31.5.07
The Shark Island contest is just round the corner folks. If you're ready to step-up and take on the big-wigs out the Island make sure you hit the trials event at Cronulla Point. See below, the crew at Nomad are proud backers of the event.
NOMAD – The official bodyboard of the Cronulla Shark Island Challenge. Nomad Bodyboarding Australia is proud to announce its association with the 2007 Human Cronulla Shark Island Challenge.
Nomad manager Shane Britten says of the event “Nomad views the CSIC as the most prestigious event on the Australian bodyboarding calendar, if not the world tour. Shark Island is a critical wave that on its day will test bodyboarders of every level of experience. This is how bodyboarders want our sport to be showcased, and Nomad is stoked to be part of it”.
CSIC contest director Mark Fordham says “The Nomad guys are bodyboarders and really see the value of having premium events like the CSIC for the bodyboarding community. It is important for an event like this to have bodyboard industry support, and having a respected label like Nomad on board is fantastic”.
Nomad are also the sponsors of the Nomad Brett Young Memorial trials, which will serve as BBA Australian tour event as well as the trials for the CSIC event. The new format of the event will kick off June 8th to 10th with the Nomad Brett Young Memorial trials which will see an unprecedented 12 trialists going through to the main event.
The Human Cronulla Shark Island waiting period begins the 15th of June with a month long period to ensure the event is held in optimal conditions.
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30.5.07
Steez-master Skipp is stoked to be riding with POD. The Hawaiian man inked a deal with the Australian based company yesterday after wearing the fins on his recent tour round Oz. Image above: Skipp busts his fins out on that 'recent trip round Oz'. Photo: Parker
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29.5.07
Oooooh some nice boogie-booty. These Brazo women be the cream of fit butts the world over, if your girly be battling the cottage cheese get her on the program. Everyones a winner baby, everyone.
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28.5.07
Coming this July, Endless Bodyboarding, along with Pride Bodyboards, Movement Magazine, Pod Fins and Biarms Wetsuits present a contest of Gargantuan proportions!
The contest will be run from July 6-9 along the Cronulla Beach Stretch, and feature a massive EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS in Prize money!
This contest is open to ALL BODYBOARDERS, and for the Jack Stance enthusiasts there is a Drop Knee division. All finalists are to receive trophies; with lots of giveaways during the comp. IBA certified judges will be judging. Competitors must agree to follow directions given by contest staff.
The contest will be run from July 6-9 along the Cronulla Beach Stretch, and feature a massive EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS in Prize money!
This contest is open to ALL BODYBOARDERS, and for the Jack Stance enthusiasts there is a Drop Knee division. All finalists are to receive trophies; with lots of giveaways during the comp. IBA certified judges will be judging. Competitors must agree to follow directions given by contest staff.
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Visas were denied, blood was drawn, bones were broken trying to keep the crowds away from Puerto for the 50-year storm that Patrick Swayze waffled on about sometime back. But with the status of being a World Champ and a cameo Mexicans, Jeff Hubbard, Jose Marquina and Bud Miyamoto were given the green light at the highly secured Mex border and the three amigos went all out blazing up the most loco swell the place has seen in light years. Boogie Nation reveals the score, capturing two long drawn out weeks of clips that are going to shake the very foundations of high performance bodyboarding. Noah Hamilton and Steve Fox worked photography angles form the left, right, up and downside, with their images already being noted as potential winners for National Geographic Ocean Photography Awards. Lucky for you a few of the priceless frames were made available to give you a tease of the historic images to make expensive surf trips and resultant credit debt even more inviting.
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24.5.07
Check the image above, see that sweet Movement Mag gracing the coffee table of the YouRiding? This denotes an exciting day cause now we exist in the virtual world, so gigabyte-beings like the Tomb Raider chick can totally read the mag now. That opens us up to a whole new level of weirdness, like we can go hang out with virtual Tom from MySpace and flirt with virtual hoes in his virtual pad, get virtually smashed at his virtual parties, all that shit. We encourage you to kick off those virtual shoes and visit the virtual lounge at YouRiding.com, grab your virtual Pride boogie and go get - you got it - virtually barrelled dude.
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23.5.07
WA Town Z-Boy Dave Tulluch shapes a mean piece of plastic, but his skills on the deck can't be shunned either. These shots came from his mate Wazza's place that 'me and the old school WA booger lads hit after work.' Ride on Tul, ride on.
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22.5.07
The guys at VS are pleased to announce a new batch of boards hitting the shores and Mitch Vs Ryan each other in an interview for Movementmag.com:
There is a fresh new batch of VS boards about to hit our shores within the first week of June. In this new shipment we have more Rawlins VS JG rides to keep the Mitch flow from continuing. These boards have scorched the waves all season long and created one of the highest sellouts.
To complement Rawlins as the initial installments to VS, the brand is to unleash 2 new installments onto the market place which will back the phenomenal introduction of VS with the introduction of Ryan Hardy VS Todd Quigley (TQ) & Pierre Louis Costes VS Daniel Sivess (DSC).
Ryan Hardy has joined the VS project to help take his bodyboarding to the next level. Ryan’s surfing has been on fire of late, with a successful Hawaii season, epic NZ tour, many Gold Coast gutters & WA kegs all on his new rides. With all this surfing, getting his shapes all dialed in with TQ won’t be a problem.
Pierre Louis Costes / PLC is the third installment to the VS project with aligning himself with Daniel Sivess, DSC for short. (Shaper to the stars) and his line of PE and PP boards will also be available in this shipment. PLC was last year voted as the number 1 grom on the Riptide peer poll. This kid is hot at the moment and seems to be at the forefront of the new generation coming through. Pierre Louis Costes; after giving the Aussie crowd an insight in his Riptide profile, the sports future leader has just arrived in Oz for his 3 month venture refining his skills even further in Australia’s quality rich coastline. If you happen to see this fancy Frenchman in action during his stay then we warn you. Your mind will be blown away!!!
Here are 2 interviews that both Mitch & Ryan gave one another just the other day on bodyboarding, their surfing and the future.
Mitch Rawlins interviewed by Ryan Hardy
What excites you most in bodyboarding right now and what are you amped to achieve in the near future?
Well just to get good waves good photos good footage and good results in the world tour is what drives me right now and it excites me to dream about achieving these goals.
What do you think it will take for the next generation of Aussie's to crack it into the big time alongside the likes of yourself, Ben Player, Kingy, Lester, etc?
Some of the guys are already there I think in some ways I think we need to play catch up. But for them a lot of motivation and good timing would definitely help them get to the top.
You are renowned for having one of the best styles in bodyboarding; is this something that comes naturally or something you have to work at?
There will always be an element of your natural style in your surfing but you have to work on it day in day out full stop.
What is the best night out you've ever had on the piss and whom did it involve?
Too many nights I love it and there are so many girls in Perth, it’s a wonderland.
Not many people know of your current golf fetish; how did you get into this and can we expect to see you on the PGA tour anytime soon?
I love the game; it is so much like surfing. One minute you think you are ripping, the next it looks like you just started. It’s a joke how that happens but its so fun. As for the PGA, those guys are too good. It would take at least 5 years playing everyday just to get an even par handicap, then you have to go under that so it is very hard, I love to dream about it though.
Ryan Hardy interviewed by Mitch Rawlins.
How are you enjoying the gold coast it’s a big change from the south west in terms of everything how are you handling that change?
I'm totally stoked on my lifestyle change, moving to the Goldy. I feel that having the gold coast as my base right now gives me the perfect balance in my life. I love being there and cruising and I love going away from there and chasing waves and the bodyboarding dream…It’s perfect.
If you could be ten foot deeper in a 10ft wave towing would you rather tow into the wave or paddle and get a big barrel but not as deep...what would you choose?
On a ten foot wave, if it were make able to paddle in, I would paddle even if it meant I couldn't be as deep. For me, the art of riding heavy waves that are paddle in able and getting deep is by far the most challenging thing I've ever experienced in my life…Period. I really only feel that a ski is necessary when the wave is simply moving too fast to be able to paddle in, make the pit and come out of the barrel, but by that stage in big waves your dealing with some serious life-threatening shit!! I get shaky just thinking about that.
Do you want to win a world title more then you did last year?
I want to win a world title as much as I did last year with the added fuel from the pain of losing and coming so close. The competitive animal inside mewill stop at nothing until that title is mine.
Are you still as psyched on surfing as to say 10 years ago is it still a
challenge and is there new levels to be reached?
I've actually been thinking about that quite a bit lately in the past year or so, I think once you get through the grom froth stage and you've achieved many of your childhood dreams and basked in the glory of being a high-profile professional, you begin to question what is it exactly that motivates you to still be bodyboarding. The answer to that comes purely
from your heart and your self-evaluation. If you think you've done enough and you can't progress any more; you won't progress, if you think you're over the hill and you've seen your best days, then you've seen your best days, you've peaked. For me, I feel that I am still improving. I dream of constant progression and therefore I believe I am constantly progressing. I feel there is still the obvious goal of being world champion still there to be achieved, but beyond that I also feel there is room to improve and perfect. With that in mind I feel I am as motivated to perform and improve, as I was when I was 17. Perhaps the things that have changed most since I was 17 are that I know my ability and am much more confident. I know I don't have to surf everyday to improve. I know I am at the top level of bodyboarding in the world. I know that regardless of whether I win the next comp or receive the best sponsor deal I am the best bodyboarder I can possibly be.
Will you win the tennis comp in Sydney this year even though you serve
like a decrepit old man?…hahaha!
For comments such as this Rawlins I dare say you will wear the wrath of my ferocious serve come July…ha-ha. I'm looking forward to the comp, my court at home on the Goldy has been getting a good work out so I look forward tomeeting up with the fever again and giving him a good run. COME ON!!!
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17.5.07
Rockstar Games Announces Midnight Club: Los Angeles for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360™
Fourth Installment of the Blockbuster Racing Franchise Unveiled
New York, NY – May 16, 2007 – Rockstar Games is proud to announce the fourth installment of its critically-acclaimed and genre-defining Midnight Club franchise, Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Developed by series creator Rockstar San Diego, Midnight Club: Los Angeles will be available for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION 3 system in early 2008.
“Midnight Club’s addictive blend of freedom, style and sheer sense of speed sets it apart from its competition,” said Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games. "With Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Rockstar San Diego looks to once again push the boundaries and expectations of what a racing game can be. Rockstar San Diego has always been the technology leader in delivering the ultimate racing experience, and with this game, they are looking to re-define the idea of a completely immersive racing game experience, both offline and online.”
“On prior consoles, the Midnight Club franchise continually raised the bar for racing games, evolving from being the first ever street racing game to setting the defining standard for credibly integrating street racing culture with an intense racing experience,” said Jay Panek, Producer of the Midnight Club series. “With Midnight Club: Los Angeles, our goal is to evolve on all possible levels and stay true to the hardcore gaming experience the series is known for, while making it accessible to casual gamers and car enthusiasts.”
Consistently the most innovative, highest-rated street racing franchise, Midnight Club set the standard of what an open-world racing game can be. Midnight Club: Los Angeles will deliver a truly immersive next-generation racing experience that is second to none.
For more information about Midnight Club, please visit our website at http://www.rockstargames.com/
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15.5.07
Above, a young Mike Stewart scopes a very early concave bottom.
Australian Brand Manager Rob Cribb says, “As long as the world of Bodyboarding can remember, Mike Stewart has been the iconic name behind the sport, winning an unprecedented 9 World Titles and 11 Pipe Masters along the way. His ‘Science’ range of Bodyboarding gear has cemented a reputation as the leading innovative brand that personifies quality and technology”.
Mike has always valued imagination: “It has been an integral part of my thought process ever since I can remember. Applied, imagination can lead to innovation. From competition winning techniques to product inventions, Science was conceived to draw on a knowledge gained from a life long pursuit of boundary defining wave riding and to use this knowledge to create the equipment necessary to redefine ones personal possibilities. In this my latest phase, I believe Bodyboarders will find a renewed spirit of product design that will again be at the forefront of the industry”.
Cribb continues by saying “To this day Mike is continuing to blow minds, exemplified by his recent performance last Winter on Oahu’s North Shore, which immediately followed an impressive IBA win on Maui in challenging conditions. Hot Rookie, Thomas Robinson has also joined the Science honour role and has been working with Mike on two of his own signature model boards, and come Summer 2007, this new phase of design will see us launch into the Australian marketplace with the most impressive range of Science products to date, following the original spirit, this will satisfy everyone at all levels, including the sports Elite”.
For further interest, the new Australian Science distributors can be contacted at 07-56658333.
Below, Science's new logo:
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13.5.07
The above clip is from the winner of the Tension Box Set, Christoph Rowland. If you still haven't played this game (YouRiding.com), get on, it's a little tricky at first but before you know it you'll be like this guy: all pimpled up, white as a ghost and a bonafide net-geek. So Christoph tear yourself away from that game and email us your address buddy.
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11.5.07
Hot Buttered is looking for a bodyboard sales and service representative.
Applicants must have a good understanding of bodyboards for product development, as well as be able to provide a sales service for qld, nsw and vic, which means being able to cope with a lot of travelling.
Co-ordination of our press and promotions is also needed as well as assistance in dispatch.
Being able to multi task is essential. Applicants need a car and license, people skills as well as an understanding of modern technology.
BODYBOARD SALES/SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
The ideal Candidate would have:
• A high understanding of Bodyboards and the Industry
• Organised, highly motivated and demonstrates initiative
• Must be pro-active and understand the urgency of responding to customers needs
• A high interest in Product Development
• Experience in Sales
• Obtain knowledge of Team/sponsored Riders needs & requirements
Job description
1. Represent Sales for NSW, QLD & VIC > on the road travel to stores w. ranges
2. Follow up orders after showings
3. Ensure orders are indented in time for production
4. Follow orders through dispatch, by assisting with deliveries and warehouse operations
5. Working knowledge of suppliers manufacturing facilities & capabilities.
6. Responsible for Team Riders equipment & supplying equipment on time
7. Responsible for arranging suitable press & high awareness of products
8. Constantly ensuring all accounts have up to date information on current stock & specials
9. Managing all Online sales and web queries
10. Making sure Hb is being presented positively by our accounts and team
If you think you've got the skills to pay bills, contact the stunning Liv-meister on: 02 9979 1011
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10.5.07
DROPKNEE SESSIONS ENTRIES ONLINE
DKS have announced the arrival of their "Full Tour" package now onine at www.dksessions.com
Head "Backstage" to become a member and you can get access to all the contest entry/medical forms and terms and conditions. You can also now PAY ONLINE! yes that's right pay for "Full Tour" entry online today.
"Full Tour" package will include accommodation, full weeks training camp, 2 meals a day, transport, entry to all events and access to shop promo's up and down the coast for a whopping 24 days!! Check the price out "Backstage" and you won't believe it, so get on it soldiers and be a part of the DK revolution!
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So some of you thought Chucker on the blog below was bagging Dubbs. We just want to say he's 'O DUBB' ing the man in appreciation of his achievements i.e. this years DK world title. No one fucks with their digits like that to be negative, shit, how bored you think the man is? And on Dubb, we wrote he's an Aussie hater, which is just a jibe about that thing he said in Rippies about the Aussie's steez. Thing is we need more Dubbs, more people who are going to stir shit up a little, give these Movement honkies something to actually write about and you must understand Dubbs is a good dude. You've heard of his oufit Boogie Nation, it's actually a not-for-profit organisation, set up to give all proceeds back to his underground posse in Hawaii, so they can go shred the place up. Good intentions for a young man, huh? So love people and lets make it the boogie inter-nation-al (get it...? yeah ok that was bad).
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8.5.07
Above is a clip from Lem, Barry and Hogan, the crew at In Debt Media. They really wanted to do some ads with us, but you think we'd let them with a company name like that! But anyway these guys are real trendy creative types, got that long blonde mop thing going, all the right threads, make an old dork like this feel weak. So here is their first movie, it's going to be very cool, rad and different. The boys are all about making something crip than something for bucks. I guess it's all in the company name isn't it, so it's called BLAH. Knock yourselves out and stay tuned for some more previews.
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If you've ever worn a Plastic People tee-o this is the guy whose sweat went into it. His name: Chuck Guarino, his game: partying in the uber-scene of New York City. If you ever find yourself there, this is one guy you want to hang with, his black book thicker than Rawlin's cheque book. This hand gesture from Chuck is the first known execution of the 'O DUBBS' entanglement which celebrates the Ozzie hating World Champ DK'er.
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7.5.07
The clip above is of Hardy ripping a few years back ('03) in the ol' stomping grounds round Margs. Now QLD based, you're more likely to see him amongst the crowds of Dbah than boosting those reverses out Mitchells. Well it was time to get a little nostalgic so we sent him back over to his home turf with a X-Rated crew for Movement 18. By the looks of the swell in WA today, this shit be happening '07 style right now.
Oh yeah, make sure you get those YouRiding.com entries in asap, Lucien will decide a winner by this Friday.
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4.5.07
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3.5.07
Below is the Press Release from the guys at You Riding. Now being the net-geek you most likely are, you would have played this game before, as it's been online awhile now. Even the monkeys in the Movement office were able to pick it up and start shredding. So how good do you think you are huh?
Let's see, the highest score screen grabbed and sent to lucien@movementmag.com will score a Tension box set. That's right folks a Tension box set. Play on, play on.
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IntellySurf is going to launch the first realistic Bodyboarding & Surfing online game with a strong concept: a free game made by riders for riders to play together.
What would you do if you could compete against every surfer in the world on all the famoust world waves such as Pipeline, Teahupoo, The Box, Shark Island, Cloud 9 and others? Would you be the real worldwide champ as Ryan Hardy or Jeff Hubard? This is now possible for free on the community website www.youriding.com.
IntellySurf created in France in 2007 by a group of friends fond of Bodyboarding & Surfing, offers a new type of online surf game in Macromedia Flash Technology. Each wave is created following its real floor and the top swell's conditions what forces the surfers to adapt their riding style to the length, speed and curl sections of the wave to accomplish the biggest tricks. To be more realistic, the AI system is slightly randomizing waves to create sets with a bit of differences. In consequence, the riders have to stay focused on the wave's reading to maximise their score.
Two playing modes exist: a freeride carreer mode where you have to develop your own rider by training him tricks and barrel abilities on one of the 35 best Bodyboarding & Surfing spots and a contest mode where you can create or join your own online competition to be the real worldwide champ. So, are you riding with us?
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1.5.07
Manta's Johnny Showell celebrated his 21st on Saturday night in fine style with a Pirate and Princess party at the Taren Point Hotel a large group of the bodyboarding community and Johnny's family and friends were on hand to help celebrate. A big night on the the turps and some hilarious costumes made for a good laugh, with Emeralds Harry Bosworth taking home the best dressed pirate with a close runner up lens man Phil (Toinz) Gallagher in his captains outfit.
In other Manta family news a big shout out goes to Grahame (Moth) Miller who's wife Renae gave birth to there first child on Sunday night, Ivy Josephine Miller who came into the world weighing 6.8lbs. Wonder if she will get to ride barrels like her Dad? Congrats to Grahame Miller the man with the Golden Finger.
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