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Beach Décor Grows Up

As beach lovers age, turning a house into a coastal home has become a stylish décor choice thousands are flocking to.
08/20/2008

ISM Community And Surf Expo Present: Sk8ology An Art Deck Collective

More than 170 artists from the fine art and skateboard communities have generously contributed their talents to the largest ever original art on skateboard decks showing.
08/20/2008

A Few Minutes With Michael Brooke

Concrete Wave’s owner and publisher weighs in on the health of the niche skateboarding market, the luxury of choice, and Slap magazine going Web only.
08/14/2008

The Best Sellers Of 2008

Which items were selling best at boardsport retail stores during the first half of this year? The ActionWatch Retail Panel reveals the top sellers in fourteen categories -- items that kept the register ringing all year. Were you carrying the right assortment?
08/13/2008

Top Ten Tips for Successful Exhibiting

Wondering how to plan your exhibit program to maximize your show results? Candy Adams, aka the "Booth Mom," lays it out in ten simple tips everyone can follow.
08/13/2008

Boothmanship 101

Successful communication -- both verbal and non-verbal -- with attendees at a trade show isn't just helpful, it's fundamental to your entire sales effort.
08/13/2008

How to Select and Train Your Booth Staff

Somehow show logistics hog our time and resources, and when it comes to staff training, it gets buried in a pile of undone “to-do’s”. But nothing pays off in qualified leads and positive company image as well as a well-trained staff!
08/13/2008

Catching Up With Float Designs

After making its Southeast debut at Surf Expo in January of this year, a lot has been happening at Float Designs. We caught up with owner Ramona Senese for an update.
08/11/2008

Seminar Schedule For Surf Expo September 2008

Hone in on the tactics and skillsets needed to move your business forward during Surf Expo's full roster of educational marketing, merchandising, and industry overview seminars.
08/06/2008

Ray Underhill, 1962-2008

Widely respected and much-liked pro skater Ray Underhill dies after a long and courageous battle with a brain tumor. Here is a message from his friends and family
08/05/2008



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Slater Shows Complete Dominance of 2008 WCT Dream Tour

For the fourth season in a row, the Rip Curl Pro Search event will throw a curveball at the world’s best surfers, offering the ASP Top 45 a never-before-competed-at Dream Tour venue.

Stop No. 6 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Search will once again pit the best surfers on the planet at a location that has never before hosted an ASP event. Previous Rip Curl Pro Search venues have included St. Leu on Reunion Island (2005), “La Jolla” in mainland Mexico (2006) and El Gringo in Chile’s port town of Arica (2007), but 2008’s venue has been kept secret from the public at large.

Kelly Slater (USA), eight-time ASP World Champion and current ratings leader on the ASP World Tour, has been in staggering form this season, collecting four victories in five events (Gold Coast, Bells Beach, Tavarua and Jeffreys Bay), and will be the man to beat at the Rip Curl Pro Seach.

“I’m really relaxed,” Slater said. “My life is really good personally and professionally. There’s nothing side-tracking me and nothing in the way. I’ve got to take the same approach that I took at the start of the year, which is not being preoccupied, and just focus on what’s happening right now and how do I maximize that.”

The brilliant natural-footer has yet to be defeated by any of his fellow ASP Top 45 members in 2008, his only loss being at the hands of wildcard Manoa Drollet (PYF) at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo.

“It’s good for me because it puts all of the pressure on other peoples’ shoulders,” Slater said. “Winning in South Africa has put an immense amount of pressure on those guys, but No. 9 is still a long ways off.”

Mick Fanning (AUS), reigning ASP World Champion, is sitting No. 4 on this season’s ASP World Tour ratings following his runner-up finish at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay, but knows he has to make up some ground at the Rip Curl Pro Search if he is to have any chance at defending his ASP World Title.

“I will be going to the Rip Curl Search giving it my all,” Fanning said. “I think if Kelly wins another event, the race for the ASP World Title will be pretty much over. Whoever is going to give him a run will have to start winning events.”

Andy Irons (HAW), current ASP World No. 8 and two-time past champion of the Rip Curl Pro Search event (2006, 2007), has proven time and again that he is the form surfer on tour in unfamilar conditions and will look to make it a three-peat at this season’s venue.

“It’s an even playing field because most people haven’t surfed those spots before,” Irons said. “In the beginning of the year, there are always rumors of where the Search event will be, so it’s always fun to finally get the real scoop on the venue, and the next step, if I hadn’t been there in the past, (like Chile) is talking to people who have been there before to mentally prepare. When the Rip Curl Pro Search events are happing there is an exciting, competitive, nervous feeling in the air. You can see it in all of the competitors.”

Bede Durbidge (AUS), current No. 3 on the ASP World Tour, is another who embraces the changing venue of the Rip Curl Pro Search and is excited to get the 2008 event underway.

“I think it’s awesome how Rip Curl change the location of their Search event each year,” Durbidge said. “I get so excited to hear where it’s going to be and I’m sure all the other surfers do too. It’s the only event on tour that changes every year and that’s what all surfers want to do is surf new locations around the world. So we’re really lucky to have the Search event on the calendar each year.”

The waiting period for the 2008 Rip Curl Pro Seach begins on July 30, 2008 and extends through to August 10, 2008.

The event will be webcast LIVE via ASPWorldTour.com

For more information, log onto ASPWorldTour.com

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 5,210 points
2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3,948 points
3. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3,782 points
4. Mick Fanning (AUS) 3,753 points
5. Taj Burrow (AUS) 3,638 points
6. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3,540 points
7. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3,460 points
8. Andy Irons (HAW) 3,338 points
9. Bobby Martinez (USA) 3,028 points
10. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 2,884 points
 
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Loop’d Network Kicks Off Action Sports ‘Sponsorship Season’ By Asking: “Are you Sponsorable?”

Campaign to Drive Connection, Gear, and Support between Athletes and Brands through Sponsorship.
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Snoloha Inks European Distribution Deal

Snoloha, still an infant in the U.S. market, finalizes a licensing deal that will introduce the brand into Europe.
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Ernst & Young Names Skullcandy CEO Entrepreneur Of The Year

Rick Alden, CEO and Founder of Skullcandy, named 2008 regional Entrepreneur of the Year.
08/20/2008

Nathaniel Curran Wins 6-Star Sooruz Lacanua Pro

WQS ratings leader moves one step closer to ASP World Tour qualification.
08/20/2008

Team Nautique Wins Big At 2008 Wakeboard And Water Ski Nationals

Team Nautique athletes had impressive performances at the Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard Nationals, the 66th GOODE Water Ski Nationals, the Canadian Wakeboard Championships and the Canadian Water Ski Nationals.
08/20/2008

Surf Expo Named “Best Overall" Web Site By The Society of Independent Show Organizers

surfexpo.com has been named “Best Overall" Web site by the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO), The Jordan Edmiston Group, and Tradeshow Week.
08/15/2008

Rip Curl Brings 4 icons, 2 World Champions On East Coast Tour

From New York to Florida, Mick Fanning, Tom Curren, Taylor Knox, and Pancho Sullivan will be making appearances at select surf accounts, select surf locations, and select nighttime venues during Rip Curl's East Coast Tour.
08/15/2008

New AWSI Directors Announced

AWSI would like to announce its new executive directors: Katie Crafts for Windsurfing and Tonia Farman for Kiteboarding.
08/15/2008

Nautique’s Own Mindy Bates Wins Water Ski Tricks National Championship!

Yesterday, at the 2008 US National Water Ski Championships, Mindy Bates took first place in the Women’s 2 Trick category with a score of 3390 points.
08/15/2008

Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge Returns To North Side Of Huntington Beach Pier

Coinciding with Surf City USA’s centennial celebration, the city has permitted Katin to stage the legendary event at its historical home, January 20 to 24, 2009.
08/15/2008

Fishin’ Chix Prepare Baytowne Marina Docks for Fishing Rodeo Series

Pink rubber boots and sequined tank tops aren’t exactly what you would expect to see at a typical fishing tournament, but there isn’t much about the Fishin’ Chix that is typical.
08/15/2008

Skullcandy Announces Key Executive Appointments

Skullcandy announces the addition of five industry leaders -- Luke Edgar, Todd Finney, Tom Brady, Clarke Miyasaki and Chris Cooper -- to its executive team, reinforcing the company’s strategic focus on the core and specialty markets.
08/14/2008



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