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EUROPEAN BODYBOARD. saltdays@gmail.comfronton madness
This is the new photo session at el fronton featuring riders like Ernesto Evana(photo), Jonathan Vega, Daylos Rodriguez.. Please check it for your own pleasure. All photos by Richard Aleman/secrepoints.
wr rider for 06
we were missing this one, the 2006 wrrider collection is out and pumping. Directly from the Canary Islands this year it will feature pro models of pros Alvaro Padron, Airam Cabrera, young gun Diego Cabrera, and canary legend Alexis Diaz. All the pro models have full surlyn slicks, channel designs and extruded PP cores backed with a stringer. Look for it at your bodyboardshop or visit invertshop for more info. WRrider site.La central photos
La Central is one of Spain's best reefbreaks. It was a well kept secret spot during most of the last decade but films like Meduxa and txinpart revealed what was to be a "central" spot for any Spanish Bodyboarder. Check this galleries of a fun and perfect day at central:gallery one and Gallery two
Thanks to arrikituki.com fot the photos.
Reef contests in Portugal
The Ericeira club will launch a bodyboard tour held in some of the best waves Portugal has to offer.Located in Central Portugal Ericeira is a village that has the best reefs in Portugal, like Coxos, Cave, reef, Pedra Branca, and Crazy left just to mention a few.
The best Portuguese athletes are expected to compete since this will be a unique tour with perfect spots for bodyboarding. Any International athlete is welcome.
Visit www.ericeirasurfclube.cjb.net or www.liquid-choice.com for more information.
schedule:
1 - 27_28 May_Pedra Branca
2 - 10_11 June_Reef
3 - 20_21 August_S. Julião
4 - 23/24 September_Crazy Left*
New film
This is the preview of the upcoming Portuguese film "comportamentos de risco"(risk behaviours). Featuring the best of the 2005/06 winter this film is causing some expectation in Portugal. Also included will be a profile on mad rider luis Porkito, and Ricardo Faustino, and waves like Nazaré, Cave, Trol(photo), Indonesia and Brazil. Dont miss it.Mirror 2(vertmagsite)
new DVD soon: Deep Hollow
Siroco Productions, presents his first video called Deep Hollow, where you can find footage 90% from the Canaries and his riders, and 10 % from Basque Country, France, Tahiti, Chile, Mexico and the Mentawais, interviews to some of the best riders like Nelson Mora, Oliver Herrera, Richard Diaz, Dailos Rodriguez and Yeray Martinez. A perfect combination between music, crazy footage and stylish editation, make this video one of the best in the world. More info soon.Check the preview at the bodyboardpro site.
Quotes of the day
Uri Valadão, 21 yrs old, 2x Brazillian champion, Latin-American Champion, best Brazillian on the world tour(5th), future world champion, still humble.#About the tour:
"for me, Sintra(pro) has allways been the best event, the riders are valued and the organization level is much higher than in the rest of the world tour"
#About the win at the Sintra pro:
"The final looked unreal to me, i was competing against 2x world champion Damian King, David Perez who was defending the title of the event, and Christian Perez, one of the best riders in Spain."
source: waves
João Melo photography
Another great bodyboard photographer with a cool website. This time it's Portuguese photoman João Melo. The site has all the bodyboarding spirit and a cool Portfolio. Among other great pictures you can find this monster at Nazaré(photo) beeing ridden by hellman Luis "porkito". The right click!photo delights
Can microscopic waves be photogenic? f@ck yeah, just ask a bodyboarder!
(thanks to Marconi @ zonabodyboard)
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Ernesto Evana, simply one of the best in this planet. Frames from against the grain video. (Thanks to Fellow18 @ zonabodyboard)
the machine is back
Manuel Centeno was the winner of the luso-galaico, a competition that gathers athletes from Spain and Portugal. Manuel is seriously back to competition after a drawback to dedicate to his university degree. Earlier on this year, Manuel who is a former World WQT champion also won the portuguese university tour.Results Luso-Galaico:
1- Manuel Centeno
2- Gastão Entrudo
3- Silvano Lourenço
4- Luis "porkito" Pereira
Shark island contest
These are the european riders that will attend the prestigious shark island contest:Cedric Dufaure(fra)- top16
David Perez(Esp)- top16
Yeray Martinez(Esp)- wildcard
Pierre Costes(Fra)- wildcard.
Good luck to all, after checking this photo of Steve Mckenzie i think you'll need it!:)
Check more details at the official site.
secret spot at Portugal
The good folks at the dragon tour have been doing some exploration lately and this is just one of the waves they found in the rich Portuguese coast. Check the dragontour site to see whats up.
Industry3: Respect bodyboards
These are the first shots of the respect 2006/7 collection.Looking good. Check the Eric Gamez model, the Jonan Bengoetxea model and the Rui Ferreira comp model. Very soon at your local bodyboardshop.
industry2: custom bodyboards
Arin bodyboards is one of the few places where you can get a custom in Europe. Located in Spain, their shapers have been working for 15 years in the industry so you can expect all the quality you need. Visit Arin Bodyboards and check it.industry: Dropknee fins
"The original idea of using high performance fins on a bodyboard started with Christian Perreira and Kyle Maligro..". See how the story ends at vektor fins site.results IBA hawaii regional event
Another regional event ponctuating for the worldtour, this time at the famous beach of Makapuu in Hawaii. The level was high and the results were as it follows:
1- Jeff Hubbard(photo)
2- Guilherme Tâmega
3- Travis Smith(12 yrs old!!)
4- Willy Petrovik
source: Ibahawaii.com
David Perez documentary
Inaki Gonzalez is finishing a documentary on the life of WQT world champion David Perez.David is one of Europe's best bodyboarders and one of the world's top competitors for many years. This video will feature two years of filmings, many trips and interviews. The official site is allready up, you can visit it here.
source: zonabodyboard
Scotland shines
Scotland's incredible wave potential have been talked once in a while, but managed to be quite secretive. Now after this standup event where they scored it big time, it seems everything will be different. The end of Europe's secret spot?Controversial 3
Atlantic dreams are currently so overloaded with incredible action that they will lauch Controversial 3 this summer. It will feature the best canarians, including Nelson Mora(photo), here launching a radical reverse, and some of the biggest waves ever surfed in the Canary islands. You can check a quick preview at zonabodyboard site.No comments section
"Tow-in is Britney. Tow-in is the USA today of surfing. It appeals to the masses via aesthetics while underneath lacks the necessary substance."and more
"Here is an indisputable fact: 100% of the paddle-in contestants can tow-in, but the opposite is definitely not true. I bet only 50 % of the tow-in guys could paddle-in on a heavy day at Mavs or Waimea or Shipsterns bluff. And of that 50%, I bet only 10% would WANT to paddle in." - Scott Bass, editor of surfermag.
photo: Favio vidigal/waves
euro-riptide?
It seems that Australian bodyboarding magazine - Riptide will have a French version of its popular mag. It will be launched in August, and besides the usual aussie coverage it will also have some French/European content. More info at bodyboardpro.On the photo: The cover of the new riptide(151) that will also feature a heavy session at one of Ireland's many secret spots.
Heavy in Morocco
So you tought there were no mutant waves in Morocco? Think again, this video is from a spot called Mulha, the Morocco "the box". The waves look heavy and perfect for bodyboard and the locals are going for it so just enjoy. source: bodyboard au marocArchives
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