car parked nearby, cloaked in darkness.
It was the Shakespeare Hotel in Surry Hills, I remember, where we decided to dine. There was a lot to talk about, the editor had said. The family was multiplying. Sales, unprecedented. Supremacy was imminent and we were to strike while the iron was hot.
Through a window I watched a phoenix fly silently across the sky.
“What of a nude cover?” dared the editor through a mouthful of veal. There was still flecks of blood in his hair.
Dramatic lighting from outside.
“Now THAT… is ambitious,” I chortled, eyeing my marinated ribs.
“It must happen!” exclaimed the designer, spilling his whiskey, thrilled.
And it did happen! It does!
The sun is shining brightly in Norah Head, the right kind of weather. My skin sizzles. The air is thick with heat on this beach and the swell dances in perfectly while a zephyr blows. There are plates of fruit. There are stacks of boards and cases of expensive camera equipment. The photographers are crouched over there, drawing diagrams in the sand, calculating distances. I am humming the tune of ‘Hakuna Matata’. There was a dolphin sighting earlier.
Meanwhile the models are casually getting acquainted, laughing and looking beautiful and tan. One is glazed a gentle cinnamon and I ask myself, would she taste the same? But before I can answer RIDER XXX is coming over, all boyish smiles and a flamboyant Quigley custom beneath his wing and a twinkle in his eye. The chosen one.
The models are untying their sarongs now – they are naked, carelessly applying sun cream to their bodies, slim legs angling inward at the very top, their breasts saying ‘hello!’ again and again and I am not imagining this. RIDER XXX and other crew members have since disappeared.
And then someone yells ‘action’, a cue for the models to flick their hair and look hot as hell and for everyone else to stop and gaze in appreciation. “What am I going to tell my girlfriend?” worries Dallas Singer, an involuntary towel assistant. A lone fisherman is distracted as he walks by, thinking secret things. And the timing… the timing and the vision of jet-ski chauffeur Chris Wilson is absolutely flawless. Over a period of an hour RIDER XXX shamelessly completes a series of eye-catching maneuvers: an air reverse, an invert to air reverse, a 720 aerial attempt (nup, but so close!), another air reverse, a cover shot.
Someone remarks about the magic of the moment, but I’m paying minimal attention, desensitized, listening to the voice as closely as I would listen to a brick, a plant, a statue. A wave of adrenalin is washing over me, and then… anxiety. Where do we go from here? How would we ever eclipse such brilliance? How could we possibly expect you to settle for anything less than this?
The answers lie a meal away.
Issue 6 le BOOGIE magazine
December 14, 2010 at 7:13 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News
Alright, so the last event of 2010 (Confital, Canary Islands) just finished, with results as follows:
MENS
Mark McCarthy, South Africa, 19.50, 1
Eder Luciano, Brazil, 15.80, 2
Ryan Hardy, Australia, 15.75, 3
Guilherme Tamega, Brazil, 14.90, 4
DK
Dave Winchester, Australia, 20.00, 1
Cesar Bauer, Peru, 17.50, 2
Ardiel Jimenez, Canary Island, 8.60, 3
Amaury Laverhne, Reunion Island, 5.26, 4
GIRLS
Chiaki Okuyama, Japan, 16.75, 1
Natasha Sagardia, Puerto Rico, 15.05, 2
Neymara Carvalho, Brazil, 13.00, 3
Eunate Aguirre, Spain, 8.50, 4
The final rating for the MENS tour is:
1 Amaury Laverhne
2 Pierre Louis Costes
3 Guilherme Tamega
4 Dave Winchester
5 Eder Luciano
6 Diego Cabrera
7 Jeff Hubbard
8 Ben Player
9 Mark McCarthy
10 Jared Houston
11 Jake Stone
12 Yeray Martinez
13 Ryan Hardy
14 Uri Valadao
15 Dave Hubbard
16 Lucas Nogueira
17 Damian King
18 Mike Stewart
19 Manuel Centeno
20 Michael Novy
21 Guillermo Cobo
22 Magno Oliveira
23 Gastao Entrudo
24 Dallas Singer
The following riders will backfill any no-shows from GSS seeds in 2011
25 Jones Russell
26 Paulo Barcellos
27 Hugo Pinheiro
28 Luis Villar
29 Brad Hughes
30 Hermano Castro
31 Ardiel Jimenez
32 Alex Uranga
GIRLS
1. Isabella Sousa (BRZ)
2. Eunate Aguirre (SPN)
3. Natasha Sargadia (PRCO)
4. Catarina Sousa (POR)
5. Maylla Venturin (BRS)
6. Luzmarie Grandperez (PRCO)
7. Nicole Calheiros (BRS)
8. Lumar Guittard (VNZ)
9. Neymara Carvalho (BRS)
10. Karla Costa Taylor (BRZ)
DK
1 . Cesar Bauer(PERU)
2. Dave Hubbard (HAW)
3. Ardiel Jimenez (CAN)
4. Kim Feast(AUS)
5. Dave Winchester (AUS)
6. Fabrice Moulin (FRA)
7. Ryan Hardy (AUS)
8. Micah McMullin (HAW)
9. Amaury Laverhne (RE)
10. Luis Pereira (PORT)
Next event is a special event at FRONTON, Canary Islands – Waiting period is ON ! Pros are waiting for the right conditions to start the event. The event will adopt the new IBA format with the top 24 riders, new destinations, a redbull TV coverage and heaps more exciting features which we’ll talk about later.
In the meantime, keep an eye for the Fronton event ! – Click here for the site/live event.
December 1, 2010 at 9:55 pm | Spongercity Industry, International News
Got some news from Joel Taylor at UNITE to introduce & launch the new UNITE summer range to you folks in case you haven’t seen the range yet.
UNITE being one of the rare 100% bodyboard clothing label we – at Spongercity – strongly encourage all you bodyboarders out there to wear all sort of 100% bodyboarding clothes, wetties, accessories and labels (not just Unite but all brands such as Grand Flavour, I Am None, Flipmode, VU, Plastic People, Zion, Reeflex, Attica, Void, Dunes etc.) because the more you support those people the more they will support their riders and the sport in general making all of our industry stronger and better in the end coz they invest your money in our industry.
Back to UNITE now: Joel – Okay, we admit it, we’ve been lagging. Our Summer 2010 range has been in stores across Australia for the past couple of weeks. Anyway, today is the official start of Summer so we would like to now officially introduce Unite Summer 2010.
It’s been said before, but this is by far our favourite collection that we have released here at Unite. Not only does it reflect our maturity as a brand, but all that we have learned, experienced, and refined during our six year endeavour to bring you the finest products possible.
For Summer 2010, we have poured our blood, sweat, and tears into producing our best and most comprehensive line to date without compromising the premium quality goods that you have come to expect from us.
This season we have a whole bunch of fresh Tee Shirts – a number of which were designed by acclaimed graphic designer, street artist, and The Amity Affliction vocalist, Joel Birch – and due to popular demand, we’ve thrown a Tank Top into the fold. It wouldn’t be a Summer collection without Walk Shorts and Board Shorts, and there’s also Caps, a Backpack that is perfect for travel, school or just a lazy day at the beach plus a wide range of Accessories, Decals and Stickers.
Our Summer 2010 range is available at all Authorised Unite Dealers across Australia now, click here to view the entire collection. You can find your local Unite Dealer here.
Also, the first glimpses of our new 2010 / 2011 advertising campaign have started to show up in the magazines; the first two ads being in Riptide 178 and Movement 34. Have you ever wondered what it takes to score a mind blowing photo for a magazine or advertisement? Yeah? Well, we’re gonna gather the thoughts of each featured rider (or photographer) and take you on a behind-the-scenes journey of every ad in our new campaign as they appear in the magazines.
Keep an eye on our blog this week for insights from Damian King and Michael Novy on their ads in the new issues of Riptide and Movement!
December 1, 2010 at 9:40 pm | Spongercity Australia, Giveaways, Industry News
Got some cool news from Manta: To celebrate Manta’s 25th Silver anniversary we are offering a special “Silver Series” custom board in whatever classic Manta shape you like. What you need to do to win is. Head on over to Manta’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/mantabodyboards and become a friend if you’re not already. Then in 25 words or less write on Manta’s wall explaining which was your favorite Manta board ever and why you need it remade. Photos of you and the board will grab you extra points. The winner will be deemed in two weeks time on December 17th. Manta will get in contact with you via Facebook and will arrange to have a new Silver Series model to you in time for the Christmas break.
*Note, this competition only applies to residents of Australia and New Zealand.
December 1, 2010 at 9:19 pm | Spongercity International, Links, Moving Pictures News
Max Arent re-launched his website recently. Check it out.
I am relaunching my website www.followmemax.com with this clip and a start fresh splash of content.
The website will be getting updated almost daily.
Cheers! – Max
December 1, 2010 at 8:45 pm | Spongercity Australia, Industry News
News from Nomad Bodyboards about some new weapon they’ve got for you: Nomad Bodyboards is stoked to announce the release of the new Alex Halsey Ltd pro model for the 2010/11 season.
The model is extremely limited with only 50 being produced for the 2010/11 season. 25 boards have been produced in the Engineered Flex Core (EFC) and 25 boards have been produced in Polypro (EPP)
Alex Halsey represents the next wave of young riders who are combining power to their tech riding. His template and specifications reflects this high standard of riding.
Due to the Alex Halsey model being limited, Nomad will announce which stores will be stocking the models exclusively on their Facebook page on Dec. 1st. Join up to the Nomad Facebook now at www.facebook.com/nomadbodyboards
Check out www.nomad.com.au for more details.
Available in OZ:
EFC: Specifications: Check the photo here.
Sizes: 40” / 41” / 42”
Core: Engineered Flex Core (EFC™)
Deck: Cellu-Cushion 8lb PE
Slick: Surlyn
Rails: 50/50
Features/Tech Specs: Variable Flex Triple Stringer System, Channels, Nose Grips, Nose and Tail Buffers. Designed by Alex Halsey.
RRP // $329.95
PP Specifications: Check the photo here.
Sizes: 40” / 41” / 42”
Core: Polypro (EPP)
Deck: Cellu-Cushion 8lb PE
Slick: Surlyn
Rails: 50/50
Features/Tech Specs: Carbon Fibre Stringer, Channels, Nose Grips, Nose & Tail Buffers. Designed by Alex Halsey
RRP // $379.95
December 1, 2010 at 8:40 pm | Spongercity Europe, Links, Photography News
Got an email from Portuguese photographer Ricardo Amaral saying that his website is online. There are currently 40 new pics from this personal archive. Azores, Portugal, Canary Islands and France pics so far. Lots of nice ones. CHeck it out here: www.ricardoamaral.info
November 26, 2010 at 12:26 am | Spongercity Australia, Moving Pictures News
The guys at Grand Flavour & Movement TV released a cool video for their Summer range launch, check it out here: http://www.vimeo.com/17170961
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