Aussies From the Gold Coast Are Coming to Surf Expo!
A contingent of Australian lifestyle, surf orientated companies are venturing up from Australia's Gold Coast to show their wares this weekend at the up-coming Surf Expo in Orlando, Florida.
09/09/2010
WakeBoarding Magazine Transitions into TransWorld WAKEBOARDING
Bonnier Corp. has announced it is relaunching its 18-year-old WakeBoarding magazine brand as TransWorld WAKEBOARDING, which will join the company’s other TransWorld titles. As part of the transition, TransWorld WAKEBOARDING will sport a fresh redesign mirroring the clean, progressive look of the TransWorld brands.
09/09/2010
Del Sol Teams With Corona
Del Sol, world famous for products that change color in the sun, teams up with international brand, Corona, to co-brand licensed goods that change color in the sun. These all-new Corona-Del Sol branded products make their world debut at the Surf Expo in Orlando.
09/09/2010
ChicoBag Company Partners with the Kelly Slater Foundation to Produce Surf Inspired Bag Line
Protecting our oceans is a top priority for the ChicoBag Company, so it was a no-brainer to partner with the Kelly Slater Foundation to produce a line of bags benefitting the Foundation. The new collection offers three different designs, each inspired by Kelly Slater.
09/09/2010
Lightweight, Breathable, Water Sports Footwear Grip Socks Makes Debut at 2010 Surf Expo
Sand Socks, Inc. is introducing their revolutionary new Grip Socks® at the 2010 Surf Expo in Orlando, FL Sept 10-12.
09/09/2010
Win A Trip To The 2010 Rip Curl Pro Search Somewhere in Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC) announced that is giving away a trip to Puerto Rico during Surf Expo as part of the promotion for the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Search Somewhere in Puerto Rico world surfing championship event.
09/08/2010
Vacuum Seal Your iPhone With DryCase At Surf Expo
The DryCASE, a vacuum-sealed, flexible, crystal clear waterproof bag that provides complete use of your phone or camera while keeping it dry and clean, guaranteed.
09/08/2010
Kikidoll Swimwear At Surf Expo
Kikidoll Swimwear of Waikiki, Hawaii announces its second luxury designed Hawaiian swimwear collection 'Honolulu Honi' for 2011.
09/08/2010
Freeline Sports Names Team Managers
The Freeline team will be present at the upcoming Surf Expo in Orlando, FL September 10-12. Located in booth #862, Freeline will be debuting their newest Grom skate model, holding demonstrations and interfacing with event attendees.
09/03/2010
Rave Sports Introduces New Ski/Wakeboard Trainer
Rave Sports, the premier leader in inflatable water recreation products, introduces the Aqua Buddy, a new ski and wakeboard trainer.
09/02/2010
Sima New Media Boot Camp Registration Is Now Open
Deadline to Register is Wednesday, September 15.
09/02/2010
Rhythm Heads to Surf Expo September 10th - 12th to Present 2011 Product
With over 15,000 people in attendance at Surf Expo, a standout feature from the Spring 2011 Rhythm line is the exclusive Wet Dry Stretch fabric featured on select boardshorts. Three special styles in the line offer this exclusive technical fabric, the Harmonic, Big Topper and the Versus.
09/02/2010
Surf Expo And The Surfrider Foundation Team Up For Gulf Coast
Surf Expo has partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to help raise funds for important Gulf Coast water quality monitoring.
09/01/2010
Introducing The Seven Tiki Spiced Rum East Coast Surf Team
Comprised of seven of the best surfers from the East Coast of the United States, the team includes Sam Hammer, Ben Bourgeois, Asher Nolan, Gabe Kling, Aaron Cormican, Alek Parker and Brian Toth.
09/01/2010
Guy Harvey, AFTCO And Partners Raise $500,000 For Gulf marine Life Affected By Oil Spill
Guy Harvey Sportswear sells out 50,000 special edition fishing T-shirts, created to fund research on the effects of the BP oil spill on fish spawning grounds and other impacted marine species.
08/31/2010
Nyjah Huston Takes Street League Opener In Arizona
Nyjah Huston beats out a five-way battle on the final trick in Stop One of the Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy.
08/31/2010
Dyrdek's DC Pro Tour Fueled By Monster Energy Goes Huge In Arizona
Monster Energy congratulates Monster athlete and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek as his first Street League Skateboarding™ event descended on the jobing.com Arena in Glendale, AZ to a near-capacity crowd.
08/31/2010
Guria Keeps It Smart And Special
During Surf Expo this September Guria Beachwear is introducing its Summer 2011 line: The KISS Collection, “Keep it Smart & Special.” Come and visit us at booth #2520.
08/31/2010
Nautique Wins Customer Satisfaction Award For Fifth Straight Year
For the fifth year in a row, Nautique is the recipient of the NMMA’s prestigious CSI award. This award recognizes Nautique’s excellence in customer satisfaction in the Inboard Watersports Boats category, as part of the 2010 Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) program.
08/31/2010
Body Glove Swimwear 2011 Sneak Peek Video
A sneek peek video of the new 2011 Body Glove swimwear line.
08/31/2010
Onda Board To Be First-Time Exhibitor at 2010 Surf Expo
The Onda Board team specializes in the development of advanced, patented cruising longboards that upgrade the features of a regular skateboard to a more fun, practical, and efficient riding experience.
08/30/2010
Action Sports Service Provider Network Launches Resource and Web Site
Carlsbad-based Action-sports Service Provider Network (pronounced “aspen”) is an action-sports industry organization that has been in the making for over three years.
08/30/2010
CAM Commerce Solutions Announces Retail STAR version 9.5
CAM Commerce Solutions, LLC. announced today that it has begun shipping an updated version of its flagship product, Retail STAR version 9.5.
08/30/2010
...Lost Names Brian Sanders National Sales Manager
You can make an appointment to see Brian at the upcoming Surf Expo tradeshow in Orlando, FL from September 10-12, or while he’s out on the road visiting retailers with his new sales team.
08/30/2010
Chris Cole Wins Street League Qualifier
Monster Energy’s Chris Cole qualifies first for Street League finals amongst the top 23 street skateboarders in the world.
08/30/2010
SUPERbrand Apparel Adds Chris Roberts To Growing Skate Team
SUPERbrand Apparel announced today the addition of Chocolate Skateboards Pro, Chris Roberts to the team. The Malibu native joins Am John Motta as the second member of the skateboarding team for SUPERbrand Apparel, which launched its first Collection in June.
08/29/2010
Behind The Scenes At The East Coast Surfing Championships
Set up is going as planned and weather conditions are favorable for good surf.
08/26/2010
New Miss Reef To Be Crowned During The 2010 ECSC
Reef is heading to Virginia Beach for one last summer hoorah and to crown the next Miss Reef Girl. Held in conjunction with the East Coast Surfing Championships, the Miss Reef Contest will take place on the Monster Energy Stage, August 28th at 2pm.
08/26/2010
Rhythm Sponsors the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships
Rhythm, the unique lifestyle apparel company is happy to announce they will be sponsoring the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships in Virginia Beach, VA.
08/26/2010
Barrier Reef Designs: A New Take on Tropical
Barrier Reef Designs is presenting its prints and styles for the first time at the Surf Expo in Orlando this year.
08/25/2010
Body Glove Launching Brand New Wetsuit for 2011 and You Get to Name It
Body Glove International has gone back to the lab and drawn upon its 50+ years of wetsuit manufacturing and created what will be the best fullsuit you have ever owned. We took all the elements you have asked for and put it into this revolutionary new suit, now we want you to NAME IT.
08/25/2010
West 49 Inc. Securityholders Vote In Favor Of Billabong Acquisition
West 49 Inc. announced today that its securityholders overwhelmingly approved the proposed plan of arrangement involving the Company and Aurora Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Billabong International Limited.
08/25/2010
Team ZAP Victorious in Portugal
The Ocean Spirit Skim Contest in Santa Cruz, Portugal held on Aug 7 and 8.
08/25/2010
Surfing America And Shaun Tomson Team Up On Donor Membership Program
Fundraising efforts include online auctions and 'Surfing America Block Party' Events slated to kick-off at The Surf Lodge in Montauk, New York, on Labor Day Weekend.
08/24/2010
Sunrise Retains Their Dynasty At The Southeast Regional Surf Shop Challenge
A consistent two-to-four-foot swell set the stage for the 10 surf shops and 40 contestants that competed for this year’s Southeast regional title. In the end, reigning National Champions Sunrise claimed the win yet again.
08/24/2010
Modzori Brings Out The Designer In You
There is a new horizon in creative shoe design. The Modzori convertible shoe demonstrates a new outlook on transformable footwear with an elegance and appeal that is unparalleled due to the designer edge. Modzori has a distinct uniqueness that is a sole above the changeable design concept.
08/24/2010
SailorBags Come Ashore at SurfExpo
SailorBags make debut at twice-annual event for manufacturers and retailers in the board, beach and fashion industries.
08/24/2010
Second Quarter Comp Sales Up 9.3% At Zumiez
Total net sales for the second quarter (13 weeks) ended July 31, 2010 increased 14.7% to $97.7 million from $85.2 million reported in the second quarter (13 weeks) ended August 1, 2009. Comparable store sales for the second fiscal quarter of 2010 increased 9.3% vs. a decrease of 18.8% for the second quarter of fiscal 2009.
08/23/2010
Smith, Butler and Hansen Take Home World Titles -- Soven, Butler Win Wakeboard Crowns
Fans lined the shores of the Orlando Watersports Complex today to catch the final rounds of action at the 17th annual ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra.
08/23/2010
Billabong Int'l CEO Derek O'Neill Discusses Billabong's Full Year Results
Billabong International CEO Derek O'Neill discusses business conditions in this analyst conference call transcript.
08/21/2010
13-Year-Old Aussie Wows WWA Wakeboard World Championship Opener
Among the 102 amateur riders who competed today, only 63 advanced in the contest, including 13-year-old Australian native Tony Iacconi.
08/20/2010
Matix Launches Capital Collection
U.S.A. made Matix product salutes the past, present and future of American garments.< br>
08/20/2010
SIMA's Athlete Management Boot Camp
Top agents and brand managers share valuable insight at Athlete Management Boot Camp.
08/20/2010
Billabong Pro Tahiti Webisode 3: The Claims Have It
More insanely good footage from the heaviest stop on the ASP Tour.
08/19/2010
Top 10 back-to-school trends for 2010
NRF’s back-to-school and back-to-college surveys were released several weeks ago. The bottom line? There’s good news, and there’s really good news: back-to-college spending will remain unchanged (remember, it stayed strong a year ago when the bottom fell out pretty much everywhere else) and back-to-school spending will bounce back to ’08 levels.
08/18/2010
Guy Harvey And Neal Watson Join Forces With Dive Bimini
Celebrated artist and conservationist Guy Harvey along with his Guy Harvey Outpost organization announced today plans to team with renown dive authority Neal Watson to offer "top of class" dive centers at Guy Harvey Outpost resort properties.
08/18/2010
Target Signs Professional Skateboarder Paul Rodriguez
"I grew up right across the street from a Target and have many memories of skating over to the store as a kid," said Paul. "I've always loved their brand and am excited about the relationship and potential of what we can do together."
08/18/2010
Oakley Surf Shop Challenge Hits New Smyrna Beach August 18
Last year’s Oakley Surf Shop Challenge National Champions, Team Sunrise from Jacksonville, FL, will be returning to defend their regional Southeast title and earn themselves a chance to once again compete at the National Championship in Huntington Beach, California in September.
08/18/2010
DC Gears Up For The DC Pro Tour
Street League Skateboarding’s First Tour Kicks Off August 28th
08/18/2010
Road Tripping With Trina Turk
Trina Turk's road trip to the Post Ranch Inn at Big Sur and Sea Ranch.
08/17/2010
Billabong To Distribute Podium Brands DVS, Matix, and Lakai in Australia and New Zealand
Under the terms of the new agreement Billabong will distribute Podium brands DVS, Matix, and Lakai in Australia as well as New Zealand alongside its current line of in-house brands including Element, Nixon, Von Zipper, Kustom Footwear and Plan B.
08/17/2010
17th Annual WWA Wakeboard World Championships Hits Orlando This Week
“Orlando is the central hub for wakeboarding, so it’s a great venue to host the Worlds Championships,” said former King of Wake Josh Sanders. “The Worlds is the biggest event of the year. You have the best riders from all over the world, competing for the most prestigious title in wakeboarding. It doesn’t get better than that!”
08/17/2010
TransWorld To Produce First TV Series
Bonnier’s TransWorld Media, the world’s leading action-sports media company, is partnering with Apparent Gravity Media (AGM) to produce its first television series, TransWorld Sessions. The 26-episode half-hour series is scheduled to debut this fall.
08/17/2010
Teahupo’o Lights Up For Air Tahiti Nui Trials
Mother Nature has flicked the switch at Tahiti’s famed surf break, Teahupo’o, turning on a magical day of surfing for contestants in the Air Tahiti Nui VonZipper Trials.
08/17/2010
Soven Claims Third Pro Tour Title In Four Years:Clifford, Wing And Lafferty Win In Knoxville
The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour wrapped up its fifth and final stop of the 2010 season today in downtown Knoxville, where the world’s top professional riders hit the waters of Volunteer Landing for their last shot at the Pro Tour title.
08/16/2010
Nautique Enters Into Five-Year Deal With Moomba Masters
As part of its continued support for the growth of towed watersports in Australia and around the world, Nautique announced today they have signed a five-year agreement with the Victorian Water Ski Association (VWSA) to be the exclusive official towboat of the Moomba Masters through 2015.
08/16/2010
Cam Richards Dominates The Rip Curl GromSearch In OBX
The 3rd pit stop on the 2010 Rip Curl GromSearch presented by H2O Overdrive saw 2 things: amazing conditions and top-notch performances, as the mid-Atlantics top talent proceeded to tear apart Lillian St., Kitty Hawk on the North Carolina’s famed Outerbanks this past weekend.
08/16/2010
Tennessee Wakeboarder Makes a Splash in Knoxville
The top professional wakeboarders on the planet hit the waters of Volunteer Landing today for the opening rounds of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in downtown Knoxville. The event, which concludes tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 14, opened with preliminary rounds for the Pro Men, Pro Women and Jr. Pro Men’s divisions.
08/13/2010
ASP Board Finalizes International Bases, Independent Directors and ASP World Tour Format
Now, with key staff and strategists all over the world, the ASP Board of Directors has opted to transition its International headquarters to three main offices: Huntington Beach (USA), Hossegor (FRA) and Coolangatta (AUS).
08/11/2010
Quiksilver Completes $140 million Exchange With Rhône
Quiksilver, Inc. today announced that it has completed a transaction with Rhône to exchange $140 million of the outstanding principal amount of Quiksilver’s senior secured term loans for an aggregate of approximately 31.1 million shares of its common stock at an exchange price of $4.50 per share.
08/11/2010
Liquid Nation Ball 7 Offers Lineup Of Priceless Live Auction Items
This year’s Liquid Nation Ball 7 is just one week away (Saturday, August 14) and features an amazing lineup of live auction items that will be put up for bid at this year’s event.
08/10/2010
MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Party, Presented by Indmar Marine Engines
To celebrate 25 years of innovation, Indmar and MasterCraft will host the 2010 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Party at the Bijou Theater in downtown Knoxville on Saturday, Aug. 14th.
08/10/2010
Chris Cole Wins Third Straight Maloof Money Cup
Monster Energy’s Chris Cole wins third consecutive Maloof Money Cup taking first place in the Volcom Street Pro Finals two months after he won the Maloof Money Cup in Queens, NY earning him $200k from both events and $300k in total with his 2009 Maloof Money Cup victories.
08/10/2010
Splash of the Titans: PWT Finale in Knoxville
The top professional wakeboarders from throughout the globe are headed to Volunteer Landing in downtown Knoxville this weekend, Aug. 13 & 14 for the final stop of the 2010 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour.
08/10/2010
Billabong Pro Teahupoo Preview
The tenth annual Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nu kicks off August 23. Want to know what keeps pro surfers awake at night? Check this out. Be afraid. Be very, very afraid.
08/09/2010
Del Sol and Cariloha Companies Partner With Eco-Lite Products
Boutique retailers Del Sol and Cariloha select Eco-Lite products to supply energy efficient and color perfect lighting to their 135 stores.
08/09/2010
Room It Up Lap Desks Arrive in the UK Market through Jomoval
Florida based Accessories Company Room It Up has launched their Lap Desks in the UK, available through Jomoval, their exclusive UK distributor.
08/09/2010
Surfer Poll Relocates To North Shore For 40th Anniversary
After 39 years on the Mainland, SURFER Magazine is pleased to announce the 40th anniversary of SURFER Poll is being relocated to the Turtle Bay Resort on O’ahu’s North Shore, December 6, 2010, in conjunction with the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing.
08/09/2010
Carissa Moore Wins ASP 6-Star Women’s US Open of Surfing
Carissa Moore collects an historic US$50,000 at the US Open of Surfing.
08/07/2010
U.S. Open Of Surfing In Full Swing
The U.S. Open of Surfing presented by Hurley, Nike 6.0 and Converse hosts 500 world-class athletes and draws more than 500,000 spectators over nine days—July 31 to August 8.
08/04/2010
SPY Announces Strategic Partnership with Ken Block and 43 Racing
Consummating a relationship that has over 10 years of history, SPY has joined an elite stable of brands to support and promote Ken Block and the Monster World Rally Team.
08/02/2010
Future Show Dates
The future show dates for surf expo are September 10-12 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), 2010 and January 6-8 (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) 2011 at the Orange County Convention Center In Orlando Florida.
08/01/2010
Nautique Employees Serve Families In Guatemala
Earlier this week, a group of Nautique employees travelled internationally for four days to spend a portion of their summer helping several impoverished families in Guatemala.
07/30/2010
Volcom Revenues Up 15.4% In Second Quarter
“On a consolidated basis, our business in the second quarter was right in line with our plan,” said Richard Woolcott, Volcom’s chairman and chief executive officer. “The strength of the Volcom and Electric brands is clearly evident, and there is good momentum underway."
07/30/2010
2010 U.S. Open Of Surfing Begins Epic Nine-Day Run On July 31
Reigning U.S. Open Champions Brett Simpson and Courtney Conlogue set to defend their titles against the world’s elite surfers.
07/29/2010
Luxottica's Net Profits Up Record 30% In Second Quarter
For Luxottica, the second quarter reflected the strongest results in the Group's history. For the first time ever, quarterly net sales approached €1.6 billion, with net income reaching €150 million.
07/28/2010
Firewire Delivers On The New Arbor Koa and Wasteland Dominators
Firewire and Arbor are proud to announce that their collaborative surfboard offerings have now arrived in stores. The designs combine Firewire’s use of epoxy resins and EPS foam materials, which are less harmful to the environment, and Arbor’s signature, sustainably sourced, structural wood power-ply technology.
07/28/2010
DC Athletes Prepare For X Games 16
DC is pleased to announce that more than 20 of its Skate, Motocross, BMX and Rally athletes are headed to Los Angeles, CA this week to compete in Summer X Games 16.
07/27/2010
Warnaco Names Jim Gerson President Of Swimwear
Jim joins Warnaco from V.F. Corporation, where he most recently served as President of Reef.
07/27/2010
Volcom To Acquire Licensee In Australia
“This is one of the most influential territories for Volcom, and this move represents a great opportunity for us to continue to build brand strength and market share,” says CEO Richard Woolcott.
07/23/2010