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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
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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Taylor Knox Makes History at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) will jot one down in the history books as veteran ASP World Tour campaigner Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA) posted the highest combined heat score in Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay history with a near flawless 19.70 out of possible 20 points. The natural footer performed a crushing forehand attack earning him single wave scores of 9.9 and 9.8 out of possible 10.
Knox’s history-making performance allowed him to advance effortlessly into Round 3 over ASP World Tour standout Joel Parkinson (Coolangatta, AUS), who scored a perfect single wave score of 10 out of possible 10 points in his Round 1 heat against the American powerhouse despite the loss. The dominating surfing unleashed on the perfect right-handers of Jeffreys Bay marked Knox’s career best combined heat total.
“It’s really enjoyable to be in a heat like that, it was unreal.” Knox said. “It was exciting, because Parko got the first wave and I could see that it was such a good wave and I knew that once it went by me it would barrel. Right then I saw a big one out the back and just thought, ‘I’m going to get barreled.’”
Aside from his amazing heat total, Knox had a throwaway 9.00 out of possible 10 point score, making his Round 1 performance a heat to remember. “I’ve had 10s before but I don’t think that I have ever backed it up with a 9.70 so I’d say that this was probably the highest scoring heat I’ve ever surfed,” Knox said.
Kelly Slater (Cocoa Beach, FL) was in his usual form, as the 3x Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Champion looked hungry to claim a fourth title, advancing confidently into Round 3 over ASP World Tour legend Mark Occhilupo (AUS). With an astonishing three wins out of the four events held to date, Slater will look to lengthen his ratings lead with another victory in South Africa.
“JBay has been a great place for me competitively,” Slater said. “But if I were to win I know one of those guys close by me would be in second and another would be in third, so it wouldn’t be a huge amount of ground made up, still stranger things have happened. Last year in Trestles most of the best guys lost early on. I could also blow it here and a whole bunch of guys could catch up, so it’s still really open. Everyone gets on a hot streak for a little while, so you can’t count anyone out at this point.”
Bobby Martinez (Santa Barbara, CA) shined in his Round 2 heat against South African wildcard Rudy Palmboom (ZAF), dropping the day’s best single wave score of a perfect 10 out of 10 points.
“It was a weird wave because I took off and couldn’t see – the sun was in my eyes,” Martinez said. “I’m not even sure why I went for the barrel because I haven’t been barreled the whole trip but it just happened. I almost fell in there, I got off balance, but luckily I didn’t. I came out. I was lucky to get a wave out there period and then to get a wave like that… it came from someone I think.”
The young Californian’s backhand attack will be put to test against the Australian Luke Munroe in Heat 6 of Round 3. North American Surfers Ben Bourgeois (Wrightsville Beach, NC/Carlsbad, CA), C.J. Hobgood (Melbourne, FL) and Chris Ward (San Clemente, CA) all advanced into Round 3 as well.
Meanwhile the ASP North America is gearing up for its biggest ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) event of the year, the GO211 Live featuring the Honda U.S. Open presented by O’Neill beginning with the men’s trials on Friday, July 18, 2008.
The U.S. Open will see top ASP North American seeds and ASP World Tour campaigners Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA) and Chris Ward (San Clemente, CA) hit the water alongside current ASP WQS ratings leader Patrick Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), Nathaniel Curran (Oxnard, CA), Nathan Yeomans (San Clemente, CA), local Huntington Beach standout Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), Dane Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA) and the youngest of the Gudauskas trio, Tanner Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA). Karina Petroni (Atlantic Beach, FL), Kyla Langen (Carlsbad, CA) and Courtney Conlogue (Santa Ana, CA) will be representing North America in the women’s ASP WQS event against their top international rivals.
These top ASP North America surfers will tackle an international contingent of surfing talent at the south side of Huntington Beach Pier as they look to better their ASP WQS ratings at home. Each ASP WQS competitor will look to improve his or her respective campaign towards qualification for the 2009 ASP World Tour, and ASP Women’s World Tour.
To catch more Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay action, log on to billabongpro.com.For all of your GO211 Live featuring the Honda U.S. Open presented by O’Neill needs, check out usopenofsurfing.com
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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.
08/20/2008 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.
08/20/2008 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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