Anyone who surfs sharp, slicing, grinder reef breaks knows that often the single most important thing to know is when the tide is right. That’s where tide watches come in. Nixon just upped their tide watch ante with their new one-piece silicone Supertide.
With pre-programmed tide charts and sunrise/sunset data for over 230 global surf spots, plus easy-to-use future tide and a heat timer, light and integrated push-button controls, it’s as fanatical about the waves as you. And on top of it all, the super-bright, high-resolution display takes this surf-specific model to another level. Available in all black, white, surplus, sky blue and red.
What else do you need? We’re always partial to white as it seems to show off our tans so nicely. . . To see the rest of the colors click the link.
Hang loose! That saying basically originated on the islands of Hawaii, meaning “relax” and “kick back,” more or less. The Loose tee features a skeleton hand graphic in the shape of the “hang loose” hand sign, with The Hundreds logo at the top. Solid Bomb logo at top back.
Bobby’s going to be at Prototype from 2 to 4 PM on Saturday, May 19, 2012, but the shirts are available exclusive at “authorized Hawaiian The Hundreds retailers” like: Blue Hawaii, Island Snow, Sindication, One Eighty Boardshop, and EightRocks. Kind of makes us which we were on an island in the Pacific sipping. . .
Justin Heit and the Raen Optics family have released a twist on their Squire frame thanks to Warren Smith. The translucent bone-colored acetate is trimmed with custom, metal detailing and polarized Optics by Carl Zeiss Vision lens. All that for $142. Snappy.
Celtek gloves is giving some lucky snowboarder a free trip to High Cascade Snowboard Camp. The only catch? You have to visit Facebook to make it happen.
CELTEK has put together a Facebook contest that gives one lucky winner a free session to HCSC. This will be your chance to ride with CELTEK team riders who spend a good amount of their summer shredding at High Cascade including: Chris Grenier, Dan Brisse, Ted Borland, Sam Taxwood, Griffin Seibert, Brandon Hobush & more. You may enter by submitting a photo of yourself wearing any pair of CELTEK gloves.
If you have the glove, it just might be worth posting a photo. Click the link for more info.
Twenty-year Billabong veteran Derek O’Neill has been removed from his position as the CEO of the surf wear giant and the board has moved Target MD Launa Inman in as managing director and chief executive, according to a story in the Australian.
Billabong chairman Ted Kunkel, as as recently as February refuted rumours that the board planned to dump Mr O’Neill, thanked the outgoing CEO for his service but said that the board had decided the company needed “new leadership and skill sets for the next stage of its development”. . . Mr O’Neill, a lifelong surf fanatic who opened Billabong’s European business at the age of 26, will leave the company today.
Inman, a former chief executive at Target Australia, will start work on May 14, 2012 with a fixed salary of AUS$1.3 million a year with up to “$1.3m in short-term bonuses, plus long-term incentive payments of up to 47 per cent of her salary.” In related news, Paul Naude, the president of Billabong USA North America has been promoted to president of the Americas.
We guess the biggest question is, does Ms. Inman surf?
Nixon is kicking off their 2012 WTA (Winner Takes All) series at the Billabong Rio Pro, which starts tomorrow (May 9, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Nixon WTA is a winner-takes-all event along three stops of the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Tour and one ASP Men’s 6-Star event during the 2012 season. Challenges in The 2012 Nixon WTA will range from Biggest Air, Highest Heat Score, Heaviest Wave and the overall Triple Crown Winner.
The winner takes home this $10,000 Nixon 51-30 Nixon tide watch. This may be the stealthiest looking WTA watch ever. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
Big man about design Aaron Draplin has created a line of T-shirts especially for Patagonia that feature a nice mix between their logo and Draplin’s tried, true, red, white, and blue-collar American stylings. They’ve been out for a while, but we just noticed them.
In classic Draplin fashion mentioned the shirts on Twitter like this:
“Had a @Patagonia jacket in high school! Saved for it. Super nice. Was proud to roll up the sleeves for them.”
We’re glad he did because they’re the most attractive Patagonia shirts we’ve ever seen. The above Ts are the Outline Logo, the GPIW Equipment, and the Diamond C. They retail for $35 and are available online right now.
It was a little less than a year ago that former Hurley Senior Vice President of Global Events and Brand Entertainment Paul Gomez (on the left with Tim Gavin) announced that he was stepping into the CEO position at Podium Distribution.
If the words we’re hearing on the street are correct, Gomez has now reportedly “stepped down.” More details as they become available.
Spy just launched a collection of “vintage inspired” sunglasses titled the Crosstown Collection. They’re describing them as “stylish, handmade sunglasses inspired by ’50s and ‘60s fashion, music.”
“We worked with a small crew of athletes and fashion-forward advocates with the intent of reinventing ‘classiness’ with our own point of view,” says Michael Marckx, SPY President. “We cut our design team loose to represent what’s happening within the creative ranks of our universe, to make something that they completely groove on, which led to a really unique handmade approach that you can feel and certainly see in the line.”
On April 28, 2012 Los Angeles’s Known Gallery kicked off a group show presented by The Seventh Letter and Neff and co-curated by Agenda’sAaron Levant. Here is video from the opening night. If you missed it, be bummed. Then you’ll know better next time.
Anyone who surfs sharp, slicing, grinder reef breaks knows that often the single most important thing to know is when the tide is right. That’s where tide watches come in. Nixon just upped their tide watch ante with their new one-piece silicone Supertide.
