Category: Industry News

Boardworks Adds Infinity

 

Boardworks reported California established Infinity Surfboards is going to be becoming a member of the Boardwork’s lineup, and will have initial deliveries coming available for Spring 2012. Infinity co- owner David Boehne noted, “We are very excited about our new partnership with Boardworks. It will open greater distribution and visibility for our brand. We are stoked to offer a range of our performance designs worldwide.”

Infinity had been established way back in 1970, via the renowned craftsman as well as 2010 SUP Connect “Shaper of the Year” finalist Steve Boehne. Infinity is renowned for its performance Surf SUP’s along with revolutionary race styles. “Our Boardworks range is going to cater to the progressive, experienced SUP surfer…guys and girls that have been surfing SUP’s for a while now and are looking to push themselves to the next level. I believe they will fit nicely in the Boardworks offering and translate into their manufacturing technology perfectly.”

Bob Rief, from BW added, “Any local here knows Infinity well. You only have to look to the local breaks to see David and his posse ripping it up on ultra high performance SUP boards. We think their focus on the ever accelerating pace of innovation in SUP suits our company quiver perfectly. Their sub 9 foot boards are rockets!”

David adds, “Our surf team doubles as the R and D team as well. Tommy Lloy and I ride here in So Cal. In Hawaii, and increasingly around the world, Slater Trout heads up our big wave effort. In Tahiti we have the ever insane Patrice Chanzy! Other team members include Jason Kenworthy and CD Kinley.”

Boardworks is going to be presenting CarverTL and Slater models during Outdoor Retailer August 4 to 7th at booth # 39139.

Camp Coastalwatch Australia

Australia’s High Performance Centre (HPC) is sponsoring the this year’s Camp Coastalwatch which is joining together 16 of Australia’s very talented, rising junior surfers coming from all across Australia.

Every one of these young surfers attending Camp Coastalwatch are actually personally picked to go to the 3 day training camp which is actually a exclusively developed high level instructional training camp designed for Australian jr. surfers, which is focused on providing younger surfers the top instruction through Australia’s best mentors along with conditioning professionals with a systematic method of high level surf training.

The goal of Camp Coastalwatch will be to assist the advancement of every visitor as well as enable them to complete a easy cross over towards learning to be a professional surfer. Surfing Australia High Performance Surf Coach Gary Cruickshank thinks camps such as Camp Coastalwatch will be an essential program intended for discovering as well as taking care of Australia’s future rising young surfers.

“Specialized camps such as Camp Coastalwatch are proving to be a great platform for identifying up and coming junior talent from all around Australia, this ensures that we have the best athletes filtering through to the top level of our sport which will hopefully one day represent our country,” said Cruickshank.

“It is great to be able to coach and mentor the most promising junior surfers from all over Australia. The group are responding well to the training and I can definitely see some real talent in the mix.”

These specially selected surfers are provided a real money ‘can’t buy’ adventure and every participant is eligible to earn the Most Promising Award and that is a customized surf board of their own selection furnished by BASE surfboards. With the supply of specialized training camps like Camp Coastalwatch Surfing Australia will keep on solidifying their status as Australia’s top surf training establishment which is uncovering Australia’s best rising young surfers.

Camp Coastalwatch runs from July 7 – 9, 2011 is happily backed up by Surfing Australia, Coastalwatch, The Australian Sports Commission, the Illicit Drugs In Sport program, BASE surfboards, Suncorp, TravelSim and Casuarina Beach.

Quiksilver Malaysia – Ng

Quiksilver Malaysia is extremely pleased to be able to publicize its sponsorship of Bryan Ng as Surf Brand Ambassador for Malaysia. Designed for a preliminary agreement duration of 12 months, Bryan is going to be working together with Quiksilver Malaysia in a variety of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives which includes surf school along with water safety curriculums along with coordinating surf contests and various Quiksilver activities.

Ng began surfing around Malaysia back in 1997, but instead of keeping to him self or even his own little group of buddies Ng took the motivation to advance the growth of the area surfing community via tasks like obtaining sponsorship possibilities to the much younger surfers, running water safety classes along with surfing classes, along with making an effort to coordinate community surfing contests as well as endorsing Malaysian surfing regionally and even globally.

Presently Ng is additionally the president of the Terengganu and Selangor Surfing Associations and is also operating tightly together with Khairil Ibrahim to complete the permission of the Malaysia Surfing Association through the Malaysian Government along with the International Surfing Association as being the recognized National Governing Body for surfing in Malaysia.

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Industry News: Alderete Joins Versatraction

(Westminster, CA) — Shea Alderete, formerly of San Clemente-based Shea Ryan Consulting, has joined VersaTraction® and Waxless Surf Systems Inc’s marketing team, Versatraction/WSS CEO Jason Neu announced recently. At his former post, Alderete was a prime strategist for a full range of marketing, advertising, brand imaging and media design services for a number of Core companies Such as Metal Mulisha to Lost Enterprises.

“As a rapidly expanding global firm in high-tech traction technologies for the Action Sports and Extreme Sports industries, VersaTraction® welcomes the creative marketing skills in which Alderete excels,” Neu said. He will be reaching out to a broad market base that has been identified as ideal for Versatraction’s more than 10 NEW breakthrough VGT-(Versa-Grip Technology) grip sticker products all of which bring patent-pending no slip traction to such industries as Surf, Skate, Snow, Wake , Flow, Moto X and MMA.

Coldwater Classic Cancelled

Following several weeks involving conversations involving community surfers, political figures, surfing organizations as well as O’Neill, the 2011 O’Neill Coldwater Classic Canada seems to have formally been cancelled.

“O’Neill is sorry to declare the canceling of the O’Neill CWC Canada for 2011,” the brand stated in a new announcement. “Extensive consultation as well as dialogue with key event stakeholders, plus a short time to correctly get ready for the event, has resulted in this decision. During initial planning it grew to become clear a shorter than normal organizing window compromised the success of a 2011 CWC in Nova Scotia.” 

The contest was planned for September. 19-25 inside Cow Bay and additionally would’ve designated the 3rd year involving the Canadian Cold Water Classic – ’09 as well as ’10 had been located in Tofino, British Columbia.


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Vintage Surf Auction

8 weeks are left until a century of surfing memorabilia fall under the hammer in the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction, brought to you by Quiksilver Waterman Collection. The event will be presented in the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu on Friday – Saturday, July 22nd & 23rd.

This 2011 Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction is going to include things that vary from the timeless as well as the unusual, to the utterly unusual! However every one of them have actually certified as worthwhile among the desired 100 auction lot places.

A classic… a mid-’50s Makaha International championship trophy belonging to the most recognized contest within our world of surfing in those days.

A rare… a 1930′s surfing sweatshirt autographed by every one of the Kahanamoku bros (including Duke) and lots of major beachboys from the time. Pre-auction appraisal: $15,000. Additionally, there is one of Duke’s swim meet medals up for public auction.

The weird… a group of 36 various surf-themed beer bottles from all around America, aging back two decades, supplementing the “6-pack” of beer surfboards are advertising surfboards previously installed inside bars to market a number of beers.

Its coveted… a Pat Curren big wave gun, among solely 11 produced. Pre-auction appraisal: $20,000-$30,000. Also another stylish California speed board created by Pat Curren discovered in actor Steve McQueen’s Santa Paula plane hanger with his collection of automobiles and motorcycles. Pre-auction estimate $10,000-20,000.

The lost and found… North Shore big wave rider Barry Kanaiaupuni’s personalized 16-inch wide, racy pintail pocket rocket that had been discovered amongst memorabilia in the Hard Rock Cafe in Honolulu once becoming ‘lost’ for a 1 / 4 of a century. Pre-auction estimate: $7,000-$12,000.

For anybody considering putting in a bid, pre-registration attendance continues to be remarkable nevertheless will continue to be open right up until virtually all 250 bidding numbers have been completely designated. All of us strongly encourage anyone to check out hawaiiansurfauction.com to sign up.

The entire collection of things is going to be revealed on June 22. Weekly between now and then, the “Peek of the Week” is going to include a different object. Join all of us on Facebook to become the first one to find out about fresh additions.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS VINTAGE SURF AUCTION SCHEDULE:

Friday July 22: Viewing from Noon – 6pm, Galleria Hall. No cost Antiques Roadshow-style value determinations for the general public. Bring a beloved item and find out if you happen to have anything worthwhile!

Saturday July 23: Gates open up for browsing at 10am, Galleria Hall. Silent auction Noon-3:00pm. Main Auction 4-7pm, Pikake Room. No cost screening. Buyers will need to have a bidding number.

A percentage coming from all public auction sales and profits is going to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation Scholarship Fund, and also to the Surfing Heritage Foundation. For anyone not able to show up in person, the public auction is going to be transmitted streaming live over the internet together with online bidding in real time.