QCD has released a full range of stock boards for 2014 and they’re hitting the stores in OZ as we speak. Well-known for his custom boards, Todd Quigley (the great shaper behind QCD) has decied to hit the market with stock boards. You can learn more on the QCD Facebook page as the QCD website is currently under re-construction: facebook.com/qcdboards
Stock boards are not shaped at the QCD factory in OZ from what we’ve understood (it would probably have been impossible for Todd to shape all boards alone anyways) but they are shaped at the Agit factory in Asia. (to be confirmed). Stock models look good with good shapes, colors & designs.
Stay tuned for more.
Comp stock board below (one of the new stock models for 2014)
Good news for Jacob who was left with no sponsor earlier this year when Turbo boards stopped helping their riders after Turbo was sold from its previous owners to a new group/business. Jacob just signed with No6 Bodyboards. He should soon have a pro model with No6. Yewww
Amaury Lavernhe has won the 2013 Itacoatiara Pro in Brazil. Congrats Moz!
In 4-6 feet waves at Itacoatiara Beach, He edged out rival Jeff Hubbard with an amazing backflip off a heavy closeout section which earned him the points he needed to take a stunning victory.
This event was the 4th stop, on the GoPro IBA World Tour 2013.
If you missed the action you can view the highlights clip:
Issue 194 of Riptide Mag is out and it’s got the Experiment 7 in it. Don’t miss this issue!
Check the teaser if you havent watched it in our video selection of the week 10 minutes ago!
“It’s back.” With those words on page 13 of Riptide #194 a concept synonymous with world-class bodyboarding begins in earnest. It’s been a long time between drinks for the Experiment issue (six years) – the word alone conjures visions of perfect waves and the open road – and we’re ecstatic to be bringing it back for those who grew up with the iconic issues, and to expose the younger generations to the Experiment.
Not only is it an opportunity to reward the highest-voted riders in the world for their efforts during the past year (2012 Bodyboarder of the Year rankings), it’s a chance to throw them in a situation completely foreign to anything else that exists in the world bodyboarding media. Who are these riders you ask? The Experiment Seven team consists of:
- 2012 Riptide Bodyboarder of the Year Dave Winchester
- 2011 World Champion Pierre Louis Costes
- 2 x World Champion Ben Player
- 2 x Women’s World Champion Isabela Sousa
- 2012 Dropknee World Champion Sacha Specker
- South African superstar Jared Houston
- Freesurfing extraordinaire Jase Finlay
- 2012 Riptide Grom of the Year Lewy Finnegan
Producing a whole mag and DVD in two weeks (which in this case turned out to be around five days) with an eclectic team of riders from around the world seems is a near-impossible task. The results are accordingly unlike anything else on the market, but damn if it doesn’t make for some compelling viewing. With Nick Bannehr and Michael Jennings behind the lenses, not one snippet of action went uncaptured. Sit back with a cuppa and take a journey with us. Ride the highs and lows of a trip that went anything but according to plan. As if the mag wasn’t already choc full enough, we’re also stoked to be bringing you a huge double sided poster to spruce up your bedroom walls. It wasn’t always pretty, but like Sacha Specker says inside, “That’s what travel is”, and we couldn’t be more stoked we took a gamble in bringing the Experiment back. Bodyboarding needs big ideas and a sense of occasion. Resting on our laurels is something we refuse to do.
Welcome to Experiment Seven – mutiny, comradeship and redemption in the Mentawai Islands.
This week is a good week for videos… here’s a cool selection you need to watch, from massive Tahiti barrels to blackrock, there’s a lot to watch and enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
