Monday, 05 January 2009

 As always, autumn was a busy time for surfers. And so it was for the SSA. With the first Swiss Surfing Week, the XI Swiss Surfing Championships and the ISA World Surfing Games in Portugal, there was a lot going on.In collaboration with Wavexperience Surf Travel the SSA combined the annual Swiss Surfing Championships with a week of surf and chill, the Swiss Surfing Week. The Swiss waveriders who made the way to Vieux Boucau Plage were rewarded with 10 days of sunny weather, nice surfing...
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Monday, 05 January 2009

Former ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (Tweed Heads) drove the Kirra Surf Club to victory by posting the top scoring ride during the Final of the Jim Beam Surftag Series, where the club defeated archrivals Snapper Rocks at Duranbah Beach today.Fanning's world renowned lightening fast forehand snaps earned an incredible 9.9 (out of ten) score for a 25.1 total score which saw Kirra rise to victory with  90.1 ahead of Snapper Rocks B who placed second with 88.0, LeBa (Lennox Head / Ballina) third...
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008

 A lot of guessing is around about the IKA structure and its sub-committees. This article gives you a brief overview about who is who and who is doing what. However, the final nominations for the sub-committees are up to the IKA conference end of January.The IKA has started back in 2006 as an initiative of riders and organizers involved in the kitespeed-worldcup, but not limited to them. This is still the core part of todays IKA, the part that worked with ISAF since a long time and that...
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Monday, 29 December 2008

The Kiteboard Pro World Tour (KPWT) has published a full schedule for the 2009 title.The competition is to kick off in March, in Abu Dhabi.There are two dates to be confirmed: Canada and the United Kingdom.The 2009 KPWT is now the official kiteboard world championship, sanctioned by ISAF and IKA.This is the 2009 KPWT World Tour schedule:ABU DHABI - March 09ITALY - May 09GERMANY - June 09TURKEY - July 09GREECE - July 09PORTUGAL - July 09FRANCE - August 09CANADA - August 09 TBCUK - September 09...
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008

17 year old windsurfing prodigy, Oliver Tom Schliemann has signed his first professional contract with industry heavy weight, Starboard. The German slalom specialist has had the support of Starboard thus far, but the brand have decided it’s time to develop their relationship with the young racer, with the signing of a professional contract.Schliemann joins the huge Starboard dream team, which includes the likes of World Champions Bjorn Dunkerbeck and Kevin Pritchard. For 2009 he’ll again be...
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Strong winds for both days of competition were predicted for the Neil Pryde Classic at Wanda Beach, heat 4 of the NSWWA 2008-09 series. Competitors were keen for a reappearance of last years mystery swell, although Sydney’s usual summer thermals were disrupted by an intense low-pressure system looming of NSW southern coastal waters.Inspired by building north westerly wind and a desire to visit Captain Cook’s landing place, competition was moved to Kurnell about midday on Saturday. This is...
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Sunday, 04 January 2009

 The GripBoard offers a faster and more maneuverable ride than conventional body boards. The GripBoard is a molded, foam-injected board with a patented “grip” that makes turning the board simple (no leaning over the board and onto the rails). The molded fins on the bottom of the GripBoard™create wave compression to push the board forward with power and control. The shaped nose of the GripBoard lets you duck-dive back through the wave at the end of your ride and easily go through the...
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Friday, 26 December 2008

 One of the most iconic brands in the sports history has thrown its weight behind this years Pipe event set down for February 17th – 27th Turbo Bodyboards is the naming rights sponsor for the first event on this years IBA World Men’s Tour (WMT)Gregg Taylor from Turbo is excited about the partnership.“Turbo are keen to get the Pipe event back to the level that it deserves.”“It’s always been the Holy Grail of Bodyboarding and we are very determined to get the event back to the lofty...
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