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Surf Expo – January 2012
Posted by Surfin Daddy admin on January 28th, 2012 07:15 PM | 2012, Surf Expo
*The 2012 Expo*
Surf Expo is always fun – and the 2012 Expo was no different! There’s always a bit of chaos; the people, new products, it’s always fun to see what’s going on in the industry. There was this little girl on this SUP in a pool, she had all sorts of skills to be so small – she was doing 360’s on the nose of an SUP. She walked to the tail and pushed it around again like she was on a wave, but she was in the pool on flat water. It would be interesting to see how she would handle a wave. There were friendly people everywhere, and more new stuff than you can shake a stick at. Check out the Orlando Surf Expo, but for our take on things, stay right here and see what we found. Everything that has anything to do with the watersports industry and what makes for fun in and around water was all around us. It’s all great stuff; almost overwhelming in scope and way too much for me to cover it all, but there are a few things that stood out.
*Body boarders*
We got to visit a bit with our old friends at Waveskater – we can call them old friends because we met Bruce at his first visit to the Orlando Surf Expo in 2007! Bruce has kept a positive attitude through all the ups and downs of starting and running a business, and it seems to be paying off. This year his WaveSkater Pro is faster and more flexible than last years’ model, and it is being enjoyed by lots of bodyboarders. Bruce has a really good feedback loop and is taking advantage of it to improve the product, and improve the product he has!
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Wave Skater Pro I on display at the NJ Surf Museum since 2010!
Click here to see more images from the New Jersey Surf Museum.
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Wave Skater announces new Australia distributor
We are extremely happy to add Surf Wind Fire of Australia to our list of worldwide Wave Skater® Pro bodyboard distributors. Surf Wind Fire is a major player in the water sports arena in Australia and we look forward to a long lasting relationship with them. Our Wave Skater® Pro bodyboards should be available through Surf Wind Fire within the next few months. http://www.surfwindfire.com/ |
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Wave Skater announces new bodyboarding team
Wave Skater has announced the first riders of the new bodyboarding team that will be competing on the 2011 BIA Bodyboarding Tour. Justin Crossman, a pro rider, and Buddy Mathews, amateur rider, will help Wave Skater reach a new level. Click here to read the full article. |
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2011 Surf Expo Orlando Convention Center
This year the Surf Expo at the Orlando Convention Center was more of a learning experience for us than anything else but it was still great fun. We learned a great many things that will take your love of the ocean too the next level. All along it has been our intent to showcase up and coming products and the people who created them along with small businesses whose products add to the fun of it all. Because of that and due to our economy this year, I think it's about who's coming up with the best value for our dollar and how we can best spend our free time and get the most out of it for our money. Innovation is the key word here and the expo was full of innovative ideas, and great people, so lets get started.
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Boogie boards — To our way of thinking, there is only one place to go if you are a Pro Bodyboarder or are just getting into it for the first time; Wave Skater Pro Bodyboards have refined everything this year and have a system that uses hydrodynamic principles to make the board faster on a plane. It uses every trick in the science book to make the board just work right in the water.
So if you want to do floaters, 360's or do some aerials, the right equipment just makes it easer to win (or learn). Bodyboarding is the cheapest and most fun you can have on a wave and Wave Skater Pro Bodyboards gives you the most bang for the buck without the need to upgrade later after you've learned. In addition to tightening up their manufacturing process, they can now do custom colors.
The Wave Skater Bodyboards are built to last and are a great choice if you rent equipment on the beach are you just want something that will hold up to some heavy pounding. http://www.surfindaddy.com/SurfExpo2011/ |
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Wave Skater Pro has launched the new 2011 set of bodyboards. Bruce Blumenfeld, the man behind this exclusive brand, is prepared to make any desired custom colour combination. These bodyboards are different, but they work. Click here to read more... |
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3rd Annual Paipo Expression Session
Participants of the 3rd annual Paipo Expression Session, held at the Cocoa Beach Surf Museum's 9th annual Waterman's Challenge (www.cocoabeachsurfmuseum.org.) The event is held in memory of our friend, Chris Harazda, a waterman and inspiration in the truest sense, known to many in the online community as "Tupak". Standing L to R.: John Hughes, Rod Rodgers ( http://mypaipoboards.org/) Jan Harazda, Lani Mucha. Kneeling L to R. Sandy and Andy Benzilla, Allison Cohen. Rod is holding the Wave Skater donated by Bruce, that he won in a drawing.
Photo by ShoretipCuyno@16streets.com
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Reviews of the Wave Skater Pro 48"
(NOT a paid advertisement)
Surfindaddy's (aka Tony) thoughts:
I'm writing this review as a "newbie" to the body boarding world, because generally, if there is much surf, I end up on my surfboard. The following is my experience with the 48" Wave Skater Pro.
I never could really get into the body boarding thing in the past - never was that impressed. I've tried the typical "boogie" boards in various forms, none ever gave me the thrill I get on my surfboard. I have to say, though, that after getting a chance to ride the Wave Skater and Wave Skater Pro, my opinion has changed. Body boarding gives you a closer experience with the wave, and once you've done a bottom turn and felt the acceleration down the line on a Wave Skater Pro, you realize that you stall by just leaning back, and accelerate by leaning forward. Because of the elbow channels, it is very easy to reposition your body on the board. This ride is so responsive - and it turns so easily! I weigh 190 pounds, yet the slightest input and wow, I'm on the face and off the lip, over the falls. Mind you, I haven't spent a lot of time - as a matter of fact, I'm really a rank amateur to body boarding.
Kay's thoughts:
I'm usually on the beach - mostly behind the camera. It has been years since I swam regularly, and I was never a big fan of body boards! A few months ago, I got out our Wave Skaters on a beautiful warm and sunny day at the beach - and I spent a couple hours in the water - the most fun I've had in the water in years. You have to realize - I was a water-baby growing up, loved to swim, but as I got older I just got away from it as I *hate* cold water, so the conditions have to be really just right for me to want to get into the ocean! So I haven't yet tried the Wave Skater Pro. Our daughters are not surfers nor experienced bodyboarders either, but they have both tried the new Wave Skater Pro and proclaimed it even better than the original - which they've used and loved for several years!
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Welcome to 2010! Time for another round up of the news from SurfExpo 2010 in Orlando!
We were also thrilled to meet again an old friend, Bruce Blumenfeld - of Wave Skater!
After a few hitches (losing their original manufacturer, for one) they're back better and stronger than ever. The new manufacturer and design is better than ever, stronger, more durable, and has a nice textured surface now. We can't wait 'til it's a little warmer to try out our new 48" Wave Skater Pro! (Hey, this is Florida afterall - water temp is currently 58 degrees, and Kay won't stick a toe in 'til it's at least 75!) We also got to meet a couple of Wave Skater's sales representatives and one of their distributors. These are all great guys - Philip Little is from Titusville, Tony Girgenti is one of their distributors for the West Coast & Hawaii, and Matt Kent is from Delaware - and their testimonials are a must read! We'll try to be sure and post more info on the board this spring!
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FIRST SOUTH SWELL=WEDGE SESSION
The excitement surrounding our Wave Skater Pro bodyboards is just starting to build! Check out the news story appearing on RXYM's web site concerning the first major swell of the season hitting California's world famous "Wedge" beach and pro rider Justin Crossman taking on the massive waves on our Wave Skater Pro 48" bodyboard. His exploits will soon be releashed on a video to air on our site in a few weeks, but it also looks like we weren't the only ones filming Justin on our board on 3/17/09. Read on:
FIRST SOUTH SWELL=WEDGE SESSION
Submitted by rxymfash on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 21:40
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The Wedge woke up today with Southern CA's first good South to push through.
RXYM's Justin Crossman, Ray Machado, Bob Kithcart, & Matt Byzak were on it.. getting footage for RXYM Fashion USA's new Bodyboard flick due for release in early 2010 (name of video not yet decided). Also making the trek to the wedge were a who's who of CA's top riders with a "J.O.J. from Hawaii" Jeremy Wright, wedge local Anthony Savoji, tech rider Kris Espinoza, Cylinders ripper Jason Rhodes, Alex & Nick Gero, Bob & RXYM's good friend Nico "Stinko", and last but not least Micah "The All American Rat". Standouts were Bob Kithcart Dking with Roach like style, making it look way too easy. Micah, Nico, and Kris consistently taking off on the biggest sets that came through and Justin Crossman doing a huge rollo on a 48" WaveSkater TM. (He is doing some riding for this company and this board is a beast. It's made of hard plastic* and easily could be ridden as a surfboard or used in the snow as a bobsled. Check out this board at waveskater.com.. narli!)
Look for footage and pics coming very soon to this website and (probably every other surf website out there). Cause when wedge breaks... it's where all the action goes down.
Get Radical!!
RXYM Fashion USA
* Actually our Wave Skater Pro bodyboards are not made of hard plastic, but rather stiffened EVA and another composite foam. (Our trade secret.)
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SUPERBOARD
Soft, strong and innovative, the new Wave Skater Pro bodyboard ($109+) has a body-hugging shape and pontoons that slice through the waves. Click here to read the article. |
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Kick it up a notch!
Kick it up a notch! by Roy M. Wallack, Special to The LA Times, May 28, 2007
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Wave Skater Pro® Body Board: Highly maneuverable, shaped boogie board.
Likes: Unique, one-piece, closed-cell foam material is sculpted into a comfortable, soft-to-the-touch, performance-aiding shape that is great for both beginners and big-wave riders. It has raised side rails for gripping, a carved-out belly area and dual underside pontoons for a hydroplane effect at high speeds. The design cuts angles in the water faster than standard boards. Price: $129+.
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The Sandpaper - The Wave Skater Way: A Board for All Bodies.
Four years ago, inventor Bruce Blumenfeld of West Orange set out to create a better board, and succeed he did. Click here to read the article in its entirety.
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BodyBoarder
Wave Skater, LLC continues to impress the bodyboarding and surfing industry. This time "Bodyboarder" magazine ran a special section in its latest Winter 2006 edition, testing new bodyboards under the most extreme of conditions. Entitled, "Test Pilot," the magazine picked four of the world's best professional bodyboarders to test a series of brand new boards, with the revolutionary Wave Skater Pro® being one of them. Read the endorsement by top world class professional bodyboarder Rusty Friesen. Click here to read the article.
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| The Star Ledger
The Star Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, recently ran a wonderful article about our bodyboards. Click here to read the article in its entirety. |
| Surfer's Journal Article - Surfin Around
The new bodyboard the Wave Skater has received another write up. This time, Tom Morey shares with the Surfer's Journal his experience with the Wave Skater. This article appeared in the June/July 2006 issue on page 126. |
| The Birth of Wave Skater - New Development in Surfing Global Surf News
February 22, 2006
http://www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/20438/news.htm |
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