I don’t know how good these wetsuits are quality-wise but it’s a cool concept on a broader scale. I know I never quite fit the off the rack suites on the market and the only ones that used to do something similar (but not nearly as technical) is Hotline in this area (taking custom measurements). … Continue reading New custom wetsuit concept hits the market – 5 questions with Carapace Wetsuits cofounder Alex Wang #Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muq9XM1BpoA VIA – MERC NEWS Bay City News Posted: 10/17/2013 10:25:54 AM PDT | Updated: a day ago HALF MOON BAY – Although the waves haven’t yet reached their desired height for the famous Mavericks big-wave surf contest, organizers have announced a multi-year title sponsorship agreement with surf brand … Continue reading Body Glove to sponsor #Mavericks surf competition – #SurfReport #Aloha
VIA – THE BIG LEAD By Joe Favorito September 30, 2013 12:01 pm ET If you would have told Tony Hawk when he was a renegade teenage skateboarder that he would be able to impact lives, not just the concrete he was tooling around on, he would have probably laughed. But these days … Continue reading Tony Hawk: Beyond the Skateboard #Philanthropy
Now he just needs a good ol’ fashioned ass kicking… VIA – HIGHSNOBIETY By David Fischer posted on September 3, 2013 5:05 pm The wait is over. After more than half a year NHS Inc. (mother company of Santa Cruz Skateboards) and artists Jimbo and Jim Phillips, known globally for their iconic artwork … Continue reading #DB Jeremy Scott Recognizes His Mistake As He Settles with NHS/Santa Cruz
VIA – BBC The Australian surfwear brand Billabong has reported much worse than expected results as it continues to try to refinance its debt. It reported a net loss of A$859.5m ($777.8m; £495.1m) for the year ending 30 June, compared with a loss of A$275.6m a year ago. It has written off the value … Continue reading Billabong reduces the value of its brand to zero #SurfReport
VIA – SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL By Stephen Baxter Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 07/26/2013 05:51:39 PM PDT SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz surfer Zoltan Torkos’ quest to land the first official kickflip in surfing continued this week with another online video submission and another denial from the surf-wear company running the … Continue reading Kickflip quest continues for Santa Cruz surfer Zoltan Torkos
VIA – EASY READER NEWS For the month of April, a few local board builders and skate shops showcase some of their April offerings. Be smart, buy local! Brog Surfboards The Mid Potato The Mid Potato takes design elements from a mini-simmons and adds a tighter turning radius with its unique diamond swallow tail. … Continue reading Surfboard Review April 2013
VIA – APPAREL NEWS Surf Expo Attendance Up by Double Digits by Deidre Crawford, Manufacturing Editor September 15, 2011 ORLANDO, FLA.—Surf Expo held its largest-ever trade show Sept. 8–10 at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. Exhibitor numbers were up 14 percent, with 825 exhibitors representing more than 4,000 brands, according to show director Roy Turner. … Continue reading Surf Expo Attendance Up by Double Digits
For the second summer in a row I made a quick jaunt to California to check out the Volcom Swim show. The brand, which is near and dear to my heart (I would regularly rock Volcom as a teen in Denver, Colorado), started in 1991 with the mission of wanting to provide a way for […]
VIA – SF GATE PacSun Risks Wipeout as Investors Shun Surf-Gear Seller: Retail Sapna Maheshwari, ©2012 Bloomberg News Published 10:57 a.m., Monday, July 9, 2012 July 9 (Bloomberg) — Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., which made surf and skate styles cool for millions of U.S. teens, is trying to avoid a wipeout. After popularizing such brands as … Continue reading PacSun Risks Wipeout as Investors Shun Surf-Gear Seller: Retail
VIA – JACKSONVILLE 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania Bill Hixon in 1981. Posted: April 13, 2012 – 4:15pm | Updated: April 13, 2012 – 4:25pm By Matt Soergel Bill Hixon, who opened Hixon’s Surf Shop in Neptune Beach in 1964, just in time for the surfing craze sweeping the East … Continue reading 1943-2012: Bill Hixon, longtime owner of Neptune Beach surf shop, dies in Pennsylvania
