All Action Sports articles – Page 15
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The Dutch windsurfer Dorian van Rijsselberghe, who made a big...
The Dutch windsurfer Dorian van Rijsselberghe, who made a big (positive) splash at the Olympic Games in London, has become the newest brand ambassador of Brunotti Sportswear
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The European Surf Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), gave its annual Innovation...
The European Surf Manufacturers Association (Eurosima), gave its annual Innovation Prize to Newtis, a French start-up that has developed a new polycarbonate-based layering process for surfboards. It is said to be more automated and less toxic than traditional processes based on fiberglass. It also allows for easier customization. To market ...
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Eurosima will stage an interesting Surf Summit, organized in conjunction...
Eurosima will stage an interesting Surf Summit, organized in conjunction with Ispo, in the French resort of Seignosse on Oct. 2-3. On Friday, officials of NPD and Planet Sport, the German boardsports specialist, will analyze the development of the retail sector in Europe. Various speakers will address the female consumer. ...
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Cold Mountain, a Chinese multi-brand retailer for surf and snowboard-related...
Cold Mountain, a Chinese multi-brand retailer for surf and snowboard-related items, has opened its flagship store in the youth-oriented Sanlitun Soho shopping center of Beijing. The retailer already has nine other stores in the country.
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Lib Tech, the American brand of surfboards previously owned by...
Lib Tech, the American brand of surfboards previously owned by Quiksilver, is reportedly setting up a European head office in Munich
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Confirming previous reports, Kelly Slater, the former surfing champion who...
Confirming previous reports, Kelly Slater, the former surfing champion who broke up with Quiksilver six months ago, has announced the planned launch of a new lifestyle brand, called Outerknown, in collaboration with the Kering group in the autumn of 2015. John Moore, who has collaborated with Slater in the past, ...
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Adidas has signed up a frequently filmed Canadian snowboard champion,...
Adidas has signed up a frequently filmed Canadian snowboard champion, Louif Paradis, to help promote its snowboard clothing line, first launched in the winter 2013 season
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Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments....
Body Glove Wetsuits and Rusty Surfboards recently announced new appointments. Body Glove has hired Joe McNulty as sales manager for the surf, wake and dive categories. Rusty has hired Royce Cansler as vice president of sales. However, both positions cover only the U.S. or North America.
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Dakine has announced the launch of its first-ever surf apparel...
Dakine has announced the launch of its first-ever surf apparel collection for spring 2015. The 35-year-old American outdoor brand is known for its backpacks, bags, gloves and accessories for surf, skate, snowboard, ski, mountain bike, windsurf and kite. The new line of surf apparel focuses on men's board shorts and ...
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Brunotti Sportswear is sponsoring Dorian van Rijsselberghe, a Dutch windsurfing...
Brunotti Sportswear is sponsoring Dorian van Rijsselberghe, a Dutch windsurfing champion who became world champion in 2011
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Eurosima, the European surf industry association, has decided to spice...
Eurosima, the European surf industry association, has decided to spice up the program for this year's Surf Summit and Waterman's Ball, which will be held on Oct. 2-3 at Seignosse on the Basque Coast of France. It will introduce a new exhibit, the Surfing Lounge, to showcase the expertise, creativity ...
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Reef signs up a 24-year-old Australian surfer, Mitch Crews, who...
Reef signs up a 24-year-old Australian surfer, Mitch Crews, who won the Quiksilver Japan Open last year, although he suffered a rare form of chronic arthritis four years ago
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Burton Snowboards has promoted Mike Rees to the role of...
Burton Snowboards has promoted Mike Rees to the role of chief executive. Rees joined the Vermont-based company in 2009 and was most recently the company's chief operating officer. With Rees now running day-to-day operations, Jake Burton will once again become the company's chairman. As chief executive, Rees will head up ...
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Billabong is sponsoring a particularly skilled 11-year-old surfer and skateboarder,...
Billabong is sponsoring a particularly skilled 11-year-old surfer and skateboarder, Jay Occhilupo. Based at Coolangatta, on the Australian Goldcoast, he is the son of Mark Occhilupo, alias Occy, a long-time endorser of the Australian brand.
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Body Glove signs up Maz Quinn, a four-time national surfing...
Body Glove signs up Maz Quinn, a four-time national surfing champion from New Zealand
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A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard...
A group of snowboard industry agents who have organized snowboard contests and the Action Sports Summit at Ispo Munich has set up a new recruitment agency for the action sports sector in Munich. Called actionsportsjobs.com, it collects postings for all kinds of jobs, including internships and freelance design, from all ...
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Mormaii, the Brazilian brand of surfwear and related products, is...
Mormaii, the Brazilian brand of surfwear and related products, is being distributed in France by Sunset Sport
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Another international surf brand, Rip Curl, has licensed its eyewear...
Another international surf brand, Rip Curl, has licensed its eyewear to the recently formed Swiss Eyewear Group (SEG) for Europe and some other parts of the world, starting in spring/summer 2015, with ADSL of France acting as a distributor. The Australian surfwear brand had been previously made only in-house. Formed ...
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Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of...
Nikita Clothing and Bonfire Snowboarding have announced the addition of Vicki Vasil as brand manager for both brands. Vasil will be based in Portland, Oregon, where the two brands are headquartered, and work closely with the design teams, including Heida Birgisdottir, Nikita's founder, who is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Vasil's ...
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Billabong signs up Jack Robinson, a very promising 16-year-old surfer...
Billabong signs up Jack Robinson, a very promising 16-year-old surfer from West Australia, for a minimum duration of five years
