{"id":53309,"date":"2018-11-30T14:54:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T21:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=53309"},"modified":"2018-11-30T14:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T21:54:27","slug":"vans-signs-michael-february-to-global-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=53309","title":{"rendered":"Vans Signs Michael February To Global Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vans<\/strong> just signed South African pro surfer Michael February<\/strong> to their global footwear and apparel team.<\/p>\n

Recently featured in Vans\u2019 surf film Can\u2019t Steal Our Vibe<\/strong><\/em> alongside fellow teammates the Gudauskas brothers, February has been a driving force in Vans\u2019 philanthropic initiative to inspire at-risk youth in South Africa through surfing. In partnership with Waves for Change<\/strong><\/a>, February helped to collect over 750 surfboards for local South Africa townships, helping kids heal through surfing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the official word from Vans, please follow the jump.
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Vans Inks Global Partnership with South African Pro Surfer Michael February
\nThe World Surf League CT Rookie now rides into 2019 in Vans head-to-toe<\/p>\n

Watch Michael February surf at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in Hawaii this weekend at:
\nwww.vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com<\/p>\n

Costa Mesa, CALIF. (November 30, 2018) \u2013 In lieu of the incredible surf season ramping up in Hawaii, Vans is excited to announce South African pro surfer Michael February\u2019s global Vans footwear and apparel partnership. With the Vans family since 2014, February started as a regional Vans team rider in South Africa representing Vans footwear, and emerged onto surfing\u2019s world stage in 2017 when he officially qualified for the World Surf League\u2019s 2018 Championship Tour. Touted for his unique surf style, February expresses a modern and dynamic surf aesthetic, with a diverse mix of fluidity, precision and originality.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be joining the Vans global team. The Vans lifestyle and overall vibe resonates so strongly with me. Everyone on the team has such a unique style and approach to their surfing and I appreciate how Vans supports and celebrates this in each rider,\u201d said February. \u201cIt\u2019s a big, happy, creative family and I am honored to be welcomed onto the team and what the future will bring\u2013it is going to be epic!\u201d<\/p>\n

Bringing his passion of the sport to the forefront of everything that he does, February\u2019s progressive talent, creative approach and infectious positive attitude have permeated the elite professional surfing industry, and Vans is honored to continue its support of February\u2019s bright career on the global Vans Surf team for years to come.<\/p>\n

Surfing is just one of Michael\u2019s passions. February\u2019s genuine devotion to surfing is uniquely defined by his upbringing in Cape Town, South Africa. Recently featured in Vans\u2019 surf film Can\u2019t Steal Our Vibe alongside fellow teammates the Gudauskas brothers, February has been a driving force in Vans\u2019 philanthropic initiative to inspire at-risk youth in South Africa through surfing. In partnership with Waves for Change, February helped to collect over 750 surfboards for local South Africa townships, helping kids heal through surfing.<\/p>\n

Michael February is currently on the 2018 World Surf League Championship Tour in Hawaii, and can be seen surfing live on the webcast at www.vanstriplecrownofsurfing.com. To learn more about the Vans Surf Team, visit Vans.com\/surf.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vans just signed South African pro surfer Michael February to their global footwear and apparel team. Recently featured in Vans\u2019 surf film Can\u2019t Steal Our Vibe alongside fellow teammates the Gudauskas brothers, February has been a driving force in Vans\u2019 philanthropic initiative to inspire at-risk youth in South Africa through surfing. In partnership with Waves […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53311,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53309\/revisions\/53311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}