All Water Sports articles – Page 9
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Airwalk has signed on Grander Larsen, a 22-year-old surfer born...
Airwalk has signed on Grander Larsen, a 22-year-old surfer born in Maui, to its pro team of sponsored athletes
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China's rising interest in surfing was on display at the...
China's rising interest in surfing was on display at the International Surfing Association's second ISA China Cup, held in Wanning, Hainan, in the last week of January. The event was attended by eight national teams with 48 surfers, to compete for individual and team gold medals. About 1,000 spectators watched ...
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Nike Inc. is transferring much of the surf-related product and...
Nike Inc. is transferring much of the surf-related product and marketing operations conducted under the Nike brand to Hurley International, its specialist brand of surfwear. The details are not yet clear, but it seems that the sponsored athletes will continue to wear Nike shoes.
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Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of...
Ramon Navarro, the Chilean surfer, has joined the team of surf ambassadors for Patagonia. He and his fellow Patagonia team member Kohl Christensen will work with Fletcher Chouinard of FCD Surfboards to develop boards for big waves.
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Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched...
Oxbow, the surfwear brand of the Lafuma Group, has launched a restructuring plan that will involve the elimination of 38 jobs out of a total of 145 at its French head office. Oxbow's revenues were down by 16.4 percent to €53.5 million in the latest financial year, ended on Sept. ...
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A French label of surf-inspired clothing, Kanabeach, is looking for...
A French label of surf-inspired clothing, Kanabeach, is looking for a buyer at the request of a local court, which has extended the company's receivership until March 2013. One of its biggest assets is a network of 25 stores in urban locations. Its sales have plunged down to an annual ...
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The surfing legend Laird Hamilton has partnered with Nidecker to...
The surfing legend Laird Hamilton has partnered with Nidecker to develop Laird StandUp and other stand-up paddleboards. Bob Pearson, of Pearson Arrow, is creating the initial line. Laird StandUp was first unveiled at the Surf Expo in Orlando earlier this month, and made its European debut Sept. 18-20 at Paddle ...
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Surfersvillage has launched a new version of its website, with...
Surfersvillage has launched a new version of its website, with a new design, new functions and other new elements
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Brunotti, the Dutch surf brand, has come up with quick-dry...
Brunotti, the Dutch surf brand, has come up with quick-dry boardshorts featuring the famous “Sunflowers” painting by Vincent van Gogh, which will be sold through usual sports stores as well as museums such as the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the ...
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Eurosima, the European surf industry association, is moving its head...
Eurosima, the European surf industry association, is moving its head office from Capbreton to Hossegor, where it will share the premises with those of the French Surfing Federation
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Kanabeach, a French brand of surf-inspired clothing and accessories, has...
Kanabeach, a French brand of surf-inspired clothing and accessories, has been placed in receivership, with the obligation to come up with a reorganization plan within six months. One main reason was apparently the roll-out of an expensive network of company-owned stores. The company already closed three stores and sold its ...
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Reef is the new sponsor of the surfers Luke Davis...
Reef is the new sponsor of the surfers Luke Davis and Kai Otton
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Volcom has launched a series of surf, snowboard and skate...
Volcom has launched a series of surf, snowboard and skate contests for amateurs and pros in the U.S. and Europe. Stops are planned in more than 15 European countries and the European final will be in France in April. There will be 13 stops in the U.S. The contests are ...
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Mike Vavak is the new sales manager for the surf,...
Mike Vavak is the new sales manager for the surf, wake and dive categories at Body Glove; he was previously at Ocean and Earth, where he restructured the national and international sales teams
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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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Matt Meola, a 22-year-old surfer from Hawaii, has joined the...
Matt Meola, a 22-year-old surfer from Hawaii, has joined the surfing team of Sanuk, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation
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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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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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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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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 ...
