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ebb, who have just launched their new site and online store here, have signed Pipe champ Amaury Lavernhe. He will join Alex Bunting, Brad Hughes and Ryan Hardy on the West Oz based label. The Reunion rider said he is, “Stoked to be a part of ebb and represent the brand around the world.”
Nazare will be known to Oz audiences as the scene of Portugal’s (and the world’s?) only big-wave event – Nazare Special Edition. The place can hold twenty-plus as well as it can hold six; though looks a dream park in these conditions.
buga - nazaré from Buga on Vimeo.
| Posted by: Ventriliquist 30-Mar-2010 10:45 AM | Sick looks like my backyard, it breaks just like that.... |
| Posted by: pedro patricio 30-Mar-2010 10:44 PM | do you wanna know something weird? grooms under14/16/18 (nacional esperanças) have here a leg of their championship in a max of a month earlier then nazare special edition. And the open nacional championship doesn´t come here. Common guys eyes wide open |
| Posted by: jo 31-Mar-2010 10:00 AM | But the leg isn't there is on the village, because for some young guns outside of nazaré ... 2 metres in nazaré North Beach is tooo BIG... so the organization put them in a good right in the village ,,,, But thre in Nazaré North Beach they are finishing the Center of High Perfomence, for the best riders could have rest conditions and evrything to practice in one of the best waves i ever had surfed |
| Posted by: Hugh Forward 31-Mar-2010 10:23 AM | Looks like a crappy version of Booji!. |
| Posted by: Carlos 01-Apr-2010 08:03 AM | Hugh... if that's crappy... |
| Posted by: casp 01-Apr-2010 03:39 PM | I wouldn't say a crappy version of Booj. It just looks like a version of booj, but without the awesome booj water colour, and maybe a bit less punchy. Looks pretty damn fun though. |
| Posted by: jones 02-Apr-2010 01:44 AM | im sure booji is a good wave and has its keen locals but i find it hard its as good as nazare. maybe some proof would be nice. |
| Posted by: trent 02-Apr-2010 11:29 AM | boodji shits all over this non bank beachy. |
| Posted by: jones sister 02-Apr-2010 10:53 PM | boodji is just another keiki watershots closeout it has nothing on nazare fools |
| Posted by: fabalicious 10-Apr-2010 11:39 PM | this is way more wedgy then boodj u patriotic west ozys |
| Posted by: jesse woods 13-Apr-2010 08:23 AM | sick waves man just charge them hit the lis and get some mad come outs |
| Posted by: Jorge Bras 20-Apr-2010 11:52 PM | here is some photos from last Nazare Special Edition: http://photos.jorgebras.com/Sports/Waves/Nazare-Special-Edition-2009/ Other Naza session: http://photos.jorgebras.com/Sports/Waves/PN-11jan09/ |
Here’s some framies for Chris White’s new flick. The film will premiere around the country (presuming you live in WA, NSW or QLD) next month and tickets can be bought online at his site right here.
We’ll post an interview with the director/producer/child rearer shortly.
Frames in order are: Chad Jackson, Jake Stone, Mitch Rawlin, Jet White and AFL superstar Nick Natanui, Pierre-Louis Costes, Ryan Hardy, a fight between two surfers on day two of the Pipe comp and the bill poster.
| Posted by: Chris Pepping 26-Mar-2010 07:46 PM | 3rd picutre, Y eah booooiiiiiiiiiiz!. leaving opinions on his antics aside, whitey gets some insane footage. |
| Posted by: sam 27-Mar-2010 08:17 AM | yeww. soo sick havin prem in newy |
| Posted by: Donnie 29-Mar-2010 10:28 AM | cant wait to see the newy boys fight |
| Posted by: Mark Murray 29-Mar-2010 11:32 AM | Holy shit! Nick natanui! These guys are big wigs! I'm not missin this one. |
| Posted by: robertlaurie 29-Mar-2010 02:56 PM | cant wait to see some fresh footage of hardy its been way to long.whity allways makes qiulity films yewwwwww |
| Posted by: casp 30-Mar-2010 01:18 AM | This is looking great, both the movie, Nic's skills, and the west coast eagles in '10 (except for that final quarter the brisbane match was sweet). Might even go see the prem... Keep up the good work White |
| Posted by: WHO THE FUCK IS CHRIS WILS.. WAIT..... WHITE? 01-Apr-2010 07:24 PM | 2 4 paks of 440 woodiez to da first cunt 2 king hit pete moore. |
| Posted by: Chris White 04-Apr-2010 10:03 PM | hey, chris white here, visit my facebook page for all the updates! Yeeeeew! :) |
| Posted by: mitch 13-Apr-2010 03:09 PM | Fake Account - Beware |
This Saturday (27 March) Todd Barnes and Bodyboarders Surf Co. will co-host a free screening of Thrash’d at Narrabeen. It’s a matinee screening and the play button will be pressed at 1pm but preceding that you can hang out and chat with some of the film’s stars: Chris James, Thom Robinson and Alex Bunting. You could even walk away a richer person after they give away bodyboards, wetsuits, gift vouchers and copies of the DVD. Store is situated at 1421 Pittwater Road, Narrabeen.
| Posted by: Eugene 25-Mar-2010 07:26 PM | Sounds sick ill b there to support the film |
| Posted by: boned 25-Mar-2010 08:19 PM | whens movement mag out guys? lovin movement atm haha |
| Posted by: M Stewart 13-Apr-2010 03:15 PM | So annoying you have to sit through the adds and you cant fast forward them. Also annoying that they made 2 sections on lunas without anyone catching a wave. Surely if you dont score waves on a trip you dont use the footage? |
James Kates promises there will be “more clips for sure over the next few months”, in this series being worked on as a prelude to a future full-length release, Honest Blokes. He’s saving the best stuff but will keep himself in the spotlight with more delightful teasers. The name’s an obvious play on HB but one that “suited pretty well for the name of the vid,” according to JK. “Not a bad slogan if you ask me.”
HONEST BLOKES tassie from FLAMES YATES on Vimeo.
| Posted by: koots 24-Mar-2010 04:34 PM | KRAMAR!! |
| Posted by: maggie simpson 24-Mar-2010 05:23 PM | cant wait to watch the movie just to see matt youngs resemblance of the evil mono brow baby off the simpsons |
| Posted by: kates 27-Mar-2010 05:23 PM | ahahahaha |
| Posted by: Scott Hubery 02-Apr-2010 06:26 PM | looking forward to more |
| Posted by: sean stanworth 07-Apr-2010 08:31 AM | yeah kramar! |
Here’s the trailer for Lachlan Palmos’ Waves Of Our Lives, the production he’s been working on for the last 12 months. It’s high octane WA that’s worth a look (and apologies kid for the 12 months it took us to get you up).
Waves of our Lives Trailer from Lachy Palmos on Vimeo.
| Posted by: jerry lover 23-Mar-2010 12:21 PM | LOOOOOOOOKKKKs sick Hows the first revo? ooohhhh yyeeeaaaa!!!! JUst saying i like the clip |
| Posted by: MD 23-Mar-2010 03:35 PM | Not in widescreen? |
| Posted by: cut 23-Mar-2010 04:29 PM | actually cut right now, half way through an edit with that song. |
| Posted by: poppy 23-Mar-2010 04:32 PM | The zoomed out pipe shot and jake stones wave at the end are fucking refreshing shots from the usual booger stuff. Props. |
| Posted by: dunski 23-Mar-2010 05:27 PM | sick what song is that?? |
| Posted by: fan 23-Mar-2010 05:50 PM | out of the city - Clockcleaner |
| Posted by: MD 23-Mar-2010 08:08 PM | Agreed, Poppy. The zoomed out shot of Pipe is good, as it gives you a sense of being there. |
| Posted by: jimmins 23-Mar-2010 08:21 PM | That's Amaury on that beast at 00:57 |
| Posted by: kristian 23-Mar-2010 09:51 PM | that is that 10 the blonde chick ha ha |
| Posted by: kyle asange 23-Mar-2010 09:58 PM | so sick. some sick new angles that would even make my tit-less mum squeal |
| Posted by: chasethewave 31-Mar-2010 10:44 PM | hahahah i love the start its got all these big names then at the bottom its got kim feast hahahha what tha fuck? i no hes a good dk but dont think his name should of been up amongst those names? |
It’s nice to see your work being despatched around the map but we feel this may be a case of a newsprint proprietor not knowing their demographic.
| Posted by: bat 22-Mar-2010 05:10 PM | That's cheap for out det wehy? :)~ Uluru is magic |
AB teams with our designer’s nextdoor neighbour for a mini-bio flick.
| Posted by: poppy 22-Mar-2010 05:37 PM | Most underrated overrated rider? |
| Posted by: Joel Kat 22-Mar-2010 08:45 PM | so sylish... so powerful... |
| Posted by: GRIZZ-LA 23-Mar-2010 08:43 AM | MOST POWERFUL BOOGER...MAN STRENGTH |
| Posted by: Liam 23-Mar-2010 10:15 AM | Good stuff, Get a fucking job |
| Posted by: Shad 23-Mar-2010 10:38 AM | Modern day Matt Riley... |
| Posted by: ddaarrtt ffaaccee 23-Mar-2010 12:23 PM | Bit over rated if you ask me |
| Posted by: Ellis Cowan 23-Mar-2010 06:39 PM | The specials absolutely made this clip |
| Posted by: mike shaw 24-Mar-2010 12:19 AM | go buy some wax ya scab.....awsome vid tho! |
| Posted by: dapto scum 24-Mar-2010 05:43 PM | his section in thrasd bali is skitz. |
| Posted by: yehcunt 27-Mar-2010 07:50 PM | oi isn't the brother from bondi rescue |
| Posted by: shadbolt 31-Mar-2010 03:46 PM | what a bogan |
| Posted by: max power 05-Apr-2010 09:26 AM | uglyyyyyyyyyyyy cont |
It’s all about the vid content these days. Here is BP and Winny waxing about their mutual benefactor and toasting their own success (with tongue firmly in cheek, of course).
Ben Player & Dave Winchester re-sign with NMD from Cameron Danzey on Vimeo.
| Posted by: Jew Bagel 18-Mar-2010 07:21 PM | man i wish winny n ben player could shred as hard as me, then id buy nmd boards, until then im just gonna rip on my dope Wahu 43" with snorkelling fins fuck yer i rip sponno'd n shitttt |
| Posted by: dean parton 18-Mar-2010 08:56 PM | this is sick whats the song |
| Posted by: Yohan 18-Mar-2010 10:53 PM | Intergalactic by The Beastie Boys |
| Posted by: Bob 19-Mar-2010 04:50 AM | that was really good! Great job movement and NMD!!! keep it up. |
| Posted by: sharp and swift 29-Mar-2010 09:46 AM | awkward hangs |
After graduating from the
calm and tepid waters of the Sunny Coast Thom Rob was primed to do this on the
reefs of the South Coast. Photo: Dan Newton
Diii Diii asks, “Why do you think that it is more common for the most prominent/talented bodyboarders to have grown up surfing mostly beachies than to have grown up surfing mostly reef breaks?”
Which is kind of a valid question, except that even those kids who surf near-exclusively on reefs at the height of maturity will have surfed below average beachies as talentless groms. During the formative years there’s proof that surfing average waves forces a rider to seek power where there isn’t much, as demonstrated by the plethora of talented Sunny Coast riders who grew up surfing mush: Jono Bruce, Thom Robinson, Jake Stone, et al.
But is there a risk of exposing grommets to quality waves
too early? Is the apprenticeship in the slop for more than just comfort?
| Posted by: Ben 19-Mar-2010 03:07 AM | What about Ryan Hardy and Mike Stewart? |
| Posted by: hugo 19-Mar-2010 03:53 AM | stewart use to spend 9 months per year training for small wave events in california (pssa tour) |
| Posted by: Dane 19-Mar-2010 07:49 AM | Have you ever watched Hardlyfe one. It says how hardy grew up surfing smaller waves. |
| Posted by: Bob 19-Mar-2010 08:28 AM | Hardlyfe 1 showed ryan ripping beachies aged 11-13, then places like the box aged 15. So I agree he started off refining his surfing in smaller waves and then progressed, quickly some might say, to the bigger-heavier stuff. |
| Posted by: Dan Cummins 19-Mar-2010 09:49 AM | very average post |
| Posted by: 3. Your Name 19-Mar-2010 10:18 AM | There's no-one on the planet that would claim to have jumped straight into heavy reefbreaks, bypassing the formative years on a beachy. This post doesn't really make any sense. |
| Posted by: J 19-Mar-2010 10:34 AM | hot topic, pfft c'mon |
| Posted by: ohhedidnt 19-Mar-2010 10:55 AM | i like the post, guys like brendon newton and chad jackson can charge heavy reef slabs, but put them in a beachy and its painful to watch. where as rawlins from gold coast grew up on beachys and moved into reefs giving him the complete package |
| Posted by: ohhedidnt 19-Mar-2010 11:01 AM | wow....not cool |
| Posted by: 3. Your Name 19-Mar-2010 11:03 AM | I think you'll find Chad jackson and Brendon Newton both dominated their early years competitively in, you guessed it, beachbreaks. Pretty sure Chad even took out an aussie tour comp recently in, you guessed it, beachies. Maybe his style isn't as clean as Rawlins, but fuck me if anyone's is. |
| Posted by: sean 19-Mar-2010 11:58 AM | people that charge reef are often just slab nuts with no style (CRONULLA) and then the beachie boys like breakwall and boxy are just nutcase style and know how to navigate beachies where nulla boys are clueless and just massive kooks, until you see them out 10ft island |
| Posted by: leon 19-Mar-2010 02:24 PM | Perfectly said sean, you just described 90% of NEWCASTLE bodyboarders. They all think there heroes because they surf the reefs once every few months lol. They have zero style and don't do any sort of maneuver EVER. Sooo funny when they head out one of the beachies they seriously look like it's there first time in the water hahahaha. |
| Posted by: Brian Wu 19-Mar-2010 07:52 PM | BIG FUCKING SURPRISE! ITS EVERYONES FAVOURITE RIDER THOM ROBINSON GRACING THE PAGE AGAIN. I WOULDN'T SAY HE EVER GRADUATED FROM THE BEACHBREAK APPRENTICESHIP. |
| Posted by: bwalls 19-Mar-2010 09:08 PM | surf breakwall you get good because if your shit you shall be laughed at and stolen off surf cronulla u turn out like sam stackan A KOOK no standards no surprise JONO thom jake rawlins hardy all time best case closed saaaaaaa |
| Posted by: casp 19-Mar-2010 09:21 PM | as another dude says, no one starts off surfing heavy reef breaks straight away. This doesn't make a lot of sense. Isn't Hubbard hawaiian as well? Basically the top two guys in the IBA (hardy and hubb) are well known reef guys. |
| Posted by: bort 20-Mar-2010 11:14 AM | Get into the heavier stuff whenever you can! It doesn't come around all that often and as you get older your time becomes more limited and you'll wish you had of got into it more when you had the chance, so make the most of it. Have fun and get into the bigger reefs whenever the opportunity arises and at the earliest possible age because it's only going to make you more comfortable down the track and your Bodyboarding more enjoyable. Plenty of time to hit up the beachys in between. |
| Posted by: simon legrand 25 and still shitting myself 20-Mar-2010 01:40 PM | who gives two shits really just go ride the boog |
| Posted by: nulla boiz 20-Mar-2010 02:46 PM | iv seen sam strachan surf pipe and other well known reefs and beaches and for a kid his age his no kook, obviously cos he has sponsors i dnt see u cunts baggin on him have sponsors or magazine coverage . till we see you with sponsors and mag coverage shut ur trap! |
| Posted by: NULLA HAS BETTER REEFS THAN MOST PLACES IN AUS BUT NO BEACHES. 20-Mar-2010 10:24 PM | If the Kurnell peninsular didn’t have 680,000,000 (NOT A TYPO) tons of sand mined out of it in the last 30 years, and the beach still had good rip bowls, the alley bowl and maybe some sort of break wall or rock formation to form a good solid bank that never got destroyed in solid swells, then nulla boys would lead they way. I’m not saying that I didn’t surf beachies 1st, but it only took less than a year to progress to the reefs in nulla and 2 years to move from the reefs to the island. Once upon a time I could pull plenty out of the bag, but focusing on island and being addicted to the insane rush of a wide sucky island green room made wanting to learn how to grovel and "perfect your style" take a back seat to a much more enjoyable aspect of riding a bodyboard, NOT GIVING A FLYING FK ABOUT IMPRESSING SOME WOOLY COCK WHO MISTAKES BEING STYLISH WITH BEING A FASHION VICTIM (READ SHEEP) AND HAS AN OPINION ON ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, INSTEAD WORRYING ABOUT THE NEXT SLAB THATS COMING YOUR WAY AND IN GENERAL JUST ENJOYING THE OCEAN!!! That’s the whole point of bodyboarding, it’s a place to get away from the bllsht life throws at you. Believe it or not, there was once a time when every grommet surfed because they enjoyed it and not because of the internet, video resumes, chance of sponsorship and maybe, just maybe having the chance to "live the dream". There is (and always will be) only a few guys that are making a living from riding the foam, so instead of bitching and trying to carry on writing off everyone else, why don’t you go and compete and charge and try to make your way into the elite who you aspire to be? Put your money where your typing fingers are at... |
| Posted by: yeh 21-Mar-2010 01:43 PM | sam strachannnnnnnnnnnnnn wants me |
| Posted by: Sam Strachan 21-Mar-2010 02:11 PM | yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwww bwalls |
| Posted by: shoel 21-Mar-2010 02:18 PM | everyone fuck off sam rips get over trying to pay out on him jealous cunts |
| Posted by: skwah 21-Mar-2010 05:00 PM | Who's sam strachan?? No, seriously?? |
| Posted by: hugo 21-Mar-2010 09:45 PM | showell has one of the best styles around.. and lester was definitely eye pleasing |
| Posted by: ME 21-Mar-2010 10:12 PM | There is two types of bodyboarders, The tech beach guiys who have lacking local set ups, and spend there time honing the comp skills so they can escape to places where reefs prevail, Then there are they guys lucky enough to live near good reefs who couldnt care less about beach breaks and "style". I bet you that most guys that rip in wedges and bowly beach breaks couldn't muster the balls, or the skill to tackle big heavy reefs. Most of the beachy locals go south and rape nuggan, (Wedge and the easiest place to get air on the east coast.) or aussie pipe for its predictable soft nature of perfect bowls. Niether are heavy in the sense or magnitude of somewhere like Shark Island, or Supertubes. There are only a handfull of guys that have taken the two elements and combined them together and most of them are in the top 16. And now this is what every one strives for, but you can't compare one style against the other as they are two totally different aspects of wave riding. Its like comparing DK to PRONE. Plenty of good riders have come from cronunlla. Wingnut for instance was in the top 5 on the wourld tour for about 7 years, Ballard is still Aus's best DKer, lester rips, john and doug showell are tech guys who have good style. The Island crew of the early 90's put bb on the map so bite your 15 year old tounges with your lack of knowing where you came from and thank chris stroh for showing the world whats possible on a lid. |
| Posted by: ME 21-Mar-2010 10:23 PM | P.S. The day the island holds ten foot waves on the proper part of the reef is the day the polar ice caps are no longer... aahh grommets and their lack of knowledge and openly overopininated minds. Australias in trouble when you lot are at the helm... |
| Posted by: derp 22-Mar-2010 01:32 PM | nuggan isnt heavy? are you stupid? |
| Posted by: 3. Your Name 22-Mar-2010 02:32 PM | nuggen = sometimes heavier than shark island. |
| Posted by: Ok know it all 23-Mar-2010 09:37 AM | Nuggan is no where near as heavy as the island dont kid yourself... It may be sharp but its not that heavy. Been surfing it since the days before anyone knew about it, used to surf it solo, dont try telling me about it... |
| Posted by: jerry lover 23-Mar-2010 12:02 PM | is that u Gibbo? |
| Posted by: derp 19-Apr-2010 06:10 PM | obviously after surfing it all those years "solo" you didn't surf it big, because if you did you would realize that it is fucking heavy getting caught inside |
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