by The Editors on June 5, 2009
Rip Curl announced today that they have bumped former European CEO Olivier Cantet up to the position of group CEO beginning July 1, 2009, according to a press release on Global Surf News.
Olivier has been with Rip Curl since 2003 in his current regional role of European CEO and he will continue to manage that business alongside his new group responsibilities. Olivier takes over as Group CEO from Francois Payot, who has held the group position since 2006. . . Francois will resume his former role as Founder Director on the Rip Curl Board alongside Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick.
[Link: Global Surf News]
by The Editors on June 5, 2009
by The Editors on June 4, 2009
At the 56th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine May 27-30, 2009 in Seattle, Washington Dr. James MacDonald, M.D. presented the findings of a recent surf injury study, but it wouldn’t take a degree in medicine to come to their conclusion about the two biggest dangers facing surfers.
Surfing under the influence of drugs or alcohol are two of the prime dangers facing surfing enthusiasts. . . The most common surfing injuries involve lacerations, contusions and soft-tissue damage, said James MacDonald, M.D., a physician and lead author of the surfing study.
Nice work, Dr. MacDonald.
[Link: Medical News Today via TCPalm]
by The Editors on June 4, 2009
by The Editors on June 4, 2009
Same store sales at Zumiez were down 20.7 percent in May as net sales fell 9.6 percent according to a story on Reuters.
“For the month, all departments posted a decline in same-store sales,” finance chief Trevor Lang said on a pre-recorded call. . . The company, which is a retailer of action sports-related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, said total net sales fell 9.6 percent to about $23.5 million for the four-week period ended May 30.
Guess we haven’t reached the basement yet.
[Link: Reuters]
by The Editors on June 4, 2009
After reportedly eating some “mushrooms” Jereme Rogers “pulled off his boxer shorts about 6:40 a.m. Monday and climbed onto the roof of the two-story house he shares with roommates” in Redondo Beach, California and began preaching naked from his rooftop, according to a story in the Daily Breeze.
Redondo Beach police Lt. Jim Acquarelli climbed about 20 to 30 feet to the roof, where he found Rogers yelling and screaming. Acquarelli said Rogers’ roommates told him that he had ingested the hallucinogenic drug. . . .Rogers ran back and forth around the roof’s perimeter, sitting down at the edge with his back to the street. “He would have fragmented, interrupted conversations with people that weren’t there,” Acquarelli said.
After using a conversation to get close the two officers grabbed Rogers and “sent him to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for 72-hour observation. He was not arrested but possibly could face charges later.”
[Link: Daily Breeze via Skatedaily.net]
by The Editors on June 3, 2009
The body of a 34-year-old snowboarder from Bern, Switerland who disappeared at the beginning of the 2008-2009 season while riding near the Swiss resort area of Les Diablerets, was found this week by a hiker, according to Planetski.eu.
His body was found by a hiker in the canton of Vaud. A His body was found by a hiker in the canton of Vaud. It’s believed the man was walking with his snowboard when he triggered the avalanche. His body was found at the bottom of the Dar waterfall.
[Link: Planetski.eu]
by The Editors on June 3, 2009
Tailtap.com’s Buddy Carr has collaborated with New York based graphic designer Antonio Carusone on the Hello Skateboard according to a post on CLDFX.com.
“Built around the simple idea that form follows function, Hello is not just another skateboard wrapped in a pretty package. Hello has been well thought out and designed for getting everyday skaters around the local campus, onto the board walk for surf checks and for casual rides at the local skate park. Hello’s smaller deck size allows it to store easily in lockers, under desk’s or small spaces. It’s softer wheels provide good grip, while also absorbing the bumps along the road. The trucks, with their ultra turning geometry and high rebound urethane bushings, allow for quicker turns, all of which add up to a fun and highly enjoyable ride.
Looks like something Kanye West could roll with. . .
[Link: CLDFX.com]
by The Editors on June 3, 2009
by The Editors on June 3, 2009
Rob Vassallo, the owner of Australia’s Jett Performance Products, says his designs for a battery powered heated vest that he showed to Rip Curl in 2005 are now being used by the company in their H-Bomb wetsuit and he is not getting paid, according to a story on News.com.au.
“They loved the technology and, after I provided mock-up samples, they sent prototypes to the US for feedback and finally, in 2006, they ordered 500 units,” he said. . . . Rip Curl unveiled the wetsuit last year as the H-bomb using a surfing video shot in Iceland. . . Mr Vassallo said that a week later Rip Curl told him it had lost faith in Jett’s ability to make the wetsuit.
Rip Curl says they have only sold 200 of the suits and that they “absolutely refute the idea that we have stolen anything from Rob Vassallo or Jett,” according to spokesman Gary Dunne. Vassallo, of course doesn’t not agree.
[Link: News.com.au]
