November 12, 2013 at 4:14 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
The Fronton event is cancelled (Was scheduled in Dec 2013) – The Fronton event was the last event of the year (Stop No5 on the IBA World Tour). Without this event the tour this year has had only 4 events which is a bit light for a decent world tour. Too bad. The 2013 world champ will be decided soon, based on the 2013 ranking (and apparently the 2012 rankings as well because Amaury Lavernhe and Ben Player both have the save exact number of points in the 2013 rankings, so the IBA will look at the 2012 rankings to determine who’s 1st and who’s 2nd this year. Ben Player has a higher ranking in 2012 so chances are he will be crowned 2013 world champ – this is apparently how it’s going to happen but it needs to be confirmed by the IBA).
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Richard Nimmo the General Manager said It is with great disappointment that the IBA has decided to cancel Fronton.
The team at the IBA has worked tirelessly to pull the event together, yet a last minute withdrawal of a key sponsor has meant that we can no longer contemplate running it. Events must be profitable or at worse break even.
It’s been a tough year for the IBA, the riders, technical team and the media team.
Though this is disappointing, we will now focus on 2014 to make Pipe the success it deserves to be.
Richard Nimmo
General Manager
International Bodyboarding Association Pty Ltd
More: http://ibaworldtour.com/2013/11/fronton-cancelled/
November 7, 2013 at 1:18 pm | Spongercity Clips, General, International, Podcasts, Videos News
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October 31, 2013 at 7:08 pm | Spongercity Clips, General, International, Podcasts, Videos News
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October 29, 2013 at 11:57 am | Spongercity Contests, International News
The GoPro IBA Annaëlle Challenge is on ! From all over European coasts, all riders are making their way to the end of French Brittany to confront themselves to the notorious slab of Annaëlle, the contest will be launched on Wednesday and Thursday. Forecasts are announcing a big swell, with offshore winds making the perfect conditions for Annaëlle, with a sunshiny bonus on the little deserted island that will host the competition !
Will the Bask rider Alex Uranga keep his trophy? The locals are all waiting for this event since a year so they will not be easy to defeat !
As the island can’t be reached easily, like each year at the Annaëlle Challenge, the organisers cannot accept spectators or bring a live webcast.
Live results and photos will be published as mush as possible on the facebook page : www.facebook.com/Annaelle.challenge
Complete report with photos & detailed results of the GoPro IBA Annaëlle Challenge will be published few days after the event, followed by video highlights.
October 21, 2013 at 5:51 pm | Spongercity Clips, General, International, Moving Pictures, Podcasts, Videos News
Been a while since we had a little video dopeness, here’s a cool selection to watch today: Read the rest of this entry »
October 18, 2013 at 12:27 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, Girls, International News
Congrats Isabela, 2013 Womens Bodyboarding World Champ! It makes Isabela a 3x World Champ!
October 18, 2013 at 11:51 am | Spongercity General, International, Tests, Wetsuits Tests News
Oh well, there’s no perfect answer to this question but we can definitely give you a little feedback and/or advice… we did try to wash our wetty in our washing machine and pretty much like everything in life there’s an easy way to avoid a catastroph: dont go too far or too extreme! Dont wash your brand new suit with a full on crazy 90°C washing cycle, that will of course damage your beloved piece of neoprene!
Most manufacturers will tell you not to wash your suit in a washing machine but we did it anyways, at 30°C with a gentle cycle, no dry-tumbling, no extra dryer of course, just a short and simple washing cycle (same as for a fragile 100% wool jumper for example), this is it. We used a little bit of washing machine liquid or powder but way less then the normal dose (maybe just a 1/4 of a dose). The result was great, the suit we washed was fully stretch again (with all the salt that left the neoprene material and the seams it makes the suit as stretch as it was new), it smelt good again and was doing fine (nothing delaminated or damaged).
When and why would you wash your suit in your washing machine you’re gonna ask? Well, we reckon it’s a good way to give your 1 or 2 years old suit a second life, it cleans it from salt, dirt, pee etc. and makes it feel comfy and stretch again. It works way better than the do it yourself hand-wash products available on the market and it’s cool if you’re a bit lazy. Do not do it on a brand new suit under warranty of course, dont be stupid, only do it on a suit that you dont really care about anymore or a suit you dont count on as your main suit for the coming winter. Do it on your second suit for example if you have two suits and this should definitely help keeping your old suit in a good shape, nice and clean.
Disclaimer: We are not responsible for anything if you kill your suit trying to wash it but there aren’t high risks of damaging a suit if you only wash it with a gentle and quick washing cycle without a dryer cycle.
October 9, 2013 at 4:55 pm | Spongercity Clips, International, Moving Pictures, Podcasts, Videos News
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October 3, 2013 at 4:45 pm | Spongercity General, Industry, International, Magazines News
Riptide Mag leaves the Morrisson Media Group and gets sold to Riptide Designer / Developper Dave Heavyside so it’s still going and is now independent from any media group. Sounds good to us although it’s usually hard for smaller publications to survive without the power / finance of a larger group (moslty because publication rely heavily on advertisers which larger media group can attract more easily). Anyways, read the full story on le BOOGIE magazine’s website for more details about the news.
http://leboogie.com/2013/morrison-media-sells-riptide-and-says-goodbye/
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