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Australia Runs Away With Team Title, Winning Three More Individual Gold Medals on Final Day of the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship

Australia Runs Away With Team Title, Winning Three More Individual Gold Medals on Final Day of the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship

With a dominating overall showing in all disciplines at the inaugural ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship, Australia won Team Gold and the perpetual Club Waikiki Trophy, which is being held by Team Captain Jamie Mitchell. Pictured with ISA President Fernando Aguerre (blue jacket) and Club Waikiki President José Osterling (white shirt). Photo: Photo: ISA/Michael Tweddle

Brad Gaul and Jordan Mercer Each Win Three Golds for the Event, While Jamie Mitchell Gets Some Redemption; Brandi Baksic Sweeps Women’s SUP Races

ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship
February 25, 2012
Miraflores, Lima, Peru

Some might call it a victory lap, but for Jamie Mitchell, that last wave into the shore – well beyond the next closest racing competitor in the 18-kilometer SUP Marathon course – was as much a relief on his body as it was on his racing reputation and his soul.“I… Read the rest

2012 ASP World Surfing Awards

2012 ASP World Surfing Awards
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
February 23, 2012

World’s Best Surfers and Wolfmother to Headline 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards

Kelly Slater
Pictured: The ASP World Surfing Awards, surfing’s “night of nights”, will host the world’s best surfers this Thursday, February 23, 2012 on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Credit: © ASP

GOLD COAST, Queensland/Australia (Tuesday, February 21, 2012) – This Thursday, February 23, 2012, the world’s best surfers will exchange their ocean wear for formal wear as they attend surfing’s night of nights, the 2012 ASP World Surfing Awards. The Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre will play host once again play host to the gala event, with this year’s incarnation adding a number of dynamic new enhancements including headlining entertainment Wolfmother.This year will mark the first time in history that the ASP World Surfing Awards will be webcast and broadcast LIVE around the world, with the sport’s robust international audience able to enjoy the entirety of the official crowning of the 2011 ASP World Champions.… Read the rest

Step Into Liquid


step into liquid surfing DVD
Step into Liquid

This movie really takes you back to the REAL reason we surf and that’s the joy of the ride and being one with the wave. What an incredible thing to see big waves on the big screen too! Even non-surfers would greatly enjoy this movie, it’s funny and at the same time it really taught me some life lessons, not just surfing ones. I would recommend it to anyone. And if you do surf and you want someone you know to understand why you do it, show them this surfing DVD movie, they’ll get the picture.

IBA World Tour 2012

Hello
to all of our subscribers from us at the IBA,
We hope you all had a relaxing time over the festive
season and are as excited and invigorated as we
are here for another action packed year. This
New Year means you get a brand new website, along
with a couple of new departments: Manny Vargas’s
Manny Vision and my show, The Shaggy Show. Follow
these weekly uploads, as we take you to parts
of the world tour never seen before.
Press Release – THE IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge
The International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) is
pleased to announce that the IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge
has secured the sponsorship support of some of
the industry and Hawaii’s leading brands.
Ocean Current, Dave & Busters, Aqua Hotels
& Resorts, T & C Surf Designs, and go!Mokulele
Airlines have committed to the sponsorship of
the event, which is shaping up as one of the most
anticipated events in the history of the IBA World
Tour.… Read the rest

IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge

23 January 2012

The International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) is pleased to announce that the IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge has secured the sponsorship support of some of the industry and Hawaii’s leading brands. Ocean Current, Dave & Busters, Aqua Hotels & Resorts, Town & Country Surf Designs, and go! Mokulele airlines have committed to the sponsorship of the event, which is shaping up as one of the most anticipated events in the history of the IBA World Tour.

YouTube will be the media partner of the event, with the live event webcast showing on both www.ibaworldtour.com and www.youtube.com The IBA are pleased to confirm all 4 days of action will be streamed live- that is over 30 hours of action from the IBA Pipe Challenge.The IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge is event one of eight of the IBA Grand Slam Series for the undisputed World Championship of Bodyboarding.… Read the rest