All Action Sports articles – Page 19
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Four hundred people, including business leaders, celebrities and surfing legends,...
Four hundred people, including business leaders, celebrities and surfing legends, attended the annual Waterman's Ball organized on Oct. 6 by EuroSIMA, the European boardsports industry manufacturers' group. Held at the Hossegor Casino in France, the gala dinner had a “60s Rockabilly” dress code and raised money for EuroSIMA's sustainability projects. ...
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The legendary snowboarder Shaun White has granted a license for...
The legendary snowboarder Shaun White has granted a license for sporting goods to Powerslide, the German vendor of inline skates and board sports products. The range, which bears the name of the American champion and is set to be positioned at the high-end level, comprises skateboards, decks, helmets, protection equipment, ...
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Billabong International has taken 100 percent control over Surfection, a...
Billabong International has taken 100 percent control over Surfection, a retailer based in Sydney that had been run as part of a joint venture between Billabong and interests associated with another retailer, Chris Athas. Billabong issued 1.06 million new ordinary shares at 3.72 Australian dollars (€2.71-$3.59) apiece to raise funds ...
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Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has announced...
Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has announced that he has seminoma, or testicular cancer. He was optimistic in his note to his global team, though, pointing out that that particular kind of cancer is “as curable as it gets” and his was discovered in its early stages. ...
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Billabong has completed its acquisition of Surfection, an Australian retailer,...
Billabong has completed its acquisition of Surfection, an Australian retailer, in exchange for Billabong shares
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The big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones has joined the global...
The big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones has joined the global athlete team of POC
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Building on the success of the Surfing China organization and...
Building on the success of the Surfing China organization and the China Action Sports Exhibition trade show, a group of action sports companies operating in China have formed a trade association, called S3 for Surf, Skate, Snow. One of aims is to raise participation in action and board sports. S3 ...
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The Swatch Skiers Cup, a freestyle skiing equivalent to the...
The Swatch Skiers Cup, a freestyle skiing equivalent to the Ryder Cup of golfing, is being launched this year. Eight freestyle skiers from the U.S. will compete with eight European freestyle skiers in Valle Nevado, Chile, on Sept. 5-12. Just like in the Ryder Cup, one skier from each continent ...
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Laird Hamilton, the big-wave surfer and the man considered the...
Laird Hamilton, the big-wave surfer and the man considered the father of modern stand-up paddleboarding, has joined the Puma Ocean Racing Team as the honorary 12th crew member. While Oxbow will continue to sponsor Hamiton for clothing, he and Puma will together launch a line of innovative stand-up paddleboards and ...
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Surfdome.com, an online lifestyle department store with several action and...
Surfdome.com, an online lifestyle department store with several action and board sports categories, is launching its revamped online skate department with an extended offering of apparel and footwear as well as skating equipment
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After the integration of its Spanish distributor, Justsurf, Volcom has...
After the integration of its Spanish distributor, Justsurf, Volcom has inaugurated the office of its new Spanish subsidiary in Deria, with five showrooms that will start displaying its ranges from the start of July
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The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), the Surfrider Foundation...
The European Boardsports Industry Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), the Surfrider Foundation and SAS, two organizations dedicated to the protection of the environment, are holding International Surfing Day on June 19, with more than 180 events on beaches around the world
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GLM Shows/DMG Events, which produces the Surf Expo fair in...
GLM Shows/DMG Events, which produces the Surf Expo fair in Orlando, Florida, twice a year, is announcing the organization of a new show, Action Sports Asia, to be held in Singapore on April 13-15, 2012. It will be co-located with Asia Dive Expo, which already draws more than 21,000 participants ...
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Brenda Lee Lai Yee is the first female Malaysian surfer...
Brenda Lee Lai Yee is the first female Malaysian surfer to be sponsored by a big brand with her new one-year deal with Volcom
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The competitive surfer Otto Flores is the new ambassador for...
The competitive surfer Otto Flores is the new ambassador for surf and fun for Dragon in Puerto Rico. As a member of the company's international surf program, he will help expand the brand in his home territory through grass-roots marketing events. He will also mentor Puerto Rico's amateur surf team.
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The European Surf Industry Manufacturers Association, EuroSIMA, recently held its...
The European Surf Industry Manufacturers Association, EuroSIMA, recently held its Source European Snowboarding Industry Forum in St. Anton, Austria, with almost 70 international participants at the two-day seminar. To cap the event, EuroSIMA held its fifth annual Snowball, the party for the snowboard industry that also helps environmental charities. At ...
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A French designer, Thomas de Lussac, has developed SurfAir, an...
A French designer, Thomas de Lussac, has developed SurfAir, an inflatable surfboard for amateurs using a three-dimensional PVC-based fabric that can be inflated in two minutes and then collapsed into a small sports bag
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Globe International has called on three World Surfing Champions to...
Globe International has called on three World Surfing Champions to come up with a series of limited edition skateboards named for these Sultans of Surf. The skateboards are shaped like the pros' favorite surfboards and are a nod to skateboarding's origins in surfing. The surfers are Peter Townend, Wayne Bartholomew ...
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Skate Out, a Swedish supplier of skate and snowboard products,...
Skate Out, a Swedish supplier of skate and snowboard products, adds Arbor skateboards and snowboards to its collection of brands. Arbor was founded in 1995 with the goal of creating products with as little environmental footprint as possible without sacrificing quality. Bamboo is used in both Arbor clothes and boards, ...
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The 2011 Surfersvillage Awards have been created to honor creative...
The 2011 Surfersvillage Awards have been created to honor creative and technical talent in the media involving the surfing industry. The categories include Journalist of the Year, Photographer of the Year, Film/Video Producer of the Year, Social Media Blog of the Year, Web-documentary of the Year, Surf Event Webcast of ...
