Ocean Rodeo Soul Drysuit: A Drysuit For Kiting, SUPing And Sailing

On January 16, 2012 · 1 Comment

Ocean Rodeo Sports has created a unique new drysuit for kiteboarding, stand up paddleboarding (SUP) and sailing. The suit, called THE SOUL is unique in its technology and design. Unlike the “sloppy bag” look of conventional drysuits, this suit looks like a well-tailored snowboard jacket and pants. The SOUL is more flexible than a standard [...]

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ASP Midyear Cutoff On/Off And 2012 World Tour Surfers

On December 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Oh well… and now it’s off. The “I love tennis” much hated and controversial midyear cutoff that brought in amongst others Gabriel Medina and his two WCT wins and that saw Bobby Martinez flipping out is now officially a thing of a surfing past. At least for now. At the last ASP meeting the board [...]

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O’Neill Coldwater Classic

On December 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

With ASP Wourld Surfing Tour schedule for 2012 already announced there came some surprising changes. The first was the dropping of the successful Quiksilver Pro New York. Which was deemed to be a shitty beachbreak competition but it turned out to be quite ok thanks to the swell that arrived just in time for [...]

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ASP Surfing Schedule For 2012 And Who Is On Tour For 2012?

On December 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The last event of the 2011 season – the Billabong Pipe Masters is over and Kieren Perrow is over the moon probably, taking the single most important and famous event in surfing. Even more so because last year he came so close but then lost to Jeremy Flores in the finals. So is John John [...]

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Gu Wax From Bubble Gum Surf Wax

On December 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The company  that makes Gu Wax is Bubble Gum Surf Wax which was founded by Britton Galland’s dad and this is what Britton had to say about their beginnings:  “My dad formulated a special blend called Icky Sticky Ooey Gooey — back in the day, Galland said. “I busted some out for my friends and I [...]

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All I Can – Ski Movie

On November 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

All I Can is the most amazing ski movie I have ever seen. Filmed by the group of filmmakers that call themselves The Sherpas the All I Can is a a two-year feature film project that just came out. As The Sherpas say: “Film fuses our passions for riding and exploring the mountains with our potential [...]

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Patagonia Says Don’t Buy Our Stuff

On November 30, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Well not literally. But in the middle of the Black Friday craziness Patagonia came out with a full-page ad in the New York Times which asked people to slow down and stop shopping.  Why would someone want to run an add like that? Are they not trying to make money? This is what people from [...]

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This Is My Winter

On November 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This Is My Winter is a great movie from Xavier de le Rue. This is what he has to say about it: “At this time of the year last season, with my friends Guido, Tero and Matthieu we’ve decided to create our own movie production company called TimeLine Film. With the support of my partners [...]

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How To Track Your Trails On Mountainbike

On November 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Since the smartphones boom most of us always have a GPS device on us. It’s simply integrated into our phones. Even lots of simpler “not smart” phones have GPS. So tracking your trails on mountainbike is pretty simple. But what does tracking  actually mean? It means that while you ride your mountabike you have GPS switched [...]

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Taj Burrow Is The Winner Of The Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa

On November 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Taj Burrow won his first Reef Hawaiian Pro title in Hawaii and is of course also in the lead for the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. He continuously posted wave scores in the nines (check out his quarterfinal lay back tuberide) and left his opponents in the final in the wake of his surfboard with [...]

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