The team at France’s Peugeot Design Lab has re-imagined the surfboard, according to a post on NewLaunches.com.
The concept surfboard uses the ‘coupe tranche’ (clean cut) design theme and is sleek, suave and eye-catching. This one reminded us of an extremely sharp and shiny blade and the front of the surfboard is designed to represent emotions. The back of the surfboard highlights motion and sports integrated sculpted tail fins that have been meticulously drawn out to make the board more agile and responsive. Using carbon fiber for its body while the front is made from wood, this concept surfboard, according to our imagination, also seems inspired by stealth fighter aircrafts.
What doesn’t surprise us are the lack of action photos of the board. Click the link for more images and the rest of the story.
If you haven’t registered for Agenda NYC next week (July 10-11, 2013) there is still time. Click the link and follow the instructions on get on it. There’s no better time in the City than Agenda.
Some skateboarding went down in Munich, Germany during the X Games apparently. Nyjah Huston was out with a rib injury so Chris Cole won street, Curren Caples took park, Bucky Lasek won vert, and Bob Burnquist took the big air. It’s a regular stars of the X Games results list it appears. For the full final results follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Despite what you may have heard there are still kids going to snowboard summer camp at Mt. Hood this year. Here’s the latest video news from Windell’s. Looks good, doesn’t it. Click the link if you think you want to go.
More bad news for Billabong? Is that possible? According to a story in The Australian, it is.
Following this week’s moves by the company to reassure investors that its refinancing plans were progressing, reports have emerged that HSBC and Commonwealth Bank have offloaded about $85 million worth of Billabong’s debt. . . The surprise sales are understood to have occurred at prices 15 per cent to 20 per cent lower than the debt’s face value, with the buyers understood to include illiquid asset specialist Hong Kong-based SC Lowy and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, an existing member of the lending syndicate.
So wait, you’re saying the smart money is leaving Billabong?
CNN has a story on Garett McNamara and his general all around radness including surfing that glacier fall wave back in 2007.
As the block of ice plummeted into the Copper River, it created a two-meter-high wave which McNamara surfed — the first and probably only person ever to ride such a swell. . . “It was the closest I’ve ever come to death,” said the man who has surfed nine-story waves on the most rugged coastlines in the world.
Half of Southern California snowboarding is now up for sale as the owners of Bear Mountain and Snow Summit have put the resorts up for sale according to a post in the OC Weekly.
The San Bernardino Sun, citing county tax records, reports Snow Summit was assessed to be worth $6.14 million in 2012, up from $5.93 million in 2010. Summit bought Bear Mountain for $200,000 in 2003 and that resort was valued at $5.7 million in 2012, according to the Sun.
We’re guessing with the way the world is heating up you could probably get both mountains for less that $7 million. And from the photo above it appears they’re doing their SoCal sexy marketing best to get these resorts moving. Anyone in?
The Oakley Pro Bali caught us completely off guard (we’ll leave it at that). But now that it’s over it all kind of makes sense as current world champ Joel Parkinson nabbed a victory over Michel Bourez to stay in the hunt for another title.
“That was amazing,” Parkinson said. “That was the coolest experience coming up the sand. It wasn’t the greatest of the finals and I knew it wasn’t over. I figured if I got the best wave towards the end figured I’d have a chance. Michel (Bourez) ripped and was probably the most in form surfer of the event. I dropped off my four fin back to my three fin and just didn’t get a good pump in that one good barrel and was hoping it didn’t lose me the final. From then on I knew I had to go to do turns.”
Congrats, Parko on the win and to Mick Fanning on his move to the ASP World Tour number one spot. For the official word from the ASP, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Shaun White’s metaphorical rock star status continues on its literal path this summer as he and his band Bad Things hit the road on tour beginning July 11, 2013, according to a story on Yahoo Music.
“Caught Inside” is the band’s debut track, carried by beachy strums and a strong indie-rock flow. Its title originates from a surfing term to describe the bruising effects of paddling out and becoming dangerously stuck between the shore and where waves break.
To listen to the band’s, not-so-bad song Caught Inside, follow the jump. Oh, and Shaun plays guitar.
