Category: Bodyboarding News 2004-2015

Shark Island no longer part of IBA World Tour
Thursday, 09 April 2009 07:33
It’s official, Shark Island is no longer part of the 2009 IBA World Tour.

Mark Fordham stated that due to the economic climate he would not be able to stage an IBA rated event.

Negotiations with promoter Fordham failed to reach both IBA World Tour and IBA Specialty event sanctioning so sadly the event will be black-listed and off limits to contracted riders.This includes all the riders that competed in the Turbo Pipe Pro and those who compete in the upcoming Brazialian events.

“The riders board voted against the speciality event status because we need to work with promoters that will follow the minimum requirements” said IBA General Manager Terry McKenna. “Its that simple”.

“ If you surf in this event you will be sitting out of the IBA World Tour for 12 months from the date of the breach”

“ The riders are the product of the IBA and we must protect the exclusivity of the World Tour by enforcing this rule” said Mckenna.… Read the rest

NEW 2008 NMDSTOX RANGE
NOW IN STORE

The fruit of the past 12 months of hard labour, this season’s range has been completely overhauled and fine-tuned for high performance bodyboarding. We’re proud to introduce NMD’s groundbreaking Hull Concave technology, with precision shaped bottom contours delivering increased board speed and drive, with vice-like rail tracking in the steepest waves. For experienced riders only, Hull Concaves are available on the Ben Player and Dave Winchester PP models, which also feature Ben and Dave’s all new signature deck contours for improved handgrip and body positioning. Hull Concaves are also featured on the 08 UNLTD.New seasons tees, rash vests, leashes and board bags will be landing later in the year. We will let you know when we take shipment of the gear so stay tuned to nmdstox.com for updates.

The new 2008 NMDStox range is available now at all good surfstores.… Read the rest

Main Event – Great Round 1 action!
Written by Kiryn Clay
Saturday, 05 July 2008
Another top shelf start to the island contest took place this morning as thousands of people descended on the webcast and hundreds of spectators enjoyed the action from the headland.

Day 1 of the Human Shark Island Challenge was a raging success with the round of 32 producing some great highlights.

Sydney produced a near perfect winters day with offshore winds and clean 4 – 5 footers for the first round of the main event.

Heat number one featured the current ratings leader Uri Valadao (Brazil), former world champion and winner of this event Guilherme Tamega (Brazil) Chris Wilson (AUS) and Airam Cabrera (Canary Islands).Valadao got off to an early lead and Cabrera was right on his tail. Chris Wilson was surfing amazing but couldn’t land the big moves.… Read the rest

With great fun, patience and energy to begin and to finalize this past weekend, may 5th y 6th, CLASSIC ZICATELA 2007, in Revolcadero beach from Acapulco Guerrero Mexico, the event that conmemoration to the children in its day, childrens day in Mexico. All the children from 5 to 16 years old, were the winners, since this event gave them contest experience.

Childrens of Puerto Escondido Oaxaca and Acapulco were present in this celebration in their honor the parents helped the children but small to take the wave, the day Sunday they enjoyed a pie before premiacion Raul Noyola, Jose Manuel “yuco” Trujillo, Citlali Calleja, Quetzal Estrada Team VANS, and Fernanda Duran were present motivating to the small ones also a ceremony was made to remember the Vans marketing director Rafael Ortiz Caballero that to die in last days.

RESULTS
CATEGORIA “A” 4 A 8 AÑOS
1.-… Read the rest

“Who will take the challenge out for 2007?”
Mark Fordham, 11/05/07

$15,000 USD – IBA Men’s World Tour Event (as per IBA rule book 2007)

“Who will take the challenge out for 2007?”

The Brett Young Nomad Memorial
Human Cronulla Shark Island Challenge trials
– June 8th – 10th

The HumanCronullaSharkIsland Challenge Main event
– June 15th – July 15th (Extension of 10 days if needed)

Bodyboarding is one of the most explosive underground sports in the world today. It is forever breaking the laws of physics with riders either busting the most ridiculous aerials over razor sharp coral reefs or being locked into huge 8-10ft barreling tubes, riding the shock wave and experiencing that vortex, that small period in time when everything seems to slow down whilst tonnes of angry saltwater is crashing around them. It’s normal to these riders – its underground – a feeling that no other normal individual will ever experience.… Read the rest