SURGE Mag v1.0 due this July!

Surge Bodyboarding Version 1.0 Online Mag is coming July 2010! Surge 1.0 will showcase everything from a particular outer island of Hawaii, to twenty no holds bar questions with the legendary Mike Stewart and uncensored columns scribed by some of 805bbr's most mischievous characters. With a heavy hitting crew of photographers and contributors on board, Surge will bring the best of American and international bodyboarding action and expose the true story of the sport from the world's grassroots. So get ready for the Surge!

Cover: Mike Stewart / Photo: Joseph Libby

Aloha,

Surge Bodyboarding

www.surgebodyboarding.com

Ewan Donnachie edit.

Custom X Australia just chopped and sewed together a fresh edit of 2009 Shark Island Challenge winner Ewan Donnachie. Check it out!

Custom X Presents Ewan Donnachie from Limited Edition on Vimeo.

In anticipation of next season.

Here is a clip from that September 09 Pipe swell. Colin Black doing what he does best, where he does it best.

Results from Flagler Beach, Florida.

The FBA started its 2010 season with a great event in a beautiful sunny day in Flagler Beach, Florida this past May 22nd.

The competitors were very excited to get this contest going as we are expecting to make few changes during this season. As always, this event had a great vibe and good attitude from all those that were attending.

For the first time, Flagler Beach was the setup for the season opening event, perfect timing after a long and cold winter season. Weather offered the best conditions, sunny sky, high 80s and good refreshing waters. Even though the waves were not as its best, size was good enough for the riders to show their talent. 2-3 ft waves was the order of the day, but these guys proved one more time, that, Bodyboarding in Florida is as strong as ever.

We had the opportunity to see some good maneuvers; Inverts, forwards, Rollos, even ARS, giving us a good taste of solid Bodyboarding.

In the DK division, Devin Ricke took the first place and also his award for the 2009 FBA Season Champion in DK division. Steven Tyson came on top for the AM division and Carlos Jenkins joined the MASTERS division for the first time to take 1st place also.

In the PRO division, the fight was good. All competitors were setup in MAN ON MAN heats, going through different rounds until last 2 standing. Brian Holloway took 1st place, while Dan Worley got 2nd Place.

Bodyboarding in Florida is starting to take off in the right direction and now, working together with the USBA, the sky is the limit. Many of FBA riders will be competing at the US OPEN of Bodyboarding, taking place in Huntington Beach, California for the largest Bodyboarding event in US mainland in a long time. The FBA is a proud partner of this event.

For more results, photos and info about this event, visit www.fbatour.com and make sure to visit the photo galleries.

We would like to thank all our sponsors for their support, specially BZ Bodyboards, ANARCHY sunglasses, CUSTOM X Bodyboards, WAVE REBEL Bodyboards, SCIENCE Bodyboards, STICKY BUMPS, MALIBU Surf Shop, CONGO Bodyboards, Bodyboard Headquearters and RANDYSHOTS.COM.

Al Rumbos

FBA Director

Ryan Rhodes in ESM & Outer Banks Results.

Ryan Rhodes, North Carolina, was featured in Eastern Surf Magazine (ESM), Issue 144. His interview can be found in the "Who Da Guy" section on page 72. Mind everyone, ESM is primarily a stand-up surfing magazine ... so props to Ryan for holding it down for bodyboarding!

In other news, Ryan took second in dk at the Outer Banks Shootout while fellow CX rider Jason Woodall snagged third. Find the full story and photos at ESM. Follow the link: Full Story.

Jason Woodall (pink jersey); Ryan Rhodes (green shirt)

Colin Black puts his foot-y down.

Colin Black, renowned for his sharp dk skills and Pipe antics, has held it down season after season on the North Shore. The video below is an assortment of raw clips (meaning no music) from the man himself ... Colin Black. Enjoy!

footy 3.0 from colin black on Vimeo.

Arica Challenge - Day 2: CX Chile's Cristobal Sciaraffia

Cristobal Sciaraffia, from Iquique, Chile, pushed through the competition on Day 2 of the Arica Challenge at "El Gringo." Not only is Cristobal one of Chile's hopefuls for a victory in Arica, but he is the newest edition to Custom X Chile. The edit features waves from his heat and short interview (2:27-3:00). For those that did not notice, Cristobal is riding the Hawaii Limited 6 bodyboard, which can be purchased at local surf shops in Hawaii and ebodyboarding.com.

IBA Arica Chilean Challenge 2010 - Day 2 Competition from Paipo Bodyboarding on Vimeo.

Evan Fa edit.

An old edit with footage primarily ranging from 2004 to 2007. Courtesy of Evan Fa.

www.evanfa.com

Interview with Rusty Friesen.

Name: Rusty Friesen

Nickname: Stallone

Home: Carlsbad, CA

Spot(s): La Jolla, Blacks, wherever is good.

Years bodyboarding: 20

Other sponsors: RXYM FASHION

Website(s): rxymfashion.com

Travels: Hawaii, All Mexico, OZ, New Zealand, Tahiti, Indo, Chile, Canary Island, Costa Rica, South Africa.

CX board/dimensions: Dynasty Series

How did you get started? When? My parents love the beach/ocean so I was getting pushed into waves ever since I can remember.

Which bodyboarders have influenced you the most to get where you are? Dean Seppings, Andre Botha, Al Taylor, Ross Mcbride. All the Cali guys that where charging when I was a grom.

Describe your heaviest/sketchiest experience in the water? Session? Had a few of those. Can remember surfing Puerto as big as it gets right before dark … just me and Eddie. Huge set landing in front of me, leash breaks and nobody out.

If any other company, in addition to Custom X, picked you up which company would it be? Why (for what reason)? Nike. Because they have huge money, make sick stuff, and all the best athletes in the world are sponsored by them.

Which bodyboarding video inspires you the most? Anything that has Skip, Ross, and Andre in it. But first video I bought was Warped, watched it over and over.

Besides bodyboarding, what do you do for a living? Own and operate:www.socalsurflessons.com Give surf and bodyboard lessons in Carlsbad.

What are your bodyboarding goals? In other words, what can people expect from you in the future? Being a true wave rider. Winning Pipe, big pits at Choopes. Solid Free surfing.

If you were given any piece of real estate in the world, where would it be? Cape town

Which people do you surf with the most? Been traveling a lot with Andre Botha. Other than that RXYM team

Favorite bodyboarders today: Ross, Skippy guys, Andre, Winny, Simon Thorton, Alex Leon, Justin Crossman.

What is your favorite spot? What size and conditions?

Super sucks 4-6

Tamarack 1-2

Choops 8 - 10

Blacks 8 - 10

What do you do when the surf is flat? Play basketball, boxing class, gamble on anything, watch Lakers, make money, kick it with the family and gf, play golf.

Do you compete? If you do, which tours do you frequent? You ranked on any tour? Couple stops on the world tour.

How is the bodyboarding scene where you live? Needs a bit of a push but still a core little group. Groms need to step up.

Tell us a travel story gone wrong. Fly down to Puerto with the boys. Within 6 hours of getting off the plane get beat up by 10 Mexi’s, then 6 hours later fly home. COOL!

Tell us about a session when you scored the hardest. Surfed 6 – 8 foot Choops all by myself not one other person in the water.

What kind of music helps you focus before you surf? Reggae.

What is your favorite maneuver? Tubes

Quote you live by: “Every man dies - Not every man really lives.” William Ross Wallace

Sundaran Gillespie Update.

The last few months have been great for Sundaran Gillespie. He got two full page shots in Issue 30 and the Photo Annual of Movement. One is from down in Mexico during the Bodyboard Expedition trip a while back with Jacob, the other in SF. Also, he has two spreads in Issue 3 of Le Boogie which is due out any day now. One spread is from a trip he did in Canada and the other is from his home in Santa Cruz. As for his future plans, he has a couple trips lined up this year: One to Central America and another trip back to Europe in the fall.

Issue 3 of Le Boogie Trailer (one of his spreads is shown at 1:11mins)

LeBOOGIE issue 3 from Robert Sherwood on Vimeo.

Sundaran is also featured in the upcoming film, "Ring of Fire 2" by Robert Isambert

Ring of Fire 2 Trailer from robert isambert on Vimeo.

Jacob VanderVelde at Surge and Bodyboard Culture.

Surge Bodyboarding and Bodyboard Culture recently posted interviews of North Shore O.G. Jacob VanderVelde. Jacob has been on a mission this season, logging in more time in the water and in front of the lens than just about any other Hawaiian bodyboarder. The results show with the photos and video he has amassed. Being that he is in top physical shape, the same can be expected of him this following season. Until then ... follow the links and learn more about JMV!

Interview at Surge: CLICK ME!

Interview at Bodyboard Culture: CLICK ME!

USBA HI Amateur Regional Tour - Keoni Haina.

Last weekend the USBA Tour kicked off its second event of a four stop Hawaii amateur tour at Makapu'u, O'ahu. (Sponsors of the event listed on the flyer above.) According to those who were present, the contest had a great turn out with some small but workable surf for competitors. As for Custom X representation at the event, Jacob VanderVelde judged from the tents while Daniel Dorn competed in the event. Most importantly, local boy and Custom X Hawai'i team rider Keoni Haina took the Open Men's division!

Congratulations Keoni! Keoni on the North shore. (p) Danny Black

The edit below, compliments to SpunjahChronic.com highlights the contest day:

Custom X Catalog - 2010

Custom X issued its 2010 board and accessories catalog. As expected, Custom X is offering up a fresh variety of boards, fins, leashes, and accessories to suit bodyboarders everywhere.

The cover features LA's Dan Dorn, for whom Hawaii has been home for years now. The shot is of him air dropping at Pipe during an October swell last year. He has the sequence on tap, so we'll do an interview with Dan soon enough to see what was going through his head when he took off on the monster.

Click the link for the catalog: Custom X 2010 Catalog