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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 ...
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A French surfer, Tim Boal, has joined the riders' team...
A French surfer, Tim Boal, has joined the riders' team of Protest
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Blanca Manchón, a Spanish windsurfing champion, is joining other Spanish...
Blanca Manchón, a Spanish windsurfing champion, is joining other Spanish female sports icons such as Rafael Nadal, Pau Gasol and Andrés Iniesta on a team sponsored by Nike Women for the 2012 London Olympics
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The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) in the...
The National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association (NSSRA) in the U.S. is unhappy with the dates chosen for the SIA Snow Shows starting in 2013 planned by SnowSports Industries America. The 2013 show is scheduled for Jan. 12-15, two weeks earlier than usual, and following shows will also be held ...
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Shane Dorian, the surfer, has signed on to endorse Reef...
Shane Dorian, the surfer, has signed on to endorse Reef Footwear, specifically its Supreme Collection of leather sandals
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The Snowforum, the annual snowboard conference organized by EuroSIMA and...
The Snowforum, the annual snowboard conference organized by EuroSIMA and BoardsportSource magazine, will be held on April 27-29 in St. Anton, Austria. The event opens with a dinner on Wednesday night, followed by two days of seminars and workshops. Topics will include figures as to European and North American snowboarding ...
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Ian Alldredge, a 22-year-old Californian strapless kite surfer, has joined...
Ian Alldredge, a 22-year-old Californian strapless kite surfer, has joined Oxbow's team of endorsers
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Billabong signs up Justine Dupont, a 19-year-old surfer from Lacanau,...
Billabong signs up Justine Dupont, a 19-year-old surfer from Lacanau, France who is described as one of the most promising young female talents, as well as a 14-year-old surfer from the same region, Joséphine Costes.
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Artec Snowboards has added the Swedish athlete Hans Ahlund to...
Artec Snowboards has added the Swedish athlete Hans Ahlund to its pro team.
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Ian Picano Gentil, a 14-year-old surfer from Hawaii, has joined...
Ian Picano Gentil, a 14-year-old surfer from Hawaii, has joined the team of Billabong athletes.
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Brit Surf Starts Anew
As of Jan. 1, the new national governing body for surfing in the U.K. is Surfing GB. The new board, led by Chris Thomson, wants it to start with a clean slate after allegations of poor management and various legal issues. Surfing GB replaces the British Surfing Association, which announced ...
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Oxbow has signed sponsorship agreements with two Scandinavian snowboarders, the...
Oxbow has signed sponsorship agreements with two Scandinavian snowboarders, the 27-year-old J.P. Solberg from Norway and the 22-year-old Kalle Ohlson from Sweden.
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Stephanie Gilmore is jumping ships. The 22-year-old Australian surf star,...
Stephanie Gilmore is jumping ships. The 22-year-old Australian surf star, who has been sponsored by Rip Curl until now, has signed a five-year endorsement agreement with Quiksilver, just as this brand launches its new global girls line for 18-to-24-year-old women. Gilmore won the top Women's ASP World Tour title in ...
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Evan Geiselman, the 17-year-old rising star of surfing, has joined...
Evan Geiselman, the 17-year-old rising star of surfing, has joined the athletes on Dragon's team.
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Longboard, the French brand of competitively priced surf-inspired clothing, will...
Longboard, the French brand of competitively priced surf-inspired clothing, will launch a capsule collection next year in cooperation with Kenzo Takada, the famous Japanese fashion designer. It is expected to be available in 800 French stores in the second half of April.
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Artec Snowboards adds Lisa Filzmoser to its pro team....
Artec Snowboards adds Lisa Filzmoser to its pro team.
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TwoThirds, the Spanish surf-inspired fashion label, has named Jan Groenendijk...
TwoThirds, the Spanish surf-inspired fashion label, has named Jan Groenendijk to be its new brand manager for Central Europe.
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Extremehorizon Surf Distribution is going to distribute Raptor surfboard fins...
Extremehorizon Surf Distribution is going to distribute Raptor surfboard fins from Queensland in the U.K.
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Philip “Flippy” Hoffman, one of the pioneers of big-wave surfing,...
Philip “Flippy” Hoffman, one of the pioneers of big-wave surfing, has died at the age of 80. He surfed in Hawaii in the 1950s, and then went on to be co-owner of Hoffman California Fabrics, which supplied printed fabric to companies including Ocean Pacific, Quiksilver, Volcom and Stussy.
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Surfdome.com, a leading online retailer of lifestyle products based in...
Surfdome.com, a leading online retailer of lifestyle products based in the U.K. is launching a fully interactive iPhone App that can be downloaded through the App store or via iTunes to place orders that can be delivered worldwide.
