Category: Bodyboarding News 2004-2015

T&C Women’s Pipe – Contest Story
Lilly Pollard, 28/03/06

“SHAAAARK!!!”
I screamed, “Quick girls! It’s A SHARK!”
My worst nightmare became reality when an 8ft shark charged Aoi Koike during the final of the T&C Women’s Pipeline Pro in Hawaii.

Thankfully, it turned away at the last second, coming within a few feet of Aoi, and scaring us all half to death. With visions in my head of the shark tearing my leg off, I started paddling my guts out into shore and encouraged the other girls to do the same.Mandy Zieren, Aoi Koike and Moe Watanabe followed me in, but with no sign of the contest stopping, the lure of winning a Pipe title was all too strong for the 3 girls, when they all turned around and went back out.

I couldn’t believe it! There was no way I was going back out, even though I hadn’t yet caught a wave.… Read the rest

WHAT: T&C Surf Women’s Pipeline Pro presented by Tony Volkswagon at the Tony Group Autoplex
WHEN: Waiting period, March 1 – 14, 2006 [held on best two – three days].
WHERE: PIPELINE surf break, Ehukai Beach Park, North Shore, Oahu.
WHO: Approximately 110 of the best female surfers and bodyboarders will take on Pipeline.
CONTEST SANCTIONING: Association of Surfing Professionals and International Bodyboarding Association regional competition.

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North Shore, HAWAII – A dramatic end the the women’s bodyboarding final at this years T&C Surf Women’s Pipeline Pro Championship titles when a 7-foot shark swam into the line up during the last heat of the day. As a result, officials were unable to complete the bodyboarding final. The four bodyboarding finalist, Japan’s Aoi Koike and Moe Watanabe as well as Australia’s Mandy Zieren and Lilly Pollard unanimously decided to equally split the prize purse to get $750 each.”I’m… Read the rest

[i]EDJE Media Prepares for Launch of Movement Magazine US Edition in Spring 2006

Movement Magazine US Edition will serve as the “missing link” in American Bodyboarding media coverage left open by other publications.

Laguna Niguel, CA December 1, 2005 — Spring of 2006 EDJE Media(http://www.edjemedia.com) will be offering an American version of the prestigious Movement Magazine. The magazine will be available for the U.S market focusing on American bodyboarding.[/i]Movement magazine has become a dominant publication in Australia since it was started two years ago. “This has been a long awaited move for us” said Ben Player founder of the magazine, “We have been waiting for the right people to work with in America since we began and now all the pieces of the puzzle are complete”.

EDJE media joins forces with Movement Magazine in order to provide unparalleled editorial, and advertising content for the U.S… Read the rest