All Water Sports articles – Page 11
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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.
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Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who...
Andy Irons, the 32-year-old American surfer sponsored by Billabong who won the ASP World Championships for three years in a row between 2002 and 2004, passed away at the beginning of this month after withdrawing from the 2010 Rip Curl Search in Puerto Rico, where Kelly Slater won his 10th ...
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The surfer Matt Meola, 21, is the latest member of...
The surfer Matt Meola, 21, is the latest member of the Oxbow team.
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An Austrian surf champion, Chris “Davo” Davidson, is endorsing Cool...
An Austrian surf champion, Chris “Davo” Davidson, is endorsing Cool Shoes.
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Maxime Huscenot, the reigning ASP world junior surf champion sponsored...
Maxime Huscenot, the reigning ASP world junior surf champion sponsored by Quiksilver, has agreed to endorse DC Shoes as well for the next five years.
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Funding has been secured for the Museum of British Surfing,...
Funding has been secured for the Museum of British Surfing, and construction will now begin in North Devon with plans to open at the end of May 2011. The museum’s collection will include almost 200 surfboard and other memorabilia tracing more than 200 years of surfing history in the U.K. ...
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Michel Bourez, the surf champion from Tahiti, has joined the...
Michel Bourez, the surf champion from Tahiti, has joined the team sponsored by Moskova, the technical sports underwear brand of Quiksilver, in time for the World Tour.
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Matt Walls, the surf brand manager for Body Glove, is...
Matt Walls, the surf brand manager for Body Glove, is leaving Sport Dimension, Body Glove’s wetsuit licensee, to pursue other opportunities. Until a successor is found, Todd Richards, the director of sales for Sport Dimension, will oversee the division.
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Patagonia recently held the launch of its European surf range...
Patagonia recently held the launch of its European surf range in San Sebastian, where it will open an emblematic Patagonia surf store – but it has no plans to open any offices there. Patagonia is finalizing the recruitment of a European surf manager. It will start delivering its wetsuits to ...
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Nathalie Simon, a former French windsurfing champion who has been...
Nathalie Simon, a former French windsurfing champion who has been hosting a popular French TV program, has agreed to endorse Gotcha products.
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Seabase will be the European distributor for Green Foam surfboard...
Seabase will be the European distributor for Green Foam surfboard blanks starting this summer. Green Foam blanks are eco-friendly, and are made by U.S. Blanks at its environmentally friendly factory in California. The blanks will be sold in France, Portugal and the U.K., and will cost a little more than ...
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Billabong International is buying the California retailer Becker Surf and...
Billabong International is buying the California retailer Becker Surf and Sport, including its five stores and the online shop. A separate unit, Becker Surfboards, is not included. The stores will continue to sell a range of brands. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
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Oli Adams, 25, a World Qualifying Series surfer, has joined...
Oli Adams, 25, a World Qualifying Series surfer, has joined the team of Protest, the Dutch boardwear brand.
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Raoni Monteiro of Brazil, who has been surfing for 23...
Raoni Monteiro of Brazil, who has been surfing for 23 years, has joined the surf team of O’Neill.
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MDM, a new company on the surf coast of France,...
MDM, a new company on the surf coast of France, has launched a new online platform, www.aspom.com, to give job-seekers, vendors, agents and distributors in the European board sports and outdoor action sports industry to connect with one another. Brands and their head hunters are invited to pay a fee ...
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The distribution of Bic and Oxbow surfboards in Switzerland is...
The distribution of Bic and Oxbow surfboards in Switzerland is being taken over by Walex.
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Jake Halstead, a promising 16-year-old surfer from California, joins Billabong’s...
Jake Halstead, a promising 16-year-old surfer from California, joins Billabong’s team.
