During the final event of the 2008 world tour Terry McKenna announced that the bill for 2009 would feature a number of grand slam events. The International Bodyboarding Association have announced that the innaugural event at Pipeline, on the north shore of Oahu, will be the first event to carry this prestigious flag. For more [...]
Uri Valadao and Neymara Carvalho have been crowned the 2008 IBA World Tour champions in Confital. As Ben Player failed to make it past the semi finals, ending third in his heat, Uri Valadoa had a clear path to victory winning the title on points whilst also taking out third position in the final.
In the [...]
The Disabled Surfers Association is a not-for-profit organisation and it’s sole aim is to give people with varying disabilities the opportunity to have a safe, fun & dignified surfing experience- come & experience it for yourself…
We need helpers for jobs both in & out of the surf… the more, the merrier!
Come to our “Let’s Go [...]
Womensbodyboarding.com was launched overnight and features heaps of information for all girls wanting to get into bodyboarding. As the site states the WBA’s aims is to “RECRUIT, PROMOTE, and ENCOURAGE girl bodyboarders all over Australia and the world, and create fun COMPETITION and COACHING for girls to enjoy”.
Theres a heap of articles, photos & videos [...]
The 15th of November saw the WBA hold its final event of 2008 at Sundowner Tiona, just south of Forster.
The event was held in fun 2-3 foot waves at Bulls Paddock, at the southern end of Seven Mile beach. First in the water were the hotly contested AA’s, four of whom were in the race [...]
The final WBA event of the year will be held 15-16 November at Sundowner Tiona with over $1000 worth of prizes from Manta bodyboards, Turbo Surf Designs,Hooda and Sundowner up for grabs. The event besides being a comp will also feature a coaching clinic and the end of year WBA presentation.
Contact Karleah on 0408 901 [...]
From the Cowra Guardian
“For 20 years, they have been very involved with bodyboarding and watched it rapidly expand as an alternative to surfing.
From kickstarting in 1987, Port Macquarie has embraced bodyboarding, hosting the Australasian National Tiles in the town just last month.
The Eppelstuns have been along for most of the ride, and have even seen [...]
This Saturday, 20th September, the WBA “girls only” Bodyboarding Club is holding a free coaching clinic for girls and ladies of all ages at Flynns Beach.
On hand we will have Australia’s top female bodyboarders, including 4x Australian champion - Lilly Pollard, 2006 Australian champion - Nicole Fleming (of Tasmania), NSW state champion - Emma Cobb, [...]
Not content with winning every one of his heats in Tiona Bud Miyamoto has continued to feed his competive hunger by taking out the DKS event in Port Macquarie. Setting an unprecedented DKS heat record Bud managed not to drop a single heat on his way to victory against previous 2x DKS champion Mason Rose.
Results
Bud [...]
Well Arica has wrapped up for yet another year and in true form the final was pumping. For the complete finals rundown head over to the IBA report. Final standings as follows.
Guilherme Tâmega (BRA)
Jeff Hubabrd (HAW)
Piere Costes (FRA)
Dave Winchster (AUS)
